Podcast Episodes

What Next | Wikipedia Enters the Culture Wars

Why would Elon Musk attempt to replace Wikipedia—which is already quite futuristic, utopian and accurate—with a faulty, hallucinatory A.I.-powered “Grokipedia”? Well, see, he called it “Wokepedia…”

G…

Published on 1 month ago

ICYMI | Who TF Is Grammy-Nominated Alex Warren?

On today’s episode host Kate Lindsay is joined by Yahoo News senior entertainment writer, Kelsey Weekman, to answer the question on everyone’s lips: Who is Alex Warren and why is every store playing …

Published on 1 month ago

Why Tesla Is Paying Elon a Trillion Bucks

Tesla shareholders just approved a trillion dollar (with a t!) pay package for Elon Musk. Is it enough incentive to keep him around the company and away from verbal spats with government officials? B…

Published on 1 month ago

ICYMI: The Internet Has A Gambling Problem

On today’s episode host Kate Lindsay is joined by Manny Fidel, culture writer and cohost of the No Such Thing podcast, to explain how gambling took over the internet. A recent betting scandal not onl…

Published on 1 month ago

What Next: TBD | The Nick Fuentes Problem

Nick Fuentes—an openly antisemitic, openly racist, openly sexist type who once was persona non grata in all but the unseemliest of online spaces—sat down with former Fox News star Tucker Carlson this…

Published on 1 month ago

ICYMI | The Alarm Clock That Woke Up #DemonTok

On today’s episode host Kate Lindsay is joined by Slate contributing editor Angelina Mazza to explain why Christian creators are throwing away their Hatch alarm clocks. The company’s Halloween commer…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

Can The Internet Save Animation?

On today’s episode, host Kate Lindsay is joined by producer Vic Whitley-Berry, whose favorite animated shows like Hazbin Hotel have been funded by the internet—not big studios. In fact, as major stud…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

What Next: TBD | Inside the Goonerverse

One legacy of the internet is the millions of subcultures that it helps flourish. Another is pornography—and lots of it. At a “gooner meet-up,” the two collide. 

Guest: David Kolitz, author of “The G…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

ICYMI | Halloween Used to Be Fun Online

On today’s episode, host Kate Lindsay is joined by Jonquilyn Hill, host of Vox’s Explain It To Me podcast. The pair chat about how the internet used to celebrate Halloween, from spooky Twitter displa…

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

What Next: TBD | Did The Trump Administration Censor Speech?

For years, conservatives claimed that the Biden administration was pressuring tech companies to censor conservative speech with no solid evidence. 

In Trump 2.0, the administration is explicitly bra…

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago