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CS 634: The Return Of Jacob Silverman Mar 12, 2025

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This week Trevor is joined by returning guest Jacob Silverman to continue the conversation surrounding Silicon Valleys current self-imposed role in politics and in running the government. Jacob Silverman is an independent journalist in New York, the co-author of the New York Times best seller “Easy Money: Cryptocurrency, Casino Capitalism, and the Golden Age of Fraud” (Abrams, 2023), and the author of “Terms of Service: Social Media and the Price of Constant Connection” (HaperCollins, 2015). Silverman is currently working on a book about the the reactionary tilt of Silicon Valley elites, which will be published by Bloomsbury in 2025. You can learn more about Silverman and his writings at: https://www.jacobsilverman.com/

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Co-produced & edited by Aaron C. Schroeder / Pierced Ears Recording Co, Seattle WA (piercedearsrec.com). Opening theme composed by T. Beaulieu. Closing theme composed by Dustfingaz (https://www.youtube.com/user/TheRazhu_)

CS 633: Try Hard pt 1 PREVIEW Mar 05, 2025

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This week Trevor, Mario and Ken get together to chop it up on the current culture of deciding its not worth trying if it gets too difficult. Using LeBron and Drake as examples and focusing on the player commitment level in the NBA, the Sharks dive deep on why these people act the way they do.

This is part 1 of an extended conversation available for patreon memebers.

Links in this episode can found at:

How Not to Talk to Your Kids – https://archive.ph/zMosz
How Lil Wayne RUINED Rap – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38b_-TRcAMA&ab_channel=Top5Troy

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CS 632: Ludicrous; The Unvarnished Story Of Tesla Motors Feb 26, 2025

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This week Trevor is joined by guest Edward Niedermeyer to discuss his book ‘Ludicrous: The Unvarnished Story of Tesla Motors’. Edward is an American author, analyst, and critic who focuses on the automotive industry and mobility innovation. His writing has been published in The New York Times, The Truth About Cars, and The Wall Street Journal. Niedermeyer cohosts The Autonocast, a podcast about autonomous vehicles technology and its effects.

Links in this episode can be found at:

Ludiscours: The Unvarnished Story Of Tesla Motors – https://www.porchlightbooks.com/product/ludicrous-the-unvarnished-story-of-tesla-motors–edward-niedermeyer/isbn/9781948836128
The Autonocast – https://www.autonocast.com/

CS 631: Blink Twice PREVIEW Feb 19, 2025

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This week Trevor, Vida and Ken squad up to talk about the movie ‘Blink Twice’ and its relationship to the every day occurrences it attempts to depict. A psychological thriller [5] film directed and produced by Zoë Kravitz (in her directorial debut) from a script she wrote with E.T. Feigenbaum. The film stars Naomi Ackie, Channing Tatum, Christian Slater, Simon Rex, Adria Arjona, Haley Joel Osment, Kyle MacLachlan, Geena Davis, and Alia Shawkat. It tells the story of a group of people invited to the private island of a billionaire tech mogul as something strange happens with the attendees.

**THIS EPISODE CONTAINS SPOILERS**

Links mentioned in this episode can be found at:

Blink Twice: Zoë Kravitz and Naomi Ackie on Making People the Right Kind of Uncomfortable and How Channing Tatum Helped Change the Ending

https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/story/blink-twice-zoe-kravitz-and-naomi-ackie-ending-spoilers-interview?srsltid=AfmBOoo7YLjsYzaUBkzc8I-Mw_oY_TJ86Tm_PXIt6jR_CBg9shP9gRCc

Blink Twice Director Confirms What We All Suspected About the Ending

https://thedirect.com/article/blink-twice-ending

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CS 630 The Silicon Swindle Feb 12, 2025

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This week Trevor is joined by guest Jacob Silverman to discuss Silicon Valleys role in politics and Elon/Zuckerberg’s interests in “getting” political. Jacob Silverman is an independent journalist in New York, the co-author of the New York Times best seller “Easy Money: Cryptocurrency, Casino Capitalism, and the Golden Age of Fraud” (Abrams, 2023), and the author of “Terms of Service: Social Media and the Price of Constant Connection” (HaperCollins, 2015). Silverman is currently working on a book about the the reactionary tilt of Silicon Valley elites, which will be published by Bloomsbury in 2025. You can learn more about Silverman and his writings at: https://www.jacobsilverman.com/

CS 629: The Power Beta Revolution PREVIEW Feb 05, 2025

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This week Trevor and Ken sit down to chop it up about the over-inflated male ego and the beta-alpha relationship a “certain type” of fan likes to fall in to with a “certain type” of celebrity. Continuing the fun fest of dragging drake for his inability to correctly handle any situation he puts himself in, the cult of personality around elon musk, the tech industry concept of “disruption”, trump coin and g6 priests stalling out; its all on the chopping block.

