Meg Thee Stallion fights deepfakes; Wicked's weird press; Welder’s murder highlights dangers for tradeswomen; AI fetish bear – NEWS ROUNDUP!

There Are No Girls on the Internet

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Society & Culture, Technology

4.4 • 820 Ratings

🗓️ 21 November 2025

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Bridget is joined by producer Joey Patt to cover the week's tech news that you might have missed.

Meg Thee Stallion targeted by racist, sexist deepfakes: https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/megan-thee-stallion-responds-sexually-explicit-deepfake-x-rcna156424

Trump Administration planning executive order preventing AI regulation by states: https://www.politico.com/news/2025/11/19/white-house-prepares-executive-order-to-block-state-ai-laws-00660719

Women are under-represented in the building trades, where they often face harassment or worse. A young welder's murder highlights the risks: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/sarah-kotzen_tradeswomen-workplacesafety-nawic-activity-7395254105088323584-NNd4/

Youth sports are costing parents a fortune, and private equity firms are making it worse: https://www.levernews.com/wall-street-is-paywalling-your-kids-sports/

AI-powered teddy bear talks to kids about knives, bondage, and starting fires: https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/19/tech/folotoy-kumma-ai-bear-scli-intl

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0:00.0	This is an IHeart podcast. Guaranteed Human.
0:08.2	There are No Girls on the Internet as a production of IHeart Radio and UnBossed Creative.
0:16.3	I'm Bridget Todd, and this is There Are No Girls on the Internet.
0:21.8	Welcome to There Are No Girls on the Internet, where we explore the intersection of technology,
0:25.8	social media, and identity.
0:28.1	And this is another installment of our weekly news roundup where we dig into all the
0:32.1	stories that you might have missed on the Internet so you don't have to.
0:35.2	It has been too long.
0:36.6	I am so excited to welcome back.
0:38.5	Today's guest co-host, producer Joey, Joey,
0:41.4	thank you for being here.
0:43.1	Hey, Bridget.
0:44.0	Thanks for having me on again.
0:45.8	I have to ask,
0:46.8	what is capturing your attention on the internet right now?
0:50.6	Anything, what do you got?
0:51.9	That's a great question, Bridget.
0:54.0	Actually, I've really been
0:55.4	wanting to talk about because this combines two of our favorite things. We'll see. I don't know
1:00.0	what your personal relationship to the Broadway musical slash book slash now two-part movie,
1:06.7	Wicked is. But I have been... Oh my gosh. And I can see your face. I have been obsessed. There's been so much
1:16.8	that has happened with that movie and their marketing campaign. I'm supposed to see it tomorrow.
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