The Secret History of the Future

ICYMI: Ann Maddox on Scandoval, Reddit and Grief

Candice Lim is joined by We Signed An NDA co-host Ann Maddox, who you may know as Tom Sandoval’s...

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Money Talks: Felix Wins His Crypto Bet

Five years ago, tech investor Ben Horowitz of Andreessen Horowitz bet our own Felix Salmon a...

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What Next TBD: Is America Ready for Legal Psychedelics?

How the semi-legalization of marijuana has drawn a road map for legalizing psychedelics—and also...

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• 4 días

Slate Money: Why America’s Internet Sucks

This week, Slate Money hacks the mainframe! Washington Post tech writer Shira Ovide joins Felix...

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• 5 días

What Next TBD: Does Google Suck Now?

Why lately our search engines just don’t seem to deliver results.  Guest: Jason Koebler,...

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• 6 días

ICYMI: What Next: TBD: Google’s Scam Obituary Problem

Why scam obituaries are edging out earnest ones, with the help of artificial intelligence and an...

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• 8 días

What Next: How the Government Botched Financial Aid

How did an attempt to simplify a tedious student-aid form turn into a full-on debacle that has...

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• 8 días

What Next TBD: America Needs More Power

The demand for electricity is surging in the U.S. With increasing amounts of power going towards...

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• 11 días

Slate Money: EVs Need a Charge-Up

This week: Americans are less revved up about EVs. Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers...

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• 12 días

What Next TBD: Truth Social’s Rocky Week

Donald Trump got a huge financial boost when Truth Social went public last week—or did he?...

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• 13 días

ICYMI: Rebecca Jennings on NYT Connections and Selling Out

On today’s Internet Diary, Rachelle is joined by Rebecca Jennings, Vox’s senior correspondent...

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• 15 días

Slate Money: How to Escape the Invisible Factory

For this edition of Money Talks: Are you feeling trapped in Zoom/Teams/Slack purgatory? Author...

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• 16 días

What Next TBD: The Psychological Toll of Mars

From science fiction writers to American presidents to Elon Musk, everyone’s eager to send people...

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• 18 días

ICYMI: To Ban or Not to Ban TikTok

Rachelle Hampton and Candice Lim ask their most pressing questions about the bipartisan bill that...

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• 19 días

What Next TBD: Can Boeing Pull Out of This Tailspin?

How supply chains, the pandemic, and a steady stream of Wall Street money led to a crisis at...

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• 20 días

ICYMI: Is Nara Smith Actually a Tradwife?

On today’s show, Rachelle is joined by writer and reporter Gaby Del Valle to discuss the rapid,...

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• 22 días

What Next TBD: The Next Round of the Union Fight

After organized-labor victories at Amazon, with automakers, and in Hollywood, big corporations...

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• 25 días

Slate Money: Is Apple’s Monopoly Good for Us?

This week: Biden’s comin’ for your iPhone! Or at least, his administration wants to make it less...

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• 26 días

ICYMI: Fybrefest, Fake Deaths and Acrylic vs. Wool

Candice Lim is joined by internet culture reporter Morgan Sung to run through the five messiest...

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• 26 días

What Next TBD: Reddit’s IPO Gamble

Despite the blackouts, moderator revolts, and long string of controversies, Reddit remains an...

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• 27 días