Laurie and Spencer interview Paul Kingsnorth, author of New York Times bestseller Against the Machine: On the Unmaking of Humanity, about what we’re up against.
Spencer and Laurie discuss AI, data centers and the possibility of ethical guidelines from the Church and other sources in this July 2026 episode of Dustbowl Diatribes. The “Secret Grange,” for patrons of the Maurin Academy only, followed.
Tonight, October 21, 2025 at 7 p.m. US Central Time, I’ll be having a conversation on Zoom with Stephen Paff, author of the Ethnodata blog and host of the new podcast Democracy Demythologized. See the bottom of this post for information about how to join.
Join Stephen Paff and Laurie Johnson October 14, starting at 7 p.m. US Central Time, as they discuss the implications the recent AI technology will have on people and society. The session will be live on zoom. You can get in on this conversation by becoming a patron of the Maurin Academy at the Salt of the Earth level or above.
Jakob’s reading AI Snake Oil. Here’s a description from the publisher, Princeton University Press: