Ezra Klein

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767 appearances 2 recordings 1 series first heard Mar 2026 last heard 11 Sep

Ezra Klein’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Hard Fork · The Ezra Klein Show: The A.I. Revolt Is Here · 11 Sep 2026 podcast

You bring this in and right now you're at this time of very, very high valuations. voice-verified

And if AI demand isn't quite what you think, or even just the company that was behind this particular data center is not part of the winner's circle, that in a couple of years, what you got is this like giant voice-verified

Yeah. voice-verified

Right. voice-verified

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I mean, voice-verified

right, voice-verified

And what makes people feel better about a new construction project in their town than calling it Colossus? voice-verified

Unerring touch for those voice-verified

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So I read Abundance last year with Derek Thompson. voice-verified

I heard. voice-verified

Published it. voice-verified

And one thing I've heard been asked by a lot of people is like, what does the abundance take on a data center? voice-verified

And the beginning of that book has this line that, you know, the question is, what do we need more of and how do we get voice-verified

And I think the question here that has been so hard for the AI companies, for the people trying to build data centers, is actually getting people to believe they need more of them. voice-verified

When you're talking about building affordable housing, when you're talking about building an array of solar panels or wind turbines… voice-verified

There's a pretty legible argument. voice-verified

Yes. voice-verified

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