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Evgeny Morozov - Chora Media
The Santiago Boys
The Santiago Boys is a nine-part podcast about a group of radical utopians around Salvador Allende, Chile's socialist president. Undeterred by the Cold War and machinations of their enemies and aided by an eccentric British consultant, they try to wrestle control over technology from multinationals and intelligence agencies and use it to create a more egalitarian economy. As their dream gets crushed by Pinochet's bloody coup, the Santiago Boys find an unexpected afterlife - and in Silicon Valley of all places.
The series is written and presented by Evgeny Morozov, a leading technology critic.
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4.9 stars from 69 ratings
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“An incredible telling of a geopolitical macrocosm through a microcosm of details about a utopian cybernetic project. The details are what make this story so compelling, situated in a well-researched history of Chile before, during, and after the Allende presidency.”
telephag via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/24/23
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“Although telling the stories of the individual people involved with the project and the political situation and the technological details may seem overkill, the series does an excellent job of weaving them together so you get a full understanding of what Cybersin meant to the various factions;...”Read full review »
Jason E L. via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
09/22/23
“Great podcast about an amazing economic experiment!
There’s also an episode about the technical background at the Advent of Computing podcast.”
Thomas Schlesinger via Apple Podcasts ·
Germany ·
09/02/23
Recent Episodes
Published 07/22/23
As Fernando conquers Silicon Valley, Stafford seeks refuge in the tranquil Welsh wilderness. Ironically, Pinochet's journey to the origins of Cybersyn culminates in his arrest. With the dawn of democracy in Chile, vestiges of the past persist. But what has happened to Cybersyn's Ops Room?
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Published 07/22/23
Fernando defies Pinochet's labor camps, resurfacing in sunny California. In a stunning twist, Stafford mingles with rockstars. In Chile, Pinochet's spymaster weaves a nefarious plot, the rhythm of his ambition matched only by the hum of computers and telexes.
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Published 07/22/23
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