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What Next TBD: An Antivax Dog Whistle Goes Viral
A data scientist and epidemiologist is just answering questions.
26 min
577
ICYMI: MrBeast Dethroned a Child to Become the ...
One bland man has figured out how to optimize everything about his YouTube channel.
34 min
578
What Next TBD: Tesla’s No Good, Very Bad Year
Elon Musk promised an “epic end of year” to Tesla investors in 2022. But the stock crashed instead. What happened?
28 min
579
ICYMI: RuPaul’s Drag Race Has Finally Logged On
The season 15 premiere sets up the dynamic between the online and IRL queens like never before.
34 min
580
What Next TBD: Why the Feds Want to Kill Noncom...
How the proliferation of noncompete clauses hurts workers and costs the economy billions.
19 min
581
ICYMI: Who Is Alix Earle And Why Are People Mad...
Plus, an attempt to explain corecore.
32 min
582
What Next TBD: How War in Taiwan Could Short-Ci...
Why the Biden administration views microchip manufacturing as an issue of national security.
22 min
583
ICYMI: The Untalented Mr. Ripley
Gay scammers really ended the year on a high note.
35 min
584
Slate Money: Burning Platforms
Slate Money talks non-competes, Silvergate, and Southwest.
38 min
585
What Next TBD: Will Southwest Be Held Accountable?
Why consumers can’t vote with their feet when it comes to flying.
25 min
586
ICYMI: Fans Ran the World Last Year
Looking back at how fandoms shaped 2022.
36 min
587
ICYMI: Encore: We Talked to BYU’s Black Menaces
The group blew up online for its videos asking students about race, gender, politics, and more.
27 min
588
ICYMI: Encore: All Hail the Liver King
A return to our ancient ancestors’ way of life, via TikTok.
36 min
589
What Next TBD: One Year - 1942: The Most Hated ...
In 1942, it was up to Leon Henderson to stop inflation. He became a nationwide villain.
43 min
590
ICYMI: Decoder Ring: The New Age Hit Machine
An episode from Slate’s Decoder Ring about how some unlikely musicians went viral before the internet.
25 min
591
What Next TBD: Are You Ready For Lab-Grown Meat?
Many of the issues with lab-grown meat directly contradict what makes enthusiasts excited in the first place.
28 min
592
ICYMI: Who Gets to Complain About Their Job Onl...
People love to watch videos of workers complaining about customers, but it can easily cross the line.
37 min
593
Slate Money: Should You Care About the Dot Plot?
Slate Money talks about the Fed’s dot plot, Microsoft’s attempted acquisition of Activision, and SBF’s arrest.
47 min
594
What Next TBD: SBF's Worst Week Yet
Legal action against the former head of FTX and hearings on Capitol Hill expose just how bad things are at the once-dominant crypto exchange.
33 min
595
ICYMI: Why Did NBC’s Internet Culture Reporter ...
Peeking into journalist Morgan Sung’s internet diary.
35 min
596
What Next TBD: San Francisco’s Self-Driving Mess
Self-driving cars are here. And there. And on the sidewalk. Oh boy.
25 min
597
ICYMI: Goodbye to All That 2022 Internet
A roundtable on everything online that shouldn’t return in the new year.
35 min
598
Slate Money: The NYT Strike: End of the Wordle ...
Slate Money talks ChatGPT, Trump tax fraud and The New York Times strike.
45 min
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What Next TBD: Let’s Talk, Chatbots
ChatGPT is better than any chatbot that came before it.
28 min
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ICYMI:What Is a Kevsexual?
TikTok doesn’t understand the female gaze.
34 min