Topic: Ed Roberts

2 chapters across the catalog

"Biostitutes"
Episode 605 2:33 - 6:31

605: "Biostitutes"

Robert Kennedy Jr. Attacks Koch Brothers and Exxon on Climate

Robert Kennedy Jr. appeared on The Ed Schultz Show to accuse the Koch brothers of spending $500 million to deceive the public regarding global warming. Kennedy utilized the term "biostitutes" to describe scientists funded by corporate interests and conflated the tobacco industry's historical deception with Exxon's current climate stance. He claimed Exxon is secretly funding a "denier movement" while publicly acknowledging climate change, ultimately warning that the company's reserves could "destroy civilization."

Authoritarianism
Episode 30 6:15 - 7:44

30: Authoritarianism

Bill Gates and the Revisionist History of Personal Computing

Bill Gates is criticized for allegedly rewriting the history of the personal computer revolution by claiming his early insight into microprocessors was the primary catalyst. The actual timeline is cited, involving Gates seeing the Altair on Popular Electronics and adapting BASIC code for the machine while at Harvard.