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Charlie Kirk Snitch App Data Leak; TikTok Rapture; David Lynch AI Reddit Revolt; Meta Exploits Parents' Photos – NEWS ROUNDUP
Season 5 Episode 42
App for outing people who were insufficiently mournful of Charlie Kirk critics leaked its own users’ personal data through security blunders: https:/…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Karen Attiah, last Black columnist at Washington Post, fired for insufficiently mourning Charlie Kirk
Season 5 Episode 41
In the wake of Charlie Kirk’s murder, the Trump Administration and their collaborators are prosecuting a widespread crackdown on free expression. Kar…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Jimmy Kimmel Fired by Disney; Karen Attiah Fired from the Post; DOJ Hides Far Right Extremism; Ads On Your Fridge! – NEWS ROUNDUP w/ L. Joy Williams
Season 5 Episode 40
Not gonna lie - it's been a rough week. The Trump administration has used Charlie Kirk's murder to crack down on dissent, shocking even their allies …
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Love Island Fandoms Get Dark ; Kristi Noem Writes the Rules at CBS; Girls Do Porn Creator Convicted; AI Podcast Startup - NEWS ROUNDUP! w/ Ashley Ray
Season 5 Episode 39
Welcome to our weekly news round up, where we dig into some of the tech stories you might have missed. This week, Bridget is joined by guest co-host …
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Charlie Kirk’s Legacy Is Being Rewritten. Remember Who He Was.
Season 5 Episode 38
Charlie Kirk built his career by debating students and spreading rhetoric that was too often dismissed as “spirited debate.”
Now, in the wake of his…
3 months, 4 weeks ago
The Dark Money Scandal Rocking Democratic Influencers
Season 5 Episode 37
Last week in Wired, Taylor Lorenz published an exposé on Chorus, a new force in Democratic politics that is funding Democratic influencers. Her piece…
4 months ago
Joe Rogan falls for AI deepfake; Elon Musk ignores abuse victim; Meta celeb bots flirt with kids; Luigi's new Shein modeling gig – NEWS ROUNDUP!
Season 5 Episode 36
On this week's edition, Bridget runs through the news with Producer Mike. Tech companies saying, "Our policies prohibit the harm that is rampant on o…
4 months ago
Debunking “Trans Terror” Moral Panic After the Minneapolis Shooting
Season 5 Episode 35
Rightwing media often spread the myth that trans people are violent or dangerous — a false narrative with zero evidence. These “trans terror” stories…
4 months, 1 week ago
Will Smith's AI Fans; ICE hides deportation flights using Taylor Swift’s loophole; DC Sandwich Thrower Free; TikTok Hawks Stalker Tech – NEWS ROUNDUP w/ Nima Shirazi of Citations Needed
Season 5 Episode 34
For this week's News Roundup, Bridget is joined by her longtime friend and colleague Nima Shirazi, co-host of the OG podcast "Citations Needed" about…
4 months, 1 week ago
The Internet Wasn’t Always Run by Villains. Anil Dash Explains What Happened
Season 5 Episode 33
Why does it feel like the main voices dominating tech today are basically super villains? Billionaires who don’t care if the world gets worse, just a…
4 months, 2 weeks ago