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Technology coverage from across the Slate Podcast network
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ICYMI: A Texas Church Did What With Hamilton?
At least their illegal production entertained us on TikTok.
28 min
577
How To!: Have a Healthier News Diet
David Bornstein and Nicole Lewis on fixing the news, Part 2.
30 min
578
What Next TBD: The Summer Vaccine of the Future
A new Lyme vaccine that's in late-stage trials would be the first in 20 years.
15 min
579
ICYMI: Encore: Is BYU Virginity Club Real? An I...
Is it sincere? Is it satire? We tracked down the viral Instagram account’s mysterious creator.
34 min
580
What Next TBD: A.I. Made to Fight Child Porn En...
The unintended victims of Google's A.I. used to fight child predators.
24 min
581
ICYMI: Encore: Who Weekly? Explains Bennifer 3.0
Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez are back together. Everybody rejoice!
27 min
582
How To!: Unbreak the News
David Bornstein and Nicole Lewis on fixing the news, Part 1.
32 min
583
What Next TBD: The Streaming TV Bloodbath
We're seeing a course correction in the streaming market.
24 min
584
ICYMI: Encore: Did TikTok Find Gabby Petito, or...
After an aspiring Instagram influencer mysteriously disappeared, she became the TikTok true crime community’s newest obsession.
33 min
585
What Next TBD: The Hacker Blowing the Whistle o...
Inside the explosive whistleblower complaint against Twitter.
30 min
586
One Year - 1986: The Ultimate Field Trip
They competed for a spot on the Space Shuttle Challenger. Then they watched it explode.
55 min
587
ICYMI: Encore: How a Harry Potter Fanfic Took O...
This 500,000-word story has even spawned a fandom of its own.
27 min
588
What Next TBD: We're Expecting the Wrong Things...
What to make of the latest COVID-19 guidelines from the CDC.
24 min
589
ICYMI: Tumblr Changed How We Watch Movies
Archivist Maya Cade on the relationship between Tumblr and film, and how Tumblr inspired her to create the Black Film Archive.
31 min
590
What Next TBD: What All That Money for Green Te...
The Inflation Reduction Act is fast-tracking climate technologies.
23 min
591
ICYMI: What Is a Clean Girl?
And what does it have to do with the Old Money and Soft Life trends?
30 min
592
What Next: Who Influences the Influencers?
Political money and messaging is flowing, unregulated, onto social media.
26 min
593
What Next TBD: Big Pharma’s Bet on Psychedelics
Psychedelic drug research is increasingly being funded by pharmaceutical companies.
22 min
594
ICYMI: Was Black Twitter a Mistake?
Dr. Meredith D. Clark on the history and significance of black online spaces.
32 min
595
What Next TBD: Crypto Could Leave Texas in the ...
How crypto mining is taxing the Texas power grid.
22 min
596
ICYMI: What Makes a Good Internet Boyfriend?
Thirst is a favorite internet pastime, but moments in the thirst spotlight don’t last long.
29 min
597
What Next TBD: The Monkeypox Vaccine Monopoly
How intellectual property laws make health crises worse.
24 min
598
ICYMI: Does Nicki Minaj Really Owe the IRS $173...
Plus: Beyoncé made some album changes, and why Lockheed-Martin trended recently.
29 min
599
What Next TBD: The Homes We Forgot to Build a D...
Is there a way to fix the never-ending housing crisis in the US?
24 min
600
ICYMI: Dipping Marcel the Shell in Pink Sauce
Plus: Beyoncé, and the Bridgerton musical lawsuit
32 min