'Zombie Facebook' takes over + ScarJo vs OpenAI
Have you been on Facebook lately? It’s weird and overrun with bizarre, AI-generated, spammy clickbait. Jason Koebler, co-founder of 404 Media and host of The 404 Media Podcast joins Taylor Lorenz to d...
23 Mai 202439min
Is the celebrity 'blockout' working? + TikTok creators sue the U.S.
This week, TikTok creators sue the US government over free speech, Bumble tells women to get busy, YouTube’s CEO wants creators to win Emmys, and Google’s new AI gives some bad advice. Later, Taylor ...
16 Mai 202430min
What's up with Fake Podcast Ads, AI Audiobooks and the Audio Creator Economy?
Bloomberg’s Ashley Carman joins Taylor Lorenz to discuss the current state of audio and its creator economy. They discuss Spotify's impact and how close we are to achieving the decade-long dream of vi...
9 Mai 202422min
Are "Industry Plants" Real? + 'The Social Network' Sequel
Kanye West accused one of the most popular Twitch streamers, Kai Cenat, of being an “industry plant.” It perpetuated the idea that some internet celebrities became famous thanks to invisible forces pu...
2 Mai 202433min
Sell or Die. TikTok’s Sophie’s Choice + MKBHD on his viral ‘takedowns’
Today, President Biden signed a law banning TikTok, assuming it can't work out some long-shot deal to sell to a U.S. owner. TikTok of course is going to fight all this in court. Editor in Chief at The...
24 Apr 202443min
Drake & Kendrick's AI Rap Beef + TikTokkers Against Biden
AI is causing chaos and confusion in pop music. Drake and Kendrick Lamar are feuding through diss tracks, but people can’t seem to tell if these songs are real or artificially generated. Taylor Lorenz...
18 Apr 202433min
Is Social Media Destroying Kids’ Lives? + Elon’s Secret X Account
A moral panic has been emerging lately. People in the media, government, and across the internet are declaring that children are suffering an unprecedented mental health crisis and that smartphones an...
11 Apr 202446min
The Real Estate Content Boom + The Worst Day on the Internet
Real estate content is living rent-free in Millennials' heads. Taylor Lorenz talks to the CEO of a media company responsible for a ton of it. Plus, Taylor weighs in on why April Fools' is the worst, Y...
4 Apr 202427min
