This week, GeekWire co-founder John Cook joins University of Washington historian Margaret O'Mara, author of "The Code," and San Francisco journalist Jonathan Weber, author of "City on the Edge," for a live joint taping with the Blue City Blues podcast at the National Nordic Museum in Seattle. With Blue City Blues hosts David Hyde and Sandeep Kaushik, they trace the rise of Microsoft and Amazon, the backlash against big tech, the record of both cities' mayors, and Seattle's place in an AI boom that's largely originating in San Francisco.

<p>This week, GeekWire co-founder John Cook joins University of Washington historian Margaret O'Mara, author of "<a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/534709/the-code-by-margaret-omara/">The Code</a>," and San Francisco journalist Jonathan Weber, author of "<a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/city-on-the-edge-jonathan-weber/1148560194">City on the Edge</a>," for a live joint taping with the <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/blue-city-blues/id1777289409">Blue City Blues</a> podcast at the <a href="https://nordicmuseum.org/events/two-cities-one-industry-big-tech-power-and-politics-in-seattle-and-san-francisco">National Nordic Museum</a> in Seattle.&nbsp;With Blue City Blues hosts David Hyde and Sandeep Kaushik, they trace the rise of Microsoft and Amazon, the backlash against big tech, the record of both cities' mayors, and Seattle's place in an AI boom that's largely originating in San Francisco.</p>

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