Tech Won't Save Us

The metaverse and web3 are the latest in a long line of commercial frameworks the tech industry has tried to force on us to enhance its power and profits. In this podcast from The Nation, Paris Marx speaks with experts every Thursday to dissect what new technologies and the companies behind them are doing to our world, and why we should stop them.

Bring Back Meddling with Tech Hardware—With Chris Person

Bring Back Meddling with Tech Hardware—With Chris Person Bring Back Meddling with Tech Hardware—With Chris Person

Paris Marx is joined by Chris Person to discuss the state of hardware and manufacturing in the tech industry, ways to hack your stuff, options to undermine Microsoft’s software dom…

Jan 23, 2026 / Podcast

Young woman holding smartphone, with a computer-generated background.

Reimagining Our Relationship With Digital Tech Reimagining Our Relationship With Digital Tech

Paris Marx on some of the big themes that will move conversations he’ll be having this year like digital sovereignty and rethinking the value of the tech we admit into our lives.

Jan 15, 2026 / Podcast / Paris Marx

A boy looks at an iPhone screen displaying various social media apps on December 13, 2025.

How Effective Is Australia’s Social Media Age Limit? How Effective Is Australia’s Social Media Age Limit?

Paris Marx is joined by Cam Wilson to discuss the new social media age limit in Australia, including how successful the rollout has been so far and the missed opportunities of taki…

Dec 18, 2025 / Podcast

View of a Nexperia building in Hamburg, Germany, on November 19, 2025.

Europe’s Subservience to the United States Europe’s Subservience to the United States

On this episode of Tech Won’t Save Us: Ben Wray discusses the case of Nexperia, recently in the middle of a geopolitical firestorm.

Dec 11, 2025 / Podcast / Paris Marx

Cooling vent fans are seen on the roof of a Digital Realty data center in Ashburn, Virginia. on November 12, 2025.

Data Centers Are a Climate Enemy Data Centers Are a Climate Enemy

On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us: Ketan Joshi on how data centers are a climate justice issue.

Nov 27, 2025 / Podcast / Paris Marx

Peter Thiel speaks during a news conference in Tokyo, Japan, on November18, 2019.

Peter Thiel is the Real Antichrist Peter Thiel is the Real Antichrist

On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us: Gil Duran discusses Peter Thiel's sad attempt at blaming the antichrist for his own lack of morals.

Nov 20, 2025 / Podcast / Paris Marx

Visitors watch Magnus Carlsen and Nihal Sarin at the Esports World Cup 2025 online chess event on July 31, 2025, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia Is Using Games to Improve Its Image Saudi Arabia Is Using Games to Improve Its Image

Paris Marx is joined by Nathan Grayson to discuss how Saudi Arabia is buying its way into the sports, comedy, and video game industries in order to broaden its investment portfolio…

Nov 13, 2025 / Podcast

Traffic moves along the Brooklyn Queens Expressway on October 26, 2025, in Brooklyn, New York City.

Why We Need a War on Cars Why We Need a War on Cars

On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us: Doug Gordon and Sarah Goodyear discuss how to create more equitable forms of mobility.

Nov 6, 2025 / Podcast / Paris Marx

People protest Apple as others line up for the release of iPhone 17 models outside the Apple store in New York on September 19, 2025.

We Need to Cut Our Dependence on US Tech. Here’s How to Start. We Need to Cut Our Dependence on US Tech. Here’s How to Start.

On episode 300 of Tech Won't Save Us, Paris Marx on getting out from under American Big Tech's thumb.

Oct 30, 2025 / Podcast / Paris Marx

An Amazon Zoox driverless robotaxi drives on the Las Vegas Strip on August 7, 2025.

Silicon Valley Doesn’t Know What Makes a Good City Silicon Valley Doesn’t Know What Makes a Good City

On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us: Joanne McNeil unpacks Big Tech’s driverless transport fantasy.

Oct 23, 2025 / Podcast / Paris Marx

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