This week, Sean talks with Emily Baker-White, author of Every Screen on the Planet, about why TikTok feels uniquely addictive, how it turned social media into a push-not-pull entertainment feed, and what happens when human editors inside the company can override the algorithm.
A few days after they spoke, TikTok was in the headlines again. So they jumped ... Show More
Nov 10
Truth in an age of doublethink
We use “Orwellian” to describe everything from campus dust-ups to authoritarian crackdowns. But what did George Orwell actually stand for, what did he get wrong, and what can we learn from him about our age of surveillance capitalism and distraction? Sean’s guest is Laura Beers, ... Show More
52m 16s
Jan 2021
How Jessica Lessin got people to pay for The Information
In 2013, Jessica Lessin left her job as a reporter for The Wall Street Journal to start The Information, a subscription-based business publication. 7 years later, it’s thriving, and she’s more convinced than ever that her model can work for other publishers. Lessin sits down with ... Show More
41m 16s
Oct 2024
Sex Boundaries & Gen Z's 'Oprah'
Subscribe to Mamamia She’s just like Oprah except she’s blonde, white and 30 years old. Who is Alex Cooper, what’s her Daddy Gang and why did Kamala Harris choose her podcast to start her media blitz of America just weeks before the election? Plus, what happens when a world-respe ... Show More
43m 9s
Sep 2024
A Taylor Swift Plot Twist & Beyonce’s Big Disappointment
Everyone is celebrating Anna Delvey's casting on Dancing With The Stars, but one key piece of information has been missed. And after releasing her album Cowboy Carter, Beyonce has now been snubbed from an important awards ceremony, and it’s all to do with a bigger plot against he ... Show More
25m 3s
Feb 2025
Why Are There So Many iOS-Only Apps?
It's time for a bonus episode! In this one, Adam tries to figure out why there are so many apps that are exclusive to iOS. He brings in Marques, Andrew, and Ellis to talk about some of the reasons he found by talking with developers. Special thanks to Christian Selig, Karn Saheb, ... Show More
1h 19m
Sep 14
STATE OF THE NATION | What now America? | After Kirk with Chis Hedges and Jackson Hinkle
<p> After the shocking killing of Charlie Kirk, is America heading toward civil war? With political violence escalating and divisions deepening, the question of what comes next is more urgent than ever. On The Mother of All Talk Shows, George Galloway brings together two of the s ... Show More
1h 41m