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Technology coverage from across the Slate Podcast network
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- 903
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
What Next TBD: Digital Life After Death
Sorting through a loved one’s things after they’ve died can be an emotional, difficult chore. But now, added to that, people have to sort through the deceased’s password-protected online presence.
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00:26:46 |
Sun 20 Aug 2023
ICYMI: The Child Content Creator Crash is Coming
On today’s episode, Candice Lim and Rachelle Hampton dive deep into the mystery shrouding Lil Tay, a 14-year-old influencer who went viral in 2018 for being the “youngest flexer of the century.” In t…
00:39:48 |
Sat 19 Aug 2023
What Next TBD: How Crypto Fails Sex Workers
At first, cryptocurrency seemed like the solution to the problems sex workers have had with traditional banks. But as the US moves to regulate the crypto industry, many are finding it hasn’t worked o…
00:25:59 |
Fri 18 Aug 2023
ICYMI: You Just Missed This Year’s Most Important Episode of Reality TV
On today’s show, Candice Lim is joined by Slate producer Cheyna Roth to dissect the recent troubling events that happened on Below Deck: Down Under. Two crew members were fired after separate filmed …
00:46:13 |
Wed 16 Aug 2023
Mom & Dad: Screen Time Without Guilt
On this episode: Zak Rosen talks with Phillip Maciak, TV critic with The New Republic, teacher at Washington University in St. Louis, and author of the book, Avidly Reads Screen Time. He explains whe…
00:23:50 |
Mon 14 Aug 2023
What Next TBD: Tech's Mask Off Moment
When conservative writer Richard Hanania’s old posts, originally published under a pseudonym, came to light, people were shocked at just how racist and reactionary they were. Perhaps less shocking we…
00:29:59 |
Sun 13 Aug 2023
ICYMI: What NewJeans Tells Us About the Future of K-Pop
On today’s show, Candice is joined by Vivian Yoon, the writer and host of K-Pop Dreaming. They dissect the hype surrounding K-pop viral sensation NewJeans, talk about the musical influences that make…
00:39:38 |
Sat 12 Aug 2023
Slate Money: ESPN Bets on Sports Betting
Felix Salmon and Elizabeth Spiers are joined by Cardiff Garcia (host of The New Bazaar) to discuss ESPN’s big new investment in sports betting. They break down the state of a lawsuit over how much UF…
00:47:45 |
Sat 12 Aug 2023
What Next TBD: Can Smart Guns Save Lives?
A “smart gun” is designed to only work in the hands of the gun’s proper owner. With the first smart gun potentially coming to market later this year, can the tech deliver on its promise?
Guests:
Ch…
00:29:18 |
Fri 11 Aug 2023
ICYMI: Will Doja Cat Ever Be Canceled?
On today’s episode, Candice Lim and Daisy Rosario give their takes on Doja Cat’s latest controversy: hating her fans. They trace her long-documented and problematic history with the internet, then as…
00:33:53 |
Wed 09 Aug 2023
What Next TBD: Another Summer of COVID
After a quiet spring, COVID is surging back for the fourth consecutive summer. So, is this just life now?
Guest: Katherine Wu, staff writer at the Atlantic
If you enjoy this show, please consider …
00:28:27 |
Sun 06 Aug 2023
ICYMI: Decoder Ring: What’s Really Going On Inside a Mosh Pit?
The mosh pit has a reputation as a violent place where (mostly) white guys vent their aggression. There’s some truth to that, but it’s also a place bound by camaraderie and—believe it or not—etiquett…
00:34:46 |
Sat 05 Aug 2023
What Next TBD: Tesla's Big Lie
Tesla sold a vision of how electric vehicles would work: just like gas-powered cars, but cleaner, better. But as a scandal about misrepresented battery life and driving range unfolds, and the price o…
00:29:33 |
Fri 04 Aug 2023
Decoder Ring: The Quest for a Homemade Hovercraft
When Slate’s Evan Chung was a kid, he was obsessed with a mysterious advertisement that ran for decades in the scouting magazine Boys’ Life. Under the enticing headline “You Can Float on Air,” the ad…
00:42:20 |
Thu 03 Aug 2023
ICYMI: And the Grammy Goes to…Artificial Intelligence?
On today’s episode, Candice Lim and Rachelle Hampton dive deep into the ethics of AI-generated music. Since the days of Alan Turing, music created by computational models has been inextricably bound …
00:34:52 |
Wed 02 Aug 2023
What Next: Congress Wants to Know: Do Aliens Exist?
In a recent public hearing, three government officials told Congress that not only are “unidentified anomalous phenomena” real, they’re a major national security concern. But one witness took his tes…
00:29:47 |
Mon 31 Jul 2023
What Next TBD: America’s Downtown Ghost Towns
It’s 2023 – and less than half of all Americans have returned to the office full time. That means U.S. downtowns from San Francisco to New York are emptier than they’ve been in decades. Offices are a…
00:32:52 |
Sun 30 Jul 2023
Future Tense Fiction: Could a Robot Be Your Dog’s Best Friend?
On this month’s episode of Future Tense Fiction, host Maddie Stone talks to Andrew Silverman about his short story “Furgen.”
Tucker, the story’s canine protagonist, is the center of his owner Caro’s …
01:06:42 |
Sat 29 Jul 2023
ICYMI: The Girls Are Not All Right
On today’s episode, Rachelle and Candice reach into the ICYMI mailbag to answer why TikTokers are pretending to be video game characters, how a city girl became an anti-feminist prairie wife, and why…
00:47:08 |
Sat 29 Jul 2023
Slate Money: Will The UPS Union Deal Deliver?
Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers talk about the tentative agreement between UPS and their unionized workers. They discuss how Goldman Sachs’ Apple credit card went bad, and a new study …
00:57:27 |
Sat 29 Jul 2023
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