Who gets to be in charge of technology?

If you believe that crypto or AI or any other technology is going to fundamentally change

the way that we live our lives, who gets to be in charge turns out to matter a lot.

And this week on the Vergecast, we're talking about stories about Satoshi Nakamoto, the creator

of Bitcoin, Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI,

and even how the European government changed the way that your web browser looks every day.

All that on the Vergecasts, wherever you get podcasts.

Political polarization's been rising for 40 years now, right? And at some point, I guess it can't get much worse. I know if that means it gets better. But at some point, there might be a reaction to that.

Is it possible to talk about U.S. politics without talking about Donald Trump? That's the question I'm asking on the news show from Vox.

The idea of like a post-Trump or not exactly Trump-focused show can exist because he's not

really driving any agenda items.

It really does feel like so reactive.

Come 2028, America is supposedly turning the page on the current president.

So who do we want to be?

And what are the people and ideas that will shape our post-Trump future?

That's what this podcast is about, going deeper or in politics by taking Trump out of the center

and talking about politics as it relates to real life and culture and everything else.

Like culture-wise, is Timothy Chalamay properly rated, overrated, or underrated?

Oh, God. Now you're going to get me in trouble.

So, from Obama's tan suit to the manosphere and everything in between, what shapes who we are?

I'm a Stead Herndon, and welcome to America Actually.

Music And welcome to America Actually. Okay, so I'm pumped to have two people here who are going to help us look at politics beyond

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