Smells Like Machine Spirit
May 15, 202619m0
A Deep Dive on my Substack: This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gilahrens.substack.com
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The Whether Vein
Hosted by by Gil Ahrens · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 17 episodes
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Episodes
17
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11 days ago
Avg length
14m
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30
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About this podcast
What we build. What it builds in us. Serious ideas, lightly worn.Observations on technology, culture, and consequence—with the occasional collision of humor. gilahrens.substack.com
societyculturecomedy
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by Gil Ahrens hosts The Whether Vein, a society show with 17 episodes published.
Recent episodes
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Deep Dive: A look at The Persian Empire, Oil, and Civilizational Mugging
Mar 29, 202619m0
Iran may be a most efficient generator of multigenerational grievance in human history. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gilahrens.
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Deep Dive: Worshipping the AI Golden Calf
Mar 24, 20269m0
Deep Dive discussion of the comparison of the Ai of Joshua's time and the AI of today. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gilahrens.s
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Capture and Destruction of Ai - (Joshua 8)
Mar 24, 20261m0
The crazy contrast when two competing AIs collide. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gilahrens.substack.com
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Deep Dive: When Bureaucratic Caution Kills Local Tradition
Mar 22, 202617m0
Deep Dive: a critical assessment of local traditions and the need for occasional mild mayhem. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gila
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Mystic Mayhem - The Croissant Ceasefire
Mar 22, 20266m0
Civic decay and the death of flying croissants. Will green be outlawed next? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gilahrens.substack.co
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The Trust Deficit - Defeated by Love
Mar 21, 202617m0
When someone close to us dies, a piece of us dies as well. But if we lucky, it gets replaced with a deeper awareness of impact and, ultimately, love. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other
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Scarred, Scared, and Sacred
Mar 20, 202620m0
Unexpected life lessons from a withered, scarred cactus. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gilahrens.substack.com
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The Liberating Logic of a Self-Declared Lunatic
Mar 19, 202620m0
Finding clarity with a head of lettuce. Resurrecting a dark era of "American righteousness." This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gilah
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Make Jesters Great Again
Mar 19, 202613m0
No laughing matter; we need a Presidential Jester. No, we're not joking around! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gilahrens.substack
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The Digestive Burden of Progress
Mar 19, 202613m0
An Evening of Overconsumption Without Discipline. And discovering the desperate need for Digital Antacids. How this year's Super Bowl moment became a Super Bowel movement This is a public episode. If you would like to di
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Defending the Blueline... and the Border
Mar 18, 20264m0
https://gilahrens.substack.com/p/defending-the-blue-lineand-the-border?r=7tj30 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gilahrens.substack.
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Two Great Brands... Diverging
Mar 18, 202619m0
Read the underlying post here: https://open.substack.com/pub/gilahrens/p/two-great-brandsdiverging?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other su
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Verdun and a World Undone
Mar 18, 20262m0
The Battle of Verdun changed the world forever. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gilahrens.substack.com
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The Iran Opportunity
Mar 17, 20264m0
The Prize is beyond mere oil. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gilahrens.substack.com
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A Marshall Plan for Iran?
Mar 17, 202618m0
In Iran, conducting of a modernized Marshall Plan instead of "Strike and Retreat" might be a great investment. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus epi
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Deep Dive: Is AI The Ultimate Narcissist?
Mar 16, 202620mEp. 20
A Deep Dive discussion exploring existential threats looming in AI Systems. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gilahrens.substack.com
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Audience demographics
Age
25-54
Consumer type
General audience
Topics covered
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The Whether Vein is hosted by by Gil Ahrens. The show is categorised under society (culture) and has published 17 episodes.
How many episodes does The Whether Vein have?
The Whether Vein has published 17 episodes.
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The Whether Vein regularly covers society, culture, comedy. It sits in the society category, with a culture focus.
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