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Technology coverage from across the Slate Podcast network

 

#943

ICYMI | The Two Internet Villains Staging a Comeback

On today’s episode host Kate Lindsay is joined by New York Magazine feature writer, [Rebec... more

19 hrs Ago

49 MINS

49:04

19 hrs Ago


#942

What Next: TBD | How Meta Profits Off Fraud

The parent company of Facebook and Instagram, Meta, doesn’t (just) have a scam problem—wit... more

16 Nov 2025

32 MINS

32:09

16 Nov 2025


#941

ICYMI | Yes, Having a Boyfriend Is Embarrassing

On today’s episode host Kate Lindsay is joined by writer and content creator Josh Lora, wh... more

15 Nov 2025

49 MINS

49:21

15 Nov 2025


#940

What Next: TBD | Data Centers on the Ballot

They don’t cut cleanly along party lines, but data centers, and where they get built, beca... more

14 Nov 2025

25 MINS

25:10

14 Nov 2025


#939

What Next | Wikipedia Enters the Culture Wars

Why would Elon Musk attempt to replace Wikipedia—which is already quite futuristic, utopia... more

13 Nov 2025

26 MINS

26:28

13 Nov 2025


#938

ICYMI | Who TF Is Grammy-Nominated Alex Warren?

On today’s episode host Kate Lindsay is joined by Yahoo News senior entertainment writer, ... more

12 Nov 2025

43 MINS

43:45

12 Nov 2025


#937

What Next: TBD | Why Tesla Is Paying Elon a Trillion Bucks

Tesla shareholders just approved a trillion dollar (with a t!) pay package for Elon Musk. ... more

09 Nov 2025

30 MINS

30:45

09 Nov 2025


#936

ICYMI: The Internet Has A Gambling Problem

On today’s episode host Kate Lindsay is joined by Manny Fidel, culture writer and cohost o... more

08 Nov 2025

52 MINS

52:09

08 Nov 2025


#935

What Next: TBD | The Nick Fuentes Problem

Nick Fuentes—an openly antisemitic, openly racist, openly sexist type who once was persona... more

07 Nov 2025

25 MINS

25:23

07 Nov 2025


#934

ICYMI | The Alarm Clock That Woke Up #DemonTok

On today’s episode host Kate Lindsay is joined by Slate contributing editor [Angelina Mazz... more

05 Nov 2025

48 MINS

48:50

05 Nov 2025


#933

ICYMI: Can The Internet Save Animation?

On today’s episode, host Kate Lindsay is joined by producer Vic Whitley-Berry, whose favor... more

01 Nov 2025

43 MINS

43:20

01 Nov 2025


#932

What Next: TBD | Inside the Goonerverse

One legacy of the internet is the millions of subcultures that it helps flourish. Another ... more

31 Oct 2025

29 MINS

29:52

31 Oct 2025


#931

ICYMI | Halloween Used to Be Fun Online

On today’s episode, host Kate Lindsay is joined by [Jonquilyn Hill] (https://www.vox.com/a... more

29 Oct 2025

45 MINS

45:20

29 Oct 2025


#930

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

For years, conservatives claimed that the Biden administration was pressuring tech compani... more

26 Oct 2025

32 MINS

32:04

26 Oct 2025


#929

ICYMI | TwitchCon’s Sexual Harassment Problem

On today’s episode, host Kate Lindsay is joined by writer and streamer [Laura Kate Dale ] ... more

25 Oct 2025

50 MINS

50:40

25 Oct 2025


#928

What Next: TBD | The AWS Outage is Only the Beginning

This week’s AWS outage illustrates just how fragile and vulnerable our interconnected worl... more

24 Oct 2025

31 MINS

31:49

24 Oct 2025


#927

ICYMI | The Streamer and the Shock Collar

On today’s episode, host Kate Lindsay is joined by Slate staff writer Luke Winkie to talk ... more

22 Oct 2025

42 MINS

42:11

22 Oct 2025


#926

Hang Up | Nate Silver and the NFL's Year of Parity

Hosts [Alex Kirshner] (https://www.splitzoneduo.com/) , [Lindsay Gibbs] (https://lindsaygi... more

21 Oct 2025

1 HR 26 MINS

1:26:01

21 Oct 2025


#925

What Next: TBD | Why Bands Are Leaving Spotify

Paying a fraction of a penny per stream and diminishing the value of music were bad enough... more

19 Oct 2025

21 MINS

21:02

19 Oct 2025


#924

ICYMI | Candice Lim Logs Off

On today’s episode, hosts Candice Lim and Kate Lindsay celebrate Candice’s three years at ... more

18 Oct 2025

48 MINS

48:20

18 Oct 2025


#923

What Next: TBD | Inside the MAGA Content Mill

As Trump throws out journalists and outlets that report anything negative about him, he’s ... more

17 Oct 2025

27 MINS

27:00

17 Oct 2025


#922

ICYMI | Stop Trying To Make A.I. Trendy

Candice Lim and Kate Lindsay get into tech’s latest effort to turn A.I. into a [status] (h... more

15 Oct 2025

42 MINS

42:20

15 Oct 2025


#921

What Next: TBD | A.I. for Cops

At this very moment, police departments can gather more data than they have time to actual... more

12 Oct 2025

27 MINS

27:59

12 Oct 2025