A new book, The Epic Battle for a Media Empire and the Redstone Family Legacy by James Stewart and Rachel Abrams covers some of the Redstone's manipulation of family and girlfriends. Teen girls in the United States are engulfed in a growing wave of violence and trauma, according to federal researchers who released data Monday showing increase in rape and sexual violence. Nearly one in three high school girls reported in 2021 that they're seriously considered suicide up 60%. Almost 15% of teen girls, they were forced to have sex.
Kara and Scott talk Super Bowl ads and legacy blue check wars. And what on Earth (or Mars?) is the deal with all of these UFOs? Plus, the state of Big Tech: the layoffs, the opportunities, the A.I. Also, Friend of Pivot and co-host of Land of the Giants, Lakshmi Rengarajan joins to dicuss all things dating.
You can hear more from Lakshmi on Land of the Giants and Paired by the People.
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