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- 2018 - 2025
What Next TBD: Crypto Courts the 2024 Vote
The last crypto boom left the industry cash-rich and reputation-poor, so they’re doing what any beleaguered industry does—donating to politicians.
Guest: Zeke Faux, investigative reporter for Bloomb…
00:26:26 |
Fri 23 Aug 2024
ICYMI: Allison Raskin on Leaving Buzzfeed and Friendship Breakups
Candice Lim is joined by writer, podcaster and YouTuber Allison Raskin, whose new book I Do (I Think) about Gen-Z and millennial marriages comes out October 15th. On today’s episode, Raskin takes us …
00:39:20 |
Wed 21 Aug 2024
What Next TBD: The Rise of Off-Brand Ozempic
GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy are in high demand and short supply. The internet makes it easy for you to have a compounding pharmacy whip you up a batch—but should you?
Guest: Kate Knibbs, sen…
00:22:31 |
Sun 18 Aug 2024
ICYMI: Unladylike’s Cristen Conger on Conspiracy Theories and White Women
Candice Lim is joined by Unladylike’s Cristen Conger, whose new podcast Conspiracy, She Wrote unravels women’s overlooked roles in today’s conspiracy culture. On today’s episode, they’re diving into …
00:29:53 |
Sat 17 Aug 2024
What Next TBD: Elon Musk’s Bully Pulpit
Since Elon Musk took over Twitter - now X - in 2022, he’s increasingly used it to push his conservative views. A suit against a non-profit brand safety group of advertisers and an exclusive interview…
00:25:25 |
Fri 16 Aug 2024
ICYMI: Justin Baldoni Is Not Very Demure
Candice Lim is joined by Slate culture writer Nadira Goffe to play High Speed Downloads. On today’s episode, they’ll have exactly one minute to explain some of their favorite internet stories of late…
00:41:34 |
Wed 14 Aug 2024
What Next: How Boeing Stranded Two Astronauts
It was supposed to be the triumphant rollout of Boeing’s new, reusable space taxi. Now NASA’s trying to find some other way to get two astronauts home.
Guest: Joey Roulette, space reporter at Reuter…
00:25:22 |
Tue 13 Aug 2024
What Next TBD: Tesla’s Out of Juice. But Are EVs?
The hype has slowed but electric vehicles aren’t going away—once the infrastructure is in place, they’ll go everywhere.
Guests:
Nitish Pahwa, associate writer for business and tech at Slate.
Paula …
00:26:30 |
Sun 11 Aug 2024
ICYMI: Should I Stop Sharing My Location? Why Do My Friends Act Wild In My Instagram Comments?
Candice Lim is joined by internet culture writer Steffi Cao, whose Substack recently started an advice column all about internet etiquette. On today’s episode, they’re answering reader questions such…
00:39:02 |
Sat 10 Aug 2024
What Next TBD: Google’s a Monopoly. What About The Rest?
Should the other Silicon Valley giants be worried following the Department of Justice’s decisive win against Google?
Guest: Leah Nylen, antitrust reporter at Bloomberg
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00:23:32 |
Fri 09 Aug 2024
ICYMI: Encore: Why YouTube Loves Video Essays
Today, we’re revisiting one of our favorite episodes from this January about longform video essays.
In this episode, Candice Lim is joined by Anisa Khalifa, a podcast producer and host of The Broadsi…
00:33:27 |
Wed 07 Aug 2024
What Next TBD: If They Can Get Sydney Sweeney They Can Get You
Earlier this month, AT&T was hit by the largest telecom hack ever. Not long after, Sydney Sweeney’s phone number was stolen by criminals, who used it to hack her social media and promote a memecoin. …
00:26:14 |
Sun 04 Aug 2024
What Next TBD: Why Are More Young People Getting Cancer?
The age when you need to start being screened for cancers may need to be updated, as rates among younger people are on the rise. New testing methods could make the process a lot easier than, say, a c…
00:26:06 |
Fri 02 Aug 2024
ICYMI: Cody Ko Has Become the Misogyny He Mocks
On today’s episode, Candice Lim and Slate culture writer Nadira Goffe break down the allegations surrounding YouTuber and podcaster Cody Ko. In May, fellow YouTuber Tana Mongeau alleged that Ko had s…
00:48:21 |
Wed 31 Jul 2024
What Next TBD: The Panopticon Olympics
How France changed its own laws to have the safest, most pervasively surveilled Olympics ever—and why some are worried the new security system will stay in place long after the games end.
Guests:
A…
00:29:23 |
Sun 28 Jul 2024
ICYMI: The Boys Are Not All Right
Candice Lim is joined by Slate writer Luke Winkie to break down the curiously indefinable “Zynternet.” Substack writer Max Read coined and defined the term as “a broad community of fratty, horndog, b…
00:38:30 |
Sat 27 Jul 2024
What Next TBD: Is Silicon Valley Trump-Vance Country?
For years, Silicon Valley has felt like a liberal enclave.. This election, a handful of powerful voices like Elon Musk and Peter Thiel are expressing support for the Trump-Vance ticket. Is this a shi…
00:24:01 |
Fri 26 Jul 2024
ICYMI: The Day MTV News Went Down
Candice Lim is joined by Patrick Hosken to discuss the downfall and disappearance of MTV News. In May 2023, Paramount Global laid off 25 percent of its workforce, which included MTV News staffers lik…
00:37:17 |
Wed 24 Jul 2024
What Next TBD: The Conspiracy Theory Election
In the hours after the assassination attempt on Donald Trump, conspiracy theories started circulating all over social media, often amplified by powerful voices on both sides of the aisle. It shows a …
00:24:04 |
Sun 21 Jul 2024
Slate Money: Did Y2K Finally Happen?
This week, as computers crash, computer makers are voting Trump. Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers discuss the behind-the-scenes company behind the global tech shutdown, why Silicon Vall…
00:58:57 |
Sat 20 Jul 2024
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