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The Last Invention

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Frequency: 1 episode/22d. Total Eps: 18

The AI revolution has begun – the product of a seventy-year quest by scientists, mathematicians, and visionaries who set out to build machines that could think. But what began as a fringe idea has now become one of the most powerful forces of the 21st century. This is the story of that journey: its rivalries, its competing visions of utopia and apocalypse, and the race to build what may be humanity’s last invention.

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Street Fight Part III: Can We End It?

Thursday, September 24, 2026 • Duration 51:27

Everyone agrees that street homelessness is a problem to solve. But that’s where the agreement ends. Today, we explore the two camps that think they’ve found an answer — one that argues for more resources and the other that argues for more rule of law. THIS EPISODE FEATURES: Iain De Jong, Stephen Eide, Estela Lopez, Mark Horvath, Traci Park LINKS: ⁠Louis C.K. bit⁠ ⁠Iain De Jong's company⁠ ⁠Iain De Jong’s book, The Book on Ending Homelessness⁠ ⁠A few⁠ ⁠studies⁠ ⁠on Housing First⁠ ⁠The Daily Show segment on Housing First⁠ ⁠Stephen Eide’s critique of Housing First⁠ ⁠2019 progress report on Proposition HHH⁠ ⁠Audit on CA homelessness spending⁠ ⁠Oral argument in City of Grants Pass v. Johnson⁠ ⁠City of Grants Pass v. Johnson Supreme Court opinion⁠ ⁠Spencer Pratt’s X account⁠ ⁠Los Angeles mayoral primary debate, May 6, 2026⁠ ⁠Donald Trump 2023 video about the homeless⁠ ⁠Mark Horvath’s organization⁠ ⁠Invisible People YouTube channel⁠ ⁠Traci Park’s website⁠ ⁠Los Angeles City Council meeting, August 18, 2026 ⁠ For this series we also read, and recommend, the following books: ⁠⁠Homelessness in America: The History and Tragedy of an Intractable Social Problem⁠⁠ by Stephen Eide, ⁠⁠Reckoning with Homelessness⁠⁠ by Kim Hopper, ⁠⁠The Hobo: The Sociology of the Homeless Man⁠⁠ by Nels Anderson, and ⁠⁠Down and Out, on the Road: The Homeless in American History⁠⁠ by Kenneth L. Kusmer. CREDITS: This story was reported by Emma Pettit and produced by Andy Mills, Ethan Mannello, Matthew Boll, and Simon Adler. It was mixed by Emma Munger. Music for this episod was composed by Cobey Bienert and Simon Adler. Artwork for this episode is by ⁠⁠Jacob Boll⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Street Fight Part II: Cruel & Unusual

Thursday, September 17, 2026 • Duration 38:10

Homelessness today looks very different than it did in the 1980s, when American cities first woke up to this crisis. Today, we explore the legal battles that turned survival outside into a constitutional question. You can hear the full series right now when you become a Longview subscriber by visiting us⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠ THIS EPISODE FEATURES: Estela Lopez, Kevin Cope LINKS: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Estela Lopez’s organization⁠ ⁠Los Angeles magazine article that features Lopez⁠ ⁠Jones v. City of Los Angeles settlement⁠ ⁠Martin v. City of Boise initial opinion⁠ ⁠Martin v. City of Boise amended opinion⁠ ⁠NPR story that quotes Pam Hawkes and her lawyer⁠ ⁠Kevin Cope of the University of Virginia School of Law⁠ ⁠Kevin Cope’s paper⁠ ⁠Skid Row 2016 survey on violence against women⁠ For this series we also read, and recommend, the following books: ⁠Homelessness in America: The History and Tragedy of an Intractable Social Problem⁠ by Stephen Eide, ⁠Reckoning with Homelessness⁠ by Kim Hopper, ⁠The Hobo: The Sociology of the Homeless Man⁠ by Nels Anderson, and ⁠Down and Out, on the Road: The Homeless in American History⁠ by Kenneth L. Kusmer. CREDITS: This story was reported by Emma Pettit and produced by Andy Mills, Ethan Mannello, Matthew Boll, and Simon Adler. It was mixed by Emma Munger. Music for this episode was composed by Cobey Bienert and Simon Adler. Artwork for this episode is by ⁠Jacob Boll⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Street Fight Part I: Hobos, Bums, and the Homeless

