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Why are beta blockers so popular?

7 mins • S1, E1340

Why are beta blockers so popular?
Catherine Neilan
‘They know the platforms are addictive’: lawyer who led LA case against big tech to advise UK

Sun 12 Apr 2026

‘They know the platforms are addictive’: lawyer who led LA case against big tech to advise UK
John Naughton
The new Ofcom chair’s first task is to tame Elon Musk

Sat 4 Apr 2026

The new Ofcom chair’s first task is to tame Elon Musk
Rachel Sylvester
‘People died’: Meta failed to heed warnings about harms to children

Sun 29 Mar 2026

‘People died’: Meta failed to heed warnings about harms to children
Stephen Armstrong
Zuckerberg’s ‘fig leaf’ slips as oversight board proves toothless

Sun 29 Mar 2026

Zuckerberg’s ‘fig leaf’ slips as oversight board proves toothless
Tech bosses knew their products caused harm

Sun 29 Mar 2026

Tech bosses knew their products caused harm
Rachel Sylvester
Starmer pledges to ban ‘addictive algorithms’ that keep children online

Sat 28 Mar 2026

Starmer pledges to ban ‘addictive algorithms’ that keep children online
Social media may have changed forever

8 mins • S1, E1328

Social media may have changed forever
John Simpson
Social media ‘cesspits’ stoke anti-Muslim hostility, says ex-law chief

Sun 22 Mar 2026

Social media ‘cesspits’ stoke anti-Muslim hostility, says ex-law chief
Sarah Manavis
Inside the scary world of the ‘anti-fan’

Wed 18 Mar 2026

Inside the scary world of the ‘anti-fan’
Kenan Malik
Why so many missed the point of the Economist’s Khamenei obituary

Sun 15 Mar 2026

Why so many missed the point of the Economist’s Khamenei obituary
Patrick Kidd
Meet Instagram’s Steptoe

Sun 15 Mar 2026

Meet Instagram’s Steptoe
Róisín Lanigan
Nothing’s more stressful than this cortisol craze

Fri 13 Mar 2026

Nothing’s more stressful than this cortisol craze
Lily Isaacs
What do teenage boys see on TikTok?

Mon 9 Mar 2026

What do teenage boys see on TikTok?
Róisín Lanigan
The rise and fall of Twitter

Sat 7 Mar 2026

The rise and fall of Twitter
Xavier Greenwood
Dubai’s influencers say Iranian strikes are nothing to worry about

Fri 6 Mar 2026

Dubai’s influencers say Iranian strikes are nothing to worry about
Killian Fox
Hasan Piker: ‘The left should be better at manufacturing outrage’

Fri 6 Mar 2026

Hasan Piker: ‘The left should be better at manufacturing outrage’
Olivia Ovenden
Dubai’s influencers discover you can’t curate a war

Fri 6 Mar 2026

Dubai’s influencers discover you can’t curate a war
Lily Isaacs
Nancy Guthrie and the true crime influencers

Mon 2 Mar 2026

Nancy Guthrie and the true crime influencers

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