Show 213 - Jimmy Wales
Matt Forde's Political Party
The Political Party
4.7 • 2.2K Ratings
🗓️ 14 April 2021
⏱️ 68 minutes
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Summary
The founder of Wikipedia explains why his site is so different to the other big stars of the internet, like Twitter, Facebook and Google and why the decisions he took mean that Wikipedia is run in a completely different way. It turns out there's a whole side to this you might not know about! This is a fascinating discussion about how the internet should function and in whose interest, who should decide what other people see and the benefits and flaws of the Twitter and Facebook models. It's not just about how the internet does and should work, but about human nature and what makes people participate in what way and what the implications for politics and democracy are. Even if you have absolutely no idea about tech or computers, you will love this.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome to the political party. Today's guest is Jimmy Wales, founder of Wikipedia. |
| 0:15.4 | This is a fascinating discussion about why Wikipedia was set up, how it's run, the people |
| 0:20.7 | involved in it. That's a whole other story, all of itself, an amazing tale. What they |
| 0:26.1 | do, this is an incredible discussion. I hope this episode finds you. Well, some of you |
| 0:29.9 | have been to the pub by now, which I'm very jealous of, but it's a sign that society |
| 0:35.2 | is starting to gear up again and that things are starting to return. And one of the things |
| 0:39.2 | of course that's about to return is live entertainment. And on that note, I'm delighted |
| 0:44.7 | to be able to announce the return of the political party as a live show with three very special |
| 0:50.2 | nights at the Garic Theatre in London's West End. Get a pen and paper and write these |
| 0:55.8 | details down. Three nights, three very special shows, three amazing lineups. On Monday the |
| 1:01.7 | 24th of May, I'll be joined by Peter Mandelson and Sayyda Vasey. On Tuesday the 25th of May, |
| 1:08.2 | I'll be joined by Kea Stammer and Andrea Ledson. And on Wednesday the 2nd of June, I'll be joined |
| 1:13.8 | by Jess Phillips and Esther McVay. To say I'm excited, it's an understatement. There are six fantastic |
| 1:19.4 | guests, three amazing nights, tickets are on sale now. If you go to my website, matford.com slash |
| 1:25.0 | live. For more details, follow me on Twitter at matford. I cannot wait for those. We have obviously |
| 1:31.7 | been booking in the last few weeks. I've been desperate to announce it and tell you I've always |
| 1:36.5 | wanted to go I've got an announcement coming. But till it's all sorted, I never like to say it. So |
| 1:40.4 | there we are, the Garic Theatre. If you've not been one of the most beautiful theaters in the West |
| 1:44.5 | End, I saw this house there, James Graham's plan. I saw Frank Skinner there. So to return to live |
| 1:49.4 | entertainment with three nights at the Garic, which for your reassurance will be socially |
| 1:54.0 | distanced and COVID secure is a real thrill. So come along. It'll be great to be back on stage. I mean, |
| 2:01.6 | when was the last time I did one of these live? So anyway, I just cannot wait. And there are three |
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