The world is unraveling—or maybe it's just being rewritten. Roll The Boulder is a sharp, unfiltered dive into the chaos of modern life-- from AI-driven job displacement to the anxiety coursing through so many people to the slow death of community. With wit, irreverence, and a refusal to accept easy answers, we break down the forces shaping our future and ask: Can we push back? Can we rebuild? Part history, part social commentary, all rebellion—this podcast isn’t here to comfort you. It’s here to wake you up.
Roll The Boulder
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The world is unraveling—or maybe it's just being rewritten. Roll The Boulder is a sharp, unfiltered dive into the chaos of modern life-- from AI-driven job displacement to the anxiety coursing through so many people to the slow death of community. With wit, irreverence, and a refusal to accept easy answers, we break down the forces shaping our future and ask: Can we push back? Can we rebuild? Part history, part social commentary, all rebellion—this podcast isn’t here to comfort you. It’s here to wake you up.
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March 23, 2025
Episode 4: Humans Need Not Apply
<p>In this punchy episode of Roll The Boulder, we expose how AI stands poised to trigger a job market upheaval that makes previous automation waves look tame. Tracing the century-long tug-of-war between labor and capital, we uncover the roots of rampant inequality—and how AI could accelerate a slide toward “neo-feudal” power structures. From driverless trucks to AI-generated content, entire industries face mass disruption, while the ultra-wealthy quietly fortify themselves with bunkers and private security. Tune in to see why the next decade could be an inflection point, and how our collective response may spell liberation—or dystopia.</p><p>CITATIONS:</p><p><br></p><p>Autor, D., Katz, L., & Kearney, M. S. (2006). The polarization of the U.S. labor market. NBER Working Paper Series. https://doi.org/10.3386/w11986</p><p><br></p><p>Autor, D., Mindell, D., & Reynolds, E. (2021). AI and the changing job market. MIT Task Force on Work of the Future. </p><p><br></p><p>Bruun, E., & Duka, A. (2018). Artificial intelligence, jobs and the future of work. Basic Income Studies, 13(2). https://doi.org/10.1515/bis-2018-0012</p><p><br></p><p>Danso, B. W., & Eric, H. (2023). Artificial intelligence disruption and its impacts on future employment. i-manager’s Journal on Software Engineering. </p><p><br></p><p>Datta, Y. (2023). A framework for income, inheritance, and wealth tax in America amid increasing income inequality. Journal of Economics and Public Finance. </p><p><br></p><p>Gerlich, M. (2024). Brace for impact: Facing the AI revolution and geopolitical shifts in a future societal scenario for 2025–2040. Societies. </p><p><br></p><p>Gruetzemacher, R., Paradice, D., & Lee, K. (2020a). Forecasting extreme labor displacement: A survey of AI practitioners. Technological Forecasting and Social Change. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2020.120478</p><p><br></p><p>Gruetzemacher, R., Paradice, D., & Lee, K. (2020b). Forecasting extreme labor displacement: A survey of AI practitioners. Technological Forecasting and Social Change. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2020.120478</p><p><br></p><p>Karangutkar, A. A. (2023). The impact of artificial intelligence on job displacement. International Journal of Advanced Research in Science, Communication and Technology. </p><p><br></p><p>Kiatpongsan, S., & Norton, M. (2014). How much (more) should CEOs make? A universal desire for more equal pay. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 9(6), 587–593. https://doi.org/10.1177/1745691614549773</p><p><br></p><p>Lovati, J. M. (1976). The unemployment rate as an economic indicator. Canadian Parliamentary Review. </p><p><br></p><p>Masoud, N. (2024). Artificial intelligence and unemployment dynamics. Technological Sustainability. </p><p><br></p><p>Przychodzeń, W., & Gómez‐Bezares, F. (2021). CEO–employee pay gap, productivity, and value creation. Journal of Risk and Financial Management, 14(5), 196. https://doi.org/10.3390/jrfm14050196</p><p><br></p><p>Rosefielde, S. (2000). The civilian labour force and unemployment in the Russian Federation. Europe-Asia Studies, 52(1), 7–24. </p><p><br></p><p>Santhosh, A., Unnikrishnan, R., & Shibu, S. (2023). AI impact on job automation. International Journal of Engineering Technology and Management Sciences. </p><p><br></p><p>Subramanian, S., & Kawachi, I. (2004). Income inequality and health: What have we learned so far? Epidemiologic Reviews, 26(1), 78–91. https://doi.org/10.1093/epirev/mxh003</p>
March 16, 2025
Episode 3: Battles Won & A War Lost
<p>In this episode, we delve into the tumultuous 20th century—the moment labor briefly triumphed, only to see its victories dismantled as corporate power roared back. From trust-busting and progressive reforms to the rise of unions and the birth of the middle class, we trace how shifting ideologies, automation, and soaring inequality set the stage for today’s precarious economy. And as we stand on the brink of an AI-driven era, we ask: did the 20th century’s unheeded lessons doom us all to repeat history?</p><p>SOURCES: </p><p><strong>Maleh, K. R. (2022).</strong> The impact of the progressive movement on the domestic politics of U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt (1901–1908). Thi Qar Arts Journal.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Cocks, C. C., Holloran, P., & Lessoff, A. (2009).</strong> Historical dictionary of the progressive era. Choice Reviews Online.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Gould, L. (1974).</strong> America in the progressive era, 1890–1914.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Postel, C. (2014).</strong> If they repeal the progressive era, should we care? The Journal of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Yan-wei, L. (2010).</strong> American progressive movement and the rise of middle class. Journal of Tianjin University.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Perkins, L. (1997).</strong> Nannie Helen Burroughs: A progressive example for modern times. Affilia.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Bevis, T. B., & Lucas, C. J. (2007).