Is it ever okay to film strangers in public? + Trump’s new TikTok + MrBeast hits #1
The record-breaking Instagram account @world_record_egg has returned to publicly express its support for Palestine. Trump joins TikTok and immediately amasses millions of followers. Mr. Beast becomes ...
6 Juni 202430min
Is a Tech Utopia a Dystopia for Everyone Else?
Meet the powerful centimillionaire who dreams of a sovereign San Francisco where tech millionaires wear gray T-shirts to signal their allegiance and progressives are locked out. Balaji Srinivasan is o...
30 Maj 202439min
'Zombie Facebook' takes over + ScarJo vs OpenAI
Have you been on Facebook lately? It’s weird and overrun with bizarre, AI-generated, spammy clickbait. Jason Koebler, co-founder of 404 Media and host of The 404 Media Podcast joins Taylor Lorenz to d...
23 Maj 202439min
Is the celebrity 'blockout' working? + TikTok creators sue the U.S.
This week, TikTok creators sue the US government over free speech, Bumble tells women to get busy, YouTube’s CEO wants creators to win Emmys, and Google’s new AI gives some bad advice. Later, Taylor ...
16 Maj 202430min
What's up with Fake Podcast Ads, AI Audiobooks and the Audio Creator Economy?
Bloomberg’s Ashley Carman joins Taylor Lorenz to discuss the current state of audio and its creator economy. They discuss Spotify's impact and how close we are to achieving the decade-long dream of vi...
9 Maj 202422min
Are "Industry Plants" Real? + 'The Social Network' Sequel
Kanye West accused one of the most popular Twitch streamers, Kai Cenat, of being an “industry plant.” It perpetuated the idea that some internet celebrities became famous thanks to invisible forces pu...
2 Maj 202433min
Sell or Die. TikTok’s Sophie’s Choice + MKBHD on his viral ‘takedowns’
Today, President Biden signed a law banning TikTok, assuming it can't work out some long-shot deal to sell to a U.S. owner. TikTok of course is going to fight all this in court. Editor in Chief at The...
24 Apr 202443min
Drake & Kendrick's AI Rap Beef + TikTokkers Against Biden
AI is causing chaos and confusion in pop music. Drake and Kendrick Lamar are feuding through diss tracks, but people can’t seem to tell if these songs are real or artificially generated. Taylor Lorenz...
18 Apr 202433min
