"Today The Atlantic is launching , a new video podcast hosted by staff writer Charlie Warzel about making sense of the online fire hose of our information ecosystem. In new episodes released every Friday, Charlie will be joined by a different guest each week to ask big questions about the intersection of online culture and human behavior. The first episode, which is now available, features the YouTuber Hank Green on what it means to survive online for 26 years."
"In their conversation, Charlie and Hank look at where the internet stands today-how it became a misery machine, how institutions lost trust, and how they might begin to win it back. The pair discusses the universal frustration of being online and knowing you're being manipulated by algorithms-and what, if anything, we can do to push back. In an introduction to the show, Charlie writes:"
A new video podcast launches to make sense of the online information ecosystem. Episodes release weekly with a rotating guest who explores big questions at the intersection of online culture and human behavior. The opening episode features a longtime YouTuber reflecting on 26 years of surviving online. Conversations examine how the internet became a misery machine, how institutions lost trust, and what might restore confidence. The podcast aims to explain algorithmic manipulation, social media’s warping of perception, and AI’s disruptive potential, while offering grounded conversations, explanations, and tangents that resist slop, bots, and spam. The show builds on reporting that tracks digital culture and its offline effects.
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