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Sep 11, 2022 • 34min

What Next TBD: The Chaos That Made YouTube a Juggernaut

An inside look at the rise of YouTube into a social media behemoth.Guests: Mark Bergen and Claire StapletonHost: Lizzie O'Leary Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Sep 10, 2022 • 46min

Slate Money: DWAC SPAC Setback

This week, Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers discuss England’s late queen and new prime minister, the troubles of DWAC’s SPAC, and the demise of girlboss hangout The Wing. In the Plus segment: Citibank’s victory. Podcast production by Jessamine Molli. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Sep 9, 2022 • 28min

What Next TBD: Can A.I. Make Great Art?

Technology is transforming the creative economy and ideas about what "art" even is.Guest: Drew HarwellHost: Lizzie O'Leary Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Sep 4, 2022 • 19min

What Next TBD: The Summer Vaccine of the Future

LYMErix, the first vaccine against Lyme, was pulled from the market amid poor sales and pressure from the public. Now, over 20 years later, a new vaccine is in late-stage trials.Guest: Cassandra WillyardHost: Lizzie O'Leary Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Sep 3, 2022 • 42min

Slate Money: Quiet Quitting

This week, Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers discuss the reasons behind the current labor shortage, the concept of “quiet quitting”, and the proposed fast-food labor council in California. In the Plus segment: Stacy-Marie Ishmael returns to talk about Michael Saylor’s alleged tax evasion. Podcast production by Jessamine Molli. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Sep 2, 2022 • 28min

What Next TBD: A.I. Made to Fight Child Porn Ensnared an Innocent Dad

A father took a photo of his son for their doctor. He wound up being investigated by the police.Guest: Kashmir HillHost: Lizzie O'Leary Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Aug 30, 2022 • 36min

How To!: Unbreak the News

About five or six years ago, host Amanda Ripley started noticing that her normal news diet left her feeling depleted and depressed. She tried mixing up her news habits, even avoiding it for awhile, but nothing helped. It felt like a shameful secret. Shouldn’t journalists love consuming the news? She began to wonder, is it me....or is it the news itself? On this episode of How To!, the first of two parts, we’ll hear from several of our listeners who feel the same way. We’ll also talk with Nicole Lewis, Senior Editor of Jurisprudence at Slate, and a longtime reporter on the criminal justice beat; and David Bornstein, co-founder/CEO of the Solutions Journalism Network, and former contributor to the New York Times’ Fixes column. Together they’ll discuss how the news became so broken, and how we can put it back together again. Resources: Solutions Story Tracker®Fear of Rampant Crime Is Derailing New York City’s Recovery by Fola Akinnibi and Raeedah WahidI stopped reading the news. Is the problem me — or the product? by Amanda RipleyDo you have a burning question? Send us a note at howto@slate.com or leave us a voicemail at 646-495-4001 and we might have you on the show. Subscribe for free on Apple, Spotify or wherever you listen.Podcast production by Derek John, Rosemary Belson, and Kevin Bendis.  Slate Plus members get bonus segments and ad-free podcast feeds. Sign up now at slate.com/howtoplus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Aug 28, 2022 • 28min

What Next TBD: The Streaming TV Bloodbath

Shows are disappearing. Staff are getting axed. Is It greed, or necessary for the networks' survival?Guest: Julia AlexanderHost: Lizzie O'Leary Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Aug 27, 2022 • 46min

Slate Money: APE

This week, Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers discuss the Biden administration student loan debt forgiveness plan, the cancellation saga of Dan Price, and AMC’s “APE units”. In the Plus segment: More on student loan debt forgiveness. Podcast production by Jessamine Molli. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Aug 26, 2022 • 34min

What Next TBD: The Hacker Blowing the Whistle on Twitter

Legendary hacker Peiter "Mudge" Zatko’s reputation in the cybersecurity world is unmatched. His allegations against Twitter’s security are all the more damning because of it.Guest: Joseph MennHost: Lizzie O'Leary Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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