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ICYMI: The Year of Concerts and Being Outside
Beyoncé, Taylor Swift and what happens when stans touch grass
40 min
327
What Next TBD: They See You When You’re Shopping
Holiday shopping is upon us. Is it too late to expect a little privacy and control over your data online?
28 min
328
ICYMI: Buying A Car on YouTube
How car vloggers have upended the antiquated auto industry
33 min
329
What Next TBD: A Moral War for A.I.
What Sam Altman's return to OpenAI means for the industry's future.
31 min
330
Outward: PragerU’s Transphobic Twitter Takeover
Bryan, Jules, and Christina break down Prager University’s million dollar transphobic takeover ad campaign on X.
27 min
331
ICYMI: Colleen Ballinger’s Inevitable Return
The Youtuber’s “fall vlog” comes at an opportune time.
50 min
332
What Next: The Race (Back) to the Moon
The world is competing to make the longest ice run ever.
21 min
333
ICYMI: The Waves: The Bravo Cinematic Universe
From Below Deck to Vanderpump Rules, the Andy Cohen led network has some explaining to do.
37 min
334
Slate Money: The Big Crazy at OpenAI
Slate Money talks drama at OpenAI, the Binance plea deal, and Argentina’s new president
48 min
335
What Next TBD: Where Scams Are Born
A corridor of shady casinos in remote parts of Asia are fueling a global “scamdemic.”
26 min
336
ICYMI: Our 2023 ICYMI Friendsgiving Spectacular
From Scandoval to a folding chair heard around the world, we give thanks to our favorite internet moments this year
50 min
337
What Next TBD: Inside OpenAI's Implosion
Sam Altman is out—or is he?—oh yeah, he is. Wait or..?
28 min
338
Slate Money: Movies | Dumb Money
Hold this episode until it gets up to the moon
45 min
339
What Next TBD: Bedbugs Are Back, Baby!
How do you feel about Thanksgiving travel now?
22 min
340
ICYMI: The Year in Celebrity Memoirs
From Prince Harry to Britney Spears, we look back at the biggest bombshells that hit the shelves this year
44 min
341
Slate Money: How Salt Built America
Author Ed Conway discusses the seemingly mundane materials that gave rise to civilizations
59 min
342
What Next TBD: How Deepfake Porn Infected a School
Once an image is on the internet, it’s out of your control—just ask the girls at Westfield High.
21 min
343
Decoder Ring: The Forgotten Video Game About Sl...
In 1992, the company behind The Oregon Trail tried to simulate Black history. It did not go well.
43 min
344
ICYMI: The Internet Used to be a Haven for Peop...
What happens when weird edges of the internet get sanded down to pave the way for monetized “content.’
41 min
345
Slate Money: Travel | Jet-setting Like A Journ...
Being a foreign correspondent has its share of exciting moments
30 min
346
What Next TBD: Will A.I. Take My Job?
A newsroom finds itself wondering if these mysterious new contributors are even real people.
18 min
347
ICYMI: Restaurant Wars: Keith Lee vs. Atlanta
How a traveling food critic riled up the city of Atlanta (and Cardi B)
50 min
348
What Next TBD: Tesla vs. the Swedes
The “move fast and break stuff” mentality has hit an organized labor stronghold.
23 min
349
ICYMI: Endless Thread: The expanding universe o...
An episode of WBUR’s Endless Thread on a well-known 24/7 lo-fi hip-hop livestream on YouTube.
38 min
350
Slate Money: Movies | The Insider
Blowing the whistle on Big Tobacco
49 min