Thursday, September 10, 2026 • Duration 42:50

What we call “homelessness” is a relatively modern phenomenon. Today, we tell the story of its emergence and why, in the 1980s, one woman fought so fervently for her right to live on a New York City street corner. You can hear the full series right now when you become a Longview subscriber by visiting us⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠here⁠THIS EPISODE FEATURES:Stephen EideLINKS:⁠60 Minutes segment on Joyce Brown⁠⁠Stephen Eide at the Manhattan Institute⁠⁠The New York Civil Liberties Union⁠ ⁠Jack London’s memoir of his hobo years, The Road⁠⁠Joyce Brown’s obituary⁠⁠New York magazine story on Brown⁠⁠Retro Report piece featuring Brown’s niece⁠⁠Study on homelessness mortality⁠⁠HUD’s 2024 Annual Homelessness Assessment Report (Part 1)⁠For this series we also read, and recommend, the following books: ⁠Homelessness in America: The History and Tragedy of an Intractable Social Problem⁠by Stephen Eide, ⁠Reckoning with Homelessness⁠by Kim Hopper, ⁠The Hobo: The Sociology of the Homeless Man⁠by Nels Anderson, and ⁠Down and Out, on the Road: The Homeless in American History⁠by Kenneth L. Kusmer.CREDITS:This story was reported by Emma Pettit and produced by Andy Mills, Ethan Mannello, Matthew Boll, and Simon Adler. It was mixed by Emma Munger.Music for this episode was composed by Cobey Bienert and Simon Adler.Artwork for this episode is by ⁠Jacob Boll⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Presenting: Book Keeper

Monday, July 20, 2026 • Duration 52:39

Today we are sharing with you the first episode of a new series we’ve made here at Longview, called Book Keeper. In our first episode of this series, host Megan Phelps-Roper, more than 10 years after leaving the Westboro Baptist Church, returns to the Bible. Even though she is no longer what most would consider a “believer,” she wants to explore what ancient wisdom still lives in these stories. And she begins with a tale of profound betrayal and reconciliation. RESOURCES: The Book of Genesis — Chapters 37 to 45 CREDITS: This episode of Book Keeper was produced by Matthew Boll, with editing by Andy Mills and Sarah Hepola. It is hosted by Megan Phelps-Roper. Music for this episode was composed by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Cobey Bienert⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Peter Lalish⁠⁠⁠⁠ Artwork by ⁠Jacob Boll⁠ WAKING UP OFFER: Thank you to our partner Waking Up. You can find their 14-day free trial ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠ This is an affiliate link. We earn a commission on new subscriptions purchased through this link. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Sam Altman’s Attacker, In His Own Words

Season 1 · Episode 13

Thursday, April 16, 2026 • Duration 20:47

In this episode we talk with Daniel Alejandro Moreno-Gama, the man who was recently arrested and charged with attempting to kill Sam Altman. Several months before the attack, our team contacted a young man posting on Discord under the handle "Butlerian Jihadist," who referenced “Luigi-ing tech CEOs” to our producer. He agreed to an interview and to answer questions about his background and how he came to believe that AGI must be stopped for humanity to survive. To leave a comment and sign up for our mailing list visit us at our website ⁠here.⁠ To support our ability to report more stories like this you can become a subscriber ⁠here⁠⁠. You can email us directly at hello@longview.report THIS EPISODE FEATURES: Daniel Moreno-Gama LINKS: San Francisco District Attorney’s Office Press Release U.S. Department of Justice Press Release Statement from Pause AI Statement from Sam Altman San Francisco Police Department Press Conference Daniel Moreno-Gama Criminal Complaint CREDITS: This episode of The Last Invention was reported and produced by Andy Mills, Simon Adler, Matthew Boll, Seth Temple Andrews, Ethan Mannello, and Carmen Hilbert. Music for this episode was composed by Scott Devendorf, Ben Lanz, Cobey Bienert, and Simon Adler The Last Invention artwork by Jacob Boll Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Wetwear

