Taylor Lorenz’s Power User

Taylor Lorenz
podcasting+taylorlorenz@voxmedia.com (+1 verified host & producer email)

Booking Overview

Taylor Lorenz breaks down how the internet, Big Tech, and emerging platforms are reshaping culture and civil liberties. With regular guest deep dives (often tech policy and media power), it’s a strong fit for experts who can explain the “why now” behind viral tech trends and the politics around them.

Metrics

Episodes: 183

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.3/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Female

Location: USA

YouTube: 174.0k subscribers

30s Ad: 232 - 288, 60s Ad: 278 - 334

Host

Taylor Lorenz - Journalist and author covering technology, the internet, and media culture. Hosts Power User, exploring how online platforms and emerging tech influence everyday life, creator economies, and tech p...

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

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Typical Credentials:  
Journalists, authors, researchers, and academics with credible reporting or scholarship on tech, internet culture, platform governance, AI policy/regulation, surveillance, and civil liberties; in some cases, leaders/insiders who can analyze media industry power dynamics.
Required Achievements:  
Published books or reported investigations on tech/AI/internet power dynamics, Academic publications or recognized expertise in technology-society impacts, Media outlets or think-tank affiliation relevant to tech policy/civil liberties

Recent Guest Discussions

Brian Merchant - Anti-ai Sentiment, Backlash Against Silicon Valley/big Tech, Protests Of Data Centers, History Of Anti-technology Movements And Modern Resistance, Future Of AI Regulation

Will Sommer - Rise And Fall Of Ben Shapiro And The Daily Wire, Internal Conflicts, Changing Algorithms, Conservative Media Dynamics, Audience Shifts Among Younger Generations

Thomas Dekeyser - History Of Resisting Technology, Luddites And Modern Anti-tech Movements, AI Labor Automation And Surveillance, Moral Panic, Politics Of Technological Progress

Recent Topics

Technology, Internet, Media, Tech Policy, Civil Liberties, Surveillance, Creator Economy, Ai Regulation, Platform Power, Labor Politics

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Taylor Lorenz’s Power User
:

Elon Musk’s Final Plan: A Dangerous Blueprint For World Domination

May 22, 2026

Elon Musk has evolved far beyond a billionaire CEO. SUPPORT MY WORK: Buy a paid subscription to my newsletter at usermag.co  Support my work on Patreon for bonus episodes, monthly Q&A livestreams, and more: http://patreon.com/taylorlorenz   According to political theorists Quinn Slobodian and Ben Tarnoff, Musk has created an entirely new ideology called “Muskism” — a system where technology companies merge with state power, AI shapes politics, and billionaires become more powerful than go...

The AI Job Apocalypse: Silicon Valley Is Bracing for a Permanent Underclass w/ Jasmine Sun

May 20, 2026

What happens if AI becomes smarter than humans at most jobs?SUPPORT MY WORK: Buy a paid subscription to my newsletter at usermag.co Support my work on Patreon for bonus episodes, monthly Q&A livestreams, and more: http://patreon.com/taylorlorenz Researchers, economists, and top AI executives are increasingly warning about the rise of a “permanent underclass”,  a future where millions of workers lose not just their jobs, but their economic value altogether. In this episode of Power User, I...

Silicon Valley Is Losing Control w/ Brian Merchant

May 15, 2026

What’s really driving the growing backlash against AI and Silicon Valley?Support my independent journalism: 🙏 Patreon: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/cw/taylorlorenz           ⁠ 🗞️ Buy a paid subscription to my Substack: ⁠https://www.usermag.co    From burning data centers to celebrating an attack on Sam Altman’s house, the anti‑tech backlash has escalated. In this episode of Free Speech Friday, I sit down with journalist and author Brian Merchant to unpack the rise of anti AI sentiment, the growin...

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