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What Next: TBD | The Drone Wars
Russia and Ukraine are locked in an arms race that will change war forever.
22 min
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ICYMI | TikTok’s Favorite Frat and Sorority Chefs
How two Greek life chefs blew up on TikTok and what they tell us about the unglamorous side of working for frat and sorority houses.
31 min
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What Next: TBD | Crypto's Big Win
Even if you've never touched crypto, you could be burned by the GENIUS Act.
26 min
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ICYMI | Did These Influencers Build a “Plantati...
Zach Stafford gives his take on the latest Jalen Noble/Monet Mcmichael controversy.
44 min
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What Next: TBD | Inside OpenAI's Empire
How the company convinced everyone that AGI is inevitable—and that they need to be the ones who control it.
34 min
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Decoder Ring | The Glaring Problem with Headlights
Why car headlights have gotten so bright—and why they’re likely to stay that way.
39 min
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What Next: TBD | You’ve Been Deepfaked
How AI generated revenge porn is spreading across the internet.
24 min
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ICYMI: This Influencer Baby Name Is a Tragedeigh
28 min
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What Next: TBD | The Newarkification of Flying
Can we avoid an air travel future that is nasty, brutish, and severely delayed?
26 min
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What Next: TBD | Online and Pregnant
A conversation with NYT's critic Amanda Hess about her new book.
30 min
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ICYMI | The Battle Over Tattle
The controversial UK influencer gossip forum remains undefeated…for now.
28 min
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Amicus | SCOTUS, Meet The Broligarchs
Kara Swisher with the briefing constitutional lawyers need to understand big tech’s federal government takeover.
61 min
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What Next: TBD | Chatbots All The Way Down
Why AI companies are giving you the tech you want, but maybe not the tech you need.
22 min
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What Next: TBD | How Elon Wields Power
You can’t run the country like a company. Musk is learning that the hard way.
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What Next: TBD | Marc Andreessen’s New Deal
How the Silicon Valley kingmaker became a Washington mover and shaker.
22 min
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ICYMI: This Book Drama Gets Hotter in the DMs
27 min
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What Next: TBD | Death of the Weather Forecast?
Climate and weather aren’t the same thing, but the Trump administration would have you understand neither one.
23 min
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What Next: TBD | The Immigration Data Dragnet
25 min
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ICYMI: The $50M Revolve Lawsuit and Sponcon Lit...
23 min
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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