Best Jonathon Howard Podcasts (2024)

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Dragons of Winter Night: Book 2, Chapters 1 & 2 56:18

9d ago56:18

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We connect back up with Laurana’s group as they return from their successful outing to Icewall. Aboard a ship bound for Sancrist with a Dragon Orb in their possession. Their trip is interrupted by a dragon. We learn a lot about white dragons, much of it uncomplimentary. Lucky for the Companions, white dragons are bad at their job! So, while it ends…

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Dragons of Winter Night: Book 1, Chapters 11 & 12 58:42

1M ago58:42

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Tanis and friends wake up from their nightmare only to find that the awful dream has an all too real effect on Silvanesti and its king, Lorac. The once beautiful Elven home now resembles the nightmare with twisted, bleeding trees and animals, the Tower of the Stars looks more like a melted candle than anything else. King Lorac reveals how all this …

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Dragons of Winter Night: Book 1, Chapters 9 & 10 1:03:30

2M ago1:03:30

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Alhana with Tanis and Company in tow reach Silvanesti. Their rides refuse to take them into the Elven homeland though. Alhana has regrets. Lots of them. Talk of Dragon Orbs and what they might do. They enter the forests of Silvanesti, and a nightmare. All of the Companions are reunited in a horrific, twisted vision of Silvanesti. And in that Nightm…

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Dragons of Winter Night: Book 1, Chapters 7 & 8 58:47

3M ago58:47

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In this month’s episode we learn Sturm is a poser, The Companions’ party is more permanently split up. The long flight from Tarsis. Raistlin enters a fugue state. Everyone learns about the history of the Dragon Orbs and Krynn. Tanis and half of the Companions are conscripted into the Silvanesti Defense Force. We learn the location of a Dragon Orb. …

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Dragons of Winter Night: Book 1, Chapters 5 & 6 1:01:47

4M ago1:01:47

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Tanis and his half of the Companions experience the hatred of the people of Tarsis, lose Tas, and meet the leadership of the city, which isn’t much better than the mob. Their own judgment is interrupted when another elf is presented, the princess of the Silvanesti elves, Alhana Starbreeze. Raistlin and Laurana get to know each other and the reader …

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Dragons of Winter Night: Book 1, Chapters 3 & 4 54:07

5M ago54:07

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Tarsis the Beautiful! The Companions finally arrive at this fabled city only to find out it ain’t so beautiful. Oh, and those ships that were going to carry the refugees from Pax Tharkas away to someplace else? Not a lot going on with those ‘white-winged’ beauties either… Despite this apparent set back the Companions head into the city, the reader …

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Dragons of Winter Night: The Hammer, Book 1 Chapters 1 and 2 1:02:49

6M ago1:02:49

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Welcome to Dragons of Winter Night, the 2nd book of the Dragonlance Chronicles. We’re just starting but this book is already so much darker and somber than the first! And all the characters get surly! In this first episode of our second season we go over the opening prologue and the first two chapters of the book. Shivam reminds us that he dislikes…

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Interlude - Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman Interview 1:19:07

7M ago1:19:07

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In this special interlude episode Shvam and Jonathon are joined by Dragonlance creators and authors, Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman! We learn about how the two found themselves at TSR and how the world of Krynn was created. Some of these stories we believe have never been told before! This was literally a dream come true for your hosts and we hope…

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Interlude - November 2023 0:52

8M ago0:52

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Sometimes things are just out of your control. Scheduling issues and family illness prevented a recording this month. We'll be back in December with Dragons of Winter Night. Very excited to share our thoughts and feelings with you all then! Until then, please join us on the Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1147877956611082 Intro/Outr…

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Dragons of Autumn Twilight: Book 2 Chapters 14, 15, and The Wedding 1:04:02

10M ago1:04:02

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We’ve reached the end of Dragons of Autumn Twilight! And the Companions have nearly reached the end of this tale! The Companions encounter Flamestrike, Tanis holds her off while they move the children out into the courtyard. Ember and Verminaard show up, ruining the escape. Fizban dies. Chaos reigns. Ember meets Flamestrike, Verminaard meets the Co…

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Dragons of Autumn Twilight: Book 2 Chapters 12 & 13 54:30

