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Jul 2023
1h 12m

Zuck's Second Chance, Lina Khan's Losing...

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Kara and Scott discuss actors joining writers on the picket line, and Ticketmaster failing the Taylor Swift fans again. Also, Threads hit 100 million users in just five days, does its success give Mark Zuckerberg a chance to atone for the sins of his other products? Or will Elon Musk just drag him down into a *checks notes* “literal dick measuring contest.” Plus, the FTC is on an antitrust losing streak, and a listener disagrees with Kara on nuclear energy.

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