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What Next: TBD | How Trump Got Obsessed with A...
Thanks to RFK Jr., Trump can capitalize on an issue he’s cared about for decades.
28 min
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ICYMI | Hank Green Started a War With Knitters
Plus, who asked for the return of the internet’s least favorite wife guy, and did we get raptured?
41 min
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What Next: TBD | Is A.I. Taking Your Job?
For young workers, it might be time to worry.
27 min
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ICYMI | Nobody Wants To Party Anymore
Staying in is the new going out, and our phones might be to blame.
41 min
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What Next: TBD | A Very Online Shooter
The memes that came before, and the memes that were made after.
32 min
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ICYMI | The Funniest Guy on Slate's Slack
Slate senior writer Ben Mathis-Lilley shares his Internet Diaries.
45 min
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Slate Money | Money Talks: Battle of the AI Bots
34 min
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What Next: TBD | Her Daughter Killed Herself. T...
Should A.I. have warned someone?
31 min
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ICYMI | Is #BodyPositivity Over?
Ozempic has turned social media from a safe space into a minefield.
47 min
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What Next: TBD | You Can't Escape the Charlie K...
Content moderation is dead, algorithms are designed to serve you horrific videos - is this the future of life online?
32 min
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ICYMI | Does SNL Need Internet Comedians?
And do internet comedians need SNL?
40 min
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TBD | End of an Electric Avenue
Are Americans ready and willing to pay full-price for an electric vehicle?
20 min
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ICYMI | The Gaylor Fandom Is Going Through It
Taylor Swift’s most misunderstood fandom is bearing the brunt of her engagement.
48 min
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What Next: TBD | Is the A.I. Bubble Bursting?
An “A.I. hater” makes the case.
31 min
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ICYMI | Is $55K Enough To Work At Your Favorite...
Why a fashion podcast got into hot water for posting, then deleting, a job that asked too much for too little.
39 min
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What Next: TBD | A24 Meets A.I.
Risk alienating your “auteurs”—or risk being left behind?
22 min
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Slate Money | Sycophantic Suck-Up Machines
52 min
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ICYMI | Gavin Newsom’s Sh*tposting
The California governor is now tweeting like Trump.
42 min
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What Next: TBD | The Great Celebrity Spotify Pl...
What the “Panama Playlists” revealed, other than JD Vance’s taste.
23 min
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What Next | Could Artificial Blood Save Lives?
The hunt for a shelf-stable, life-saving substitute for human blood.
23 min
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What Next: TBD | Trump Vs. Cancer Research
Wait, it’s ‘Vs. Cancer,’ right? No? Wow.
26 min
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ICYMI | ChatGPT Has Ruined the Em Dash
Artificial intelligence has drawn enemy lines along the em dash, and it’s making our writing worse.
36 min
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What Next: TBD | The CDC Under Fire
A widespread suspicion of public health—something HHS head RFK Jr. does nothing to tamp down—has metastasized into something much more dangerous.
21 min
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ICYMI | Ethel Cain, Lana Del Rey, and the Lorax...
Plus, a surprising update on the Sylvanian Drama lawsuit.
43 min
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How To! | Declutter Your Digital Life
Wirecutter’s Caitlin McGarry on building healthier habits in your digital life.
33 min