Why America makes tech tycoons into superheroes

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Jun 9, 202218:09Technology

Our founding myths persevere in the hype machine around tech celebrities. University of Washington historian Margaret O’Mara (@margaretomara) explains. Today’s episode was produced and engineered by Jon Ehrens and hosted...

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