255. Saudi Arabia x Silicon Valley (ft. Jonathan Guyer)

Published: May 16, 2023, 7:47 a.m.

b'We are joined by Jonathan Guyer \\u2013 senior foreign policy writer at Vox \\u2013 to discuss his reporting on how the intimate relationship between Silicon Valley and Saudi Arabia is getting even deeper and weirder. We get into the geopolitics, the soft power, and the reputation laundering of Saudi Arabia \\u2013 and its intersections with the cynical values and capital flows in Silicon Valley.\\n\\nJonathan\\u2019s twitter: https://twitter.com/mideastXmidwest \\nJonathan\\u2019s articles:\\n\\u2022\\u2022\\u2022 How Saudi money returned to Silicon Valley https://www.vox.com/technology/2023/5/1/23702451/silicon-valley-saudi-money-khashoggi\\n\\u2022\\u2022\\u2022 How the Saudi crown prince erased the stigma of a murder https://www.vox.com/world/2022/10/3/23380680/global-elite-have-forgotten-jamal-khashoggis-murder-mbs-new-york-investment-conference \\n\\nSubscribe to hear more analysis and commentary in our premium episodes every week! https://www.patreon.com/thismachinekills \\n\\nHosted by Jathan Sadowski (www.twitter.com/jathansadowski) and Edward Ongweso Jr. (www.twitter.com/bigblackjacobin). Production / Music by Jereme Brown (www.twitter.com/braunestahl)'