3 chapters across the catalog
The hosts recount meetings with the Tribune Company and Hearst executives in the mid-1990s. They highlight the failure of these media giants to recognize the threat posed by Craigslist to their classified ad revenue, despite Craig Newmark offering them the product.
John C. Dvorak recounts a two-hour meeting in Northern California with Lori Frick and her husband Mark, whom the hosts label "Obama-bots." Despite their political differences, the meeting was cordial and focused on the art world and Frick's successful exhibit. The hosts discuss Frick's background as a co-founder of Vignette Software and her skepticism toward the TED conference circuit.
Systemically Important Financial Institutions, Economic Collapse
A discussion with artist and former tech executive Lori Frick touches on the inevitability of an economic collapse. The hosts argue for "ripping the band-aid off" rather than sustaining the current system of SIFIs and government partnerships. They define the current state of US corporatism as a form of fascism where regulators have an incentive to rescue failing entities to hide their own failures.
