Best Green Sofa Podcasts (2024)

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At The Olympics, AI Is Watching You 10:15

15m ago10:15

10:15

A controversial new surveillance system in Paris foreshadows a future where there are too many CCTV cameras for humans to physically watch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy SpokenLayer

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Here's What Happens When You Give People Free Money (They Get Poorer) 7:40

13m ago7:40

7:40

OpenResearch released the first results of the most comprehensive study on giving unrestricted cash grants to impoverished Americans. Researchers say it will flame both sides of the debate over welfare. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy SpokenLayer

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RealPage Says Rental Pricing Tech Is Misunderstood, but Landlords Aren’t So Sure 13:24

20m ago13:24

13:24

The software company has pushed back hard against claims that its algorithms helped make rent in the US too damn high. Property owners and managers aren't entirely convinced. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy SpokenLayer

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Waymo Is Suing People Who Allegedly Smashed and Slashed Its Robotaxis 9:14

15m ago9:14

9:14

The Alphabet-owned driverless car service is getting aggressive against alleged vandals after a series of violent incidents in San Francisco. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy SpokenLayer

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J.D. Vance Left His Venmo Public. Here’s What It Shows 10:56

5m ago10:56

10:56

The Republican VP nominee's Venmo network reveals connections ranging from the architects of Project 2025 to enemies of Donald Trump—and the populist's close ties to the very elites he rails against. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy SpokenLayer

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Spotify, Stop Trying to Become a Social Media App 8:49

4m ago8:49

8:49

The music streaming service has added a comment function under podcasts. Who is it for, anyway? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy SpokenLayer

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Paris Mayor Defies Poo Threats to Swim in Seine, and Prove a Point 9:54

6d ago9:54

9:54

French politicians’ pledge to make swimming possible in the iconic river is a way to ward off criticism about the cost of the clean up operation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy SpokenLayer

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Tiny Texas Village Seeks Billion-Dollar Bitcoin Miner to Pave Potholes, Scare Dogs Away 12:16

14m ago12:16

12:16

In a roundabout bid to win public opinion (and a juicy tax abatement,) Riot Platforms is preparing for its prized bitcoin mine to be annexed by a miniscule village in rural Texas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy SpokenLayer

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Pressure Grows in Congress to Treat Crypto Investigator Tigran Gambaryan, Jailed in Nigeria, as a Hostage 10:31

11m ago10:31

10:31

A new resolution echoes what 16 members of Congress have already said to the White House: It must do more to free one of the most storied crypto-focused federal agents in history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy SpokenLayer

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How Watermelon Cupcakes Kicked Off an Internal Storm at Meta 14:00

18m ago14:00

14:00

Arab and Muslim workers at Meta allege that its response to the crisis in Gaza is one-sided and out of hand. “It makes me sick that I work for this company,” says one employee. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy SpokenLayer

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Apple to Allow Rivals to Access ‘Tap and Go’ Technology 4:39

1d ago4:39

4:39

In the latest iOS overhaul prompted by European Union rules, the smartphone maker will give third-party developers access to its payment technology. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy SpokenLayer

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Epic Games Lashes Out at Apple Over App Store Rejection 6:27

2d ago6:27

6:27

Fortnite creator Epic Games says Apple rejected its App Store rival for being too similar to its own—a move it deemed “arbitrary, obstructive,” and in violation of EU rules. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy SpokenLayer

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What Will Plants Be Like on Alien Worlds? 11:12

3d ago11:12

11:12

Scientists know enough about exoplanets to speculate about how simple plants might arise on them. But don't count on them being green. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy SpokenLayer

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How Labour Can Fix the UK’s Tech Industry 11:09

4d ago11:09

11:09

The new government could bring about a renaissance in UK tech and bolster the country’s precarious post-Brexit startup pipeline. That’s if politics don’t get in the way. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy SpokenLayer

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After a 10 Year Wait, Mt. Gox Bitcoin Is Finally Being Returned 11:33

9d ago11:33

11:33

Former customers of bankrupt crypto exchange Mt. Gox are preparing to be reunited with their lost bitcoin—and it's a $9bn windfall. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy SpokenLayer

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Hurricane Beryl Isn’t a Freak Storm—It’s the Exact Nightmare Meteorologists Predicted 8:03

12d ago8:03

8:03

A hot ocean provides the energy hurricanes need to grow—and can limit the cooling that happens in their wake, making it likelier that the storms that follow will be powerful ones. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy SpokenLayer

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Leading Lab-Grown Meat Company Cuts Dozens of Jobs 7:20

14d ago7:20

7:20

Upside Foods is slashing staff, citing legislative, regulatory, and funding headwinds. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy SpokenLayer

