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Georgia and guest producer Luis wonder why there is so much audio online that seems to sound bad on purpose; Mike talks to Gabriele de Seta and Paolo Berti about how the “megadungeon” is a productive model for understanding the internet. Also: posts from the field!

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Intro

• The House passed a TikTok ban bill. But is the app really a national security threat? –  Bobby Allyn, NPR
• Members of Congress are getting pushback on the TikTok ban from their own angry Gen Z kids – Lindsay Dodgson,  Business Insider
• US sues Apple for illegal monopoly over smartphones – Lauren Feiner, Verge
• United States v. Apple is pure nerd rage – Sarah Jeong, Verge
• Catherine, Princess of Wales, Reveals She Has Cancer – NYT
• The great Kate Middleton backtracking – Embedded
• Facebook is trying to make ‘poking’ cool again – Aisha Malik, TechCrunch

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Burnt Toast Audio

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