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Technology coverage from across the Slate Podcast network
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ICYMI: Protecting Child Influencers From Their ...
Why a pivotal Illinois child influencer law is inspiring more states to recognize family vlogging as child labor
37 min
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Slate Money: Are Wallets Obsolete?
The Money team explains Mnuchin’s NYCB bailout, that e-wallet lyfe 🤘, and the new carbon reporting rules for public companies.
40 min
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What Next TBD: Why TikTok Went Silent
As TikTok and UMG argue over whether TikTok is a music platform or not, artists are left in the dark.
19 min
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ICYMI: An Entirely Objective Ranking of the Bri...
Wholesome British personalities like the Sugg siblings, Marcus Butler and Alfie Deyes ruled 2010s era YouTube.
42 min
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What Next TBD: Google’s Scam Obituary Problem
What happens when your loved one’s death becomes funeral clickbait?
25 min
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Slate Money: Musk vs. the AI Overlords
The Money team dives into Elon Musk’s OpenAI lawsuit, Wendy’s surge pricing burgergate, and Apple’s scrapped electric car.
43 min
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ICYMI: Rachel Karten on Snark Subreddits and Ry...
How the Substack writer went from running Bon Appétit’s social media to breaking down the truth behind your favorite viral posts
32 min
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What Next TBD: The Supreme Court Takes on Conte...
Does the First Amendment prevent social media companies from moderating their content—or defend their right to?
25 min
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ICYMI: The Greatest Love Story Ever Told…Throug...
What did ICYMI co-host Rachelle Hampton miss in her six weeks off TikTok?
40 min
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What Next TBD: Alabama’s IVF Mess
How legal personhood for embryos will make having children harder.
24 min
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ICYMI: Who TF Did Reesa Teesa Marry?
We break down the 52-part TikTok series starring an Atlanta woman who was trapped, bamboozled and chronically scammed by her ex-husband
50 min
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Slate Money: Is Capital One’s Discover Deal Doo...
The Money crew discusses the potential Capital One/Discovery merger, the 800-pound Nvidia gorilla, and America’s car wash epidemic.
38 min
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What Next TBD: The Coasts are Sinking
As sea levels rise, the ground below us sinks.
16 min
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ICYMI: Inside the Internet’s Hottest—and Messie...
Recent blockbuster interviews with legendary comedians Mo’Nique and Katt Williams have sent the internet into a tizzy.
45 min
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What Next: Why a Hi-Tech Gun Safety Tool Isn’t ...
New technology, same problems.
20 min
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What Next TBD: Apple Vision Pro: The Ultimate S...
When you look through these smart goggles, they look back—and can tell what you’re seeing.
25 min
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ICYMI: The Turbulence of Air Force Taylor
Plus, why food influencer Emily Mariko got backlash for selling a $120 tote bag
44 min
268
A Word: Ghost in the Medical Machine
Artificial Intelligence plays a growing role in health care. Is medical racism growing with it?
23 min
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What Next TBD: Warfare Enters the A.I. Era
How an invasion became an innovation hub for private tech companies - and the future of war.
24 min
270
ICYMI: The State of Dating Apps
Gen Z, AI and IRL meet-cutes are driving the next disruption in dating app culture
37 min
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Decoder Ring: Why Do So Many Coffee Shops Look ...
Algorithms are shaping our world, even down to latte art.
29 min
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What Next TBD: Breaking Up with Dating Apps
You can’t put a price on love—or your user base will swipe left on you.
22 min
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ICYMI: The Terminally Ill Influencers Posting T...
A new genre of content creators raises familiar questions around agency and voyeurism.
37 min
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What Next TBD: The NFL’s Concussion Settlement ...
Nearly a decade after a “landmark” settlement, former players are still struggling to get the help they’re ostensibly entitled to.
26 min
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ICYMI: Was TikTok Silent or Silenced?
Why Universal Music Group pulled their catalog from TikTok and created a lose-lose situation for everyone involved
32 min