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ICYMI: The Internet’s Biggest Secret
33 min
527
What Next TBD: Why Sports Are All in on Betting
The tech that turned sports gambling from an illegal vice to an inescapable cash cow.
24 min
528
ICYMI: Quiet Luxury is TikTok’s Latest Nonsensi...
34 min
529
Hi-Phi Nation: Rise of the Music Machines
AI Music and the Future of Creativity
50 min
530
What Next TBD: Space After NASA
The passionate weirdos and hedge funds that want to boldly go where only governments have gone before.
30 min
531
ICYMI: Why Tarte Cosmetics is Being Accused of ...
44 min
532
What Next TBD: Who’s Afraid of A.I.?
Real harm from A.I. doesn’t have to look like Skynet—it’s already happening.
29 min
533
ICYMI: We’re Sorry
37 min
534
Hi-Phi Nation: Effective Altruism and its Critics
How to Give to Charity Ethically
58 min
535
Slate Money: Succession S4 Ep7: Two Indias (And...
Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers are joined this week by a star-studded lineup to discuss episode seven of HBO’s Succession.
64 min
536
What Next TBD: What's Going on at Meta?
Market instability, bad bets and low morale are putting Silicon Valley's poster child in uncharted territory. Can it claw its way back?
29 min
537
ICYMI: Inside the Nexus of Wellness Culture
36 min
538
Slate Money: Why The First Republic Failure Is ...
Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers talk about the failure of First Republic Bank.
46 min
539
What Next TBD: What the Writers' Strike Is Real...
The WGA is fighting to get ahead of A.I.—and finally catch up with the streaming era.
27 min
540
ICYMI: Should Influencers Unionize?
36 min
541
Hi-Phi Nation: The Problem with Gig Work
Can gig workers beat the algorithm?
51 min
542
Slate Money: Succession S4 Ep6: Living+
Felix Salmon, Emily Peck and Elizabeth Spiers are joined by Ed Lee of the New York Times for a spoilery recap of episode six of the final season of HBO’s Succession.
53 min
543
What Next TBD: Is Your Uber Drivers' Pay Rigged?
Same ride. Same route. Different pay.
21 min
544
ICYMI: Should We All Be Pirating More?
37 min
545
Slate Money: “Traffic”: Ben Smith and the Death...
Felix Salmon, Emily Peck and Elizabeth Spiers are joined by Semafor editor-in-chief Ben Smith to discuss his new book.
45 min
546
Future Tense Fiction: Live. Love. Die. Repeat?
In the April episode of Future Tense Fiction, David Iserson discusses his short story “This, but Again.”
51 min
547
What Next TBD: Stephen King Is Just as Confused...
A meltdown over its subscription service reveals Twitter’s wheels coming off.
30 min
548
ICYMI: We’ve Learned Nothing From West Elm Caleb
38 min
549
How To!: Face the A.I. Revolution
Kevin Roose on using A.I. chatbots intelligently.
37 min
550
Hi-Phi Nation: Love in the Time of Replika
People in love with their AI chatbots
50 min