Power User with Taylor Lorenz

Power User explores how technology and the internet are upending our lives and the world around us. Each week, tech journalist Taylor Lorenz explores everything from online fame to emerging platforms, viral phenomena, the creator economy, and much more. Tune in every Thursday for the most influential stories that Silicon Valley often ignores.

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Recent Episodes
  • Fake Newspapers Are Flooding America
    Apr 17, 2025 – 00:42:26
  • The White House's social media is deranged
    Apr 10, 2025 – 00:37:59
  • The Dark Truth Behind Ashton Hall’s Morning Routine w/ Matt Bernstein
    Apr 3, 2025 – 00:53:21
  • Musk’s DOGE Antics Could Be the Downfall of Tesla
    Mar 27, 2025 – 00:25:33
  • Trump Official Brendan Carr's War on Free Speech
    Mar 20, 2025 – 00:54:23
  • The Right-Wing Plot to ‘Murder’ a Free Press
    Mar 13, 2025 – 00:43:37
  • How Pop Culture News is Radicalizing You
    Mar 6, 2025 – 00:51:35
  • How the 00s changed the tech world forever
    Feb 27, 2025 – 00:27:57
  • Elon Musk and the Billionaire Baby Boom
    Feb 20, 2025 – 00:28:56
  • How Spotify is Ruining Music: ‘It’s About How Power Works’
    Feb 13, 2025 – 00:31:21
  • Meet the zoomers aiding Musk’s government takeover
    Feb 6, 2025 – 00:29:38
  • Why a MAGA influencer turned on Trump
    Jan 30, 2025 – 00:52:27
  • The Truth About Child Influencing
    Jan 23, 2025 – 00:30:57
  • Doxxed, harassed and silenced: the fallout of Gamergate 2.0
    Jan 16, 2025 – 00:36:19
  • Patreon’s CEO on the existential threat to creators no one is talking about
    Jan 9, 2025 – 00:35:35
  • What defined the internet in 2024?
    Dec 19, 2024 – 00:39:10
  • Is TikTok really dead?
    Dec 12, 2024 – 00:40:56
  • The case against cell phone bans in school
    Dec 5, 2024 – 00:32:50
  • Could the 4B movement ever happen in America?
    Nov 21, 2024 – 00:14:16
  • Why Democrats won't create a left-wing Joe Rogan
    Nov 14, 2024 – 00:25:05
  • AI’s destroying seasonal content
    Nov 7, 2024 – 00:25:45
  • The mastermind behind the Timothée Chalamet lookalike contest
    Oct 31, 2024 – 00:21:58
  • Into the Costcoverse with AJ Befumo
    Oct 24, 2024 – 00:31:45
  • Are Jubilee videos healing or polarizing?
    Oct 17, 2024 – 00:37:14
  • Inside the strange world of corporate influencers
    Oct 10, 2024 – 00:30:57
  • How nostalgia accounts are destroying pop culture history
    Oct 3, 2024 – 00:27:49
  • Why online retailers all sell the same crappy products
    Sep 26, 2024 – 00:15:03
  • The Problem with Age Verification Online
    Sep 19, 2024 – 00:30:36
  • Why is Instagram Reels so unhinged?
    Sep 12, 2024 – 00:27:45
  • Brazil's X ban upends stan accounts + political debates take over TikTok
    Sep 5, 2024 – 00:31:32
  • The ultimate summer trend recap + a Chick-fil-A streaming service
    Aug 29, 2024 – 00:26:32
  • Inside the DNC’s influencer extravaganza, from yacht partying to meme lounge
    Aug 22, 2024 – 00:24:57
  • Can Elon and Twitter save Trump? + Kamala plays with fire online
    Aug 14, 2024 – 00:41:37
  • Can MrBeast be canceled? + Tim Walz mania and minions on a cross
    Aug 8, 2024 – 00:36:29
  • Is Skibidi Toilet the Next Hollywood Blockbuster?
    Aug 1, 2024 – 00:38:56
  • Is Kamala Harris a political meme stock?
    Jul 25, 2024 – 00:37:49
  • The rise of ‘BlueAnon' + Trump shooting merch + RNC influencers
    Jul 18, 2024 – 00:28:43
  • Inside the most toxic live-streaming platform + NATO influencers
    Jul 11, 2024 – 00:33:14
  • An influencer’s battle against her snark subreddit
    Jun 27, 2024 – 00:23:16
  • Why do so many people think a top Stanford researcher is a CIA agent?
    Jun 20, 2024 – 00:40:38
  • Do you speak Brain Rot? How the internet is changing language
    Jun 13, 2024 – 00:40:56
  • Is it ever okay to film strangers in public? + Trump’s new TikTok + MrBeast hits #1
    Jun 6, 2024 – 00:30:46
  • Is a Tech Utopia a Dystopia for Everyone Else?
    May 30, 2024 – 00:39:55
  • 'Zombie Facebook' takes over + ScarJo vs OpenAI
    May 23, 2024 – 00:39:51
  • Is the celebrity 'blockout' working? + TikTok creators sue the U.S.
    May 16, 2024 – 00:30:57
  • What's up with Fake Podcast Ads, AI Audiobooks and the Audio Creator Economy?
    May 9, 2024 – 00:22:06
  • Are "Industry Plants" Real? + 'The Social Network' Sequel
    May 2, 2024 – 00:33:57
  • Sell or Die. TikTok’s Sophie’s Choice + MKBHD on his viral ‘takedowns’
    Apr 24, 2024 – 00:43:14
  • Drake & Kendrick's AI Rap Beef + TikTokkers Against Biden
    Apr 18, 2024 – 00:33:26
  • Is Social Media Destroying Kids’ Lives? + Elon’s Secret X Account
    Apr 11, 2024 – 00:46:24
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