Ravi kicks off the episode with a round-up of breaking news: from the latest in Donald Trump’s New York hush money trial to OpenAI's new model of GPT and the controversy surrounding Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito and his wife.
Then, Eric Schlosser, author of "Fast Food Nation," joins the show to discuss his new documentary, "Food, Inc. 2." They dive into everything from the consolidation and corporate power in the food industry, the role of government subsidies in supporting factory farms, and the negative impact on small and medium-sized farmers to the need for stronger antitrust enforcement and getting money out of politics to address these issues.
Show Notes:
Trump’s lawyers rested their case after calling just 2 witnesses. Experts say that’s not unusual (AP, 5/21/24)
The OpenAI board was right (Marcus on AI, 5/20/24)
“I lost trust”: Why the OpenAI team in charge of safeguarding humanity imploded (VOX, 5/18/24)
ChatGPT can talk, but OpenAI employees sure can’t (VOX, 5/18/24)
Closed AI: Sam Altman Returns (Lost Debate, 11/21/23)
Jan Leike (5/17/24)
OpenAI Charter (OpenAI)
At Justice Alito’s House, a ‘Stop the Steal’ Symbol on Display (New York Times, 5/16/24)
Alito’s Flag Excuse Is a License for Partisan Grandstanding (New York Magazine, 5/20/24)
Alito’s Explanation for the Upside-Down American Flag Honestly Makes It Worse (Slate, 5/21/24)
The Samuel Alito controversy. (Tangle, 5/20/24)
The Problem with New York’s Trump Investigations (Lost Debate, 4/26/22)
Trump Is Right for Once (Lost Debate, 2/22/24)
The Jungle (Upton Sinclair, 11/4/24)
Do We Really Want a Food Cartel? (The Atlantic, 4/9/24)
Food, Inc. (Robert Kenner, Eric Schlosser 6/12/09)
Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal (Eric Schlosser, 1/1/02)
Food, Inc. 2 (Melissa Robledo, Robert Kenner, 4/12/24)