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ICYMI: What Next: TBD: The Blu-Ray-naissance Is Here. Sort of.
Today, we’re bringing you an episode from our friends and colleagues over at What Next: TBD. Guest host, Cheyna Roth is joined by Ash Nelson, journalist and author of “The Lost Art of the DVD Extra” …
00:23:25 |
Sat 20 Jul 2024
What Next TBD: America’s Tech Trustbuster
The biggest companies in the world are now tech companies, which is why the biggest antitrust, anti-monopoly fights in recent memory are centered around Silicon Valley.
Guest: Jonathan Kanter, Ass…
00:33:09 |
Fri 19 Jul 2024
Hear Me Out: AI’s Threat to Democracy Flopped
On today’s episode of Hear Me Out: tried and Turing tested.
Coming into the 2024 election cycle, generative AI was one of the main concerns for democracy watchdogs; its power to create deceptive tex…
00:34:10 |
Tue 16 Jul 2024
What Next TBD: The New World of DIY Medical Tests
“Home diagnostics” are a $5 billion industry—and growing. Spurred by social media, people are buying into at-home health tests, without input from their doctors, and often, not even the FDA.
Guest…
00:22:54 |
Sun 14 Jul 2024
ICYMI: The “Hawk Tuah Girl” Is the New Scott Disick
Candice Lim is joined by Slate culture writer Nadira Goffe to play a game of High Speed Downloads, where they get 60 seconds to break down an internet story they’re obsessed with. From the rapidly ri…
00:35:24 |
Sat 13 Jul 2024
What Next TBD: Boeing Pleads Guilty
Boeing just pled guilty to felony charges of defrauding the federal government, leading to millions of dollars in fines, and new, external oversight. Is this how the company finally turns it around?
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00:25:28 |
Fri 12 Jul 2024
ICYMI: Baggu’s Horse Bag Controversy
Candice Lim is joined by Slate business and tech writer Nitish Pahwa to break down two stories surrounding artificial intelligence in fashion and advertising. They explore Baggu’s recent collaboratio…
00:38:52 |
Wed 10 Jul 2024
What Next TBD: The Blu-Ray-naissance Is Here. Sort of.
The downsides of the streaming era are coming into focus for movie fans—uncontrollable, changing libraries; lower fidelity; lack of extras and features. Can all of these be solved with a return to ph…
00:22:39 |
Sun 07 Jul 2024
ICYMI: How “Bye Sister” Changed Internet Culture Forever
Candice Lim is joined by TIME culture reporter Moises Mendez II for the five-year anniversary of Tati Westbrook’s “BYE SISTER” video, a 43-minute long confessional about her then-friend and fellow be…
00:38:50 |
Sat 06 Jul 2024
What Next TBD: Elon Says Have More Babies
The world’s population has never been bigger, and it’s still growing. but there’s a movement of “pronatalists” who see the slowing birth rate in wealthy, educated populations as a doomsday scenario i…
00:23:14 |
Fri 05 Jul 2024
ICYMI: The Internet History of Ayo Edebiri
Candice Lim and Slate culture writer Nadira Goffe excavate and preserve the internet history of Ayo Edebiri, a star in the making whose Letterboxd reviews should be crystallized in amber. They break …
00:45:33 |
Wed 03 Jul 2024
What Next TBD: Why Are IUDs Still a Mystery?
The story of IUDs is a story of technology, reproductive rights, shortcomings in communication about women’s health, and politics.
Guest: Mia Armstrong-Lopez, managing editor at ASU Media Enterpris…
00:25:52 |
Sun 30 Jun 2024
ICYMI: Rachelle Hampton Logs Off
On today’s episode, ICYMI says so long, farewell to Rachelle as she departs for a new adventure. First, Candice allows her to update her internet diaries, then they run through fan-favorite moments a…
00:36:02 |
Sat 29 Jun 2024
What Next TBD: Why Extreme Weather Keeps Surprising You
Saying any one storm or heat wave or weather in general was “caused by climate change” is tricky—summer is, after all, usually pretty hot, and storms happen. But researchers are working on a model th…
00:30:31 |
Fri 28 Jun 2024
ICYMI: Finding Queer Friendship Online
On today’s special Pride Month episode, Rachelle and Candice hear from two listeners about finding queer friendship and community online. From a group for late bloomers to an Instagram account for pe…
00:30:42 |
Wed 26 Jun 2024
Death, Sex & Money: Kara Swisher and Orna Guralnik on How to Get People Talking
Anna talks to Dr. Orna Guralnik, the psychoanalyst from Showtime’s Couples Therapy, and then to Kara Swisher, the pugnacious tech journalist and podcast host, about the art of the interview, and how …
01:14:07 |
Tue 25 Jun 2024
What Next TBD: Is Your Phone Tracking Your Driving?
As cars get smarter, automakers - with the help of third-party apps - are leveraging the new data they’re able to collect on people's driving habits to influence drivers’ insurance prices. The proble…
00:25:18 |
Sun 23 Jun 2024
ICYMI: John Green, Tall Love and the Star Wars Hotel
On today’s episode, ICYMI is bringing back a time-honored tradition: High Speed Downloads. For Candice’s first and Rachelle’s last HSD, they’ll have exactly one minute to explain some of their favori…
00:26:52 |
Sat 22 Jun 2024
What Next TBD: Amazon Wants Your Handprint
Amazon has installed digital palm readers at Whole Foods. The reader scans your palm, collecting biometric data, and links it to your credit card to pay for your groceries. What does exchanging vein …
00:23:10 |
Fri 21 Jun 2024
What Next TBD: The FBI Made a Phone Network. It Was A Trap.
In 2021, one of the largest global law enforcement operations took place. It was all thanks to an encrypted phone service known as Anom, which was secretly run by the FBI.
The program was a wild su…
00:33:00 |
Sun 16 Jun 2024
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