Slate Technology
Technology coverage from across the Slate Podcast network
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What Next: TBD | The Baby Monitor Trap
How a device designed to give parents some space demands that they pay more attention than ever.
25 min
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ICYMI | The Chaos and Confusion of “Family Vlog...
A new Utah law puts all creators at risk.
24 min
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What Next: TBD | The U.S. vs Meta
The U.S. alleges Meta has a social media monopoly. Meta claims that in 2025, that's simply not true.
20 min
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ICYMI | Did Remi Bader Lie To Her Followers?
The controversy surrounding a plus-size influencer detailing their weight loss procedure, and what body positive influencers owe to their audience.
24 min
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What Next: TBD | TikTok: Somehow Also Affected ...
Like everything else, TikTok finds itself subject to changing winds of one President Trump.
18 min
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ICYMI | TikTok Is Taking the “Let Them Theory” ...
hy the latest Mel Robbins book has captivated Gen Z
26 min
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What Next: TBD | Trump Tariffs Hit Mushroom Kin...
How Nintendo tried to save their console princess.
20 min
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ICYMI | Getting Fired for Going Viral
25 min
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What Next: TBD | Why Wall Street Can’t Quit Elon
Your 401k loves him too.
29 min
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ICYMI | “Emergency Intercom” Fans Have an Emerg...
The niche podcast faces backlash thanks to…Greta Thunberg?
34 min
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What Next: TBD | Where DOGE Is Taking Us
What happens when you run the government like how Elon Musk runs a business?
24 min
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ICYMI | Justin Bieber Crashes Out and Rachel Ze...
Plus, how two sports stars parlayed a TikTok soft launch into an Instagram hard launch.
31 min
13
How To! | Replace Your Tesla
35 min
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What Next: TBD | This Is Your Brain On Ketamine
And Silicon Valley's too.
22 min
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ICYMI | 9-to-5 Influencers and Social Media’s R...
Why a content creator known for boring “workday in the life” videos got backlash once he quit his job.
33 min
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What Next: TBD | We Made a Memecoin
Because—how hard could it be?
27 min
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ICYMI | Are Influencers Too Normalized To Be Mo...
How a Swiss train put its foot down against an influencer-bashing Instagram account and what this says about our troubling self-surveillance culture.
25 min
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What Next TBD | Bezos 2.0
How the Amazon founder went from Trump critic to Trump donor.
25 min
19
ICYMI | The Manosphere That Made Adolescence
Netflix’s new hit show tackles the dark side of the internet.
32 min
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What Next TBD | Trump's War on Scientific Research
Cutting NIH grants–even temporarily–could have repercussions for years to come.
26 min
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ICYMI | Are New York City Influencers Boring?
Or are we just following the wrong creators?
37 min
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What Next TBD | How Trump Is Trying to Kill Pre...
Inside the movement targeting free speech.
26 min
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ICYMI: Hacktivism, Slacktivism, and (Cybertruck...
The digital resistance is back.
24 min
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What Next TBD | Will Tesla Survive Elon Musk?
From “Eco-Friendly” to “Swastiscar”
23 min
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ICYMI: What’s Going On with Alabama Barker and ...
Why a nepo baby and an internet meme have been fighting online using Kendrick Lamar and Drake’s diss track template.
37 min