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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
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What Next TBD: Reddit’s IPO Gamble
Will the public upvote it?
24 min
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ICYMI: Anatomy of a Vasectomy
Plus, why Gypsy Rose Blanchard exited social media and called it the “doorway to hell”
40 min
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What Next TBD: When Private Equity Gets in to H...
What’s something expensive that people have no choice but to buy?
26 min
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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
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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
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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
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ICYMI: An ICYMI Birthday Spectacular
We’re turning three!
37 min
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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
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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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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
318
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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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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What Next: Why a Hi-Tech Gun Safety Tool Isn’t ...
New technology, same problems.
20 min