Why’d You Push That Button? is a podcast about the choices technology forces us to make, featuring interviews with consumers, developers, friends, and strangers. Hosted by The Verge’s Ashley Carman and Kaitlyn Tiffany, Why’d You Push That Button? asks the hard, weird, occasionally dumb questions about how your tiny tech decisions impact your social life.
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Aug 2019
What does ‘being verified’ actually mean?
I have sad news today: we’re publishing the season 4 finale of Why’d You Push That Button? The good news, though, is that it’s a really great episode! Today, Kaitlyn Tiffany and I (Ashley Carman) are asking what verification on social media accounts really means. To some, it repr ... Show More
32m 32s
Jul 2019
Why do you use Close Friends on Instagram?
Instagram introduced its Close Friends feature, the ability for users to assign followers to a Close Friends list and only post Stories for them, nearly a year ago. At the time, it seemed like an official product response to the user behavior of Finstagrams, or accounts that peop ... Show More
30m 14s
Feb 2024
Kendall Jenner, AI and Sex Before OnlyFans
How is technology shifting how we think about sex? Can our virtual lives shape sex IRL? To explore these questions, Vanessa travels back to the 90s, recalling the week she spent at the very first cam girl house. Then she investigates the origins of chatroom sex and an early incid ... Show More
34m 25s
Jul 2021
123: 2021 Half-Time Talk With Matt and Stephen (relationships after covid, dating apps, body confidence, and MORE)
The year is half over already...what?? Join us to sit down and chat about: Where love is in 2021 The state of dating apps Body image and confidence Being selective about WHO we want to attract How the pandemic has changed desires for a relationship -- Follow Matt @thematthewhusse ... Show More
51m 55s