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What Next TBD: Threads vs. Twitter
If your rate limit has been exceeded one too many times, Mark Zuckerberg is here with an alternative.
24 min
502
ICYMI: What Next: TBD: The Trouble With TikTok...
An episode of Slate’s What Next: TBD on sped-up versions of songs are siphoning off already-paltry streaming revenues.
19 min
503
What Next TBD: Turning Your Face Into Your Ticket
Facial recognition tech at the airport is being sold as an opt-in convenience—for now.
20 min
504
ICYMI: The Subreddit Teeming with Crime, Compla...
How Bath & Body Works fans fostered a safe haven on Reddit
41 min
505
What Next TBD: The Never-Ending Cancer Drug Sho...
This problem isn't new—and it's completely preventable.
31 min
506
ICYMI: Finding Queer Love Online
We hear from listeners who found love in Minecraft rose gardens and Craigslist missed connections.
33 min
507
What Next TBD: Can Ozempic Cure Addiction?
Some patients claim it "quiets their brain." Researchers have been studying its effect on addiction for years. Does it actually work?
26 min
508
Future Tense Fiction: Who Gets to Escape the Cl...
In the June episode of Future Tense Fiction, Matt Bell discusses his short story “Empathy Hour.”
72 min
509
ICYMI: Why the Internet Couldn’t Get Enough of ...
The Titanic-bound missing vessel that gripped the world and ended in tragedy
35 min
510
What Next TBD: The U.S. vs Amazon Prime
Does Amazon make canceling a Prime subscription unnecessarily difficult? The FTC thinks so.
22 min
511
ICYMI: The Super Bowl of Private Chef TikTok
As the rich flee New York City for the summer, so do their content-making chefs.
36 min
512
What Next TBD: The George Soros Succession
Life imitates prestige television for George Soros, his sons, and—because of their billions—politics across the world.
24 min
513
ICYMI: Was the MirandaSings Controversy Inevita...
How an early YouTube icon came under fire for inappropriate behavior with fans.
47 min
514
What Next TBD: Reddit’s Rolling Blackouts
The site wants to monetize its data, but what’s it going to cost?
23 min
515
ICYMI: The TikTok Comedian Caught In A Ticketma...
How Nick Cannon’s protege Matt Rife sold out a world tour
44 min
516
What Next TBD: Are You Ready For A.I. Generated...
The future actors are worried about may be waiting in the wings.
29 min
517
ICYMI: Why “The Ultimatum: Queer Love” Ultimate...
The show, much like it’s participants, can’t commit.
42 min
518
Slate Money: The SEC’s Crypto Crackdown
Slate Money breaks down SEC lawsuits against Binance and Coinbase
51 min
519
What Next TBD: Is Crypto Toast?
Lawsuits against two of the biggest crypto exchanges show exactly what the SEC thinks of the industry.
30 min
520
ICYMI: The Short-Lived, Very Controversial Heal...
34 min
521
What Next TBD: Tech’s Newest Trillion Dollar Co...
Nvidia’s valuation has ballooned off the back of A.I. hype, putting it in league with companies like Apple and Alphabet. Are they here to stay?
20 min
522
ICYMI: Meet NPR’s TikTok Boy
How Jack Corbett amassed a loyal–and thirsty–following.
39 min
523
Money: The Economic Tale of the Writers Strike
How the ongoing Writers Guild strike affects the entertainment economy
51 min
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What Next TBD: When Your Childhood Was Their Co...
The first generation to grow up with their entire childhood documented on social media is coming of age—and wondering how to get some privacy.
24 min
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ICYMI: The Only People Who Made Money From Tumblr
How an Obama-era publishing trend led to it’s own book genre.
31 min