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Meta's Pay for Privacy Model Is Illegal, Says EU 5:04

11d ago5:04

5:04

In the latest big tech reprimand, European Commission officials say the tech giant must offer another option for EU users to opt out of targeted advertising. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy SpokenLayer

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French AI Startups Felt Unstoppable. Then Came the Election 9:35

12d ago9:35

9:35

With polls suggesting voters are about to swing toward the far right or hard left, the AI industry is starting to freak out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy SpokenLayer

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Calming Fireworks Fears: Music and Tips for Your Sound Sensitive Dog 1:01:13

23d ago1:01:13

1:01:13

Welcome to a bonus episode of the My Zen Pet podcast, where renowned pet calming maestro Lisa Spector brings you soothing music and expert advice to help your sound-sensitive dogs relax. In this special episode, Lisa guides you through calming techniques and shares invaluable tips on preparing your dogs for the stressful fireworks season. With a ba…

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OpenAI Wants AI to Help Humans Train AI 7:29

15d ago7:29

7:29

Having humans rate a language model’s outputs produced clever chatbots. OpenAI says adding AI to the loop could help make them even smarter and more reliable. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy SpokenLayer

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Air So Polluted It Can Kill Isn’t Being Taken Seriously Enough 7:36

16d ago7:36

7:36

Toxic air kills over half a million children every year, yet only once has air pollution been listed as a cause of death on a death certificate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy SpokenLayer

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The Julian Assange Saga Is Finally Over 6:55

17d ago6:55

6:55

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has agreed to plead guilty to one count of espionage in US court on Wednesday, ending a years-long legal battle between the US government and a controversial publisher. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy SpokenLayer

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Post-Pandemic Recovery Isn’t Guaranteed 3:42

18d ago3:42

3:42

The aftermath of a disaster like Covid can be divided into roughly three stages: the honeymoon, the slump, and the uptick. The aim is always to build back better—but in some cases that never happens. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy SpokenLayer

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Perplexity Plagiarized Our Story About How Perplexity Is a Bullshit Machine 13:44

19d ago13:44

13:44

Earlier this week, WIRED published a story about the AI-powered search startup Perplexity, which Forbes has accused of plagiarism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy SpokenLayer

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Potatoes Are the Perfect Vegetable—but You’re Eating Them Wrong 12:38

26d ago12:38

12:38

The humble potato is a miraculous vegetable, but Americans are eating less of them than ever before and have ditched fresh potatoes for frozen. Is it time to rebrand the spud? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy SpokenLayer

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STEM Students Refuse to Work at Google and Amazon Over Project Nimbus 6:43

23d ago6:43

6:43

Students and young workers from more than 120 universities have pledged to refuse work at Google and Amazon until the Israeli contract is dropped. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy SpokenLayer

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Banks Are Finally Realizing What Climate Change Will Do to Housing 12:52

24d ago12:52

12:52

Extreme weather threatens the investment value of many properties, but financing for climate mitigation efforts are only just getting going. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy SpokenLayer

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AI Is Coming for Big Tech Jobs—but Not in the Way You Think 9:26

29d ago9:26

9:26

Companies aren’t replacing workers with AI yet. But they are sacrificing thousands of jobs in the race to further innovation in the technology. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy SpokenLayer

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I Spent a Week Eating Discarded Restaurant Food. But Was It Really Going to Waste? 13:56

26d ago13:56

13:56

Food app Too Good To Go promises to cut waste by directing hungry bargain hunters to leftover restaurant food. But the week we spent living off the app had me wondering if Too Good To Go is too good to be true. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy SpokenLayer

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From the Archives: Scientists Have Finally Found the Origins of a Mysterious Asteroid 9:11

30d ago9:11

9:11

Astronomers show how a 50-meter space rock orbiting near Earth isn’t a typical asteroid: It probably blasted off the moon millions of years ago. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy SpokenLayer

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Apple Proved That AI Is a Feature, Not a Product 8:11

30d ago8:11

8:11

Other tech companies want to sell you chatbots. Apple’s demos show the value of seeing the AI as an integrated, holistic experience rather than a stand-alone app or device. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy SpokenLayer

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US National Security Experts Warn AI Giants Aren't Doing Enough to Protect Their Secrets 9:11

1M ago9:11

9:11

Susan Rice, who helped the White House broker an AI safety agreement with OpenAI and other tech companies, says she's worried China will steal American AI secrets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy SpokenLayer

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From the Archives: The ‘Green’ Future of Furniture Is a Sofa Stuffed With Seaweed 7:19

