Each season of the podcast Land of the Giants is a sort of miniseries. It has its own hosts and focuses on one gigantic tech company or a specific sector of the tech industry. But the questions the podcast asks remain the same throughout. How did these organizations get their power? What are they doing with it? How are they changing everybody's lives in the process?
The first season of the Land of the Giants podcast deals with the biggest company of them all, Amazon. It started as a bookseller and turned into the largest data management company.
If Amazon is a data giant, Google is a data behemoth. It started with the noble idea of organizing the world's information. But it grew to take advantage of its power and push its own products above everything else. The podcast explains the history of Google as well.
Apple and technology are almost synonymous. The company reinvented the computer and the phone. It sets trends and invokes loyalty. But the way the company makes the product is far from ethical. The Land of the Giants podcast examines both amazing and troubling things about Apple.
The podcast also talks about what it calls “The Netflix Effect.” Netflix revolutionized how and what people watch. But from personal accounts, employees say working there can feel like North Korea. Netflix is also responsible for changing the way Hollywood has operated for centuries.
Land of the Giants also talks about many other tech-related topics. Food delivery apps changed people's relationships with what they eat. But more than that, the apps helped grow the gig economy and support small businesses. Dating apps claim to be the best tool to find love nowadays. But how can these companies profit while focusing on the user's best interest?
Every episode of the Land of the Giants offers a combination of interviews, soundbites, extensive research, and experts. The hosts are capable journalists who ask questions no one has thought to ask before. The podcast brings the listener into the minds of the decision-makers. Moreover, it reveals how their choices affect the entire world.
Season 9
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Season 7
Season 6