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1
ICYMI: The End of Foxtrot and Outdoor Voices
How the abrupt closure of two popular venture-backed brands will affect yuppie lunch culture and cult brand-ism
41 min
2
What Next: Biden’s Climate Report Card
We're doing more than ever, and still not nearly enough.
20 min
3
ICYMI: The “TikTok Voice” of Our Generation
Natalya Toryanski went viral for parodying a seemingly ubiquitous style of talking.
41 min
4
What Next TBD: So ... Is TikTok Banned?
Or has the long journey to banning the short-video app just begun?
19 min
5
ICYMI: Is Roblox Coming for TikTok?
The online gaming platform recently rolled out a $35 million fund for creators.
37 min
6
What Next TBD: The Internet Archive Endangered
A non-profit site just digitized Aruba’s history. They could be sued out of existence.
19 min
7
Slate Money: Tesla’s Toxic Relationship With Musk
The Money team discusses Musk’s $56 billion pay package, the troubles at NPR, and what inflation means for interest rates.
49 min
8
ICYMI: How a Chinese Glycine Manufacturer Took ...
Donghua Jinlong is enjoying an unprecedented amount of success.
44 min
9
What Next TBD: What’s Driving Tesla’s Layoffs?
The EV maker may be demonstrating why other car makers don’t do it this way.
19 min
10
ICYMI: Ann Maddox on Scandoval, Reddit and Grief
How Tom Sandoval’s former personal assistant had to change her Reddit boundaries after Vanderpump Rules’ biggest scandal to date
32 min
11
Money Talks: Felix Wins His Crypto Bet
An old bill comes due for tech investor Ben Horowitz, who discusses the future of crypto and blockchain with partner Chris Dixon.
32 min
12
What Next TBD: Is America Ready for Legal Psych...
How the push for legal ‘shrooms can avoid the problems plaguing legal cannabis.
23 min
13
Slate Money: Why America’s Internet Sucks
The Money team discusses America’s glitchy internet industry, YouTube’s colossal media empire, and why AI still can’t brush your teeth.
50 min
14
What Next TBD: Does Google Suck Now?
Wither our once-best search engine?
23 min
15
What Next: How the Government Botched Financial...
Congress, the Department of Education, and two presidential administrations, all trying to find who did this.
24 min
16
ICYMI: What Next: TBD: Google’s Scam Obituary P...
An episode of What Next: TBD on what happens when your loved one’s death becomes clickbait
26 min
17
What Next TBD: America Needs More Power
How building our renewable energy future domestically is keeping old power plants running.
26 min
18
Slate Money: EVs Need a Charge-Up
The Money team discusses a slowing electric vehicle market, the news outlet that is also a hedge fund, and why wine sales went sour.
36 min
19
What Next TBD: Truth Social’s Rocky Week
Trump Media’s IPO may not be the blockbuster Trump was hoping for.
23 min
20
ICYMI: Rebecca Jennings on NYT Connections and ...
Vox’s senior correspondent explains why she only scrolls TikTok on her treadmill.
34 min
21
Slate Money: How to Escape the Invisible Factory
Author Cal Newport explains how we ended up in Slack hell — and how to free ourselves.
36 min
22
What Next TBD: The Psychological Toll of Mars
We know how to get to space. But what happens to our minds when we’re there?
21 min
23
ICYMI: To Ban or Not to Ban TikTok
We break down the questions and concerns circling the overwhelmingly House-passed TikTok bill
46 min
24
What Next TBD: Can Boeing Pull Out of This Tail...
What needs to change at the company to restore public trust?
27 min
25
ICYMI: Is Nara Smith Actually a Tradwife?
The model-turned-influencer is turning the internet upside down.
39 min