What Next TBD: The X-odus

Slate Technology

Slate

Society & Culture, Technology, History

4.6 • 636 Ratings

🗓️ 17 November 2024

⏱️ 25 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Since Elon Musk took over, Twitter—er, sorry “X”—has been slowly deflating. But given that soon you’ll be getting yelled at by right-wing trolls directly from White House press briefings, and your data is being swept up to train A.I., is there any reason to stay on the site at all anymore? Guest: Nitish Pahwa, Slate business writer. 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. Podcast production by Evan Campbell, Patrick Fort, and Alyssa Jeong Perry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	On June 25th, Ironheart arrives on Disney Plus.
0:03.0	Rui, what is going all with you?
0:04.8	From Marvel Television, an executive producer, Ryan Coogler.
0:07.8	I wanted to build something undeniable, but now I'm in trouble.
0:10.7	Don't miss the sixth episode of Vand.
0:12.7	I joined a crew of criminals, and now I'm about to get killed by a Drenched Man in a Cake.
0:17.4	Be the first to experience the all-new series.
0:20.5	You've bitten off a hell of a lot more
0:21.9	than you can chew. Branklechill a lot. Marvel Television's Ironhard. Streaming June 20th, only on Disney Plus.
0:27.7	18 plus subscription required. Deas and Cs and C's apply. This episode is brought to you by Indeed.
0:33.3	Struggling to get your job posts seen on other job sites. Indeed, sponsored jobs help you stand out and hire fast.
0:40.5	Your post jumps to the top of search results, reaching the candidates you need.
0:44.2	Plus, there are no monthly subscriptions, no long-term contracts, and you only pay for results.
0:48.6	Speed up your hiring today with a £100-pound sponsored job credit at Indeed.com slash SPANUK.
0:56.3	Terms and conditions apply.
1:03.8	On Tuesday, Donald Trump announced that he was going to create a new office when he assumed the presidency in January, the Department of Government Efficiency.
1:15.7	He said the department would be led by former presidential candidate and former pharma exec,
1:21.4	Vivek Ramoswamy, and Elon Musk, you know, this guy.
1:29.0	As you can see, I'm not just MAGA, I'm Dark MAGA.
1:33.1	And this wasn't a big surprise.
1:35.5	Not long after Musk hitched his wagon to Trump,
1:38.2	Trump started talking about giving the Dark MAGA man influence.
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Slate, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Slate and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.