Season 1 · Episode 12

Thursday, April 9, 2026 • Duration 39:37

This episode was originally reported on our podcast Reflector. You can hear this story and many more by visiting us here What if the next great leap in computing wasn't made of silicon — but of living human brain cells? Reporter Greg Warner takes us inside the lab of Hon Weng Chong, an Australian computer engineer who has built a biological computer: a device that houses actual human neurons in a petri dish, teaches them to play Pong using reward and punishment, and is now being sold to medical researchers, crypto gamers, and roboticists with very big dreams. Along the way, Andy and Greg dig into what these cells might actually feel, why the path to artificial general intelligence might run through a robot's skin rather than its brain, and what it would mean to one day stick a chip of pre-programmed neurons back into a human head. It's weird, it's a little smelly, and it might be the future. THIS EPISODE FEATURES: Hon Weng Chong - CEO and founder of Cortical Labs Dr. Minas Liarokapis - CEO/CTO of Acumino Inc., Director of the New Dexterity Research Group LINKS: ⁠Cortical Labs⁠ ⁠Acumino⁠ ⁠Dishbrain Paper - In vitro neurons learn and exhibit sentience when embodied in a simulated game-world⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ CREDITS: This episode was reported and produced by Greg Warner, Andy Mills, Simon Adler, and Matthew Boll Music for this episode was composed by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Cobey Bienert⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Peter Lalish⁠⁠ Reflector artwork by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jacob Boll Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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The AI Skeptics

Season 1 · Episode 11

Friday, February 20, 2026 • Duration 01:15:39

In this episode, we dive into the views of the people who think the AGI race is being oversold, misunderstood, or misframed. As you’ll hear, we break them down into three distinct camps: “AI Is Grift” (a tech-industry con), “Wrong Path” (LLMs can’t reach AGI without new ideas), and “AI as Normal Technology” (powerful, but adoption will be slow and institution-bound). Through interviews with Ed Zitron, Gary Marcus, and Princeton’s Arvind Narayanan, the episode argues that the real fight isn’t just about capability—it’s about incentives, architecture, and how human systems actually change. FEATURING: Ed Zitron, Gary Marcus, Arvind Narayanan LINKS: ⁠Ed Zitron’s website/podcast Ed Zitron’s newsletter “Where’s Your Ed At” Gary Marcus’s most recent book, “Taming Silicon Valley” Gary Marcus’s Substack Arvind Narayanan’s most recent book, “AI Snake Oil” Arvind Narayanan and Sayash Kapoor’s paper “AI As Normal Technology” CREDITS: This episode of The Last Invention was reported and produced by Andy Mills, Matthew Boll, Seth Andrews, Ethan Mannello, and Carmen Hilbert Music for this episode was composed by ⁠⁠⁠Scott Devendorf⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠Ben Lanz⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠Cobey Bienert⁠⁠⁠, and Matthew Boll The Last Invention artwork by ⁠⁠⁠Jacob Boll⁠⁠⁠ To become a Longview subscriber you can visit us ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Thank you to our sponsors Ground News ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠GROUND NEWS⁠:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠groundnews.com/invent⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to get 40% off unlimited access to global coverage of the stories shaping our world. This is a paid sponsorship link Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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“Build the AI Wall” with Steve Bannon

