Episodes
Many observers have tried to pinpoint the specific events that lead to Lennon-McCartney, the formidable songwriting partnership, transitioning to Lennon v. McCartney. But the fact is there is no single truth regarding why the beloved duo split. So instead of investigating the why, we look at the aftermath: legal battles, hurtful accusations in song and, ultimately, a sense of resolution. “Too Many People” opens Paul and Linda McCartney’s 1971 album, “RAM” and serves as an opening to explore...
Published 12/06/23
To deploy responsible AI and build trust with customers, businesses need to prioritize AI governance. In this episode of Smart Talks with IBM, Malcolm Gladwell and Laurie Santos discuss AI accountability with Christina Montgomery, Chief Privacy and Trust Officer at IBM. They chat about AI regulation, what compliance means in the AI age, and why transparent AI governance is good for business. Visit us at: https://www.ibm.com/smarttalks/ Explore watsonx.governance:...
Published 10/17/23
Major breakthroughs in artificial intelligence research often reshape the design and utility of AI in both business and society. In this episode of Smart Talks with IBM, Malcolm Gladwell and Jacob Goldstein explore the conceptual underpinnings of modern AI with Dr. David Cox, VP of AI Models at IBM Research. They talk foundation models, self-supervised machine learning, and the practical applications of AI and data platforms like watsonx in business and technology. Visit us at:...
Published 09/19/23
In 1911, a Native American man, the only member of his community to survive a genocide, encountered the new Anthropology department at Berkeley University. What happened next helped to define the ethical quandaries of the field and, in a strange turn, the history of science fiction. This episode: That story and the moral stakes of imagining the past and the future. Listen to more episodes of The Last Archive here: https://apple.co/thelastarchive See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy...
Published 06/29/23
Sharing a preview of the new season of Revisionist History, Malcolm Gladwell’s podcast about things misunderstood and overlooked. This season, Malcolm is obsessed with experiments – natural experiments, scientific experiments, thought experiments. This month, you'll hear a saga about self-sacrifice. Plus, Malcolm offers a mea culpa for an unintended consequence of his book Outliers. You can hear more Revisionist History at https://link.chtbl.com/rhs7part2. See omnystudio.com/listener for...
Published 09/15/22
Here’s a special preview of Pushkin's newest show, Not Lost, a podcast about finding yourself in places you've never been. Host Brendan Francis Newnam takes us around the world, learning about new places by getting invited to a stranger’s house for dinner. Not Lost provides an escape, an exploration of other cultures, and a fresh look at the world.You can hear more from Not Lost at https://podcasts.pushkin.fm/notlost?sid=intothezone. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Published 05/04/22
Sharing a new show from Pushkin, the team behind Into the Zone. On Well-Read Black Girl, host Glory Edim has deep, honest conversations with authors of color about the art, craft and power of the written word. Luminaries like Tarana Burke, Gabrielle Union, Anita Hill, and more, discuss how they found their voices, honed their crafts, navigated the wild world of publishing, and showed up in the world. You’ll meet Black bookstore owners, literacy advocates, and Well-Read Black Girl book club...
Published 02/01/22
At Pushkin, we think of Juneteenth as an opportunity to reflect on the past and think about the future: How do we build a more just and equitable society? We strive to make podcasts that help answer that question, and in honor of Juneteenth, we’re highlighting two of them. In this episode, you'll hear previews of our new shows Be Antiracist and A Slight Change of Plans. We hope these episodes inspire thinking and conversation around issues of race in your own lives. You can listen to more...
Published 06/17/21
Hosted by Barry Lam of Vassar College, Hi-Phi Nation is philosophy in story-form, integrating narrative journalism with big ideas. The show look at stories from everyday life, law, science, popular culture, and strange corners of human experiences that raise thought-provoking questions about things like justice, knowledge, the self, morality, and existence. Here’s a fascinating episode from the very first season of Hi-Phi Nation, about a dead chocolate mogul and the richest orphanage in the...
Published 11/18/20
Published 10/15/20
Life’s final border might not be so final after all. From tardigrades to viruses, some things are both dead and alive. Or neither. How do we draw the line between the living and the dead? And how does that line blur in places like in a time capsule buried in ice, or a library on the moon? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Published 10/15/20
Cyborgs, cyberspace, mind-melting techno. In the mid-’90s, the future had arrived. To find out what happened to it, Hari pays a visit to philosopher Manuel DeLanda, and to the legendary artist ORLAN, who he first encountered at an academic conference like no other. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Published 10/08/20
At the dawn of the digital era, a group of engineers tasked with audio compression had to decide what information to keep, and what to leave behind. What was signal, and what was noise? Fast forward two decades, to our much noisier world. Hari finds a writer and a musician who’ve discovered their own ways to find a voice within the static. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Published 10/01/20
East Berlin, 1983. A teenage punk rocker finds himself in a Stasi interrogation cell. The choice is simple: inform on his friends, or go to prison. Hari travels to Berlin to meet the punks and spies whose cat and mouse game in the last years of the GDR predicted the privacy wars of today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Published 09/24/20
Look on the bright side! In a country obsessed with positivity, Hari traces the path of exiled German intellectual Theodor Adorno to sunny California, where he gets stuck in traffic with the British writer Geoff Dyer. How this positivity relates to church and state? Turns out there’s a lot to complain about. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Published 09/17/20
In the 1920s, a messianic visitor to Hari's family home unveils the connection between Indian Independence movement and the astral plane. Nearly a century later, Hari travels to the orange groves of Southern California, where the guru made his home, to examine the globetrotting legacy of New Age spirituality. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Published 09/10/20
Hari’s visit to Stonehenge on the solstice prompts an investigation into the gray zone between being a native and a migrant, and his memories of growing up in Essex during the Thatcher years. He also tracks down an old friend, whose work with Harvard geneticist David Reich overturns centuries of nationalist thinking. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Published 09/03/20
Country? Rap? Lil Nas X’s chart-topping “Old Town Road” revived a long debate about borders and boundaries in American popular music. To sort out this strange history, Hari heads down to the foothills of Virginia, where a legendary collection of blues records holds the key to understanding the insidious separation of “Black” and “white” culture. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Published 09/03/20
Hosted by novelist Hari Kunzru, Into the Zone is a new podcast about opposites, and how borders are never as clear as we think. Coming September 3, 2020 from Pushkin Industries. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
Published 08/24/20