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Solutions with Henry Blodget

Solutions with Henry Blodget

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 We hear enough about our problems. Let’s solve them. Every Monday, journalist, analyst and entrepreneur Henry Blodget interviews leading thinkers across business, tech, politics and beyond about their big ideas for how to build a better future. Part of the Vox Media Podcast Network. Economics
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  • What Broke Trust in Journalism & How to Fix It, According to Ken Auletta

    What Broke Trust in Journalism & How to Fix It, According to Ken Auletta
    May 18 2026
    The media industry is under assault. This week, we turn to one of the world’s most experienced and trusted media observers for a solution: Ken Auletta, who has covered the industry for almost 50 years for the New Yorker. Auletta has studied the rise of cable TV, the Internet, and today’s tech giants, and profiled figures such as Rupert Murdoch, Ted Turner, and Barry Diller. We discuss how trust in the media broke and what might fix it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr and 1 min
  • Are Psychedelics on the Verge of Going Mainstream?

    Are Psychedelics on the Verge of Going Mainstream?
    May 11 2026
    President Trump surprised many people a few weeks ago when he signed an executive order accelerating research into psychedelics. Compounds like psilocybin, LSD, MDMA, ketamine, and others have developed large and enthusiastic followings in the past decade, and some seem quite promising in the treatment of depression, PTSD, addiction and other conditions. Unusually, they are also one of the very few issues that have support across the political spectrum. This week, we discuss why this is a turning point for psychedelics and what might come next with Anne Philippi, a former journalist at Vogue, Vanity Fair, and GQ who now runs The New Health Club, a media organization dedicated to psychedelics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    40 mins
  • Why AI Will Never Be Conscious, According to a Consciousness Expert

    Why AI Will Never Be Conscious, According to a Consciousness Expert
    May 4 2026
    Anil Seth is concerned about the “mythology of conscious AI” – the growing argument that LLMs and other AI systems might one day achieve consciousness. Seth is a Professor of Cognitive and Computational Neuroscience at the University of Sussex and a leading expert on consciousness. He’s skeptical that AI will ever achieve true consciousness, and argues there’s danger in perceiving these technical systems as feeling beings. Today, we discuss that danger, and what science even defines as "consciousness." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr and 7 mins
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