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Technology coverage from across the Slate Podcast network
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A Word | Star Man: Merlin’s Tour of the Universe
Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson on space, politics, and his new book.
37 min
102
ICYMI: The Breakup Reddit Can’t Stop Talking About
Why the internet predicted and celebrated the messy breakup of country singer Zach Bryan and Barstool Sports personality Brianna “Chickenfry” LaPaglia.
49 min
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What Next TBD: Facebook for the Dead
Inside the creative, caring and controversial website that memorializes the dead.
19 min
104
ICYMI: How to Thrive as a Party of One
NPR’s Meghan Keane wrote a book about choosing yourself in a world that pressures us to partner. What happened next was the greatest twist of all.
44 min
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What Next TBD: Can TikTok Sway this Election?
Even politicians working to ban TikTok are not above using it to reach voters.
20 min
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Victoria’s Secret Is Your Grandma’s Fashion Show
From divisive internet reactions to lackluster runway looks, the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show should’ve been left in the past.
49 min
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What Next TBD: How Secure Is Our Election?
Why you can be confident in America’s electoral integrity, even as confidence in American democracy is plummeting.
29 min
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How a K-Pop Star’s Comeback Was Canceled
Plus, High Speed Downloads on a controversial Bath & Body Works candle and the TikTok resurgence of Broad City.
41 min
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What Next TBD | The Elon-Trump Alliance
Two main characters who finally found each other.
17 min
110
ICYMI: 24 Hours of the Strangest Online Fad Diet
A writer attempts a food fast made popular by a YouTuber, with unexpected results.
31 min
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What Next: Gambling on Elections, What Could Go...
Polymarket has people putting their money where their political predictions are.
23 min
112
What Next: An Extremely Online Hurricane Season
After the storms came the flood of rumors, A.I. images, and straight-up B.S.
25 min
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What Next TBD | 23andMe...And a Looming Data Di...
The company is on the ropes. How safe is your DNA?
22 min
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ICYMI: Hoda Kotb and the Joy of No Context Soci...
A morning talk show legend is retiring, but a no context social media account will keep her funniest moments in our feeds.
40 min
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What Next TBD: Trump’s Crypto Gurus
How two shady guys with a history of lawsuits, debts and prison time ended up running the new Trump family crypto venture.
19 min
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ICYMI: The Most Famous Rug in Ohio
How a broken laptop, a haunted house, and a buried rug became TikTok’s latest true crime show.
43 min
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What Next TBD | A.I. Goes Nuclear
Why Microsoft is reopening Three Mile Island.
23 min
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ICYMI: How Reddit Turned HBO’s Industry Into Ap...
40 min
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What Next TBD: Helene Proves Nowhere is Safe
Why Americans keep moving into disaster zones.
21 min
120
ICYMI: Revisiting the Internet’s Hottest—and Me...
Let's remember how Katt Williams helped kick off this controversial year with a viral appearance on Club Shay Shay.
47 min
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What Next TBD: American Life is a Highway
Another lane isn’t going to unsnarl the traffic.
20 min
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ICYMI: How ShxtsNGigs Let Their Audience Down
We explain the controversy, comments, and reactions surrounding James and Fuhad, the hosts of the British-based ShxtsNGigs podcast.
40 min
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What Next TBD: Big Tech Fears Her
A conversation with Europe's top antitrust regulator.
28 min
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ICYMI: Moo Deng Is The New Grumpy Cat
How an adorable two-month-old pygmy hippo in Thailand became the biggest meme of the year.
36 min
125
How To!: Grow Your Podcast
Lauren Passell on finding your audience.
41 min