</strong> The early 1900s: Foreign student enrollments and emerging support.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>McGerr, M. (2003).</strong> A fierce discontent: The rise and fall of the progressive movement in America, 1870–1920.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Borstelmann, T. (2011).</strong> The 1970s: A new global history from civil rights to economic inequality.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Freeman, R. (1988).</strong> Contraction and expansion: The divergence of private sector and public sector unionism in the United States. Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2(2), 63–88.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Salvatore, N. (2012).</strong> A brief ascendency: American labor after 1945. The Forum, 10.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Sharpe, M. (2016).</strong> The decline of unions, the rise of inequality. Challenge, 59(2), 153–154.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Smith, J. (2006).</strong> Capitalism unleashed. International Review of Applied Economics, 20(4), 527–530.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Smolensky, E., & Plotnick, R. (1993).</strong> Research on poverty discussion papers.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Autor, D., Katz, L., & Kearney, M. S. (2008).</strong> Trends in U.S. wage inequality: Revising the revisionists. The Review of Economics and Statistics, 90, 300–323.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Freeman, R. (1995).</strong> Doing it right?: The U.S. labor market response to the 1980s/1990s. LSE Research Online Documents on Economics.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Wolff, E. (1998).</strong> Recent trends in the size distribution of household wealth. Journal of Economic Perspectives, 12, 131–150.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Mouw, T., & Kalleberg, A. (2010).</strong> Occupations and the structure of wage inequality in the United States, 1980s to 2000s. American Sociological Review, 75, 402–431.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Bound, J., & Holzer, H. (1996).</strong> Demand shifts, population adjustments, and labor market outcomes during the 1980s. Journal of Labor Economics, 18, 20–54.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Autor, D., Katz, L., & Kearney, M. S. (2006).</strong> The polarization of the U.S. labor market. NBER Working Paper Series.</p><p><br></p><h3>Additional Web Sources</h3><p><strong>Economic Policy Institute. (2023).</strong> CEO pay in 2023. [Website]. <a href="https://www.epi.org/publication/ceo-pay-in-2023/" rel="noopener noreferrer"...
March 9, 2025
Episode 2: Feudal Fields to Factories
<p>In this episode, we journey from the collapse of Rome through the Gilded Age to uncover how every economic system—feudal, mercantile, industrial—has relied on human labor to keep the wheels turning. But what happens when today’s emerging AI and robotics mean the wealthy no longer need a workforce at all? By retracing the bloody births and brutal shifts of past economies—from peasant revolts to robber barons—we reveal a stark new reality: labor has always held some power because it was indispensable. If the elite can automate everything, that power collapses. Join us for a riveting crash course in history that sets the stage for a potentially dystopian near-future—and challenges you to imagine a world where the everyday worker is optional.</p><p>CITATIONS: </p><p><br></p><ol><li>Paynter, R. (2012). Commentary on Gilded Ages, now and then. International Journal of Historical Archaeology, 16, 776–783.<a href="https://consensus.app/papers/commentary-on-gilded-ages-now-and-then-paynter/cd83fc8a1e1a5687bb1883831b238398/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> </a></li><li>Zhu, Z. (2011). Analysis on American industrial workers in the Gilded Age. Productivity Research.<a href="https://consensus.app/papers/analysis-on-american-industrial-workers-in-the-gilded-age-zhu/12437861a1a75449baeab6d3f4e1f290/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> </a></li><li>Hoogenboom, A. (2000). The Gilded Age: A history in documents. History: Reviews of New Books, 29(1), 10.<a href="https://consensus.app/papers/the-gilded-age-a-history-in-documents-hoogenboom/fc9cba5586e256609c340da111ccdc1a/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> </a></li><li>Orser, C. (2011). Beneath the surface of tenement life: The dialectics of race and poverty during America’s first Gilded Age. Historical Archaeology, 45, 151–165.<a href="https://consensus.app/papers/beneath-the-surface-of-tenement-life-the-dialectics-of-race-orser/6158b675b4135ecdb7b62ce1d0b9ad2b/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> </a></li><li>Campbell, B. C. (1999). Understanding economic change in the Gilded Age. OAH Magazine of History, 13(4), 16–20.<a href="https://consensus.app/papers/understanding-economic-change-in-the-gilded-age-campbell/f8a7eb65ef0455b0a94f86feeb4ebb5a/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> </a></li><li>Mackay, K. (n.d.). Notable labor strikes of the Gilded Age. Weber State University Faculty. Retrieved from <a href="https://faculty.weber.edu/kmackay/notable_labor_strikes_of_the_gil.htm" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://faculty.weber.edu/kmackay/notable_labor_strikes_of_the_gil.htm</a> </li><li>Wikipedia contributors. (n.d.). Gilded Age. In Wikipedia. Retrieved from<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilded_Age" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilded_Age</a></li><li>Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED). (n.d.). Distribution of household wealth in the United States. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. Retrieved from <a href="https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/WFRBST01134" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/WFRBST01134</a> </li><li>Statista. (n.d.). Wealth distribution in the United States as of 2024. Retrieved from <a href="https://www.statista.com/statistics/203961/wealth-distribution-for-the-us/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.statista.com/statistics/203961/wealth-distribution-for-the-us/</a> </li></ol><br/><p><br></p><p><br></p>
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