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Technology coverage from across the Slate Podcast network
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ICYMI: Is Nara Smith Actually a Tradwife?
The model-turned-influencer is turning the internet upside down.
39 min
252
What Next TBD: The Next Round of the Union Fight
Post-pandemic labor movements were losing momentum, but wins in the auto and film industries have put wind back in the sails.
17 min
253
ICYMI: Fybrefest, Fake Deaths and Acrylic vs. Wool
Internet culture reporter Morgan Sung takes us through the five messiest scandals of the online knitting and crocheting communities
35 min
254
Slate Money: Is Apple’s Monopoly Good for Us?
The Money squad discusses Apple’s new DOJ antitrust suit, Reddit’s massive IPO, and a bum deal for real estate agents.
49 min
255
What Next TBD: Reddit’s IPO Gamble
Will the public upvote it?
24 min
256
ICYMI: Anatomy of a Vasectomy
Plus, why Gypsy Rose Blanchard exited social media and called it the “doorway to hell”
40 min
257
What Next TBD: When Private Equity Gets in to H...
What’s something expensive that people have no choice but to buy?
26 min
258
ICYMI: Reddit is the Real Host of “Love is Blind”
The sixth season of Netflix’s megahit reality tv dating series takes its best cues from Reddit.
40 min
259
Slate Money: Work is Mid 🤷♀️
The Money crew discusses America’s growing disinterest in work, the rise of Liquid Death water, and the fate of TikTok in Congress.
44 min
260
Amicus: Who Gets to Lie Online?
On Monday, the Supreme Court hears a case about the government’s ability to combat online misinformation about COVID and elections.
41 min
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What Next TBD: Is TikTok Cooked This Time?
Why does this issue snap a dysfunctional Congress into bipartisan agreement?
22 min
262
ICYMI: An ICYMI Birthday Spectacular
We’re turning three!
37 min
263
Death, Sex & Money: Who's Driving Your Uber?
Rideshare drivers in the Bay Area tell stories about their lives and their work.
29 min
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What Next TBD: Instagram’s Pedophile Problem
Pedophiles are flooding the accounts of child influencers on Instagram. Who is to blame — and who can make them stop?
30 min
265
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
266
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
267
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
268
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
270
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
271
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
272
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
273
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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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