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Slate Culture

What Next: TBD | Dupes!

Slate Culture

Slate Podcasts

Arts, Tv & Film, Music

4.42K Ratings

🗓️ 27 July 2025

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

There’s an entire economy devoted to seeing what products are trending—clothing, skin care, even Greek Islands—and delivering you a cheaper knock-off to buy.  Guest: Mia Sato, reporter for The Verge Want more What Next TBD? Subscribe to Slate Plus to access ad-free listening to the whole What Next family and all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe today on Apple Podcasts by clicking “Try Free” at the top of our show page. Sign up now at slate.com/whatnextplus to get access wherever you listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hi, this is Ava from Vanta.

0:02.0

In today's digital world, compliance regulations are changing constantly,

0:07.0

and earning customer trust has never mattered more.

0:10.0

Vanta helps companies get compliant fast and stay secure,

0:13.0

with the most advanced AI automation and continuous monitoring out there.

0:17.0

So whether you're a startup going for your first stock two or ISO-27,001,

0:21.5

or a growing enterprise managing vendor risk, Banta makes it quick, easy and scalable.

0:26.4

And I'm not to say that because I work here. Get started today at banta.com.

0:30.6

I've ruled out uni because I want to live at home. I've ruled out uni because I want to earn money.

0:36.4

I've ruled out uni because of want to earn money. I've ruled out uni because of my grades.

0:40.3

Study with the Open University and there's no need to rule out anything.

0:44.3

With our respected degrees, you can learn from home and work alongside study.

0:48.3

We're open to all. Plus, you'll have the support of expert tutors.

0:52.3

So rethink your future with the degree you didn't think was possible.

0:57.0

The Open University. The future is open.

1:01.0

I'm dying.

1:06.0

I'm dying. I am literally dying right now. I'm dying right now. I'm dying right now.

1:18.9

Okay, just to cut in here, the woman you're hearing is not actually dying. She's just really excited. And for good reason.

1:26.9

It has been my ultimate dream for Taylor to wear one of my designs, and I cannot believe it.

1:41.2

What you're listening to is fitness entrepreneur Cassie Ho, realizing that Taylor Swift is wearing

1:47.8

clothing that she designed. It was just a quick shot in a video, but it was enough. Cassie's

1:53.6

design went viral. A fluffy, multi-tiered active skirt called the Pirouette scort, sold by Ho's brand Popflex.

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