Paradise Poisoned: How Utopias Fall Apart

They say the company Zappos is harder to get into than Harvard. Zappos may sell shoes, but its mission is to deliver WOW through a fun-focused company culture, making it one of the most coveted places to work in America. At the centre is CEO Tony Hsieh, obsessed with the hunt for ...  Show more

The sewing machine was once thought to be an impossible invention. It was such a complicated contraption that it would take more than one inventor, with more than one good idea, to make it work. Each of these inventors, including the notorious Isaac Singer, wanted the credit (and ...  Show more

Invité: Colin Robineau. On les appelle tour à tour Black bloc, antifa, ultragauche, zadistes, ou encore squatters. Chaque groupe a ses propres pratiques et ses propres valeurs. Mais ils se rejoignent sur un rejet, parfois violent, du capitalisme, et de lʹEtat sous sa forme actuel ...  Show more

Deep in remote forests half a world away from the gilded halls of New York, Michael Rockefeller seems determined to learn as much as he can about one tribal community in particular. After his disappearance and a country-wide search, the theories begin: Did Rockefeller die? Was he ...  Show more

ORIGINALLY RELEASED Apr 10, 2024

In this episode, Alyson and Breht wrestle with the possible rise of artificial general intelligence and its implications. Together they discuss the Silicon Valley Techno-Cult and their dark religiou ...

When global supply chains were shut down in 2020 and messily rebooted after COVID lockdowns ceased, one island nation emerged as the most important player in getting critical components to factories around the world. That was Taiwan, which produces 90 percent of the world’s advan ...  Show more