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Technology coverage from across the Slate Podcast network
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What Next | Wikipedia Enters the Culture Wars
A user base with a commitment to the truth is what makes Wikipedia work—and what makes it a target.
22 min
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ICYMI | Who TF Is Grammy-Nominated Alex Warren?
Alex Warren was an OG TikTokker. Now he’s nominated for a Grammy.
40 min
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What Next: TBD | Why Tesla Is Paying Elon a Tri...
Post-DOGE, Musk’s empire is looking a little shaky, if still extremely lucrative for the man himself.
27 min
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ICYMI: The Internet Has A Gambling Problem
A recent sports betting scandal exposes just how sinister online gambling has become.
48 min
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What Next: TBD | The Nick Fuentes Problem
What’s the difference between being a party with Nazis and being in a Nazi party?
21 min
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ICYMI | The Alarm Clock That Woke Up #DemonTok
A Halloween ad gone wrong has religious users throwing out their Hatch alarm clocks.
45 min
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ICYMI: Can The Internet Save Animation?
As traditional studios struggle, the internet is giving shows like “Hazbin Hotel” a place to thrive.
39 min
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What Next: TBD | Inside the Goonerverse
A very specific (NSFW) online world.
26 min
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ICYMI | Halloween Used to Be Fun Online
The spooky internet traditions of yore, and the new ways we’re scaring ourselves online.
41 min
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What Next: TBD | Did The Trump Administration C...
Anti-ICE posts and apps flourished online. The Trump administration had them taken down.
28 min
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ICYMI | TwitchCon’s Sexual Harassment Problem
An incident at the 2025 convention has added new urgency to streamer safety.
47 min
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What Next: TBD | The AWS Outage is Only the Beg...
Why a mesh of cloud services and undersea cables make for a very delicate web.
28 min
13
ICYMI | The Streamer and the Shock Collar
Conservative clout-chasers accuse Hasan Piker of animal abuse on livestream.
38 min
14
Hang Up | Nate Silver and the NFL's Year of Parity
The FiveThirtyEight and Silver Bulletin founder joins to discuss the unpredictability of professional football.
82 min
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What Next: TBD | Why Bands Are Leaving Spotify
Xiu Xiu explains their decision to leave the streaming platform following Daniel Ek's investments in defense tech.
17 min
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ICYMI | Candice Lim Logs Off
Saying goodbye to Candice—and two of the internet’s biggest mysteries.
44 min
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What Next: TBD | Inside the MAGA Content Mill
How to make a city full of inflatable frog suits look like it needs the National Guard.
23 min
18
ICYMI | Stop Trying To Make A.I. Trendy
From vandalized subway ads to ChatGPT billboards, A.I. startups are flooding traditional marketing spaces and getting backlash for it.
38 min
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What Next: TBD | A.I. for Cops
Silicon Valley wants your police department to use artificial intelligence. Do you?
24 min
20
ICYMI | Podcaster Theo Von Is A Manosphere Mystery
And the comedian might be outgrowing it.
44 min
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What Next: TBD | The People Suing ICE
21 min
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ICYMI | Taylor Swift Is Rewriting Her Internet ...
We break down the surprising reactions to Taylor Swift’s The Life of a Showgirl and what it says about her current relationship to the internet.
42 min
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Hang Up | Everything Is Sports Betting
How prediction markets are turning everything from elections to football games into wagering opportunities.
61 min
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What Next: TBD | Saudi Arabia Gets into EA’s Games
What state investment in the video game company means for the industry.
20 min
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ICYMI | Saudi Arabia Is Coming For The Sims
A new EA Games deal has players worried about censorship of their beloved franchise.
37 min