Episode · Breaking Points · 2026-10-01
Books mentioned on 10/1/26: Ro Khanna On AI Safety Bill, Bill Gates Dire Warning On Recursive AI, US Nearly Out Of Missiles
Ryan and Saagar discuss Ro Khanna pushes AI safety bill, Bill Gates clowns Ezra Klein on AI self regulation, US nearly out of key missiles. Ro Khanna: https://x.
Emily Jashinsky discussed Amusing Ourselves to Death by Neil Postman.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Amusing Ourselves to Death
Amusing Ourselves to Death by Neil Postman is a seminal media ecology critique arguing that television and modern visual media degrade public discourse by reducing serious thought to mere entertainment.
Discussed“The reality is, is that in today's society, before our show, I was talking to you about this book, I finally read, I knew the thesis but I actually hadn't read it, amusing ourselves to death, I think that's what a fully automated AI life will look like.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing The Lords of Easy Money
“Christopher Leonard, author of "Coke Land, "The Lords of Easy Money."”