Nitish Pahwa and Steffi Cao share the personal internet dilemmas we'd like to resolve this year.
43 min
52
What Next TBD | Bitcoin Takes the White House
Cryptocurrency folks see the future, and with Trump returning to office, it looks like a giant pool of money.
20 min
53
ICYMI: An Influencer Hates To See This Subreddi...
How r/NYCInfluencerSnark became the most popular anti-influencer (and potentially, anti-feminist) space on Reddit.
43 min
54
What Next TBD | Musk vs. MAGA
Elon Musk and the base discovered their opinions on immigration are actually pretty far apart.
22 min
55
What Next TBD | The Cost of Suicide Prevention ...
Is this the best way to address an urgent mental health crisis? The data isn’t there yet.
24 min
56
ICYMI: Goodbye to All That 2024 Internet
A roundtable on everything we don’t want to see online next year.
47 min
57
ICYMI Encore: Who TF Did Reesa Teesa Marry?
We break down the 52-part TikTok series starring an Atlanta woman who was trapped, bamboozled and chronically scammed by her ex-husband
50 min
58
Slate Money | From Behind the Money: Why Northv...
The story behind the Swedish start-up’s ambitious rise and massive downfall
29 min
59
What Next TBD | Influencer vs. Influencer
When everyone’s aiming for the same target, some convergence seems inevitable.
27 min
60
ICYMI: Our Top Internet Moments of 2024
It’s time to crown this year’s funniest, floppiest, and most unforgettable moments online.
49 min
61
What Next TBD | Drones!??!!!?!!!
Everyone please calm down.
19 min
62
ICYMI: The 2024 ICYMI Fancam Awards
We’re celebrating our favorite fancams of the year with special guest, EmmaB_Videos.
48 min
63
What Next TBD | The Surveillance State Trump Is...
Expanding surveillance under the guise of security is a bipartisan issue. Who will defend our rights?
21 min
64
Slate Money: Why Netflix is Reducing Parental L...
Cryptobros are convinced they’re being targeted, Netflix walks back its generous parental leave, and Spotify is profitable and acting like it.
43 min
65
ICYMI: 3 Internet Stories We Missed In 2024
Slate writers Luke Winkie and Nitish Pahwa run through the big tech and internet culture headlines we didn’t get to this year.
27 min
66
What Next TBD | Elon Musk and Trump’s Shadow Tr...
Rich tech guys are finally having a say in how the world works.
23 min
67
ICYMI: Our Favorite TikTok Songs and Sounds of ...
We’re recapping the year of Tommy Richman, Tate McRae, and more with former Pitchfork editor Jill Mapes.
38 min
68
Slate Money Talks: The Synapse Scandal
Hugh Son joins to explain the complicated mess left in the wake of a fintech failure and how users were left holding the bag.
32 min
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What Next TBD | Spotify Trapped
How to unwrap your musical taste from the algorithm
23 min
70
ICYMI: The Internet’s Favorite Moments in Women...
Madeline Hill and Lindsay Gibbs run down the best sports stories of this year, which surprise — were led by women.
43 min
71
What Next TBD | The Influencer Administration
Trump is packing his administration with social media stars who are selling products, promoting brands and communicating with the public in unprecedented ways.
25 min
72
ICYMI: Should I Block My Boyfriend’s Aunt on In...
We ask internet culture writer Steffi Cao how to navigate your best (and worst) behaviors online this holiday season.
41 min
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What Next: TBD | When Your Flight’s GPS Gets Sp...
Drone warfare is commonplace. Commercial planes are collateral damage.
22 min
74
ICYMI: Max Read on Gawker, “Sculder” Fanfiction...
How Substack writer Max Read decides what to drop in the group chat, and what backlash he received after his eponymous post about the “Zynternet.”
37 min
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What Next TBD | The Post-Election Social Media ...
Is this the end of having one, shared “digital public square”?