Links for this episode can be found at:

Full Interview: Preacher Kenneth Copeland Defends Lavish Lifestyle – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LtF34MrsfI
Why Rihanna Rejected Drake – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djMszSlOaMA
smoking jacket drake – https://x.com/kirawontmiss/status/1886833369507410282?s=46&mx=2
gettin goofy w/ lebron – https://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/1ue1mj/drake_meets_lebron_james_appears_to_be_very/?rdt=64390

CS 628: Sociology in the Age of Trump Jan 29, 2025

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This week Trevor is joined by guest Dr. Jesse Smith to discuss his article ‘Sociology in the Age of Trump: The Clash of Deep Stories on the Left and Right’. Dr. Smith received his PhD in sociology and demography from Penn State University in 2023. Prior to his graduate training in sociology, Dr. Smith obtained his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in social work. He spent several years in south-central Indiana working in the fields of mental health, addictions treatment, and child services.

Dr. Smith’s research interests are diverse, focusing on such topics as religious nationalism, moral development, and the transmission of faith between generations. His work has been published in journals such as Sociology of Religion, Journal of Marriage and Family, Socius, and Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion

Links in this episode can be found at:

“Sociology in the Age of Trump: The Clash of Deep Stories on the Left and Right” https://www.thepublicdiscourse.com/2024/04/93081/
“The Right Has Become Post-Religious” https://www.thepublicdiscourse.com/2023/07/89591/
“Fear and Loathing across Party Lines: New Evidence on Group Polarization” https://sci-hub.ru/https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/ajps.12152
“The Deep Story Beneath the Big Lie” https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/the-deep-story-beneath-the-big-lie/

Co-produced & edited by Aaron C. Schroeder / Pierced Ears Recording Co, Seattle WA (piercedearsmusic@gmail.com). Opening theme composed by T. Beaulieu. Closing theme composed by Dustfingaz (https://www.youtube.com/user/TheRazhu_)

CS 626: The Lessons of Vivek w/ Alex Skopic Jan 15, 2025

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This week Trevor sits down with Alex Skopic to talk about his article on Vivek Ramaswamy, and what he means to the new political landscape. Alex Skopic is presently Associate Editor at Current Affairs and you can find his writings both fiction and non-fiction on his website https://alexskopic.com/

Links for this episode can be found at:

Alex’s article https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/2023/12/the-lessons-of-vivek
The Trump question with Mehdi Hasan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoGBZNe4YvU&t=899s&ab_channel=VivekRamaswamy
The Tweet https://x.com/VivekGRamaswamy/status/1872312139945234507?mx=2
The economic rant retweeted by Wall Street Apes https://x.com/wallstreetapes/status/1877846116529558005?s=46

Co-produced & edited by Aaron C. Schroeder / Pierced Ears Recording Co, Seattle WA (https://www.patreon.com/PiercedEarsRecordingCo). Opening theme composed by T. Beaulieu. Closing theme composed by Dustfingaz (https://www.youtube.com/user/TheRazhu_)

CS 625: tech.edu Jan 05, 2025

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This week Mario and Ken talk tech as elon lets it be known what he thinks of american workers. The future of education and certain jobs both have a chance of disappearing with elon and trump coming in to power, and The Sharks got some thoughts about that.

CS 623: Tech Media and Politics pt 1 Dec 24, 2024

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This week Trevor sits down with Nitish Pahwa (https://www.nitishpahwa.com/) and Mo Diggs (https://supculture.substack.com/) to talk about what to expect over the next 4 years when Trump jumps back into the oval office while comparing it to what we’ve had in the past.

Nitish Pahwa is an associate writer for business and tech at Slate.com. He’s also written for the New York Times and Passion of the Weiss, and he lives in Brooklyn.

Mo Diggs writes about tech, culture and legacy media. His Substack, Cross Current, looks at the intersection between the new media trends of today and the legacy media trends of yesterday. It has been mentioned in the New York Times and it costs nothing to subscribe — for now.

LINKS IN THIS EPISODE CAN BE FOUND AT:

Cable TV Is on Its Very Last Legs. Next Year May Be the End. https://slate.com/technology/2024/11/nbcuniversal-spinning-off-msnbc-cnbc-spinco.html
How the PayPal Mafia Looks Set To Dominate the New Administration https://www.investopedia.com/the-paypal-mafia-8759491
The Last Days of Disco Liberalism https://supculture.substack.com/p/the-last-days-of-disco-liberalism
The Death of the Liberal Media https://supculture.substack.com/p/the-death-of-the-liberal-media
ABC Had Good Legal Reasons to Settle with Trump https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/12/21/abc-news-settlement-trump-media-threats-00195761
MSNBC Reportedly Tells Two More Anchors To Take Pay Cuts Amid Ratings Tank https://www.yahoo.com/news/msnbc-reportedly-tells-two-more-163309834.html
How the Paypal Mafia Looks Set to Dominate the New Administration https://www.investopedia.com/the-paypal-mafia-8759491
The Quiet Political Rise of David Sacks, Silicon Valley’s Prophet of Urban Doom https://newrepublic.com/article/168125/david-sacks-elon-musk-peter-thiel

This is Part 1 of a two-part episode. Part 2 is free to all paid subscribers over at www.patreon.com/posts/118584849 Become a paid subscriber for $5/month over at patreon.com/champagnesharks and get access to the entire archive of subscriber-only episodes, the Discord voice and chat server for patrons, detailed show notes for certain episodes, and our newsletter.

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