The AmberMac Show

In this 1-year anniversary special episode of The Amber Mac Show, author and activist Cory Doctorow shares more about the enshittification of our tech world. To build on the issue of online harms, Ed Elson, from the Prog G Markets Podcast with Scott Galloway, unpacks how social media is making kids lonely. Plus, to wrap up this week’s show, Canada’s favourite Internet dad Brittlestar explains more about lessons from cats surviving fascism (also the title of his book).
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Cory Doctorow – Author of Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What to Do About It: Website | Book
Ed Elson – Writer, Analyst, & Co-Host of the Prof G Markets podcast with Scott Galloway: X/Twitter | LinkedIn | Instagram
Stewart Reynolds – Brittlestar, the Internet’s Favourite Dad: X/Twitter | Bluesky | Cats Surviving Fascism

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In this week’s episode, we speak with Taylor Owen from the Machines Like Us podcast about Canada’s second chance to protect Canadians online. Plus, we tell you about a new social network called Moltbook, built exclusively for AI bots. We also unpack the latest headlines about America’s TikTok takeover, including possible censorship, and we share more about a new Amazon Ring feature that will help reunite lost dogs with their owners. If you’re curious about why the French police raided X’s (the platform pushing Grok AI) offices in Paris, we have an update on that, too!
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Taylor Owen – Founding Director at The Centre for Media, Technology, and Democracy + Host of Machines Like Us: LinkedIn | Website

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In this week’s episode, our guest is Guy Kawasaki, who joins us to share more about the only app you should use right now to message your friends and family. Plus, we’ll tell you what happened with Facebook and teens in 2016 that was one of the first warning signs that social media wasn’t safe for kids. And if you follow news about Elon Musk and Tesla, we’re going to share why cars might not be the future of the company. Plus, we’ll dive into what Apple products might be coming to a home near you and the latest on what OpenAI plans to start doing to make money for the over-18 crowd.
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Guy Kawasaki – Chief evangelist at Canva & Host of the Remarkable People podcast: LinkedIn | Website

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On this week’s episode, The Wealthy Barber’s David Chilton joins us with an updated version of his bestselling book, including common-sense ways to manage money and what you need to know about TikTok finfluencers. In this week’s TheOtherMac segment, Jeff has an update on what happened at Davos from a tech perspective. Plus, in tech news, Amber and Jeff share how deepfake videos and images are spreading misinformation about what’s happening in Minnesota (and it’s coming from the White House) and what the Canadian government plans to do about banning social media for kids.
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David Chilton – Author of The Wealthy Barber: LinkedIn

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In this week’s episode, our guest Anthony Morgan, co-host of The Nature of Things, joins us to talk about the new science behind alcohol. We also unpack what happened last week on Grok AI and why Elon Musk needs to be accountable for X’s non-consensual sexual deepfakes. We’re also going to talk about Google’s deal with Apple and what it means for the future of Siri, and we’ll tell you about the Trump advisor Meta just hired to help run Facebook and Instagram.
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