Power User with Taylor Lorenz
Power User explores how technology and the internet are upending our lives and the world around us. Each week, tech journalist Taylor Lorenz explores everything from online fame to emerging platforms, viral phenomena to the creator economy, and much more. Tune in every Thursday for the most influential stories that Silicon Valley often ignores.
1
What defined the internet in 2024?
39 min
2
Is TikTok really dead?
40 min
3
The case against cell phone bans in school
32 min
4
Could the 4B movement ever happen in America?
14 min
5
Why Democrats won't create a left-wing Joe Rogan
25 min
6
AI’s destroying seasonal content
25 min
7
The mastermind behind the Timothée Chalamet loo...
21 min
8
Into the Costcoverse with AJ Befumo
31 min
9
Are Jubilee videos healing or polarizing?
37 min
10
Inside the strange world of corporate influencers
30 min
11
How nostalgia accounts are destroying pop cultu...
27 min
12
Why online retailers all sell the same crappy p...
15 min
13
The Problem with Age Verification Online
30 min
14
Why is Instagram Reels so unhinged?
27 min
15
Brazil's X ban upends stan accounts + political...
31 min
16
The ultimate summer trend recap + a Chick-fil-A...
26 min
17
Inside the DNC’s influencer extravaganza, from ...
24 min
18
Can Elon and Twitter save Trump? + Kamala plays...
41 min
19
Can MrBeast be canceled? + Tim Walz mania and m...
36 min
20
Is Skibidi Toilet the Next Hollywood Blockbuster?
38 min
21
Is Kamala Harris a political meme stock?
37 min
22
The rise of ‘BlueAnon' + Trump shooting merch +...
28 min
23
Inside the most toxic live-streaming platform +...
33 min
24
An influencer’s battle against her snark subreddit
23 min
25
Why do so many people think a top Stanford rese...
40 min