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ICYMI: How Reddit Turned HBO’s Industry Into Ap...
40 min
177
What Next TBD: Helene Proves Nowhere is Safe
Why Americans keep moving into disaster zones.
21 min
178
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
179
What Next TBD: American Life is a Highway
Another lane isn’t going to unsnarl the traffic.
20 min
180
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
181
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
183
How To!: Grow Your Podcast
Lauren Passell on finding your audience.
41 min
184
What Next: What Was The Point of Israel’s Pager...
Was this the opening salvo of open war with Hezbollah? An attack on communication in Lebanon? A terrorizing taunt?
26 min
185
What Next TBD: Trump Called. Laura Loomer Answe...
How a rightwing provocateur entered the chat, right into the former president’s inner circle.
22 min
186
ICYMI: “Celebrity Number Six” Was Found, But No...
How a four-year-old Reddit mystery involving a curtain, celebrities and artificial intelligence was solved this month.
30 min
187
What Next TBD: Can Instagram Really Keep Kids S...
Is a safer social media just a few settings away?
27 min
188
ICYMI: Shannon Sharpe, Henry Danger, and Crashi...
Plus, High Speed Downloads on the possible love triangle involving Sabrina Carpenter, Shawn Mendes, and Camila Cabello.
34 min
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How To!: Rethink Screen Time
Richard Culatta on tech guidelines that actually work for your family.
40 min
190
What Next TBD: Is Boeing Lost in Space?
How the Starliner derailed Boeing’s space ambitions.
21 min
191
ICYMI: The Costco Guys Bring the Boom
How a father-son duo in Florida went from food review TikToks to one of Costco’s greatest advocates.
30 min
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Slate Money | Fasten Your Seatbelt, Boeing
The Money team discusses the Boeing strike, America’s snack fixation, and the Fed’s Basel Endgame walkback.
48 min
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What Next TBD | TikTok Goes to Court
The law has been signed, but lawmakers are still on the app.
22 min
194
ICYMI: We May Have A New Bad Art Friend
Why BookTok sleuths are accusing a debut novelist of crossing a line by “plagiarizing” her ex-best friend’s childhood.
51 min
195
Hear Me Out: Podcasting Is Dead
At least, podcasting as we knew it.
41 min
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TBD | The Misguided Buzz About Mosquitoes
21st century mosquitoes need 21st century solutions.
20 min
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ICYMI: Land Ho: Our Top Moments from the Ultima...
Before the “best TikTok reality show” anchors in Miami this month, we’re looking back at the highs and lows of the viral 9-month cruise.
44 min
198
What Next TBD: US v. Google… Again
The Justice Department won its case against Google’s search monopoly. Now it turns its focus to Google ads.
20 min
199
ICYMI: The Internet History of Charli XCX
How MySpace, “Vroom Vroom,” and a quarantine album led Charli XCX to the critical success of Brat Summer.
49 min
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What Next: Why Shein and Temu Are At War
It’s tough out here for fashion brands—and for Chinese tech companies with American customer bases. It’s even tougher being both.
23 min