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“Tech” Journalism and the Many Lives of Stewart Brand
Episode 30

“Tech” Journalism and the Many Lives of Stewart Brand

A Conversation with John Markoff

New Books in Environmental Studies · Marshall Poe

February 7, 20231h 7m

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Show Notes

Journalist John Markoff has been writing about Silicon Valley for over forty years. In this interview with Peoples & Things host Lee Vinsel, Markoff talks about his long career, how he became a “tech journalist” long before that term even existed, and how he came to write his new book, Whole Earth: The Many Lives of Stewart Brand. Markoff and Vinsel also talk about how Brand’s life is interwoven with the history of Silicon Valley and the technology its companies have made.

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