media training (ft. kevin roose)
Today’s episode is for the real media nerds out there. I’m talking to author/podcaster extraordinaire Kevin Roose: New York Times tech columnist, Hard Fork cohost, and the author of 3.25 excellent books on the subcultures of AI, Wall Street, and evangelical Christianity. I’ve known Kevin since I was a freshman in college, when Young Money single-handedly persuaded me not to become an investment banker. It took another 7 years for me to realize that writing was the One True Path, but I’m now helping him with a new book on the inside story of the race to build AGI. Among other things, we discuss: Wall Street vs. Silicon Valley vs. evangelical culture Why does tech hate journalists so much? Storytelling tips for young writers Will nonfiction books will survive AGI? AI hot take lightning round Watch/listen by clicking above; or find this on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or Pocket Casts. A full edited transcript and list of links is below. Share Jasmine Sun (00:00) Today on the podcast,
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