1M ago7:19

7:19

Foam rubber—like the filling inside your couch—produces an enormous amount of CO2. A Norwegian company called Agoprene thinks seaweed could be the solution. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy SpokenLayer

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An AI Cartoon May Interview You For Your Next Job 8:55

1M ago8:55

8:55

As if trying to land a new gig isn't demoralizing enough, job seekers are meeting with characters powered by generative AI who are capable of meeting with infinite candidates to judge their skills. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy SpokenLayer

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The Snowflake Attack May Be Turning Into One of the Largest Data Breaches Ever 11:02

1M ago11:02

11:02

The number of alleged hacks targeting the customers of cloud storage firm Snowflake appears to be snowballing into one of the biggest data breaches of all time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy SpokenLayer

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The Case for MDMA's Approval Is Riddled With Problems 11:05

1M ago11:05

11:05

The FDA is considering approving MDMA alongside psychotherapy as a treatment for PTSD. But evidence of the drug’s effectiveness isn’t clear cut. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy SpokenLayer

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From the Archives: Energy Drinks Are Out of Control 12:24

1M ago12:24

12:24

Highly caffeinated drinks have become a cultural staple. But following a death allegedly related to Panera Bread’s Charged Lemonade, has our collective obsession with energy drinks become unsafe? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy SpokenLayer

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From the Archives: Here Come the Glow-in-the-Dark Houseplants 9:58

1M ago9:58

9:58

Startup Light Bio has created a bioluminescent petunia using mushroom genes and plans to start shipping the plants next spring. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy SpokenLayer

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From the Archives: What Will Plants Be Like on Alien Worlds? 10:37

2M ago10:37

10:37

Scientists know enough about exoplanets to speculate about how simple plants might arise on them. But don't count on them being green. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy SpokenLayer

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Marc Andreessen Called Online Safety Teams an Enemy. He Still Wants Walled Gardens for His Kid 7:20

2M ago7:20

7:20

Investor Marc Andreessen called tech ethics and safety teams “the enemy” in his “Techno-Optimist Manifesto” last year. Today he clarified he’s in favor of online guardrails for his 9-year-old son. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy SpokenLayer

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From the Archives: A Medieval French Skeleton Is Rewriting the History of Syphilis 13:20

2M ago13:20

13:20

We're bringing an extra episode from our show Science, Spoken. Christopher Columbus was blamed for bringing syphilis to Europe. New DNA evidence suggests it was already there. Maybe both stories are true. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy SpokenLayer

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An American Company Enabled a North Korean Scam That Raised Money for WMDs 8:10

2M ago8:10

8:10

Wyoming’s secretary of state has proposed ways of “preventing fraud and abuse of corporate filings by commercial registered agents” in the aftermath of the scheme’s exposure. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy SpokenLayer

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AI Is Your Coworker Now. Can You Trust It? 9:55

2M ago9:55

9:55

Generative AI tools such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Microsoft’s Copilot are becoming part of everyday business life. But they come with privacy and security considerations you should know about. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy SpokenLayer

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The Ticketmaster Data Breach May Be Just the Beginning 10:22

2M ago10:22

10:22

Data breaches at Ticketmaster and financial services company Santander have been linked to attacks against cloud provider Snowflake. Researchers fear more breaches will soon be uncovered. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy SpokenLayer

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Google's AI Overviews Will Always Be Broken. That's How AI Works 9:38

2M ago9:38

9:38

Google rushed out fixes after its AI search feature made errors that went viral. Fundamental limitations of generative AI mean that it will still screw up sometimes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy SpokenLayer

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What Ever Happened to the Tiny House Movement? 10:52

2M ago10:52

10:52

We're bringing an extra episode from our show Business, Spoken. Tiny houses started as a minimalist revolution. They ended up as an Instagram aesthetic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy SpokenLayer

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DART Showed How to Smash an Asteroid. So Where Did the Space Shrapnel Go? 10:12

2M ago10:12

10:12

2022’s NASA mission proved it was possible to knock an incoming near-Earth object off course. But that creates debris—which might also be a threat. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy SpokenLayer

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'Largest Botnet Ever’ Tied to Billions in Stolen Covid-19 Relief Funds 7:24

2M ago7:24

7:24

The US says a Chinese national operated the “911 S5” botnet, which included computers worldwide and was used to file hundreds of thousands of fraudulent Covid claims and distribute CSAM, among other crimes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy SpokenLayer

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Why Some Animals Thrive in Cities 10:51

2M ago10:51

10:51

Why does some wildlife thrive in the city? Figuring this out is the first step to boosting urban biodiversity. And that's good for everyone. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy SpokenLayer

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