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ICYMI: American Girl Just Outed One of Their Do...
Plus, Lizzo nails the Notes app apology for the lyrics in her new song “GRRRLS”
28 min
627
What Next TBD: The Culture War Over Electric Cars
When will electric cars go mainstream?
19 min
628
ICYMI: Did One Direction Create the Internet?
The band’s fans were an unstoppable force online.
27 min
629
What Next TBD: Sheryl Sandberg’s Complicated Le...
How will Meta's former second-in-command be remembered?
25 min
630
What Next TBD: Bots! What Are They Good For?
How serious is Twitter's bot problem?
22 min
631
A Word: Black Crypto Boom
African Americans are heavily investing in cryptocurrency. Will it pay off?
30 min
632
ICYMI: The Musician TikTok Hostage Crisis
Record labels are demanding their talent go viral on TikTok to release new music.
24 min
633
What Next TBD: Is Elon Musk Any Good at Business?
A look at the richest man's business acumen.
25 min
634
ICYMI: Are the Mormon TikTok Moms Really Swingers?
Plus, One Direction drama, and a Youtube channel about 19th century American living.
24 min
635
A Word: Black to the Future Online
Podcaster Bridget Todd is ensuring that Black and LGBTQ online activists and creators get their flowers now.
22 min
636
What Next TBD: Can an Algorithm Spot a Shooter?
Social media surveillance technology used in schools has been largely ineffective.
21 min
637
ICYMI: How Depp v. Heard Broke the Internet
The trial was inescapable on social media, but how many people even knew what they were talking about?
27 min
638
What Next TBD: Online Privacy in a Post-Roe World
How to minimize your digital footprint
17 min
639
ICYMI: The Real Story Behind The Viral Makeup A...
Turns out the Jones Road ‘s virality might not have been entirely organic.
26 min
640
What Next TBD: Will Bitcoin Ruin El Salvador?
How the country's Bitcoin gamble is unraveling.
20 min
641
ICYMI: Oh No, Not Another Couch Guy
Featuring questions on wet jeans, a new Couch Guy (?) and Hayley Kiyoko’s relationship status.
26 min
642
Better Life Lab: The Future of Wellbeing in an ...
What about us Humans?
43 min
643
What Next TBD: North Korea's Hacking Army
Can North Korea's army of cyber-criminals be stopped?
20 min
644
ICYMI: The Trial That Ruined TikTok
If your “For You” page is only Depp v. Heard, Lizzo, and a weird “Jiggle Jiggle” rap, you’re not alone.
27 min
645
What Next TBD: How Buffalo Could Transform Soci...
Can the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism effectively moderate extremist content?
19 min
646
ICYMI: Tumblr’s “This Is White Privilege” Stays...
The creator of “This Is White Privilege” knows it educated a lot of people, but says he’d never do it again.
22 min
647
What Next TBD: Inside Trump’s Twitter Clone
Can Truth Social survive without Trump?
17 min
648
ICYMI: The TikTokkers Taking Down the Troubled ...
We spoke with two survivors about what it’s been like finding their community on TikTok, and how the app is helping spread the word.
26 min
649
What Next TBD: Can A.I. Know What You're Feeling?
A.I. that can read emotion is the next frontier in machine learning.
16 min
650
A Word: Is Big Tech Pro-Choice?
Tech companies fell short on “racial reckoning” promises. Are abortion rights next?
22 min