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ICYMI: This Episode Will Not Bum You Out
We all need to take a break for a little bit of internet joy.
26 min
702
What Next TBD: Does Crypto Investment Need to B...
Is crypto too risky an asset?
18 min
703
ICYMI: There Are No New Jokes On the Internet
Everybody is just stealing and reposting each other’s content.
27 min
704
What Next TBD: Can the Law Keep Up With the Int...
How Reno v. ACLU shaped the internet as we know it.
21 min
705
ICYMI: Why Can’t Lesbians Escape Men on Dating ...
Maybe it’s men with bad intentions, or maybe it’s just bad app design.
30 min
706
What Next TBD: From the Vault: It's Hot. It's F...
A climate scientist on why it’s not too late to turn things around.
20 min
707
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
708
What Next TBD: The Culture War Over Electric Cars
When will electric cars go mainstream?
19 min
709
ICYMI: Did One Direction Create the Internet?
The band’s fans were an unstoppable force online.
27 min
710
What Next TBD: Sheryl Sandberg’s Complicated Le...
How will Meta's former second-in-command be remembered?
25 min
711
A Word: Black Crypto Boom
African Americans are heavily investing in cryptocurrency. Will it pay off?
30 min
712
What Next TBD: Bots! What Are They Good For?
How serious is Twitter's bot problem?
22 min
713
ICYMI: The Musician TikTok Hostage Crisis
Record labels are demanding their talent go viral on TikTok to release new music.
24 min
714
What Next TBD: Is Elon Musk Any Good at Business?
A look at the richest man's business acumen.
25 min
715
ICYMI: Are the Mormon TikTok Moms Really Swingers?
Plus, One Direction drama, and a Youtube channel about 19th century American living.
24 min
716
What Next TBD: Can an Algorithm Spot a Shooter?
Social media surveillance technology used in schools has been largely ineffective.
21 min
717
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
718
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
719
What Next TBD: Online Privacy in a Post-Roe World
How to minimize your digital footprint
17 min
720
ICYMI: The Real Story Behind The Viral Makeup A...
Turns out the Jones Road ‘s virality might not have been entirely organic.
26 min
721
What Next TBD: Will Bitcoin Ruin El Salvador?
How the country's Bitcoin gamble is unraveling.
20 min
722
ICYMI: Oh No, Not Another Couch Guy
Featuring questions on wet jeans, a new Couch Guy (?) and Hayley Kiyoko’s relationship status.
26 min
723
Better Life Lab: The Future of Wellbeing in an ...
What about us Humans?
43 min
724
What Next TBD: North Korea's Hacking Army
Can North Korea's army of cyber-criminals be stopped?
20 min
725
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