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ICYMI: Why YouTube Loves Video Essays
How longform, academic-leaning rants are finding success in a shortform digital landscape
30 min
202
What Next TBD: Are You Ready for the A.I. Elect...
Don’t trust your ears; just count the fingers.
22 min
203
ICYMI: The TikTok Joy of Mychal the Librarian
How Mychal Threets turned a mean comment into a moment of resilience for library kids everywhere
29 min
204
What Next TBD: Have Algorithms Ruined Our Culture?
"Filterworld" makes the case that algorithms, not people, decide what we like.
32 min
205
ICYMI: Stanley, Josh and Tunnel Girl
Why giant cups, oddly-named wine and rogue tunnels are making the rounds online
33 min
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What Next TBD: The Great British Library Hack
How a cultural institution became the target of a ransomware attack.
24 min
207
ICYMI: Harry Potter Fanfiction and Battling Tik...
How Milly Tamarez and Alise Morales spend their time online
29 min
208
What Next TBD: Is Your Car Tracking You?
She was fleeing her abusive partner—but their car was telling him exactly where she was.
19 min
209
Slate Money: Apple Maps is Finally Good
The Money crew chats about Boeing’s aircraft malfunctions, whether Apple Maps is finally better than Google, and Bitcoin’s ETF approval.
44 min
210
ICYMI: Gypsy Rose Blanchard’s Influencer Era
Why the internet can’t get enough of Gypsy Rose Blanchard’s press tour and social media persona
36 min
211
What Next TBD: Boeing’s Max Mess
A door flew off at 16,000 Feet. But Boeing's problems are bigger than just that.
31 min
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ICYMI: The Nine-Month Cruise Heard Round the World
Swingers, COVID cases and passengers left behind: how a cruise became the greatest reality show on TikTok
43 min
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What Next TBD: Tesla's Cybertruck Problem
Is it safe for anyone?
21 min
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ICYMI: The Internet History of Tate McRae
How a promising dancer from Canada gained traction on YouTube and became pop’s next big bet
33 min
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What Next TBD: Why the New York Times Sued OpenAI
Media are determined not to make the same mistake this time.
25 min
216
ICYMI: Should We Quit Romance Novels?
How Goodreads and TikTok turned romance novels from supermarket secrets into industry bestsellers
28 min
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What Next TBD: Who’s Afraid of A.I.? | 2023 In ...
Real harm from A.I. doesn’t have to look like Skynet—it’s already happening.
30 min
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ICYMI: Outward: PragerU’s Transphobic Twitter T...
An episode of Slate’s Outward on Prager University’s million-dollar transphobic takeover ad campaign on X.
28 min
219
Slate Money: America’s Boring Superweapon
Mundane bank protocols keep the world economy under the US thumb.
49 min
220
What Next TBD: America’s Killer Car Problem | 2...
U.S. infrastructure doesn't prioritize the lives of pedestrians. Why?
33 min
221
ICYMI: Decoder Ring: The Forgotten Video Game A...
An episode of Decoder Ring on the company behind The Oregon Trail tried to simulate Black history. It did not go well.
44 min
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What Next TBD: Stephen King Is Just as Confused...
A meltdown over its subscription service reveals Twitter’s wheels coming off.
31 min
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ICYMI: Goodbye to All That 2023 Internet
A roundtable on everything we don’t want to see online next year
35 min
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What Next TBD: Can Hybrid Cars Save Us?
Are hybrids a bridge to fully electric vehicles, or a dead end?
24 min
225
ICYMI: The Celebrity Breakups That Wrecked Us I...
From Rosalía to Reese Witherspoon, the internet mourned the breakups we did (and didn’t) see coming
40 min