The Systems Line

The Listening Map

Series Map

Every episode is a node in a larger system. Follow the narrative arcs that connect them — grouped by the debates they belong to.

AI

41 episodes

Narrative arc 01

  1. EP 006The Hyperscaler Compute Monopoly
  2. EP 005Kill Chain: The Algorithm That Decides
  3. EP 002The Monopoly He Warned You About
  4. EP 001The AI Crossroads — What Everyone's Debating Right Now
  5. EP 008The Queue Never Sleeps
  6. EP 009The Mathematical Impossibility of Alignment
  7. EP 010The Unlocked Room
  8. EP 011The Grid That Thinks
  9. EP 018Coded Targets
  10. EP 017The Gravity of the Few
  11. EP 016The Trilemma
  12. EP 015Stolen Fire: The Distillation Wars
  13. EP 012The Line They Won't Cross
  14. EP 013The Model That Reached Out
  15. EP 023The Case for Community-Scale Alignment
  16. EP 021The Weight of the Recommendation
  17. EP 020The Sovereign Machine
  18. EP 019The Grid and the Ghost
  19. EP 014Consult Before You Cut
  20. EP 022The Grid Cannot Wait
  21. EP 024The Unlocked Weapon
  22. EP 025Faster Than You Can See
  23. EP 026The Warning From Inside the Machine
  24. EP 027Who Writes the Rules
  25. EP 028The Hungry Grid
  26. EP 029The Closing Window
  27. EP 030The Audit Clause
  28. EP 031The Gap Nobody Can Close
  29. EP 032Kill Decision: Who Answers When the Algorithm Fires
  30. EP 033Ghost Rules of Engagement
  31. EP 034Rogue by Design
  32. EP 035The Moat and the Mine
  33. EP 036The Efficiency Myth: Who Pays When the Algorithm Takes the Job
  34. EP 037The Glass Inside the Machine
  35. EP 038When the Machine Stops Listening
  36. EP 039Target Acquired: The Algorithm of War
  37. EP 040The Loudest Hum in the County
  38. EP 041The Manufactured Mind: AI and the New Cognitive Battlefield
  39. EP 042The Label on the Dream
  40. EP 043The Blueprint in the Prompt
  41. EP 044The Room Where the Rules Get Made

Alignment

25 episodes

Narrative arc 02

  1. EP 005Kill Chain: The Algorithm That Decides
  2. EP 002The Monopoly He Warned You About
  3. EP 001The AI Crossroads — What Everyone's Debating Right Now
  4. EP 009The Mathematical Impossibility of Alignment
  5. EP 010The Unlocked Room
  6. EP 018Coded Targets
  7. EP 016The Trilemma
  8. EP 012The Line They Won't Cross
  9. EP 013The Model That Reached Out
  10. EP 023The Case for Community-Scale Alignment
  11. EP 021The Weight of the Recommendation
  12. EP 020The Sovereign Machine
  13. EP 014Consult Before You Cut
  14. EP 024The Unlocked Weapon
  15. EP 025Faster Than You Can See
  16. EP 027Who Writes the Rules
  17. EP 029The Closing Window
  18. EP 031The Gap Nobody Can Close
  19. EP 032Kill Decision: Who Answers When the Algorithm Fires
  20. EP 033Ghost Rules of Engagement
  21. EP 034Rogue by Design
  22. EP 038When the Machine Stops Listening
  23. EP 041The Manufactured Mind: AI and the New Cognitive Battlefield
  24. EP 043The Blueprint in the Prompt
  25. EP 044The Room Where the Rules Get Made

Data Ownership

10 episodes

Narrative arc 03

  1. EP 006The Hyperscaler Compute Monopoly
  2. EP 001The AI Crossroads — What Everyone's Debating Right Now
  3. EP 008The Queue Never Sleeps
  4. EP 015Stolen Fire: The Distillation Wars
  5. EP 023The Case for Community-Scale Alignment
  6. EP 021The Weight of the Recommendation
  7. EP 020The Sovereign Machine
  8. EP 030The Audit Clause
  9. EP 035The Moat and the Mine
  10. EP 037The Glass Inside the Machine

