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Join Kate Lindsay twice a week as we gaze deep into the online abyss—and tell you what’s gazing back.

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Today · 36 min
Will Social Media Ever Be Fun Again?
All roads online lead to bean soup.
Wednesday · 47 min
It’s Time To Talk About Lindsay Clancy
Even for the true crime fandom, the clickbait and conspiracies are out of control.
August 22 · 35 min
Leave The WNBA Alone, Trolls!
The rise of the WNBA has come with unintended consequences.
August 19 · 51 min
Get In Loser, We’re Friction-Maxxing
Technology has ruined our tolerance for inconvenience. Here’s how to fix it.
August 15 · 39 min
Are You Anti-Influencer, Or Anti-Women?
The word has become a gendered insult.
August 12 · 37 min
We Lost Another Creator To AI, Boys
Hank Green's recent controversy is about more than AI.
August 8 · 45 min
The "Skinnyphobic" Myth
We’ve lost the plot when it comes to talking about bodies.
August 5 · 41 min
Don’t Fall For 90s Nostalgia Slop
The internet is nostalgic for a time before tech—but is expressing it in questionable ways.
August 1 · 39 min
Women's Health Is Not Your Clickbait
It’s time to make condoms cool again.
July 29 · 31 min
We Need To Talk About Jimothy
The Seattle raccoon is not like any viral animal we’ve loved before.
July 25 · 35 min
Do Healthy Relationships To Chatbots Exist?
In Love At First Prompt, Bridget Todd speaks with the people who found deep connections and love with AI chatbots.
July 22 · 31 min
Coupled Up With The Internet
The internet ruined dating, but what about relationships?
July 18 · 36 min
Everything Is Barstool
How Dave Portnoy infected the entire internet.
July 15 · 36 min
Prediction Markets Are Coming for Everything We Love
Kalshi and Polymarket are turning everything from politics to TV into a gamble.
July 11 · 37 min
Social Media Is Better With Kids
There’s another reason to push back against social media bans.
July 8 · 37 min
Surveillance Glasses For Girls!
Kylie Jenner’s Meta Glasses collab is a transparent attempt to rebrand.
July 4 · 46 min
AI Is Changing How We Have Sex
Technology and porn are becoming disturbingly intertwined.
July 1 · 37 min
Influencers Are Hitting Retirement
The disappearance of Zoella and departure of Glitters and Lazers has fans fearing the inevitable.
June 27 · 31 min
Your Favorite World Cup Moment Might Be Fake
Some of the most viral moments from the World Cup come from suspicious accounts.
June 24 · 45 min
My Decade-Long Payment App Feud
ICYMI and No Such Thing unpack how payment apps like Venmo have changed how we think about money.

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