Host, "Life in Seven Songs" @sfstandard & Head of Audio | NYC to SF | PCT 2023 | Last name pronounced 🐻👨 | Tweets my own
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This week on "PST," @EmilyDreyfuss sits down with the Standard's business reporter @KevinNguyen_89 and The New York Times housing reporter @ConorDougherty to understand why and how this mega project came to San Francisco. Tune in: sf.news/4xn5zvE
We had former EFF director Cindy Cohn on the "PST with @EmilyDreyfuss" podcast...
Nice summary of Emily and Cindy's conversation about AI copyright lawsuits and why they're the wrong fight:
Some subtly deep wisdom here from long-time @eff top lawyer Cindy Cohn, on the mistake of turning to #copyright to soothe our AI anxieties. She's exactly right - I’ll unpack a little in the replies. 🧵
ALT Discussion on copyright in relation to AI training, emphasizing potential misinterpretations of infringement versus fair use.
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Can Rupert Murdoch turn California red?
@brianstelter, CNN’s chief media analyst and author of two books on the Murdoch empire, joins @EmilyDreyfuss on “PST” to discuss why the Murdochs could see California as frontier territory ready to take over.
Full episode: sf.news/4f3vIZU
"Within seconds, he was yanked from the car and pressed facedown on the asphalt. Three agents surrounded him — one with a knee on his left shoulder, one on his right, one on his neck — while two pinned his arms behind his back and struck him across the back and head."
Must read
marvin godoy calderon, who immigrated from peru four years ago, has a work permit that is valid through 2030 and two jobs in sf. he is not under investigation for any crime. that didn't stop ice agents from kneeling on his neck outside his home last week
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Sophie Bearman retweeted
The primary's almost here — Who's spending what, and why, across the races that will define our city and state’s political future?
We're going to break down with “PST” host @EmilyDreyfuss, wealth and power reporter @eshugerman, and politics editor @hannahcwiley, live at Manny's this Wednesday 🗳️
Last chance at BOGO tickets! 👉️ sf.news/3PB05x6
Sophie Bearman retweeted
Join me, @eshugerman and @EmilyDreyfuss for a conversation on who's spending what, and why, across California's June 2 primary races.
What questions do you have about the $$$? Email me at [email protected] or drop your qs here!
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Today I published an interview with an anonymous Meta employee who has worked at the company for over a decade and wanted, for the first time ever, to let the world know how horrible it feels to be inside. sfstandard.com/pacific-stand…
We did a whole episode on this for the pod!
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Good news!!! A highly requested feature for @sfstandard subscribers has arrived:
We have an app!
Check it out - new features, including video, are rolling out soon.
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back in DC and still convinced the SF-DC axis is the most important one in the world right now
I’ll be sharing a report from this trip and talking all things AI politics & populism at a live podcast with the @sfstandard next thursday
come hang! eventbrite.com/e/ai-vs-every…
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If you're as obsessed with San Francisco housing prices as I am, listen to our latest podcast and play along as we try to guess final sale prices in a new, deeply upsetting game that proves why I will never be able to afford another bathroom sfstandard.com/pacific-stand…
Went for $2 MM over asking price and broke the neighborhood record by a million bucks
So that’s the situation in San Francisco
April 9, 6pm! Join us at Manny's for a live taping of our podcast Pacific Standard Time, featuring @jasminewsun talking about SF / DC / AI / drama and hosts @EmilyDreyfuss and @JesseAlejandro 🙌
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On PST this week, we interview @anyaviolet about her blockbuster investigation into Mickey Gerold, who led a seemingly charmed life of private clubs & powerful friends here in SF.
But behind closed doors, Mickey's ex claims, he coerced her into sex work.
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In this episode of “Life in Seven Songs,” psychologist and New York Times bestselling author @mkonnikova discusses her childhood and the songs that shaped her, including the ’90s rap track she plays before every poker game.
📝: @stbearman sfstandard.com/life-in-seven…
Sophie Bearman retweeted
Big hire for the @sfstandard: Elizabeth Ralph is joining the Standard to run its Opinion section. She currently edits Politico magazine, which produces some of the publication's most interesting and deeply-reported stuff.
Abigail Larios passed her U.S. citizenship test in Octover. 🇺🇸
But officials said they’d need time to review her record.
Months later, Larios remains in citizenship limbo.
New podcast episode 🦻 about what it means to become a citizen under Trump 2.0.
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On this episode of PST, @AlmostZara recounts how an always-listening AI wearable overheard a tiff between her and her boyfriend. Unprompted, the AI gave her good relationship advice.
Then, surveillance critic Chris Gilliard explains why we should bash such devices with a hammer.
Who’s buying always-listening AI necklaces? It turns out a lot of people. On PST, The Standard's @AlmostZara explains why startups are pushing wearable tech, while Internet privacy researcher Chris Gilliard urges caution.
📝: @JesseAlejandro
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Really proud of this, from the audio team at @sfstandard - listen to Ep1 of Pacific Standard Time!
California City is a tiny town that’s become home to the state’s largest ICE detention center. Residents want it gone, but the mayor is struggling to do anything about it.
📝: @EmilyDreyfuss and @JesseAlejandro sfstandard.com/pacific-stand…
Sophie Bearman retweeted
Big news! The @sfstandard just launched the first episode of its new podcast Pacific Standard Time, hosted by @EmilyDreyfuss and @JesseAlejandro 🎉 Give the fascinating first episode a listen here: sfstandard.com/pacific-stand…
Sophie Bearman retweeted
"The Good Place" creator Michael Schur has a distinctive signature: his shows don’t just make you laugh — they make you think about morality.
Schur joins @stbearman on “Life in Seven Songs” to share the music that helped shape the writer he is today. sfstandard.com/life-in-seven…
