IM 839: Cogsuckers and Clankers - Radio's New Golden Age or Apocalypse?

What happens when ex-Google innovators build an AI-powered app that turns your emails, favorite subreddits, and even your calendar into a custom radio station you can talk to? In this episode, the creators of Hux reveal how they're reimagining the way we consume information and why radio and podcasts might never be the same.

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Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Paris Martineau

Guest: Raiza Martin

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