Labor

7 episodes

Narrative arc 04

  1. EP 007When the Lights Stay On by Luck
  2. EP 001The AI Crossroads — What Everyone's Debating Right Now
  3. EP 008The Queue Never Sleeps
  4. EP 014Consult Before You Cut
  5. EP 035The Moat and the Mine
  6. EP 036The Efficiency Myth: Who Pays When the Algorithm Takes the Job
  7. EP 042The Label on the Dream

Bias

11 episodes

Narrative arc 05

  1. EP 005Kill Chain: The Algorithm That Decides
  2. EP 001The AI Crossroads — What Everyone's Debating Right Now
  3. EP 009The Mathematical Impossibility of Alignment
  4. EP 018Coded Targets
  5. EP 016The Trilemma
  6. EP 023The Case for Community-Scale Alignment
  7. EP 021The Weight of the Recommendation
  8. EP 025Faster Than You Can See
  9. EP 030The Audit Clause
  10. EP 039Target Acquired: The Algorithm of War
  11. EP 044The Room Where the Rules Get Made

Warfare

13 episodes

Narrative arc 06

  1. EP 005Kill Chain: The Algorithm That Decides
  2. EP 001The AI Crossroads — What Everyone's Debating Right Now
  3. EP 011The Grid That Thinks
  4. EP 018Coded Targets
  5. EP 012The Line They Won't Cross
  6. EP 024The Unlocked Weapon
  7. EP 025Faster Than You Can See
  8. EP 029The Closing Window
  9. EP 032Kill Decision: Who Answers When the Algorithm Fires
  10. EP 033Ghost Rules of Engagement
  11. EP 039Target Acquired: The Algorithm of War
  12. EP 041The Manufactured Mind: AI and the New Cognitive Battlefield
  13. EP 043The Blueprint in the Prompt

Corporate Power

39 episodes

Narrative arc 07

  1. EP 007When the Lights Stay On by Luck
  2. EP 006The Hyperscaler Compute Monopoly
  3. EP 005Kill Chain: The Algorithm That Decides
  4. EP 002The Monopoly He Warned You About
  5. EP 001The AI Crossroads — What Everyone's Debating Right Now
  6. EP 008The Queue Never Sleeps
  7. EP 009The Mathematical Impossibility of Alignment
  8. EP 010The Unlocked Room
  9. EP 011The Grid That Thinks
  10. EP 018Coded Targets
  11. EP 017The Gravity of the Few
  12. EP 016The Trilemma
  13. EP 015Stolen Fire: The Distillation Wars
  14. EP 012The Line They Won't Cross
  15. EP 013The Model That Reached Out
  16. EP 023The Case for Community-Scale Alignment
  17. EP 021The Weight of the Recommendation
  18. EP 020The Sovereign Machine
  19. EP 019The Grid and the Ghost
  20. EP 014Consult Before You Cut
  21. EP 022The Grid Cannot Wait
  22. EP 024The Unlocked Weapon
  23. EP 026The Warning From Inside the Machine
  24. EP 027Who Writes the Rules
  25. EP 028The Hungry Grid
  26. EP 030The Audit Clause
  27. EP 031The Gap Nobody Can Close
  28. EP 032Kill Decision: Who Answers When the Algorithm Fires
  29. EP 034Rogue by Design
  30. EP 035The Moat and the Mine
  31. EP 036The Efficiency Myth: Who Pays When the Algorithm Takes the Job
  32. EP 037The Glass Inside the Machine
  33. EP 038When the Machine Stops Listening
  34. EP 039Target Acquired: The Algorithm of War
  35. EP 040The Loudest Hum in the County
  36. EP 041The Manufactured Mind: AI and the New Cognitive Battlefield
  37. EP 042The Label on the Dream
  38. EP 043The Blueprint in the Prompt
  39. EP 044The Room Where the Rules Get Made

