Best Of: A Breath of Fresh Air With Brian Eno

Ezra Klein talks with musician and producer Brian Eno about his pioneering work with generative systems and ambient music. Eno discusses how he used rule-based machines to produce unpredictable, evolving soundscapes, reframing music as an environment rather than a performance. The conversation explores his collaborations with artists like U2, David Bowie, and Talking Heads, and how his experimental approach reshaped their creative processes. The episode originally recorded in 2025 is revisited as a summer favorite, touching on the enduring tension between human creativity and machine partnership.