Episode #1064

Eddie Huang & Jessica Rosenworcel

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Restaurateur and media personality Eddie Huang joins FCC member Jessica Rosenworcel to discuss net neutrality, internet openness, and the effects of deregulation on competition, entrepreneurship, and free speech. They also consider voting access, local elections, civic participation, universal basic income, automation, education, work-life balance, and Huang’s interests in martial arts and resilience.

What they talked about

  • Net neutrality repeal and its implications
  • Monopolistic control of internet service providers
  • Congressional efforts to restore net neutrality
  • Missile alert system failure in Hawaii
  • Entrepreneurship stifled by paid prioritization
  • Universal basic income debate
  • Individual creativity and education system flaws
  • Push back against work culture and automation

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