Slate Technology

Technology coverage from across the Slate Podcast network

Technology
History
Society & Culture
601
What Next TBD: How COVID Changes Our Immune Sys...
The data doesn't tell the whole story.
25 min
602
ICYMI: Has the Internet Made Parenting Easier?
Or has it just created new problems for parents to grapple with?
36 min
603
What Next TBD: Did A.I. Write This Headline?
No, but Silicon Valley thinks it can.
31 min
604
Slate Money: Chip War
Chris Miller joins Slate Money to talk about microchips.
43 min
605
ICYMI: TikTok Isn’t For Creators Anymore
Social media companies have the content spigots in a chokehold.
34 min
606
What Next TBD: Will Google Get Broken Up?
The tech giant's online ad business has printed money for more than a decade. The Justice Department is coming for it.
24 min
607
ICYMI: American Girl’s Addy Is More Than a Slave
It seems like every six months another person brings this discourse back online.
35 min
608
What Next TBD: Does Meta Even Care When Its Use...
The surest way to get your Instagram account back is to know somebody who works there.
26 min
609
ICYMI: The Internet Won’t Let Austin Butler For...
Plus, why is everybody melting down over Kerrygold butter?
34 min
610
Slate Money: It’s Not TV
Felix Gillette joins to talk about his new book on HBO.
51 min
611
What Next TBD: An Antivax Dog Whistle Goes Viral
A data scientist and epidemiologist is just answering questions.
26 min
612
ICYMI: MrBeast Dethroned a Child to Become the ...
One bland man has figured out how to optimize everything about his YouTube channel.
34 min
613
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
614
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
615
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
616
ICYMI: Who Is Alix Earle And Why Are People Mad...
Plus, an attempt to explain corecore.
32 min
617
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
618
ICYMI: The Untalented Mr. Ripley
Gay scammers really ended the year on a high note.
35 min
619
Slate Money: Burning Platforms
Slate Money talks non-competes, Silvergate, and Southwest.
38 min
620
What Next TBD: Will Southwest Be Held Accountable?
Why consumers can’t vote with their feet when it comes to flying.
25 min
621
ICYMI: Fans Ran the World Last Year
Looking back at how fandoms shaped 2022.
36 min
622
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
623
ICYMI: Encore: All Hail the Liver King
A return to our ancient ancestors’ way of life, via TikTok.
36 min
624
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
625
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