Podcast Episodes

What Next: TBD | Whole Shopping List

Whole Foods based its brand on a certain standard of quality—but there are some things that shoppers nevertheless want. Amazon believes it has found a way to keep the shelves looking like Whole Foods…

Published on 1 day, 12 hours ago

ICYMI | How “Millennial Cringe” Became “Millennial Optimism”

On today’s episode, host Kate Lindsay is joined by Gen Z expert and After School writer Casey Lewis to talk about how Gen Z TikTok users are switching up on Millennials. After years of mocking the ge…

Published on 2 days, 11 hours ago

Ready for Chatbot Canvassers?

The good news is voters are more persuaded by factual claims than emotional appeals or appeals to fear. But the bad news is that A.I. chatbots, trying to convince you, will keep making factual claims…

Published on 3 days, 12 hours ago

What Next | His Mom Got Deported. Then He Went Viral.

Today’s TikTok influencers share every aspect of their lives: from their morning routines, to getting ready to go out, to their parents being detained and eventually deported by ICE.

Guest:  Tony Var…

Published on 4 days, 10 hours ago

ICYMI | Shopping on Etsy Sucks Now

On today’s episode, host Kate Lindsay is joined by senior reporter at Bloomberg Businessweek, Amanda Mull, to talk about how the enshittification of online shopping came for Etsy. The platform used t…

Published on 5 days, 11 hours ago

What Next: TBD | ChatGOP?

Donald Trump—or at least the tech guys who have his ear—is ready to clear the regulatory runway for A.I. but other Republicans aren’t too sure. Can he bring them around? Or will the bubble burst firs…

Published on 1 week, 1 day ago

ICYMI | Okay. Let’s Talk About "Everyone" Getting Skinny

On today’s episode, host Kate Lindsay is joined by culture writer Mikala Jamison to talk about the rise in online concern about celebrities’ bodies. Mikala writes the newsletter Body Type, and her fo…

Published on 1 week, 2 days ago

What Next: TBD | The AI & Crypto Czar’s Conflicts

A tech mogul who made bank from Paypal with his Stanford buddies and has endeared himself to right-wing politicians and enriched himself the same way? No not him; this one’s South African..no, not hi…

Published on 1 week, 3 days ago

ICYMI | “Danish Deception” or Danish Delusion?

On today’s episode host Kate Lindsay is joined by senior supervising producer Daisy Rosario to unpack the 25-part TikTok saga titled the “Danish Deception.” After a former Bachelor contestant came fo…

Published on 1 week, 5 days ago

What Next: TBD | If You Give A.I. a Nuke

As the U.S. upgrades and updates its defense and military systems, the question isn’t whether A.I. will be integrated, but where, how much, and how much decision-making are we ceding to the machine?

Published on 2 weeks, 1 day ago