Power User with Taylor Lorenz

By Taylor Lorenz

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Subscribers: 117
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Episodes: 39

Kellie
 May 4, 2024
well researched and interesting

Description

Power User explores how technology and the internet are upending our lives and the world around us. Each week, tech journalist Taylor Lorenz explores everything from online fame to emerging platforms, viral phenomena to the creator economy, and much more. Tune in on Thursdays for the most influential stories that Silicon Valley often ignores.

Episode Date
What defined the internet in 2024?
Dec 19, 2024
Is TikTok really dead?
Dec 12, 2024
The case against cell phone bans in school
Dec 05, 2024
Could the 4B movement ever happen in America?
Nov 21, 2024
Why Democrats won't create a left-wing Joe Rogan
Nov 14, 2024
AI’s destroying seasonal content
Nov 07, 2024
The mastermind behind the Timothée Chalamet lookalike contest
Oct 31, 2024
Into the Costcoverse with AJ Befumo
Oct 24, 2024
Are Jubilee videos healing or polarizing?
Oct 17, 2024
Inside the strange world of corporate influencers
Oct 10, 2024
How nostalgia accounts are destroying pop culture history
Oct 03, 2024
Why online retailers all sell the same crappy products
Sep 26, 2024
The Problem with Age Verification Online
Sep 19, 2024
Why is Instagram Reels so unhinged?
Sep 12, 2024
Brazil's X ban upends stan accounts + political debates take over TikTok
Sep 05, 2024
The ultimate summer trend recap + a Chick-fil-A streaming service
Aug 29, 2024
Inside the DNC’s influencer extravaganza, from yacht partying to meme lounge
Aug 22, 2024
Can Elon and Twitter save Trump? + Kamala plays with fire online
Aug 14, 2024
Can MrBeast be canceled? + Tim Walz mania and minions on a cross
Aug 08, 2024
Is Skibidi Toilet the Next Hollywood Blockbuster?
Aug 01, 2024
Is Kamala Harris a political meme stock?
Jul 25, 2024
The rise of ‘BlueAnon' + Trump shooting merch + RNC influencers
Jul 18, 2024
Inside the most toxic live-streaming platform + NATO influencers
Jul 11, 2024
An influencer’s battle against her snark subreddit
Jun 27, 2024
Why do so many people think a top Stanford researcher is a CIA agent?
Jun 20, 2024
Do you speak Brain Rot? How the internet is changing language
Jun 13, 2024
Is it ever okay to film strangers in public? + Trump’s new TikTok + MrBeast hits #1
Jun 06, 2024
Is a Tech Utopia a Dystopia for Everyone Else?
May 30, 2024
'Zombie Facebook' takes over + ScarJo vs OpenAI
May 23, 2024
Is the celebrity 'blockout' working? + TikTok creators sue the U.S.
May 16, 2024
What's up with Fake Podcast Ads, AI Audiobooks and the Audio Creator Economy?
May 09, 2024
Are "Industry Plants" Real? + 'The Social Network' Sequel
May 02, 2024
Sell or Die. TikTok’s Sophie’s Choice + MKBHD on his viral ‘takedowns’
Apr 24, 2024
Drake & Kendrick's AI Rap Beef + TikTokkers Against Biden
Apr 18, 2024
Is Social Media Destroying Kids’ Lives? + Elon’s Secret X Account
Apr 11, 2024
The Real Estate Content Boom + The Worst Day on the Internet
Apr 04, 2024
Kindness Influencers and Poverty Porn + Is Huberman Cancelled?
Mar 28, 2024
Should we ban TikTok? + MrBeast’s Amazon deal, and what's up with Shrimp Jesus?
Mar 21, 2024
Introducing Power User with Taylor Lorenz
Feb 28, 2024