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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
John Simpson
Viral memes fuel hysteria over school fight clubs

Sat 28 Feb 2026

Viral memes fuel hysteria over school fight clubs
Xavier Greenwood
‘Foolish’ and ‘idiotic’: the danger tourists following in the footsteps of the conquistadors

Fri 27 Feb 2026

‘Foolish’ and ‘idiotic’: the danger tourists following in the footsteps of the conquistadors
Evan Moffitt
Clavicular didn’t invent ‘looksmaxxing’ – gay men have been at it for a long time

Wed 25 Feb 2026

Clavicular didn’t invent ‘looksmaxxing’ – gay men have been at it for a long time
Vanessa Thorpe
Shoshana Zuboff takes on the tech bros

Fri 20 Feb 2026

Shoshana Zuboff takes on the tech bros
Lily Isaacs
Slazenger gives ‘full creative control’ to 23-year-old TikTok star

Tue 17 Feb 2026

Slazenger gives ‘full creative control’ to 23-year-old TikTok star
Megan Nolan
An Hour With… Dan Rosen

Sun 8 Feb 2026

An Hour With… Dan Rosen
John Naughton
Call my AI agent! Chatbots can now post on their own version of Reddit

Fri 6 Feb 2026

Call my AI agent! Chatbots can now post on their own version of Reddit
Lily Isaacs
Epstein has become a meme, not a monster

Wed 4 Feb 2026

Epstein has become a meme, not a monster
John Naughton
‘AI swarms’ are mass-producing misinformation. Democracy may get stung

Fri 30 Jan 2026

‘AI swarms’ are mass-producing misinformation. Democracy may get stung
Xavier Greenwood
Peeling back 40 years of the Onion’s satirical newsroom

Mon 26 Jan 2026

Peeling back 40 years of the Onion’s satirical newsroom
Patricia Clarke
Young people turning to Childline for help with AI dependency

Mon 19 Jan 2026

Young people turning to Childline for help with AI dependency
Megan Nolan
The lost art of paying attention

Sat 17 Jan 2026

The lost art of paying attention
Rachel Sylvester
Fears that algorithms are creating young terrorists shifts mood at No 10 in favour of an Australian-style ban

Sat 17 Jan 2026

Fears that algorithms are creating young terrorists shifts mood at No 10 in favour of an Australian-style ban
Amber Rudd
Children can’t escape the horrors of social media. Ban it for under-16s

Wed 7 Jan 2026

Children can’t escape the horrors of social media. Ban it for under-16s
John Naughton
How the media made Nick Fuentes

Fri 19 Dec 2025

How the media made Nick Fuentes
The Observer leader
Britain needs an Australian-style social media ban

Sun 14 Dec 2025

Britain needs an Australian-style social media ban
Simon Parkin
How we lost our taste for the vicious restaurant review

Sat 13 Dec 2025

How we lost our taste for the vicious restaurant review
Hayley Myers
Make Me A Offer: meet the TikTok veterans

Fri 12 Dec 2025

Make Me A Offer: meet the TikTok veterans
Rachel Sylvester
Starmer accused of ‘blind spot’ over dangers of social media for children

Fri 12 Dec 2025

Starmer accused of ‘blind spot’ over dangers of social media for children
Lily Isaacs
Sorry, Keir – when it comes to TikTok, you’re all at sixes and sevens

Wed 10 Dec 2025

Sorry, Keir – when it comes to TikTok, you’re all at sixes and sevens

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