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Black Mirror's Charlie Brooker on the problem with tech - and people

"Black Mirror" creator Charlie Brooker knows that everyone thinks his show is about tech-fueled dystopias. But he says it's really about humans,  not their tools. I loved this chat back when we recorded it in 2023, when Brooker was promoting the sixth season of his Netflix show. Now there's a new season -  and Brooker's vision of the world is as relevant as ever. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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  "Neither Side Is Used to Losing." Lucas Shaw on What’s Next for Netflix an…

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  Lachlan Cartwright Started in Tabloids. Now He’s a Must-Read Media Gossip.

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  "Hollywood is Truly Freaked Out." Inside the Netflix/WBD Deal with Lucas S…

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  PBS Lost a Billion Dollars. Now what? With CEO Paula Kerger

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  What Happens To Media When The Web Goes Away, with Tony Haile

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  Kevin Reilly got to the top of the TV heap. Now he's in AI.

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  What the Disney–YouTube Battle Tells Us About the End of Cable

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  The Bulwark's Sarah Longwell on Why Republicans Won the Attention War

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  The Man Who Fixed The New York Times Wants to Fix CNN

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  The End of Mass Media—and What Comes Next

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  The PR Guy Who Says the AI Boom Is a Bust

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  Why the Guardian Doesn't Need a Billionaire to Thrive

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  Almost Everyone is Taking Money from OpenAI. Why is Ziff Davis suing them?

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  The Future of Late Night TV, Jimmy Kimmel, and The First Amendment

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  I tried Zuckerberg's $800 Ray-Bans. Are they the future? With Alex Heath

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  How TBPN Made a Tech News Splash