Podcast / Tech Won’t Save Us / Apr 30, 2026

Tim Cook’s Real Legacy at Apple—With Brian Merchant

Paris Marx is joined by Brian Merchant to discuss Apple’s announcement that Tim Cook is stepping down as CEO, including his history and legacy, and what may be next for the company.

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Tim Cook’s Real Legacy at Apple w/ Brian Merchant / Tech Won’t Save Us
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Paris Marx is joined by Brian Merchant to discuss Apple’s announcement that Tim Cook is stepping down as CEO, including his history and legacy, and what may be next for the company.

Brian Merchant is the author of The One Device and Blood in the Machine and writes a newsletter of the same name.

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Tim Cook, chief executive officer of Apple Inc., and Jared Kushner, founder and chief executive of Affinity Partners LLC, during a state dinner with Queen Camilla and King Charles III in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC.

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Paris Marx is joined by Brian Merchant to discuss Apple’s announcement that Tim Cook is stepping down as CEO, including his history and legacy, and what may be next for the company. Brian Merchant is the author of The One Device and Blood in the Machine and writes a newsletter of the same name.

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Silicon Valley Is Turning Nurses Into Gig Workers w/ Katie J. Wells / Tech Won’t Save Us
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The Uber model is finally coming for healthcare. Katie J. Wells joins Paris Marx to discuss how much the healthcare gig apps resemble Uber’s rollout, why they aren’t being properly regulated, and the effects they’re having on staff and patients alike.

Katie J. Wells is a Senior Fellow at AI Now Institute and a co-author of Disrupting D.C.: The Rise of Uber and the Fall of the City.

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Paris Marx

Paris Marx is a tech critic and host of the Tech Won’t Save Us podcast. He writes the Disconnect newsletter and is the author of Road to Nowhere: What Silicon Valley Gets Wrong about the Future of Transportation.

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