Better Offline
Cool Zone Media and iHeartPodcasts
Ed Zitron dissects the artificial intelligence bubble and tech industry excesses through furious monologues and hardware economics.
Why we picked this
We picked Better Offline because it treats the breathless promises of the technology industry with the rigorous skepticism they deserve. Host Ed Zitron cuts through corporate press releases and speculative economic models, examining the underlying math of modern tech bubbles with fierce directness. We favor podcasts that refuse to accept executive competence as a given, and this show spends its entire run exposing the structural vulnerabilities beneath today's most hyped innovations. The back catalog rewards listeners who want a grounded, unapologetic counterweight.
Recent episodes
The Mind of Larry Ellison w/ Tom Dotan
Oct 21, 20261h 1m
Introducing: Knowledge Fight Country
Oct 19, 20263 min
Monologue: Anthropic Slows Down
Oct 16, 202614 min
The Hater's Guide To Bonds With Rob Wigglesworth
Oct 14, 202642 min
Monologue: Australia's Dodgiest AI IPO Is A Pale Horse
Oct 9, 202610 min
"Cycular" Financing w/ GamersNexus
Oct 7, 202649 min
Monologue: Anthropic's $413bn Burden
Oct 2, 20266 min
Monologue: Anthropic Lost $8bn In 2025, Was A Worse Business Than OpenAI
Sep 30, 20267 min
Monologue: The AI Data Center Overbuild
Sep 25, 202610 min
The Hidden Recession Beneath The AI Bubble w/ Paul Kedrosky
Sep 23, 202654 min
Monologue: Shut The F*ck Up Dario!
Sep 18, 20268 min
Stopping The AI Safety Cult ft. Adam Becker & Cal Newport
Sep 16, 20261h 5m
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