"Moment of Zen"

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Technology #165

Every week, Erik Torenberg, Dan Romero, Antonio Garcia Martinez and frequent special guests discuss what's happening in technology, business, politics, and beyond.Moment of Zen is part of the Turpentine podcast network. Learn more: turpentine.co

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  • Jenna Ash Smitherson
    Boring
    I wish they would say interesting things.
  • VietSchlong
    Thanks for the Jewish Perspective
    It’s the same one we always get from every media source. Stale, tired, false, and boring.
  • smallhorse
    Not worth it if you follow Econ 102
    I was initially very intrigued by this podcast as it had Marc Andreessen as a guest a couple of times at the beginning. The hosts were all interesting as well, but over time more and more of the feed is just episodes copy-pasted from other podcasts and Econ 102 in particular.
  • OpinionMinion99
    Missing points on purpose or just chicken?
    Eric and Dan are smart dudes who dive into deep discussions, and I'm almost fan. Sometimes, I stick around for their lively debates, but other times, I'm waiting for the inevitable trainwreck of a take. They make great points peppered w glaring blind spots. They seem to see themselves as thought leaders having robust, debates, but their thoughts aren’t diverse anywhere where it might matter. They could benefit from more balanced discussions with different voices challenging their ideas. They say they appreciate opposing views, but it often feels like they're just confirming their own beliefs. Their intelligence sometimes comes off as political spin, and they seem hesitant to face tough challenges from outsiders. Despite all this, I'll keep tuning in because I like them but also enjoy thinking about how freely they say some things they’ll be certain to regret. They are my podcast version of know-it-all little brothers. No need to fight with them when you know their day is coming.
  • PensFan40
    Anthropologically Fascinating
    10 years from now this may very well be a key text to understanding how the American tech sector came to embrace some truly heinous reactionary views and became a loyal ally of the authoritarian “new right.” Come for the half-cooked grand unified theories of science, medicine, and political philosophy, stay for casual denigration of minorities and trans people, fawning tributes to authoritarian regimes, and mocking dismissal of any commentary on the turn towards exclusionist white chauvinism in American politics. That’s leaving out other incredible takes like the need for tech to have its own version of Mussolini’s black shirts, to name one example. It would be funny if the hosts and guests were not as powerful and/or wealthy as they are. They’ll mock me for this but all I can say is the audits of their crypto “enterprises” can’t go far enough and someday I really hope they’re subjected to FDR-era marginal tax rates. Bleak!
  • AH_12
    Getting Better!!
    First few episodes sounded like a tech bros locker room conversation - was pretty average Now less bro-y, less swearing, great guests, and highly intellectual. It’s quickly become one of my favorite podcasts
  • NYCMontana
    Let Marc wander
    Keep chumming the waters for Marc…love how he weaves a constellation of facts and events to give clarity to the state of the world and how we got here.
  • JoanJoan02
    A serious deep dive for intellectuals!
    Although tech and crypto may be the premise, every episode has amazing deep dive discussions on everything from politics to history to finance to psychology. While you have to focus on the content, the conversation is extremely easy on the ears in that there’s no annoying voices and the moderation and interactions never miss a beat. Hands down the best new pod to hit!
  • kckc1869
    Knock off All in Pod
    Very clearly a knockoff of the all in pod but with significantly worse opinions. Try something original.
  • ThirtyToo
    Incredible nonsense.
    Tried the pod out and was blown away when claims like Infowars never lies and Mahsa Amini died of natural causes and not at the hands of the Iranian government. Morals can only be found in religion and climate change is a hoax are topics freely discussed with the confidence of oracles. This pod would be hilarious if it weren’t so troubling. Sad really.
  • PeterPaysPaul
    Tech bros playing at cultural criticism
    Interesting, but has the empty feel of grandiose male dilettantes prattling on about the latest nonfiction books and academic theories— but without much grounding in the actual subject matter. i.e. their critique of Chrisianity derives not from any real knowledge of Christianity, but rather from reading criticism of Christianity. Entertaining, but goes down light and fluffy like cotton candy... with a lot knowing smirks and giggles of boys in the high school Gifted Program who’ve done too much nitrous oxide and gotten too caught up in being the smartest dudes in the room. Absolutely no soul.
  • John Saddington
    Must-listen
    Dan is the best looking man in crypto
  • Natalie Mor
    Great conversation dynamics
    This is an awesome, unfiltered conversation - really enjoying the dynamics between the hosts! It’s refreshing to hear unconventional takes and the callouts to bigger philosophical ideas woven into topical issue deep dives. Would love for this to be weekly!
  • Pablo pinto
    The hottest topics in tech from a founder’s perspective
    Erik and Antonio provide so much value to my Twitter feed and are some of my favorite founders to follow. It’s exciting to have them in another medium to continue consuming their knowledge directly from them and their network.
  • PaulieNuts
    Diet
    I could use a Diet-All In Pod. Nice.
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