Podcast Episodes

Is 2024 the AI Election? Plus, an OG Twitter Exec on Elon, Threads, and Tech Bros

Episode 79

Jason Goldman, former Chief Digital Officer in the Obama White House, joins Offline to break down “the AI election.” He and Jon talk through their fe…

2 years, 9 months ago

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QAnon is Thriving, Twitter is Dying, Zuck to the Rescue?

Episode 78

Will Sommer, author of Trust the Plan, joins Offline to talk about what QAnon actually is, how people are drawn into the world of Q, and how the Repu…

2 years, 9 months ago

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Joe Rogan Debates Vaccines, Elon Challenges Zuck, and the Submarine Discourse

Episode 77

Jon and Max answer your questions about AI, unions, writing and fallen titans — submersible and tech leader alike. Plus, America Dissected’s Dr. Abdu…

2 years, 10 months ago

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Why You Should Make Silly Things

Episode 76

Simone Giertz, YouTube’s favorite inventor and robotics enthusiast, joins Offline this week to discuss the joy of building useless things and why adu…

2 years, 10 months ago

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How to Break Your Phone Addiction

Episode 75

Catherine Price, science journalist and author of The Power of Fun and How to Break Up with Your Phone, joins the show to close out The Offline Chall…

2 years, 10 months ago

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The Kids Are Not Alright. Is Social Media to Blame?

Episode 74

Social media is ubiquitous among young people. But is it safe? Dr. Vivek Murthy, Surgeon General of the United States, joins Offline to break down a …

2 years, 10 months ago

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Is Fox News Doomed?

Episode 73

Kat Abu and Andrew Lawrence watch Fox News every night so you don’t have to. As researchers at Media Matters, a right-wing media watchdog, it’s their…

2 years, 11 months ago

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Did Clickbait Kill Buzzfeed and the Digital Media Era?

Episode 72

Ben Smith, Semafor founder and former Editor-in-Chief of Buzzfeed News, joins Offline to discuss what the shuttering of newsrooms at Buzzfeed and Vic…

2 years, 11 months ago

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Jon and Max Surrender Their iPhones

Episode 71

Introducing Offline’s Unplug Challenge! Jon and Max reflect on how their screen addictions have worsened their focus, hijacked their social lives, an…

2 years, 11 months ago

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How is Collective Grief Rewiring our Brains | Hysteria Excerpt

This week we're giving you a feed drop from Crooked’s very own Hysteria! In this excerpt, Erin Ryan and Alyssa Mastromonaco cover some lighter news —…

2 years, 11 months ago

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