The New Yorker staff writer Kyle Chayka joins Tyler Foggatt to discuss Elon Musk’s seizure of power within the U.S. government, the tech industry’s slide into right-wing politics, and how the ideology of techno-fascism is taking root in Silicon Valley. Can the populists and the technologists coexist in Donald Trump’s Washington? This week’s reading:<ul>
<li>“<a href="https://www.newyorker.com/culture/infinite-scroll/elon-musks-ai-fuelled-war-on-human-agency">Elon Musk’s A.I.-Fuelled War on Human Agency</a>,” by Kyle Chayka</li>
<li>“<a href="https://www.newyorker.com/culture/infinite-scroll/the-second-trump-administrations-new-forms-of-distraction">The Second Trump Administration’s New Forms of Distraction</a>,” by Kyle Chayka</li>
<li>“<a href="https://www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a/make-south-africa-great-again">Make South Africa Great Again?</a>,” by Isaac Chotiner</li>
<li>“<a href="https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-financial-page/elizabeth-warren-fights-to-defend-the-consumer-protection-agency-she-helped-create">Elizabeth Warren Fights to Defend the Consumer Protection Agency She Helped Create</a>,” by John Cassidy</li>
<li>“<a href="https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/a-fistfight-over-donald-trump-at-wheaton-college-around-russell-vought">A Fistfight Over Donald Trump at the Evangelical Version of Harvard</a>,” by Emma Green</li>
</ul>To discover more podcasts from The New Yorker, visit <a href="http://newyorker.com/podcasts">newyorker.com/podcasts</a>. To send feedback on this episode, write to <a href="mailto:themail@newyorker.com">themail@newyorker.com</a>.

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