Podcast Episodes
Back to Search‘Something Big Is Happening’ + A.I. Rocks the Romance Novel Industry + One Good Thing
Episode 180
This week, we discuss Wall Street’s software-stock sell-off and a viral essay on X about the potential for widespread job displacement from A.I. Then…
4 months, 1 week ago
Elon Musk’s Mega-Merger + We Test Google’s Project Genie + What’s Next for Moltbook Creator
Episode 179
This week, the A.I. initial-public-offering race is heating up! We break down SpaceX’s acquisition of xAI, as well as OpenAI and Nvidia’s messy situa…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Moltbook Mania Explained
Episode 178
A Reddit-style web forum for A.I. agents has captured the attention of the tech world. According to the site, called Moltbook, more than 1.5 million …
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Tech Grapples With ICE + Casey Tries Clawdbot, a Risky New A.I. Assistant + HatGPT
Episode 177
This week we’re talking about the tech industry’s response to the killings by federal agents in Minneapolis and the federal government’s strategy to …
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Will ChatGPT Ads Change OpenAI? + Amanda Askell Explains Claude's New Constitution
Episode 176
Ads are coming to ChatGPT’s free and low-cost subscription tiers. We explain what they’ll look like, why OpenAI is taking this approach and whether t…
4 months, 4 weeks ago
Jonathan Haidt Strikes Again + What You Vibecoded + An Update on the Forkiverse
Episode 175
This week, Jonathan Haidt, author of “The Anxious Generation,” returns to the show to discuss new research about how social media is harming teens an…
5 months ago
Can We Build a Better Social Network?
Episode 174
Over the past year we’ve been working with the podcast “Search Engine” on a project that reimagines what the internet can be. What if instead of rage…
5 months, 1 week ago
Grok’s Undressing Scandal + Claude Code Capers + Casey Busts a Reddit Hoax
Episode 173
Users of X are asking the platform’s built-in A.I. chatbot, Grok, to remove clothing from images of celebrities and everyday people. We talk with the…
5 months, 1 week ago
Our 2026 Tech Resolutions + We Answer Your Questions
Episode 172
Happy New Year! We’re kicking things off by sharing our tech resolutions for 2026 and reflecting on how we fared with our social media and meditation…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
The Wirecutter Show: Tips for Using A.I. Smartly With Kevin Roose
Episode 171
Kevin recently joined the hosts of The Wirecutter Show for a conversation about the A.I. products he’s using, strategies to make chatbots work better…
5 months, 3 weeks ago