Recode Decode: Rep. Ro Khanna

Decoder with Nilay Patel

Vox Media Podcast Network

Technology, Business

4.3 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 16 August 2019

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

US Congressman Ro Khanna, who represents California's 17th district, joins Recode's Kara Swisher live onstage at Manny's in San Francisco to talk about the state of tech policy and the next elections. In this episode: Khanna's internet bill of rights; will we ever have a national privacy bill?; the problem with "break them up"; the FTC’s Facebook fine; President Trump's racist attacks on the “squad” and Democrats’ reactions; the current mood in Washington; is Silicon Valley "over?”; Trump’s continued popularity; working on the Bernie Sanders campaign; Khanna’s second choice, Elizabeth Warren; Medicare for All; Russian attacks on elections; ensuring the health of tech; the problems with facial recognition; and government regulation of speech online. Follow us Kara Swisher (@karaswisher), host Ro Khanna (@RepRoKhanna), guest Erica Anderson (@EricaAmerica), executive producer Eric Johnson (@HeyHeyESJ), producer More to explore If you haven't already, subscribe to Recode Decode Subscribe to Recode's other podcasts: Recode Media, Pivot, and Land of the Giants Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:02.0	Hi, I'm Tara Swisher, Editor-large of Recode. You may know me as someone who probably should run against Rokana,
1:09.0	but in my spare time I talk tech and you're listening to Recode decode from the Vox Media Podcast Network.
1:14.0	Well, I'm not going to do that, but I actually did a great live interview with Congressman Rokana,
1:19.0	who represents California's 17th district, which includes the headquarters of Apple and Google.
1:24.0	Congressman Kanna has been on the show before several times, most recently when he unveiled his proposal for an internet bill of rights.
1:31.0	We talked a bit about that here, but also about the state of tech regulation generally, the 2020 campaign and the FTC's recent $5 billion fine on Facebook.
1:41.0	This interview was recorded live at Manys, which is a bar and events page in San Francisco's Mission District.
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1:59.0	Yes, it's me again.
2:01.0	Oh, woo, yeah.
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