Slate Technology
Technology coverage from across the Slate Podcast network
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 35 minutes
- Episodes
- 903
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
ICYMI: The Internet Should Be Fun
On today’s episode, Daisy Rosario is joined by Nitish Pahwa and they’re talking about the places they go to when they need online comfort. They discuss cute cartoon affirmations, the need for satisfa…
00:39:42 |
Wed 08 Mar 2023
What Next TBD: The Hollywood Weight Loss Wonder Drug
The diabetes medication Ozempic has exploded in popularity, particularly amongst those in Hollywood looking to lose a few extra pounds. But a silver bullet for weight loss leads to a number of questi…
00:31:30 |
Sun 05 Mar 2023
ICYMI: The Internet Hates Hogwarts Legacy
On today’s episode, Rachelle Hampton is joined by Gita Jackson to talk about a video game that has stirred up anger across the internet, Hogwarts Legacy. They discuss the controversy surrounding it, …
00:41:41 |
Sat 04 Mar 2023
Slate Money: Microchips and Child Care
This week, Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers discuss a stipulation in the CHIPS Act that requires companies who take federal funding from the CHIPS Act to provide child care options for …
00:45:44 |
Sat 04 Mar 2023
What Next TBD: What Would Convince a Lab Leak Skeptic?
It was reported this week that the U.S. Department of Energy now believes, “with low confidence,” that the COVID-19 virus came from a lab. But is there enough evidence for the “lab leak theory” to co…
00:32:42 |
Fri 03 Mar 2023
ICYMI: Selena Gomez Loves Logging Off
On today’s episode, Rachelle Hampton is joined by Time’s Moises Mendez II to talk about Selena Gomez’s internet history. They look at her early days on YouTube, discuss her tumultuous relationship wi…
00:40:21 |
Wed 01 Mar 2023
What Next TBD: Is a 25-Year-Old’s Brain Mature?
New understandings of how our brains develop are changing how the law considers who is mature and who isn’t. But If our brains are still developing, when can the law treat us like adults?
Guest: Ja…
00:24:12 |
Sun 26 Feb 2023
ICYMI: North West Is TikTok’s New Queen
On today’s episode, Rachelle Hampton is joined by WAMU’s Aja Drain to discuss North West’s TikTok presence. They talk about how North got started on the app like going live without her mother’s permi…
00:36:19 |
Sat 25 Feb 2023
Amicus: SCOTUS on the Internet: “It’s Complicated”
For every person screaming about Section 230 (looking at you, Ted Cruz), there are approximately 0.0000001 Danielle Citrons, i.e. folks who actually understand it, what it does, and how it might be t…
00:53:17 |
Sat 25 Feb 2023
What Next TBD: Why A.I. Says the Darndest Things
Microsoft has been testing out their new artificial intelligence on their long-ridiculed search engine Bing. The results? A chatbot that lies brazenly and confidently, and has a penchant for manipula…
00:28:02 |
Fri 24 Feb 2023
ICYMI: Tumblr Revived the Welcome to Night Vale Fandom
On today’s episode Rachelle Hampton is joined by journalist and podcaster Wil Williams to discuss the podcast Welcome to Night Vale, and how its faceless narrator just won the poll as top “Tumblr Sex…
00:39:59 |
Wed 22 Feb 2023
What Next TBD: The Baby-Sleep Industrial Complex
The tech-laden, luxury bassinet “Snoo” has been presented as preventing Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, helping babies sleep longer, and a totally reasonable way to spend $1,700. Is any of that true?
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00:31:45 |
Sun 19 Feb 2023
ICYMI: The Influencer Even Skeptics Love
On today’s episode, Rachelle Hampton is joined by NPR’s Candice Lim to discuss the online rise of Emma Chamberlain. They discuss her origins as a YouTuber in 2017, how she kept evolving her brand so …
00:39:49 |
Sat 18 Feb 2023
What Next TBD: What Made the Balloon Drama Pop Off?
Come to think of it, a giant balloon seems like a pretty conspicuous way to spy on another country. So what was that Chinese spy balloon doing above the U.S.—and what have American planes been shooti…
00:35:37 |
Fri 17 Feb 2023
ICYMI: The Internet’s Black Emo Renaissance
On today’s episode, Rachelle Hampton is joined by Slate’s Nadira Goffe to discuss Rihanna and Paramore. First, they talk about the Super Bowl halftime show and the discourse that Rihanna sparked, and…
00:40:01 |
Wed 15 Feb 2023
What Next TBD: Contraband Tech Behind Bars
It’s hard to put a number on it but judging from the number of videos emerging online, there are more and more contraband cell phones finding their way into the hands of people in prison, who use the…
00:31:15 |
Sun 12 Feb 2023
ICYMI: Is Weight Lifting a Diet Culture Escape Hatch?
On today’s episode, Rachelle speaks with writer and cultural critic Casey Johnston about weight lifting. They discuss what led Casey to pick up the barbell, how she found her way into the online weig…
00:42:51 |
Sat 11 Feb 2023
Slate Money: Will A.I. Kill the Internet?
This week, Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers discuss Microsoft’s attempt to break into artificial intelligence assisted search with a revamp of their Bing search engine. They also talk a…
00:51:57 |
Sat 11 Feb 2023
What Next TBD: Why Ban TikTok?
TikTok was banned on government agency devices in December; several schools and universities have banned it on their devices and wifi networks, and the governor of Texas unveiled a plan to ban it in …
00:27:03 |
Fri 10 Feb 2023
ICYMI: How a 9-Year-Old Took Over TikTok
On today’s episode, Rachelle Hampton is joined again by Slate’s Nitish Pahwa, this time to open up the mailbag. They answer questions about a child named Topher whose loud presence has swept across T…
00:38:53 |
Wed 08 Feb 2023
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