To open Offline’s new feed, Jon interviews Kara Swisher, Silicon Valley’s most feared and respected journalist. The two discuss the ongoing war in Ukraine — how it marks the first true conflict of the internet age, why Putin is losing the misinformation battle, and what makes Zelensky a compelling online hero. Kara also gives Jon insight into Big Tech’s most important founders and teaches him a few interview tricks to use as Offline continues. For a closed-captioned version of this episode, click <a href="https://youtu.be/sq0OhQ9T2UY">here</a>. For a transcript of this episode, please email transcripts@crooked.com and include the name of the podcast.

Greg Daniels on the Digital Afterlife

Is the internet slowly breaking our brains, and if so, what can we do about it? 

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