# Preference Cascades

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Podcast: [Plodcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/plodcast-432682)
Published: 2026-05-27T03:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://share.transistor.fm/s/4739dfdf
Audio file: https://media.transistor.fm/4739dfdf/a3110a39.mp3
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Duration seconds: 887

## Resource

In this episode, Douglas Wilson considers signs of populist unrest in the UK, California, and Alberta, reflects on Molech and idolatry from Stephen’s speech in Acts, and reviews Glenn Reynolds’s Seductive AI with warnings about deception, dependence, and worship. For more from Doug, subscribe to Canon+: https://canonplus.com/

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