Infrastructure

27 episodes

Narrative arc 08

  1. EP 007When the Lights Stay On by Luck
  2. EP 006The Hyperscaler Compute Monopoly
  3. EP 002The Monopoly He Warned You About
  4. EP 008The Queue Never Sleeps
  5. EP 010The Unlocked Room
  6. EP 011The Grid That Thinks
  7. EP 017The Gravity of the Few
  8. EP 015Stolen Fire: The Distillation Wars
  9. EP 013The Model That Reached Out
  10. EP 023The Case for Community-Scale Alignment
  11. EP 020The Sovereign Machine
  12. EP 019The Grid and the Ghost
  13. EP 022The Grid Cannot Wait
  14. EP 026The Warning From Inside the Machine
  15. EP 027Who Writes the Rules
  16. EP 028The Hungry Grid
  17. EP 029The Closing Window
  18. EP 030The Audit Clause
  19. EP 031The Gap Nobody Can Close
  20. EP 033Ghost Rules of Engagement
  21. EP 034Rogue by Design
  22. EP 035The Moat and the Mine
  23. EP 036The Efficiency Myth: Who Pays When the Algorithm Takes the Job
  24. EP 037The Glass Inside the Machine
  25. EP 038When the Machine Stops Listening
  26. EP 040The Loudest Hum in the County
  27. EP 043The Blueprint in the Prompt

Surveillance

32 episodes

Narrative arc 09

  1. EP 005Kill Chain: The Algorithm That Decides
  2. EP 002The Monopoly He Warned You About
  3. EP 008The Queue Never Sleeps
  4. EP 009The Mathematical Impossibility of Alignment
  5. EP 010The Unlocked Room
  6. EP 011The Grid That Thinks
  7. EP 018Coded Targets
  8. EP 017The Gravity of the Few
  9. EP 012The Line They Won't Cross
  10. EP 013The Model That Reached Out
  11. EP 023The Case for Community-Scale Alignment
  12. EP 021The Weight of the Recommendation
  13. EP 020The Sovereign Machine
  14. EP 019The Grid and the Ghost
  15. EP 022The Grid Cannot Wait
  16. EP 024The Unlocked Weapon
  17. EP 025Faster Than You Can See
  18. EP 026The Warning From Inside the Machine
  19. EP 027Who Writes the Rules
  20. EP 029The Closing Window
  21. EP 030The Audit Clause
  22. EP 032Kill Decision: Who Answers When the Algorithm Fires
  23. EP 033Ghost Rules of Engagement
  24. EP 036The Efficiency Myth: Who Pays When the Algorithm Takes the Job
  25. EP 037The Glass Inside the Machine
  26. EP 038When the Machine Stops Listening
  27. EP 039Target Acquired: The Algorithm of War
  28. EP 040The Loudest Hum in the County
  29. EP 041The Manufactured Mind: AI and the New Cognitive Battlefield
  30. EP 042The Label on the Dream
  31. EP 043The Blueprint in the Prompt
  32. EP 044The Room Where the Rules Get Made

AI & Labor

1 episode

Narrative arc 10

  1. EP 003AI Replaces Tasks, Not Your Job

AI & Society

1 episode

Narrative arc 11

  1. EP 004Human Hands on the AI Steering Wheel

Energy

9 episodes

Narrative arc 12

  1. EP 007When the Lights Stay On by Luck
  2. EP 006The Hyperscaler Compute Monopoly
  3. EP 011The Grid That Thinks
  4. EP 017The Gravity of the Few
  5. EP 019The Grid and the Ghost
  6. EP 022The Grid Cannot Wait
  7. EP 026The Warning From Inside the Machine
  8. EP 028The Hungry Grid
  9. EP 040The Loudest Hum in the County

44 published episodes · 12 narrative arcs