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The Rest Is History

94. Silicon Valley Part 2

The Rest Is History

Goalhanger

History

4.6 • 26.5K Ratings

🗓️ 7 September 2021

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

The rise of social media is the central subject of our second instalment with tech pioneer Marc Andreessen. Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook ask whether social media is the principal force behind an increase in populist politics. The ‘Americanisation’ of culture plus Marc’s theory on why software is the closest thing to real life magic also feature. A Goalhanger Films & Left Peg Media production Produced by Jack Davenport Exec Producer Tony Pastor *The Rest Is History Live Tour 2023*: Tom and Dominic are back on tour this autumn! See them live in London, New Zealand, and Australia! Buy your tickets here: restishistorypod.com Twitter:  @TheRestHistory @holland_tom @dcsandbrook Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hello and welcome to the Restless History, Dominic. Have you heard the latest exciting news about our live tour?

0:10.0

I have, Dominic. It's actually shocking news. It's shocking but also heartening. But just to remind you the listener, the rest is history is going on a nationwide tour at the end of April 2023.

0:21.0

I say tour but it's for three nights only. We'll be in London on the 25th of April and the historic Drury Lane Theatre. Then we'll be able to Edinburgh the following evening on the 26th of April to play at Usher Hall.

0:33.0

And we will finish on the 30th of April at the Larry in Sulford Greater Manchester. But Tom, the listeners are gacking to know about this shocking news that you have for them about the tour.

0:43.0

Ladies and gentlemen, I can announce that our London live show has now sold out. I repeat, all 2000 seats, yes 2000 seats at Drury Lane Theatre are now sold out.

0:55.0

So not even frozen the musical. The show that we are of course replacing at Drury Lane, not even frozen sold out that quickly.

1:03.0

I can imagine Elsa listening to this right now, fuming at the very thought of the rest is history stealing her snowy thunder. But Elsa, all I will say to you is let it go.

1:15.0

People can go to both shows. But just to emphasize, that's our first live date already sold out. And tickets are selling incredibly quickly for Sulford and Edinburgh too.

1:24.0

So if you do want to come, please buy your ticket right now to avoid disappointment. Now, if you've never been to one of our live shows, what a treat or wait. So we have an incredibly inventive approach.

1:34.0

Tom will take the first half and he will be running through his repertoire of Marilyn Monroe songs and I do be the do thanks for that. And I will be picking up after the interval with the PowerPoint presentation on the economic policies of Stanley Baldwin.

1:45.0

It's an absolute riot.

1:47.0

It's fun for all the family. So these are our first ever shows outside London as a podcast. So we'll be putting on a tour de force. I think Dominic is the only word for it in both greater Manchester and the Scottish capital.

1:59.0

So they'll be impressions, perhaps a Mureguin pipe music and plenty of absolute lads from history. Here is how you can get tickets. Just go to rest is history pod dot com. It is very, very, very straight forward. That is www dot rest is history pod dot com by your tickets now to Sulford and Edinburgh before it's too late.

2:29.0

Hello, welcome to the rest of this history. This is the second part of two part series on the history of Silicon Valley, the development of the internet, the role it plays in the kind of broadest historical spectrum and incredibly privileged to have as our guest.

2:48.0

Absolutely, Titan of the internet, Mark Andreessen developer of the web browser, one of the profoundest thinkers and investors in this field.

3:00.0

And the first billionaire to have ever appeared on the rest of history. Yes, Dominic, you're obsessed with.

3:05.0

I am. I am. I am. I am above that. I've never spoken to somebody who's as rich. I mean, just so colossally rich and but also such a, I mean, he'll be remembered when, you know,

3:15.0

the man who who popularized the web browser is much more important than any number of prime ministers.

3:19.0

I'm not denying that, but it's I'm just above worrying about wealth. I know. I know better and better person than you.

3:27.0

I know. Let's let's let's move on. So in the previous episode, we were we were discussing social media.

3:39.0

Yes, we just come to it. We come to that. So Facebook has basically been invented.

3:45.0

Mark Andreessen is on the board of Facebook today. So investor in Twitter or kinds of things like that as well.

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