11M ago54:30

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While Tanis and the majority of the Companions conspire with the slaves of Pax Tharkas Tas and Fizban explore its secrets. Taz learns, and then forgets, the truth of Dragonlances. Laurana converts one high seeker to the old faith with a parable. Tas and Fizban learn who the traitor is. Tanis wishes he knew, as everyone who could possibly be the tra…

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Dragons of Autumn Twilight: Book 2 Chapters 10 & 11 1:07:27

12M ago1:07:27

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After the harrowing encounter with the giant slug the Companions are forced to take the path through the tombs of Kith Kanan’s royal guards. Goldmoon’s holy powers ensure they don’t have to fight a horde of zombies. Flint and Tasselhoff find secret doors. The Companions find an evil Drow spirit that splits the party. Your hosts have a discussion of…

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Dragons of Autumn Twilight: Book 2 Chapters 8 & 9 1:15:11

1y ago1:15:11

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Content Warning - Discussions about sex and the many cultural rules around it. Tika receives a royal gift, and the Companions leave Qualinost bound for Pax Tharkas. On their way they find an old battle site, amongst the corpses of goblins and humans they find a survivor, Eben, he joins them. Draconians appear, Tika creates a new form of combat in t…

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Dragons of Autumn Twilight: Book 2 Chapters 6 & 7 45:49

1y ago45:49

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We learn all about the history between Tanis & Laurana, how it lead to Tanis fleeing his home, and going out into the world. The plans of the Qualinesti Elves are revealed and we learn the role the Companions must play to enure the Elves' future. In order for the Elves to escape successfully, the Companions will have to sneak into Pax Tharkas and f…

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Dragons of Autumn Twilight: Book 2 Chapters 4 & 5 54:01

1y ago54:01

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In this episode Jonathon and Shivam follow the Companions as Fewmaster Toede leads them towards Pax Tharkas. Tas makes a new friend, Toede’s servant, Sestun the gully dwarf. We learn from Fizban that dragonlances and Huma were real. The slave caravan is ambushed by an Elvish party, all the prisoners are freed. We meet Gilthanas’ brother and see aga…

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Dragons of Autumn Twilight: Book 2 Chapters 2 & 3 1:20:51

1+ y ago1:20:51

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Content Warning: This episode contains discussions of rape. Discussion begins at the 58 minute mark. In this episode we return to Solace and see how the invasion of the Dragon Queen’s army has destroyed the town and its people. The Companions return to the Inn of the Last Home only to find it occupied by murderers, hobgoblins, and draconians. Tanis…

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Dragons of Autumn Twilight: Chapter 22 & Book 2 Chapter 1 45:48

1+ y ago45:48

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In this episode, Jonathon and Shivam follow the Companions as they escape Xak Tsaroth, witness a miracle, see Raistlin’s good side, and finish Book One of Dragons of Autumn Twilight. We discuss the D&D Dragonlance Modules a bit wondering how economical and good they still are. We then try to ease into Book 2 but it doesn’t let us, preferring to sta…

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Dragons of Autumn Twilight: Chapters 20 & 21 54:46

1+ y ago54:46

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The Companions make their plans to sneak into and steal from the Dragon’s hoard. Their plans go horribly wrong. With disastrous consequences for the Companions, and the buried city of Xak Tsaroth. The Compansions disasterous retreat with what perhaps is the people of Krynn's only hope in their possession! We think... Shivam and Jonathon have a long…

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Dragons of Autumn Twilight: Chapters 18 & 19 50:11

1+ y ago50:11

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The Companions find another way down into the ruined city of Xak Tsorath with the help of their new friend Bupu. Oh, really she's only Raistlin's friend. This way is a little more complicated and a lot dirtier. They finally find themselves in the ruined city, somehow folded over on itself tucked into a giant underground cave. A discussion of strate…

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Dragons of Autumn Twilight: Chapters 16 & 17 57:51

1+ y ago57:51

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Shivam is excited to talk a bit about the new Dragonlance book that came out this year, and his role in its writing. In these chapters Goldmoon meets a Goddess. The Companions witness a miracle. They descend into Xak Tsorath to claim the platinum disks for Mishakal. We meet Gully Dwarves and we have a lot to say about them. Rasitlin makes friends w…

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Dragons of Autumn Twilight: Chapters 14 & 15 39:51

