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Spotify and the End of Human Curation Should we believe Big Tech when it says it's democratizing cultural creation and distribution — or is it just a smoke screen for rendering workers obsolete?

Andrea Domanick

Mar 17

Why modern work is so chaotic and exhausting Anna Codrea-Rado on dystopian surveillance mechanisms, non-stop notifications, and the new (post-pandemic) culture of work

Emilie Friedlander

Mar 3

What is chokepoint capitalism? How platforms got so good at taking creative workers’ money — and making it impossible for us to leave, with Cory Doctorow.

Andrea Domanick

Mar 23

Libraries, Henry Rollins, and building your own creative universe, with music writing's biggest sellout. Plus, how to help musicians get paid more.

Andrea Domanick

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Emilie Friedlander

Feb 23

Digital media's pivot to nothingness Why journalists are getting laid off again (and why this time is different), with Ben Dietz and Drew Millard

Emilie Friedlander

Feb 16

The Grammys, the Super Bowl, and 'Yellowstone' walk into a bar, with Katie Bain and Drew Millard

Emilie Friedlander

Feb 9

Why everything is getting worse all the time, with DIS Filmmaker Jacob Hurwitz-Goodman and DIS co-founder Lauren Boyle discuss leveraged buyouts and their vampiric effects on society

Emilie Friedlander

Feb 2

Scottish noir, Gorpcore hiking boots, and other hot picks from the CEO of DIRT, aka "'The Village Voice' of the internet"

Emilie Friedlander

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Andrea Domanick

Jan 26

Bunker, Mars colony, or seastead? Psychoanalyzing the escape fantasies of Silicon Valley oligarchs, with Douglas Rushkoff

Emilie Friedlander

Jan 19

Is A.I. good or bad for art? Making sense of the moral panic around tools like DALL-E 2 and Midjourney, with Mat Dryhurst

Andrea Domanick

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Emilie Friedlander

Sep 22, 2022

Why are there so few places where we can feel like we’re a part of something?

Emilie Friedlander

Sep 6, 2022

Inside the new digital musical counterculture, with Mark Redito Reclaiming the future of online creativity and labor, one 77-person "headless band" at a time

Andrea Domanick

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Emilie Friedlander

Aug 11, 2022

The Culture Journalist

Cathartic conversations about culture in the age of platforms, with Emilie Friedlander and Andrea Domanick. New episodes drop every two weeks, with a monthly bonus episode and other goodies for paid subscribers.

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