How Bo Burnham’s “Inside” Inspired Offline
Bo Burnham’s comedy has long captivated and caricatured the internet, but the era his songs skewer the best is the hyperactive, blood-thirsty, online world of peak-pandemic lockdown. Max, Jon and come...
9 Maj 202454min
How Cognitive Bias Explains Taylor Swift, Donald Trump, and Internet Malaise
We all have a caveman brain—at least when it comes to navigating the internet. Amanda Montell, author of the new book The Age of Magical Overthinking, joins Offline to explain how the “cognitive biase...
5 Maj 202452min
How “The Social Network” Explains Silicon Valley
When did we collectively agree that a hoodie-clad coder could wreak havoc on our society? Probably not long after “The Social Network” came out. This week we’re kicking off a new bonus series: the Off...
2 Maj 20241h 4min
The Biden Campaign’s Plan to Beat Trump Online
Can Biden outpost Trump in the run up to 2024? Why is the president on TikTok if he wants to ban it? Rob Flaherty, former White House Director of Digital Strategy and current Deputy Campaign Manager f...
28 Apr 202446min
Right Wing Media Collapse, Trump Trial’s Repost King, and How To Live Like You’re Not Dying
We did it folks! Jurors for Trump’s hush money trial are getting to read their resistance tweets to his face as Meta’s crackdown on news is slowly asphyxiating conservative media. Jon and Max celebrat...
21 Apr 20241h 13min
Trump’s Stock Crash, AI Gets Junkier, and Paying to Delete Social Media
Is FOMO the only thing keeping you on social media? Have we already reached peak artificial intelligence? And are Max and Jon too old to enjoy Glorb, a Spongebob Squarepants AI that’s become the hotte...
14 Apr 202446min
Are You Treating Politics Like a Hobby?
Are college educated Democrats going to cost Joe Biden the election? Eitan Hersh, a Political Science professor at Tufts, joins Offline to take a closer look at “political hobbyists,” aka people who t...
7 Apr 202446min
How to Be Happy with Dr. Laurie Santos
Dr. Laurie Santos, Yale University's “Happiness Professor,” joins Offline to lay out a scientific guide to finding happiness. On her podcast The Happiness Lab and in her course Psychology and the Good...
31 Mars 20241h 9min