Season 1 · Episode 10

Tuesday, January 27, 2026 • Duration 52:27

Today, Andy interviews Steve Bannon and his War Room tech editor, Joe Allen. They make the populist right-wing case for breaking up Big Tech, forcing transparency on frontier AI labs, and blocking “AI amnesty” efforts that would preempt state oversight. Bannon frames AI as a species-level inflection point driven by what he calls “broligarch” elites pushing “techno-feudalism,” warning that the public is underwriting opaque labs while losing jobs, leverage and eventually autonomy. LINKS: War Room Podcast Dark Aeon by Joe Allen CREDITS: This episode of The Last Invention was reported and produced by Andy Mills, Megan Phelps-Roper, Matthew Boll, Seth Temple Andrews, Carmen Hilbert and Ethan Mannello. Music for this episode was composed by ⁠⁠Scott Devendorf⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Ben Lanz⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Cobey Bienert⁠⁠, and Matthew Boll The Last Invention artwork by ⁠⁠Jacob Boll⁠⁠ To become a Longview subscriber you can visit us ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Thank you to our sponsors Ground News ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠GROUND NEWS⁠:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠groundnews.com/invent⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to get 40% off unlimited access to global coverage of the stories shaping our world. This is a paid sponsorship link Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Ezra Klein on the Uncertain Politics of A.I.

Season 1 · Episode 9

Friday, December 19, 2025 • Duration 01:01:57

Ezra Klein – New York Times opinion columnist and an influential voice on the American left – joins us at a hinge moment in the A.I. revolution. As artificial intelligence accelerates, Klein examines what’s at stake politically, socially, and morally: the role that government should play in shaping this technology, the disruptions he believes matter most, and how to think clearly when the landscape is shifting so rapidly. LINKS: Ezra Klein’s book Abundance The Ezra Klein Show This Changes Everything CREDITS: This episode of The Last Invention was reported and produced by Andy Mills, Megan Phelps-Roper, Matthew Boll, Seth Temple Andrews, and Ethan Mannello. Music for this episode was composed by ⁠Scott Devendorf⁠, ⁠Ben Lanz⁠, ⁠Cobey Bienert⁠, and Matthew Boll The Last Invention artwork by ⁠Jacob Boll⁠ To become a Longview subscriber you can visit us ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Thank you to our sponsors Ground News ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠GROUND NEWS⁠:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠groundnews.com/invent⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to get 40% off unlimited access to global coverage of the stories shaping our world. This is a paid sponsorship link Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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EP 8: The Accelerationists

Season 1 · Episode 8

Thursday, November 20, 2025 • Duration 53:34

Meet the accelerationists: a rising movement that believes expediting AI development is not only inevitable but morally necessary – humanity’s best chance at transcending its limits. What happens when the world’s most powerful technologists treat AI progress as a duty rather than a danger? THIS EPISODE FEATURES: Olivier Oullier, Guido de Croon, Alex Williams, Reid Hoffman, Guillaume Verdon/“Beff Jezos” LINKS: Beff Jezos/Guillaume Verdon’s Twitter David Sinclair’s website Olivier Oullier’s Company Alex Williamss is a contributor here Reid Hoffman’s Personal Website CREDITS: This episode of The Last Invention was reported and produced by Andy Mills, Gregory Warner, Andrew Parsons, Megan Phelps-Roper, Matthew Boll, Seth Temple Andrews, and Ethan Mannello. It is hosted by Gregory Warner. Music for this episode was composed by Scott Devendorf, Ben Lanz, Cobey Bienert, and Matthew Boll Listen to the soundtrack Music From The Last Invention by Devendorf Lanz The Last Invention artwork by Jacob Boll To become a Longview subscriber you can visit us ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Thank you to our sponsors Ground News and FIRE ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠GROUND NEWS⁠:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠groundnews.com/invent⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to get 40% off unlimited access to global coverage of the stories shaping our world. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠FIRE⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ This is a paid sponsorship link Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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