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CS 630 The Silicon Swindle


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This week Trevor is joined by guest Jacob Silverman to discuss Silicon Valleys role in politics and Elon/Zuckerberg’s interests in “getting” political.  Jacob Silverman is an independent journalist in New York, the co-author of the New York Times best seller “Easy Money: Cryptocurrency, Casino Capitalism, and the Golden Age of Fraud” (Abrams, 2023), and the author of “Terms of Service: Social Media and the Price of Constant Connection” (HaperCollins, 2015). Silverman is currently working on a book about the the reactionary tilt of Silicon Valley elites, which will be published by Bloomsbury in 2025.  You can learn more about Silverman and his writings at: https://www.jacobsilverman.com/

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Co-produced & edited by Aaron C. Schroeder / Pierced Ears Recording Co, Seattle WA (piercedearsrec.com). Opening theme composed by T. Beaulieu. Closing theme composed by Dustfingaz (https://www.youtube.com/user/TheRazhu_)

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