Benevolent Empire ft. Adam Johnson

www.Patreon.com/KillTheComputer  We talk about Jensen Huang's series of big no nos, Anthropic's imminent IPO, and what to look for in the coming weeks and months if you're curious about if and when the AI bubble might finally burst. Follow Ed at www.wheresyoured.at and @EdZitron on social media platforms.

Adam Johnson of Citations Needed joins us for a review of the midterms, we discuss CENTCOM's new podcast, and also how the AI bubble looks closer to bursting by the day. Follow Adam: https://www.columnblog.com  Buy Adam's book: https://www.plutobooks.com/product/how-to-sell-a-genocide/ Listen to Citations Needed: https://citationsneeded.libsyn.com 

Full episode: www.Patreon.com/KillTheComputer  It's election day in America. Miles Klee returns to talk about the right's obsession with bizarre semiotics, such as Anakin Skywalker, Harry Potter, and ask the question: is it time to let the internet die? Read Miles' article: https://www.wired.com/story/let-the-internet-die/ Follow Miles: https://bsky.app/profile/milesklee.bsky.social

Matt Binder joins us to discuss the elections, toss ups, election drama, grandparent's rights, and more. Follow Matt: newsletter: disruptionist.com // video: youtube.com/MattBinder // host: ScamEconomy.com // DOOMEDcast.com // Majority Report & @mattbinder on social media.

www.Patreon.com/KillTheComputer for the full episode It's been awhile since we've done a movie ep so we thought we'd discuss the new Nathan Fielder film You Can See Everything, how it translates to this moment in time, and explore the throughlines between truth, performance, and identity.

Ben and Emil of the Ben and Emil Show take us on a journey through the financial landscape of the tech sector and a glimpse of what to look out for in the coming months. Follow them at https://www.youtube.com/@benandemilshow

Note: You can use coupon code PotatoYear for half off your first month over at www.Patreon.com/KillTheComputer where this episode was originally released ~mid-September A tech billionaire and Trump donor bankrolled an "AI focused" private school that costs $50,000+ a year. Kids are allegedly hooked to heart monitors while being criticized, and fail if their heartrate increases too much. They work unpaid "dirty" jobs like scrubbing toilets or manual labor, and strangely have required follower quotas on social media. This is Alpha School, the billionaire-funded AI academy Trump's Education Secretary came to tour. We spoke with Benjamin Riley, founder of Cognitive Resonance, an education think tank, who is investigating what he believes are many improprieties. Follow Ben and read his initial reporting and follow ups here: https://buildcognitiveresonance.substack.com/p/special-report-my-so-called-alpha

Use coupon code POTATOYEAR for half off the first month of your Patreon subscription from now until Halloween at www.Patreon.com/KillTheComputer  Articles discussed: Character AI: https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/13/just-5-years-in-interactive-chatbot-platform-character-ai-files-for-bankruptcy/ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-companies-afraid-characterai-bankrupcy Kelly Clarkson Bird Drama: https://slate.com/life/2026/10/kelly-clarkson-art-of-play-brooklyn-store-bird.html Accenture: https://www.404media.co/accenture-tells-employees-they-can-now-spend-only-29-on-claude-per-month/ Elon Musk says he's had AI 'psychosis' half a dozen times in the last year https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-ai-psychosis-2026-10

Full episode: www.Patreon.com/KillTheComputer  Saul Levin is the Program Director for the Center for Nonviolent Conflict Research and host of The Hum podcast, which serves as the oral history of the fight against data centers. He walks us through what successful municipalities have done to push back and what you can do if one pops up in your neighborhood. Follow Saul: https://x.com/thehumpod Read the column he co-authored in The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/may/08/ai-datacenters-democracy

Brian and Josh from The Worst of All Possible Worlds join us to discuss The Worst of All Possible Books: Mr. Beast's LLM-ridden slopfest "The Most Dangerous Games". Follow TWOAPW: https://www.worstpossible.world