This Machine Kills

Jathan Sadowski, Edward Ongweso Jr.

jathansadowski1@gmail.com

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Booking Overview

A co-hosted technology and political-economy show focused on critical analysis of innovation, capitalism, surveillance, and social power, with occasional interviews alongside regular host discussions. Agencies could credibly pitch technology critics, researchers, journalists, authors, and creators of work examining labor, automation, policing, or the political consequences of new technologies; booking difficulty is medium because the show favors sharply relevant, independent voices over general-interest executives.

Metrics

Episodes: 488

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.7/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Male

Location: USA

Contact Information

jathansadowski1@gmail.com

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Host

Jathan Sadowski - Technology researcher, writer, and author focused on the political economy and social consequences of emerging technologies. He is the author of The Mechanic and the Luddite.

Edward Ongweso Jr. - Writer and journalist covering technology, politics, and political economy, with a focus on the power structures and social consequences surrounding new technologies.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium
Typical Credentials:  
Authors, researchers, journalists, technology critics, and creators with a substantive connection to technology, political economy, labor, surveillance, or critiques of industrial systems.
Required Achievements:  
Published books or other notable projects, Research, journalism, or creative work closely connected to technology and political power

Recent Guest Discussions

Ben Somers - The Book’s Retelling Of The Luddite Rebellion And Its Themes Of Industrial Technology, Labor, And Political Resistance.

Recent Topics

Technology, Political Economy, Capitalism, Surveillance, Labor

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
This Machine Kills
:

465. Malcolm X1 Technologies

July 10, 2026

We chat all about the growing market for humanoid robots. What are the financial incentives and social ideologies driving the creation of technologies designed to directly mimic (and replace) humans—even though such designs make little sense as engineering choices? What kind of society makes these technologies attractive for investors and consumers, but also ultimately doomed to fail as solutions for real problems? ••• Are Humanoid Robots Ready to Be Deployed? https://www.newyorker.com/maga...

Patreon Preview – 464. Pep Rally

July 02, 2026

Miracle cures! Get your miracle cures! What the hell are peptides? Why is this class of black/gray market drugs on everyone’s lips and being injected into everybody’s veins? Where did this multi-billion market suddenly come from? We take a look at the political economy of peptides, the pernicious consumerization of healthcare, and the potential consequences of this surging peptidal wave for society. ••• The Billion-Dollar Peptides Gold Rush https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2026-peptide-leg...

463. The Abuse is the Point (ft. Ben Somers)

June 26, 2026

(Sorry we’re a little late; blame producer pneumonia) We open the nightmare world folder and go through a series of stories about technology, surveillance, and policing. Cops using AI to generate “evidential material” in criminal cases, cops using Flock automated license plate readers to stalk people, cops using Flock to wrongfully arrest folks, and then a wildcard: billions of images from the Pokemon Go databases are being used to develop geospatial models for robots and drones. We then end ...

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