Episodes
Tuesday Nov 08, 2022
093 - Internet for the People, Part 2
Tuesday Nov 08, 2022
Tuesday Nov 08, 2022
In which we conclude our reading of "Internet for the People", by Ben Tarnoff.
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Monday Sep 12, 2022
091 - Agile and the Long Crisis of Software
Monday Sep 12, 2022
Monday Sep 12, 2022
In which we read "Agile and the Long Crisis of Software", by Miriam Posner.
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Wednesday Sep 29, 2021
081 - Anarchist Cybernetics, Part 3
Wednesday Sep 29, 2021
Wednesday Sep 29, 2021
In which we conclude our discussion of Anarchist Cybernetics, by Thomas Swann.
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Wednesday Mar 17, 2021
B17 - Brain of the Firm, Chapter 12, Part 2
Wednesday Mar 17, 2021
Wednesday Mar 17, 2021
In which the GIU community continues the discussion of chapter 12 of Stafford Beer's Brain of the Firm, "Autonomics - Systems one, two, three".
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Wednesday Jan 20, 2021
068 - Common Knowledge
Wednesday Jan 20, 2021
Wednesday Jan 20, 2021
In which we are joined by Gemma and Alex from Common Knowledge, a cooperative "designing digital tools that make radical change possible".
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- Common Knowledge
- Co-Tech
- Enspiral
- Rules for Revolutionaries
- Sociocracy - Basic Concepts and Principles
- Distributed Organizing Guide
- General Intellect Unit on iTunes
- http://generalintellectunit.net
- Support the show on Patreon
- https://twitter.com/giunitpod
- General Intellect Unit on Facebook
- General Intellect Unit on archive.org
- Emancipation Network
Wednesday Jan 06, 2021
067 - Kickstarter United
Wednesday Jan 06, 2021
Wednesday Jan 06, 2021
In which we are joined by the organizers of Kickstarter United, the Kickstarter union.
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Tuesday Oct 27, 2020
066 - Post Open Source
Tuesday Oct 27, 2020
Tuesday Oct 27, 2020
In which we read "Post-Open Source", by Melody Horn.
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Friday Sep 25, 2020
B04 - Brain of the Firm, Chapter 4
Friday Sep 25, 2020
Friday Sep 25, 2020
In which the GIU community discusses Chapter 4 of Stafford Beer's Brain of the Firm: "The Organization of Unthinkable Systems".
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Saturday Sep 19, 2020
064 - Marx and Nature, with Tom O'Brien, Part 2
Saturday Sep 19, 2020
Saturday Sep 19, 2020
In which continue our discussion of "Marx and Nature: A Red and Green Perspective" by Paul Burkett.
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Wednesday Sep 09, 2020
063 - The Human Use of Human Beings, Part 3
Wednesday Sep 09, 2020
Wednesday Sep 09, 2020
In which we conclude our discussion of The Human Use of Human Beings, with Jake and Ezri from Swampside Chats.
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Wednesday Mar 04, 2020
051 - Riding for Deliveroo, with Callum Cant
Wednesday Mar 04, 2020
Wednesday Mar 04, 2020
In which we talk to Callum Cant about his new book, "Riding for Deliveroo: Resistance in the New Economy".
"What is life like for workers in the gig economy? Is it a paradise of flexibility and individual freedom? Or is it a world of exploitation and conflict? Callum Cant took a job with one of the most prominent platforms, Deliveroo, to find out.
His vivid account of the reality is grim. Workers are being tyrannised by algorithms and exploited for the profit of the few – but they are not taking it lying down. Cant reveals a transnational network of encrypted chats and informal groups which have given birth to a wave of strikes and protests. Far from being atomised individuals helpless in the face of massive tech companies, workers are tearing up the rulebook and taking back control. New developments in the workplace are combining to produce an explosive subterranean class struggle – where the stakes are high, and the risks are higher.
Riding for Deliveroo is the first portrait of a new generation of working class militants. Its mixture of compelling first-hand testimony and engaging analysis is essential for anyone wishing to understand class struggle in platform capitalism."
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Wednesday Jan 15, 2020
048 - Cooperative Self-Management, with Loomio
Wednesday Jan 15, 2020
Wednesday Jan 15, 2020
In which we interview the worker-owners of Loomio, a decision-making software cooperative.
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- Loomio Cooperative Handbook
- Loomio Facilitators Guide
- Loomio Blog
- Creating the Workplace of the Future
- General Intellect Unit on iTunes
- http://generalintellectunit.net
- Support the show on Patreon
- https://twitter.com/giunitpod
- General Intellect Unit on Facebook
- General Intellect Unit on archive.org
- Emancipation Network
Wednesday Nov 13, 2019
046 - Eliza, Part 2
Wednesday Nov 13, 2019
Wednesday Nov 13, 2019
In which we finish our discussion of Eliza, a game by Zachtronics.
"After abandoning her high-powered tech career and a mysterious three-year absence, Evelyn Ishino-Aubrey resurfaces working as a proxy for a virtual counseling app called Eliza. Her job consists solely of reading a script provided to her in real-time by an AI, leaving her no autonomy over what she says. Is Eliza a technological marvel that brings therapy to those who otherwise couldn’t access it? Or is it an ineffective replacement and another vector for technology companies to gain control over our lives and humanity?"
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Thursday Oct 31, 2019
045 - Eliza, Part 1
Thursday Oct 31, 2019
Thursday Oct 31, 2019
In which we play Eliza, a game by Zachtronics.
"After abandoning her high-powered tech career and a mysterious three-year absence, Evelyn Ishino-Aubrey resurfaces working as a proxy for a virtual counseling app called Eliza. Her job consists solely of reading a script provided to her in real-time by an AI, leaving her no autonomy over what she says. Is Eliza a technological marvel that brings therapy to those who otherwise couldn’t access it? Or is it an ineffective replacement and another vector for technology companies to gain control over our lives and humanity?"
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Wednesday Sep 25, 2019
043 - Digital Socialism, Part 1
Wednesday Sep 25, 2019
Wednesday Sep 25, 2019
In which we read "Digital Socialism?" by Evgeny Morozov. Part 2 will air in a few weeks.
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