Let's Know Things

By Colin WrightNews News Commentary

Let's Know Things episodes

March 17, 2020 COVID-19 Impact
This week we talk about the novel coronavirus, epidemics, and the Event 201 scenario.

We also discuss canceled sports, canceled conferences, and canceled pretty much everything else.

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37 min
March 10, 2020 Lifelong Learning
This week we talk about automation, the future of work, and Garry Kasparov.

We also discuss user agents, AlphaGo, and social safety nets.

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit letsknowthings.substack.com/subscribe
27 min
March 03, 2020 Data Centers
This week we talk about colonialism, music streaming, and CDs.

We also discuss redundancy, software as a service, and sustainability.

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit letsknowthings.substack.com/subscribe
29 min
February 25, 2020 Adversarial Technology
This week we talk about countershading, microphone jamming, and dazzle camouflage.

We also discuss facial recognition, adversarial makeup, and infrared-reflecting sunglasses.

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit letsknowthings.substack.com/subscribe
27 min
February 18, 2020 Swatting
This week we talk about griefers, trolls, and Caller ID spoofing.

We also discuss STIR/SHAKEN, doxing, and robocalls.

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31 min
February 11, 2020 Newspaper Industry
This week we talk about avvisi, local news, and vulture capitalists.

We also discuss Warren Buffett, dibao, and Deadspin.

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit letsknowthings.substack.com/subscribe
37 min
February 04, 2020 Venture Capital
This week we talk about Shark Tank, angel investors, and the JOBS Act.

We also discuss Dragon’s Den, the Dotcom Bubble, and private equity.

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit letsknowthings.substack.com/subscribe
34 min
January 28, 2020 Communicable
This week we talk about Wuhan pneumonia, the Spanish Flu, and propaganda.

We also discuss quarantines, coronaviruses, and World War I.

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit letsknowthings.substack.com/subscribe
39 min
January 21, 2020 Index Funds
This week we talk about securities, BlackRock, and the S&P 500.

We also discuss indices, mutual funds, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average.

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit letsknowthings.substack.com/subscribe
36 min
January 14, 2020 Greenwashing
This week we talk about Formula One, Vogue Italia, and flight shame.

We also discuss electric cars, carbon neutrality, and the Golden Globes.

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit letsknowthings.substack.com/subscribe
33 min

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A calm, non-shouty, non-polemical, weekly news analysis podcast for folks of all stripes and leanings who want to know more about what's happening in the world around them. Hosted by analytic…