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The Enshittification of the Internet (with Cory Doctorow)

Journalist, blogger, and science fiction writer Cory Doctorow stops by the studio to talk to Jon about “enshittification,” his theory that explains how, sometime over the last decade, everything online became substantially worse. The two discuss how tech companies lure in, trap, ... Show More

1h 5m

Jan 10

ICE Killings and the Death of Shared Reality

Does misinformation even matter if no one can agree on a shared reality? The New Yorker’s Jay Caspian Kang joins Offline to explain how the ICE shooting in Minnesota exposes Americans’ algorithm silos. Then, he and Jon explore the rise of a 23-year-old YouTuber who ignited the ri ... Show More

50m 24s

Dec 20

What Comes After Trump?

What does 21st century authoritarianism look like in the United States? Author and Atlantic staff writer George Packer joins Offline to talk about America’s zombie democracy, who could be the most dangerous MAGA heir, and how Democrats should be fighting for the country. For our ... Show More

1h 11m

Apr 2021

DISINFORMED: Boys are being radicalized by sexist, racist online networks and she went undercover to expose them

Sometimes called “The Manosphere,” a network of sexist, racist online communities are taking advantage of algorithms to indoctrinate young men into extreme ideology. Everyday Feminism creator Laura Bates researched these spaces for her book Men Who Hate: From Incels to Pickup Art ... Show More

36m 58s

Oct 2020

Incels and the Men Radicalised to Hate Women, with Laura Bates and Sonia Sodha

According to Laura Bates a vast network of incels and other men who hate women are able to operate, virtually undetected online. These extremists commit deliberate terrorist acts and violence against women. Vulnerable teenage boys are groomed and radicalised. In this episode Bate ... Show More

43m 28s

Jul 2023

The Manosphere

The girlies take a trip into The Manosphere — the community of internet men who think that feminism is ruining the world and can't stop podcasting about it. They talk Rush Limbaugh, Joe Rogan, Andrew Tate, Jordan Peterson, and more! Fun! Digressions include a ride on the toxic go ... Show More

1h 26m

Sep 2020

Ep 230 | Men Who Hate Women? MRAs, Incels & Everyday Sexism

Feminist writer Laura Bates has recently published a new book titled "Men Who Hate Women." In it she details just how little some fringe groups like incels think about women. However, Lauren thinks that Bates also unfairly maligns anyone who would critique feminism. Are they all ... Show More

18m 59s

Mar 2022

Feminism Is When Women Are Stupid

In this episode, the ladies walk you through Binchtopia's first cancellation by breaking down the male gaze and new-age internet feminist movements. Digressions include a girlboss gynecologist, the best fake story in Tumblr history, and why bimboism is not great, actually. Suppor ... Show More

1h 33m

Dec 2021

The Women Of 'Succession' And Reflections On Navigating Corporate Sexism

The HBO show Succession is compelling in part because it portrays a world most of us will never see: the backroom deals between cutthroat billionaires and their fraught family relationships. But the show's dark comedy also gives us insight into the world we all inhabit, and how t ... Show More

12m 52s

Sep 2023

How to exit the manosphere

You may have heard about how young men are being drawn into the so-called ‘manosphere’ but how can they escape? Can subreddits such as #IncelExit help men who are involuntarily celibate to put their disturbing views to one side and foster more healthy perspectives about women and ... Show More

19m 35s

Feb 2024

How Tumblr Memes Became Political Ideas: Katherine Dee decodes the manosphere, Tumblr feminism, anime activism, and more

Paid subscribers get full access to my interview with Katherine Dee. The first half of this episode is available to all listeners. To hear the entire conversation, become a paying subscriber <a href= "https://bit.ly/3s4qKWV">here</a ... Show More

49m 23s

Dec 2021

Episode 5: Welcome to the Manosphere

Incels are only part of the threat. Ellen speaks with a woman who spent years undercover among a vast network of online communities — among them so-called mens’ rights activists and pickup artists — all united in their desire for total male supremacy. They orchestrate harassment ... Show More

44m 56s

Jun 2022

Fixing The System, Not the Women with Laura Bates

Writer, activist, and founder of The Everyday Sexism Project Laura Bates joins Jameela this week to discuss what has changed since she started Everyday Sexism 10 years ago, the ways that all the authorities/systems are failing women, how rape is practically decriminalized in t ... Show More

1h 2m

How the Internet is Radicalizing Young M...