1+ y ago39:51

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The party is imprisoned by the Draconians. The weird creatures celebrate their retrieval of the blue crystal staff. Tanis worries over the Companions, Tasselhoff and Flint missing, Raistlinpoisoned. Tasselhoff plans a rescue. Hijinks ensue. The Companions escape only to encounter true terror, a black dragon. Tragedy awaits one of them.…

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Dragons of Autumn Twilight: Chapters 12 & 13 42:07

2y ago42:07

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Tanis chooses for the group. They will accept the task given to them by the Forestmaster. The Companions wonder at what exactly it is they must hunt down. The Forestmaster whisks them across the continent on pegasuses. Goldmoon and Riverwind experience serious trauma. Their acceptance of the blue crystal staff continues to have a high cost. The Com…

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Dragons of Autumn Twilight: Chapters 10 & 11 59:25

2y ago59:25

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The Companions journey through Darken Wood. Wherein they find a place more alive than tales would have lead them to believe. Once night falls they meet some of the "less alive" denizens of the Wood. The Companions are lead to the Master of Darken Wood and are provided much needed context and direction. Oh, and an impossible task...…

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Dragons of Autumn Twilight: Chapters 8 & 9 45:35

2y ago45:35

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The Companions learn more about the strange party of black robed 'clerics' they encountered. Goldmoon tries to gain new information about the blue crystal staff. A new race is introduced to Krynn, creating problems for the Companions. The party flees, again. Sturm remembers and maybe goes a little crazy. The Companions benefit (?) from his mental t…

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Dragons of Autumn Twilight: Chapters 4 through 7 45:50

2y ago45:50

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Things are really picking up in Dragons of Autumn Twilight. The Party is complete, all the Companions have been introduced, and the adventure is underway! The Party escapes from the Inn of the Last Home, flees Solace, and finds its way on the road to Haven with a divine staff that hasn't been seen since the time of the Cataclysm. Along the way we m…

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Dragons of Autumn Twilight: Chapters 2 and 3 56:22

2y ago56:22

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Shivam and Jonathon continue their dive into the first Dragonlance novel, Dragons of Autumn Twilight. We are introduced to the Inn of the Last Home and more of the Companions! The twins: Caramon and Raistlin, the knight Sturm, and a pair of Plainspeople who have come to Solace. And they are all unceremoniously dumped into an adventure!…

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Dragons of Autumn Twilight: Prologue and Chapter 1 46:11

2y ago46:11

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Jonathon and Shivam dive in to the first Dragonlance novel, Dragons of Autumn Twilight, covering the Prologue and the first couple of chapters. Listeners are introduced to the world of Krynn, parts of its history and we begin to meet the protagonists of this tale!By Jonathon Howard, Shivam Bhatt

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Welcome to the Chronicles of Dragonlance Podcast! 31:40

2+ y ago31:40

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In this first episode of the podcast we meet ourhosts, Jonathon Howard and Shivam Bhatt and how they discovered this influential series. A short introduction to the World of Dragonlance and it's creators: Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman. How this podcast will work.By Jonathon Howard, Shivam Bhatt

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Jonathon Morgan on how Russian disinformation worked in 2018 22:40

5+ y ago22:40

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The networks that pushed fake news in 2016 didn't go away in 2018, but they did change. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Howard Dean on 2020 and tech in politics 19:59

5+ y ago19:59

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Howard Dean on why the next Democratic nominee for president should be under 55 and how the party can catch up on technology. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.…

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Will your vote count in 2018? I hope so. 18:35

5+ y ago18:35

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Our elections aren't secure, but that's not the worst news. There's also an effort to make us doubt the results of our own elections. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.…

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Joe Hall on why phone voting is a terrible idea and why secrets only last 20 years 24:41

5+ y ago24:41

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Joe Hall is the Chief Technologist at Center for Democracy & Technology, an organization that promotes free expression online, privacy and tries to put controls on government surveillance. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/pri…

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Michael Daniel, Obama's cybersecurity head: Cyberwar could take down our power grid 19:24

5+ y ago19:24

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Michael Daniel talks about what Obama could have done to respond to Russia and about cyberwars bleeding into the real world See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.…

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Bill Browder on Rand Paul, Dana Rohrabacher and Russia 26:38

5+ y ago26:38

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Bill Browder made billions in post-Soviet Russia. Then his lawyer was murdered and he became an activist. The man behind the Magnitsky Act talks Putin, Donald Trump and Congress. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-no…

