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In the second part of this two-episode conversation, Stanford Professors Mehran Sahami and Jeremy Weinstein join Ron Steslow to discuss their book System Error: Where Big Tech Went Wrong and How We Can Reboot. 

(07:11) The modern day trolley problem

(16:54) Reorienting invention toward problem solving

(23:16) The other skills tech companies need

(28:53) The problem of the inventor/CEO

(39:57) What companies and governments can do to reshape how big tech operates

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Political strategists Lucy Caldwell and Simon Rosenberg join Ron Steslow to look at some of the most important stories of the week:

(01:35) Steve Bannon’s indictment for Contempt of Congress

(21:17 Beto O’Rourke’s 2022 campaign and how it fits into the midterms

(31:19) The Republicans playing footsie with a 2024 presidential run

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In this two-episode conversation, Stanford Professors Mehran Sahami and Jeremy Weinstein join Ron Steslow to discuss their book System Error: Where Big Tech Went Wrong and How We Can Reboot. 

(05:42) Why they decided to write their book

(10:56) How venture capital has shaped Silicon Valley

(19:04) Optimization mindset meets Democracy

(37:36) Our privacy boundaries when it comes to government and private companies

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Political strategists Lucy Caldwell and Mike Madrid join Ron Steslow to look at some of the most important stories of the week:

(01:35) The growing list of subpoenas issued by the January 6th Committee

(21:08) The Bipartisan Infrastructure bill passes in Congress

(33:35) The highs and lows of the economic recovery

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Former presidential candidate and Former HP CEO Carly Fiorina joins Ron Steslow to discuss how short-term gains have gotten preferential treatment over long-term planning and success.

(04:39) The differences between short-term vs. long-term

(07:02) Expecting quick fixes to long-term problems

(15:30) The shift in corporate responsibility from just shareholders to stakeholders

(30:32) How the short-term goal of winning elections short-circuits governing 

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Social policy expert Lanae Erickson and national security writer and Georgetown University adjunct professor Molly McKew join Ron Steslow to look at some of the most important stories of the week:

(01:35) The results of this week’s election

(17:16) The UN Global Climate Change Summit in Glasgow 

(34:12) China’s Cryptocurrency and what it can mean for the U.S. 

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Former Congressman and former Chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Steve Israel sits down with Ron Steslow to discuss what Democrats must learn from the 2020 election and what they must do to have a shot at maintaining their majorities in 2022.

(01:59)The balance between local and national interest in races

(06:54) What we learned from the 2020 down ticket races

(20:23) The ideological diversity within the Democratic party and how it shapes campaigns and governing

(30:10) Keeping campaigns and messaging local

(33:26) What the driving topics of the midterms might be

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Political strategist Lucy Caldwell and communications expert Susan Del Percio join Ron Steslow to look at some of the most important stories of the week:

(01:25) The latest in the Facebook whistleblower documents

(20:26) The Republicans in Congress who met with the January 6th organizers

(32:53) One step closer to Covid-19 vaccines for children ages 5-11

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In the second part of this two-episode conversation, NYU Professor of History and Italian Studies Ruth Ben-Ghiat joins Ron Steslow to discuss her book Strongmen and what we can learn from the history of autocrats and those who stood up to them. 

(01:13) The American rights obsession with Orban

(05:02) How authoritarians have used elections to come to power

(08:11) January 6th and how it will serve as a touchstone for the American authoritarian movement

(18:31) Trump’s recent rallies and how they fit into the patterns of authoritarians

(26:53) The ways people have pushed back against authoritarians and what we can do now

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Social policy expert Lanae Erickson and political strategist Frank Sadler join Ron Steslow to look at some of the most important stories of the week:

(01:39) The Democratic House members retiring before the 2022 midterms

(18:37)The Striketober demonstrations at companies from Kellogg’s to John Deere

(31:41) The Virginia Gubernatorial election

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