The internet once felt novel and exciting, with new mysteries waiting to be discovered around every corner. These days there's a different mystery: who is actually deciding everything that you end up seeing? Journalist Kyle Chayka, author of Filterworld: How Algorithms Flattened Culture, has been watching how platform algorithms have been invisibly been guid ... Show More
Nov 12
Let’s Replace Our Elderly Politicians, with Amanda Litman
<p>Our politicians are too f*#&ing old. We’ve covered the state of our dismal, sleepy, cranky gerontocracy before—but how do we actually get power into the hands of people who are not Boomers? Waiting for a mass die-off isn’t an option. This week, Adam speaks with Amanda Litm ... Show More
1h 11m
Jan 2021
Ep 32: The No Titles Episode
Today's proceedings: An Apple Review of a risqué shot, a Facebook ring shaming group, a family on a fluffy blanket, and a gender reveal gone wrong. We also discuss some business expenses for the podcast's future!
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1h 6m
Jan 2024
What Next TBD: Have Algorithms Ruined Our Culture?
How much of our lives—our tastes, preferences and choices—have been fed to us through an interlocking, impersonal network of algorithms?
Guest: Kyle Chayka, staff writer at the New Yorker and author of Filterworld: How Algorithms Flattened Culture.
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36m 5s
Sep 2023
EP 9: The Secret Recipe To Fame
<p>In this episode Nurse John will talk about social media, how he rose to popularity and how it changed his life forever. He will dive deep into content creation, how he creates his videos, the struggles, the reality, and the light and dark side of social media, he will share th ... Show More
49m 5s