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Scott Adams, Dilbert cartoonist, on Trump and why facts don't matter 23:02

6y ago23:02

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"Donald Trump will be the last human president," Scott Adams Tweeted recently. The Dilbert cartoonist talks about Google, Facebook and Twitter and why he thinks the companies are too liberal. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/…

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Judd Legum says conservatives bullying Facebook and Twitter 21:47

6y ago21:47

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Do conservatives have legitimate complaints about the social networks or are they merely gaming the refs by pretending they do? A fact-check of a Think Progress article has liberals crying foul. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.c…

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Uber's fixer Bradley Tusk on the wave of regulation coming for tech 24:33

6y ago24:33

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Bradley Tusk ran Michael Bloomberg's campaign, he also busted through regulation for tech companies like FanDuel and Uber. Tusk talks about fixing politics with cell phone votes and regulation. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.co…

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Jake Sullivan recounts being in the Clinton campaign as it blindsided by the Russian assault 19:20

6y ago19:20

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Jake Sullivan was senior advisor to Hillary Clinton's campaign and witnessed Russia's attempts to intervene in our election firsthand. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.…

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Michael Isikoff on why Obama didn't stop Russian meddling in 2016 24:06

6y ago24:06

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Michael Isikoff, Chief Investigative Correspondent for Yahoo, talks about the Obama administration's response to Putin's actions in the 2016 presidential election. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.…

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Rep. Denny Heck says Trump collusion with Russia ‘is well-established’ 18:31

6y ago18:31

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Rep. Denny Heck, a member of the House intelligence committee, talks about the end of the Trump presidency. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Kim Zetter on hacking Georgia election and lawyer David Cross on stopping it 23:07

6y ago23:07

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Kim Zetter, author of "Countdown to Zero Day," discusses a case of a missing server in Georgia's election system and David Cross, a lawyer with Morrison & Foerster, talks about a lawsuit against the state to get Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp to adopt paper ballots. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. See Privacy Polic…

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Alexander Malkevich is the head of USAReally and says he's not a troll 17:15

6y ago17:15

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Alexander Malkevich, the editor of USA Really, a website with ties to the Russian groups indicted by Robert Mueller, says his website isn't fake news. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.…

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Cory Doctorow on how Facebook's 'surveillance system' swung the election 28:51

6y ago28:51

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Science fiction author and privacy advocate Cory Doctorow says Facebook helped Trump's campaign connect with tiny, toxic demographics. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.…

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Washington Post editor Marc Fisher on the story of QAnon 20:15

6y ago20:15

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Marc Fisher of the Washington Post talks about how technology and the president have super-charged conspiracies. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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FBI agent Clint Watts on how Russia worked to get Trump elected 29:50

6y ago29:50

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Clint Watts is a former FBI officer who watched Russia's disinformation campaign for the 2016 election develop. He talks about what we can expect for 2018. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.…

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Author Adam Fisher on the complex politics of Silicon Valley 15:43

6y ago15:43

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Adam Fisher, author of "Valley of Genius: The Uncensored History of Silicon Valley, As Told by the Hackers, Founders, and Freaks Who Made It Boom," talks about the libertarian roots of tech and how the Valley ended up (nearly) all-in on Clinton in 2016. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.c…

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Ex-NSA official Oren Falkowitz: Russian hack of DNC was 'assembly line operation' 17:13

6y ago17:13

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Oren Falkowitz, CEO of Area 1 Security and a former NSA official, walks through the DNC hack and concludes it wasn't novel in its sophistication. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.…

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Barbara Simons on why our voting system isn't safe 14:41

6y ago14:41

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Barbara Simons is a computer scientist—and she doesn't trust our voting computers. States without paper ballots could be hacked without us ever knowing. And we do know that Russia probed our defenses in 2016. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at h…

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Angie Drobnic Holan on how Donald Trump broke fact-checking 11:37

6y ago11:37

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A conversation with Angie Drobnic Holan, Editor of PolitiFact, about how lies and misinformation can clog the conversation and keep out the real news and how Facebook and Google are helping fact-checkers. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https…

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Adam Sharp, Twitter’s former head of news, says Trump won't acknowledge threats 15:24

6y ago15:24

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Adam Sharp, Twitter’s former head of news, says it's being left to companies to fight online propaganda. And Representative Derek Kilmer on the chances the Honest Ads Act will pass before the elections. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https:/…

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