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Welcome to Episode 45 of the HoloGraham Media Club! We are once again joined by Angela Collier to talk about the book she picked for us, There Is No Antimemetics Division by qntm. Next time, Mike has selected A Fire Upon The Deep by Vernor Vinge. Got a book you want to discuss? Drop an email to... https://share.transistor.fm/s/ef55701f

Award-winning Scottish science fiction author Ken MacLeod joins the Plutopia News Network to discuss his work’s political themes: failed modern systems, rising nationalism, and the struggle to find common interest in a fragmented world. He also reflects candidly on the craft of writing as he nears completion of his 21st novel, which he says still hinges on the hardest part: plotting and bringing a story to a satisfying, coherent conclusion. In conversation with hosts Jon, Scoop, and Wendy, Ken explains how he distinguishes science fiction from fantasy (material processes versus mental ones), describes his note-driven worldbuilding process, and weighs the real prospects for human space colonization, skepticism about today’s power-hungry “AI,” and the enduring pull of socialist ideas.

Paris Marx is joined by Timnit Gebru to discuss the misleading framings of artificial intelligence, her experience of getting fired by Google in a very public way, and why we need to avoid getting… https://techwontsave.us/episode/151_dont_fall_for_the_ai_hype_w_timnit_gebru https://pocketcasts.com/podcast/tech-wont-save-us/65057460-6224-0138-97f6-0acc26574db2/dont-fall-for-the-ai-hype-w-timnit-gebru/4f7d0a3a-8fcd-4fef-8f72-e7ecb2bdf283

In 2025, Trump brought tech executives into power to dismantle regulators and write their own rules. But the instabilities they’re creating may be their downfall. https://www.citationneeded.news/the-year-of-technoligarchy/

00:00) 01. The Psychosphere (03:45) 02. Lonely Tomb (05:24) 03. Remember (06:19) 04. The Lowlands (07:36) 05. The Secret Truth (09:14) 06. True Detective (11:11) 07. The Flat Circle (15:59) 08. The Little Children Suffer (18:22) 09. The Tiara (20:56) 10. The Yellow King Interrogation (22:36) 11. The Munchausen Interrogation (24:46) 12. William Childress (26:17) 13. The Childress Family (28:05) 14. The Beat (30:17) 15. True Detective II (32:07) 16. Carcosa (34:17) 17. The Altar (38:59) 18. Hart And Cohle

Senator Wexley rises as a national symbol after the attacks, coached by Whitman to embody an ancient ideal of sacrifice and order. Yet a doppelgänger claims Wexley’s life was stolen. As conspiracies, violence, and surreal horrors unravel, Wexley embraces power through manipulation and blood. Meanwhile, Belle Flower evades sinister forces tied to a deeper, unseen war. Reality fractures; identities blur; the veil between worlds thins.

Belle Flower flees with Red, her past nipping at her heels. Red’s quiet help masks old wounds—he’s using. She doesn’t trust him, but needs shelter. As she washes the blood away, her fear sharpens. A man in a gray suit comes for her. Shots are fired. Belle’s grazed. Agent Grayson apprehends the attacker. Meanwhile, Senator Wexley spirals. Believing he’s been replaced, he begs shady allies for help. Broken and paranoid, he plans a comeback—ready to “flip the tables.”

Bryce Wexley, broken and hunted, watches a doppelgänger version of himself on live TV while the world burns. Homeless and unraveling, he’s offered kindness by Lucky, a diner owner. Haunted by conspiracies, paranoia, and visions, Wexley’s reality fractures as he glimpses something watching him. Meanwhile, Belle Flower flees a killer in a grey suit, and Agent Grayson arrives in San Diego to find her—both unaware how deeply they’re entangled in something monstrous and occult.

Agent Nicholas Grayson is assigned to investigate occult influences behind major domestic terror events. Sent to San Diego under Operation Watchtower, he must track extremist groups and enlist hacker Belle Flower. Belle flees a mysterious assailant tied to her traumatic past. Meanwhile, senator Bryce Wexley, haunted by his involvement in a government cover-up, experiences visions of alien forces and his own complicity. All three are caught in a dark, interconnected conspiracy.

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