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Episodes: 40
Frequency: Weekly
Rating: 4.6/5.0
Estimated listeners: 10k-100k
Gender skew: Unknown
Location: USA
YouTube: 946.0k subscribers
Instagram: 2.0M followers
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Host
Charlie Warzel - Journalist and author covering technology, internet culture, digital life, and the social effects of online platforms.
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Recent Guest Discussions
Alex Reisner - The Difficulty And Expense Of Scaling Generative Artificial Intelligence And Its Effects On Consumer Electronics And Access To Technology.
Hana Kiros - The Engineering Costs Of Generative Artificial Intelligence, Memory Shortages, And The Technology’s Effects On Electronics, Infrastructure, And Schools.
Roger Bennett - The World Cup’s Growth In The United States, Soccer Fandom, Social Media, National Pride, And Collective Memory.
Ian Bogost - The Cultural And Emotional Costs Of Optimizing Everyday Life, Including The Importance Of Rituals, Sensory Pleasures, And Ordinary Interactions.
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Episodes
The Former ‘Voice of Google’ Speaks Out
July 31, 2026
Tech companies like Google famously started with a culture and psychology centered on doing good and changing the world. But as Google expanded, it had to adapt to its growing money, power, and influence, and Claire Stapleton, who worked there during this hinge point, describes how that felt from the inside. In this episode, Stapleton talks through her perspective about what happened to the company—and how for her, the work went from being inspiring and mission-driven to what she came to feel...
Why AI Is Making Things More Expensive
July 24, 2026
Electronics are getting more expensive—and the culprit has a lot to do with generative AI. Amid all the talk of AI taking over people’s jobs, automating people’s workflows, and doing people’s homework, we’re learning that actually scaling this technology is a lot harder, and more expensive, than it seems. On this week’s episode, “Galaxy Brain” host Charlie Warzel talks to his Atlantic colleagues Hana Kiros and Alex Reisner about why AI is such an engineering disaster, and how this memory shor...
How the World Cup Finally Won Over America
July 17, 2026
Why does the World Cup endure in an age of fractured attention? Is FreddyLA7 a real person? Charlie Warzel speaks with Men in Blazers founder Roger Bennett to chart how the World Cup has become far more than a sporting event and how this year’s tournament marks a turning point for soccer in the United States. They talk about how social media is transforming fandom into an endless thread of storytelling—amplifying goals, celebrations, memes, local rituals, and fan “bits” around the world. On t...
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