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Macrodosing: Arian Foster and PFT Commenter

Inside the Algorithm | Oct 16, 2025

Macrodosing: Arian Foster and PFT Commenter

Barstool Sports

Philosophy, Society & Culture

4.56.1K Ratings

🗓️ 16 October 2025

⏱️ 184 minutes

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Summary

This week Big T and PFT are joined by Chaps to dive into how social media algorithms shape everything we see online. We break down shadowbans, dopamine hacks, and the data tracking behind every scroll, plus talk about how Big Tech might know you better than you know yourself. Also: Donald Trump’s Time Magazine cover, billboards on boats at the beach, Travis Hunter’s baptism, Penn State football, and a full NFL and Commanders game recap. (00:16:46) Popular Songs (00:30:35) Donald Trump Time Magazine (00:38:29) Billboards on Beaches (00:53:30) Travis Hunter Baptized (01:02:46) Penn State Football (01:17:40) NFL (01:22:26) Social Media Algorithms


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0:00.0

Hey, macrodosing listeners. You can find us every Tuesday and Thursday on Apple Podcast, Spotify, or YouTube.

0:06.0

Prime members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music.

0:08.8

Give me a talking point that I might approach this topic with.

0:12.7

So it gave me, we're all in a giant psychological experiment.

0:16.8

The algorithm might already be God. Is the Internet even real anymore?

0:22.6

And the algorithm radicalized your uncle.

0:38.8

It's kind of like Pittsburgh.

0:43.8

There's more Steelers fans elsewhere in the United States than there are in Pittsburgh.

0:44.3

Yeah.

0:49.0

Because when they leave Pittsburgh, they hang on to that, like for generations.

1:28.3

Like if you're born in Pittsburgh, you grow up rooting for the Steelers, and then you move to San Francisco when you're like 25. You moved to Florida. Yeah. Take over the, you take over Everbank Stadium. Yeah, you are going to be a Steelers fan for the rest of your life. Your kids, God damn it, are going to be Steelers fans. There's going to be Steelers bars. You're going to have a room that's just, the wallpaper is terrible towels. And you're never going to give up that part of your life. Nope. And then their kids. And you're going to be a Ben Rathesberger defender. Yeah. And they win just frequently enough that the kids will stay rooting for the Steelers. For sure. Like you don't, if you try to do that with the Browns and you move to a different city,

1:31.8

then eventually your kids are going to be like, why did you make me become a Browns fan?

1:36.6

But as a Steeler fan, it's like, yeah, okay, that's who I am.

1:41.2

I think if Chicago gets really good, McCartney could do that.

1:42.0

You think so?

1:43.1

With the Jags, yeah.

1:53.7

And I mean, realistically, how many times is he going to go to Florida to watch the Jags comparatively to how much we could go here?

1:56.0

Right.

1:57.1

Yeah.

1:57.9

I've actually thought about that with my kids.

2:00.0

Like, if I live here live here whatever what teams would

2:04.0

they like you're such a big fan of yours that they would like yours yeah unless you're a shitty

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