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Aug 19
27m 11s

The rise of surveillance chic, and Caitl...

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If you’ve noticed more celebrities wearing those AI glasses or wondered why Palantir – the software company ICE uses to help identify people for deportation – is dropping exclusive fashion items, there’s a new name for that: ‘surveillance chic’. Culture critics Cat Zhang and Kate Lindsay join guest host Amil Niazi to discuss why Big Tech has gone high fashion.


Plus, Caitlin Clark is the most famous women’s basketball player in the world, and Tuesday night she made her Canadian debut against the Toronto Tempo at a sold out arena. Culture critic and professor El Jones talks about why Caitlin Clark is such an exciting player to watch and the growth of women's sports in North America.

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