Jess is in her second year of law school at Stanford. She worked as a CodeX Intern for the San José Mayor’s Office of Technology and Innovation this past summer. Jess is also a cohost of The Periphery.

The Periphery premieres Tuesday, September 21, and new episodes will release every Tuesday thereafter. We hope you join the conversation!


The Periphery Introduces Jess

Karl is a second-year law student at Stanford. He spent the summer at a law firm. He's also one of the co-hosts of the Periphery.

The Periphery premieres Tuesday, September 21, and new episodes will release every Tuesday thereafter. We hope you join the conversation!


The Periphery Introduces Karl

If you have seen our advertisements or socials, it is clear that we are a group of Stanford Law students talking tech. Typical 🙄.

But what is our angle?

In our season one premiere, we discuss the premise of The Periphery. Where did the idea originate? What are our goals? What type of content and platform are we creating? And most importantly, who is on The Periphery?

We hope you return next Tuesday, September 28th for our first conversation with Cloudera founder Mike Olson as we discuss cloud computing, data, and privacy. Until then, subscribe, give us an honest review, and join us on our journey along the edges of Silicon Valley.

who is the periphery?

Welcome back to The Periphery! 

This week, we ask Cloudera founder Mike Olson to explain the cloud. He talks us through the evolution of the internet and cloud computing, government contracts, complex international issues, and (shocker) privacy concerns.&nbsp;Join our Patreon for the extended version of this interview.

Leave us an honest review, subscribe, and join us next Tuesday for a conversation about the digital divide.


head in the clouds (with Cloudera Founder Mike Olson)

This week, the Periphery talks to Bill Kovacic, former Chair of the FTC, about the woman who currently occupies that role--FTC Chair Lina Khan. How did a relatively obscure law student writing about Amazon rise to lead one of the most important antitrust enforcement agencies in the U.S.? And what does her movement reveal about the power of movement-building in a digital age and the future of the tech industry? We discuss the recent and historic successes of the Neo-Brandeisian Movement and the political obstacles it may face going forward. And, of course, we return to the heart of the matter: why is bigness bad? 

Join us for Part 2 of our series on antitrust in the digital age, where we assess the significance of the youngest FTC Chair in the agency's history. It turns out that her personal story of risk and accomplishment says a lot about the value of fair competition for society itself. 

Leave us a review, subscribe, and support us on Patreon for extended interviews and bonus content. And listen to Part I from last week to learn more about the historical origins of the current collision between antitrust and Big Tech.


digital antitrust II: movement building from the periphery (feat. Former FTC Chair Bill Kovacic)

The Periphery starts a conversation on privacy. Listen as Afi, August, Karl, and Jess tell the stories that made them care about privacy. We would love to hear yours. E-mail us your stories at theperipherypodcast@gmail.com.

Leave us an honest review, subscribe, and join us next Tuesday for a conversation about the Digital Divide.


on the periphery: privacy I

This week, we continue the conversation on privacy in the digital age. We discuss global privacy frameworks and the competing values that inform them.&nbsp;Can we find a universal definition of privacy in a world where data is so vital to national security? How do we overcome seemingly insurmountable geopolitical concerns?&nbsp;

E-mail us your thoughts at theperipherypodcast@gmail.com.

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on the periphery: privacy II

In our final episode of Season 1, the Periphery reflects on its journey into the center of technology and innovation. Almost a year ago, we set out to look for new tools for understanding the complexity of the technology problems that we face today. We wanted to find new ways to assess the social and political implications of technology at every level and transcend the narrow confines of technical and industry jargon. Looking back on Season 1, the Periphery asks: what kind of tool have we created? What are the limits of a "society and culture podcast disguised as a tech podcast" anyway? And what lies ahead of the project of the Periphery? 

We're on a mission to change the nature of innovation and tech policy by changing how people think about technology and its relationship to their lives. That's why the future of the Periphery is entwined with yours. Look out for Season 2 in early 2022, with a deeper focus on critical issues in tech as we continue to build an "atlas" of technology and society. We can't thank you enough for joining us on this journey. See you soon!


Leave us an honest review, subscribe, and send us any ideas or feedback (for Season 1 or Season 2) that you'd like to share. And be sure to become a Conversationalist on our Patreon if you are eager for more *post-season* content. We would love to hear your thoughts, so feel free to send us a message at theperipherypodcast@gmail.com. 




the periphery project: an unfinished journey

The Periphery is back! Listen Afi, August, Jess, and Karl kick off season one as they discuss goals for coming episodes. And, as always, come back next Tuesday for more.

0:00 - 8:56: The Periphery previews season two. What is to come and what should we be thinking about as episodes related to intellectual property, privacy, data, artificial intelligence, human dignity and fundamental/civil rights release? 
8:56 - end: The Periphery discusses the issues they are most excited or concerned about that are sure to arise in season two.

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Leave us an honest review, subscribe, and join us next Tuesday an episode on artificial intelligence. But before then, we would love to hear your thoughts, so feel free to send us a message here or at&nbsp;theperipherypodcast@gmail.com!


The Periphery Returns

This week, The Periphery talks to Dr. Eric Daimler, who formerly served as a Presidential Innovation Fellow in the Obama Administration and as Professor at Carnegie Mellon University. We talk regulatory trends, policy frustrations, the political and social conditions that drive innovation, and what the rapid proliferation of AI means for the future of work, wealth distribution, society, and culture. We also discuss Pixar's Wall-E.



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