Roundtable: Summer Vacation, Fridge Cigs, and AI Companionship

Three Big Conversations:

1. Summertime provides new opportunities to connect with teens - 14:33
2. TikTokers are enjoying something they call “fridge cigs”- 25:08
3. Some people think ChatGPT is giving them access to the spiritual realm.- 34:34

Slang of the Week - Blackpill- 01:20

Elsewhere in culture: - 11:40

19-year-old Kane Parsons signed on to direct a horror movie for A24 based off his YouTube series “The Backrooms,” AI-generated ASMR videos of people cutting glass fruit began trending on social media, TikTok got another 90-day extension, the third and final season of Squid Game was announced for next Friday (June 27), and our newest episode of The Conversation Starter gave some advice for those who can’t seem to quit doomscrolling.

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