Welcome to Radio Better Offline, a tech talk radio show recorded out of iHeartRadio's studio in New York city. Ed Zitron is joined in studio by Pablo Torre of Pablo Torre Finds Out and David Roth of Defector to talk about independent media, what makes a compelling show, and what it’s like raising a turtle. Pablo Torre Finds Out: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@PabloTorreFindsOut">https://www.youtube.com/@PabloTorreFindsOut</a> Investigating Belichick's Girlfriend: The Power of Jordon Hudson, Revealed <a href="https://youtu.be/As5P5TA-ERk?si=-PfM7fZ-Tw8S-yQc">https://youtu.be/As5P5TA-ERk?si=-PfM7fZ-Tw8S-yQc</a> Hank Azaria on His Bruce Springsteen Tribute Band, Apu and Finding His True Voice <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rnyMXm1ThQ">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rnyMXm1ThQ</a> David Roth <a href="https://defector.com/author/david-roth">https://defector.com/author/david-roth</a> <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/davidjroth.bsky.social">https://bsky.app/profile/davidjroth.bsky.social</a> YOU CAN NOW BUY BETTER OFFLINE MERCH! Go to <a href="https://cottonbureau.com/people/better-offline">https://cottonbureau.com/people/better-offline</a> and use code FREE99 for free shipping on orders of $99 or more. --- LINKS: <a href="https://www.tinyurl.com/betterofflinelinks">https://www.tinyurl.com/betterofflinelinks</a> Newsletter: <a href="https://www.wheresyoured.at/">https://www.wheresyoured.at/</a> Reddit: <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/BetterOffline/">https://www.reddit.com/r/BetterOffline/</a>  Discord: <a href="https://discord.com/invite/QUUQUP9szv">chat.wheresyoured.at</a> Ed's Socials: <a href="https://twitter.com/edzitron">https://twitter.com/edzitron</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/edzitron">https://www.instagram.com/edzitron</a> <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/edzitron.com">https://bsky.app/profile/edzitron.com</a> <a href="https://www.threads.net/@edzitron">https://www.threads.net/@edzitron</a>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

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Better Offline Episodes Around June 18, 2025

Monologue: Why We Need Tech Criticism More Than Ever

I'm Mad As Hell, And I'm Not Gonna Take It Anymore

Tariffs and The End Of Affordable Computing w/ Steve Burke

Monologue: Sam Altman's BS Eye Scanning Startup

Empires of AI With Karen Hao

Monologue: How Better Offline Saved Me

Saving Games Journalism With Giant Bomb

Monologue: Jony Ive and OpenAI's New BS Machine

The Better Offline Mailbag

Monologue: Don't Buy A Switch 2, Get A Handheld Gaming PC

The Truth About Software Development with Carl Brown

Monologue: The AI Job Loss Con

The Era of the Business Idiot, Part 1

The Era of the Business Idiot, Part 2

The Era of the Business Idiot, Part 3

Radio Better Offline: Pablo Torre and David Roth

Monologue: OpenAI Vs. Microsoft

NVIDIA Vs. The Media ft. GamersNexus

Monologue: Did OpenAI Steal Another Startup's Idea?

Radio Better Offline: Gare Davis, Victoria Song, Allison Morrow

Monologue: You Should Get Into Vinyl

Make Fun Of Them, Pt. 1

Monologue: Is Anthropic Killing Cursor?

Make Fun Of Them, Pt. 2

Radio Better Offline: Brian Koppelman, Cherlynn Low & Mike Drucker

Monologue: The Updated Pale Horses of the AIpocalypse

The Hater's Guide To The AI Bubble, Pt. 1

The Hater's Guide To The AI Bubble, Pt, 2

The Hater's Guide To The AI Bubble, Pt. 3

Radio Better Offline: Mia Sato & Dave Lee

Monologue: Annualized Revenues Are BS

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