Taylor Lorenz’s Power User
Taylor Lorenz explores how technology and the internet are upending our lives and the world around us. Each week, she explores everything from online fame to emerging platforms, viral phenomena, the creator economy, and much more. Tune in every Wednesday for regular episodes and every Friday for "Free Speech Friday," her series on tech policy and the fight for civil liberties online.
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Episodes (217)
ICE Is Hunting Down TikTok Journalists
Sep 4, 2026
Inside the Towns Saying Hell No to AI Data Centers w/ Jasmine Sun
Sep 2, 2026
Congress Wants to Track Every Device You Own
Aug 28, 2026
The Pause AI Movement Is Winning
Aug 26, 2026
AI Text Now Has a Secret Tracking Code
Aug 21, 2026
The Truth About Zuck's 6,500 Word AI Manifesto w/ Mike Isaac
Aug 19, 2026
[PATREON PREVIEW] Inside America's First Venture Backed Bot Farm
Aug 17, 2026
Your iPhone Could Send You to Jail: The Terrifying Truth About Prairieland
Aug 14, 2026
The Insane Collapse of Silicon Valley's 'Nostradamus of AI'
Aug 12, 2026
The Viral Elon Musk Lawsuit Everyone Is Getting Wrong
Aug 7, 2026
AI Is Destroying Millions of Books (But Not For The Reason You Think)
Aug 5, 2026
Inside The Nantucket Influencer War
Aug 3, 2026
Trump's Plan to Destroy 'Woke AI'
Jul 31, 2026
The AI War Just Went Nuclear: Everyone Hates Anthropic Now (Even Denny's Diner)
Jul 29, 2026
The Secret Plan to Kill Super PACs (How We Finally End Citizens United)
Jul 24, 2026
OpenAI Could Lose Everything w/ Alex Kantrowitz
Jul 22, 2026
[PATREON PREVIEW] Bill Gates Daughter's $43M Tech Scandal
Jul 20, 2026
How the Government Uses AI to Spy on You
Jul 17, 2026
A Physicist Destroys Elon Musk's Mars Fantasy
Jul 15, 2026
Kids Aren't Addicted to Phones — Here's the Data (The Top Academic Studying Social Media & Children Breaks Things Down)
Jul 10, 2026
Why Smart Glasses Feel Different This Time w/ Amy Odell
Jul 8, 2026
Bars Are Secretly Scanning Your Face And Tracking You
Jul 3, 2026
The Terrifying New Bounty Economy w/ Adam Aleksic (Etymology Nerd) & Aidan Walker
Jun 30, 2026
Congress Just Declared War on the Internet: The Patriot Act For Online Spaces Is Here
Jun 26, 2026
The Riskiest Bet in Tech History: Elon Musk's Most Dangerous Company Yet
Jun 24, 2026
[PATREON PREVIEW] What Is Peter Thiel Doing In Argentina? (and what's with his secret cult) w/ NYT's Ryan Mac
Jun 22, 2026
Hasan Piker Reveals The New Censorship Playbook: The Twitch Streamer on KOSA, Section 230, jawboning, travel bans and more
Jun 19, 2026
Why Timothée Chalamet Is Shilling Kalshi: Inside The Plan To Monetize Everything
Jun 17, 2026
The Anti-LGBTQ Internet Censorship Bill Is Back
Jun 12, 2026
Exposing OpenAI's Secret Meme Army: A $125M Propaganda Network
Jun 10, 2026
Are You On A Govt Watchlist? Cops Are Tracking Anyone Who Hates AI
Jun 5, 2026
The Data Center Boom Is More Toxic Than You Think
Jun 3, 2026
Visa Could Ruin the Internet
May 29, 2026
Why AI Doom Content Is Everywhere
May 27, 2026
Elon Musk’s Final Plan: A Dangerous Blueprint For World Domination
May 22, 2026
The AI Job Apocalypse: Silicon Valley Is Bracing for a Permanent Underclass w/ Jasmine Sun
May 20, 2026
Silicon Valley Is Losing Control w/ Brian Merchant
May 15, 2026
Ben Shapiro’s Empire Is Crumbling w/ Will Sommer
May 13, 2026
Stop Feeling Helpless About AI: The Violent History of Resisting Technology
May 8, 2026
The Most Dangerous Lie on the Internet: The 62 Million Men Hoax Explained
May 6, 2026
The Dark Side Of AI Safety Laws
May 1, 2026
The New Digital Class War: Rich People Use The Internet Differently w/ Adam Aleksic
Apr 29, 2026
[PATREON PREVIEW] Record Labels Are Buying Meme Pages for Millions
Apr 27, 2026
Inside A Billionaire's AI Spy Network: The Shocking Secrets of Madison Square Garden’s Surveillance Machine
Apr 24, 2026
The Girlboss-ification of AI: How Big Tech Is Gaslighting Women Into AI w/ Kat Tenbarge
Apr 22, 2026
Silicon Valley is Breaking Everything
Apr 17, 2026
Inside Iran's Gen Z Meme Army: How LEGO Became War Propaganda
Apr 15, 2026
The Woman Taking On Big Tech: She Fought the Government and Won
Apr 10, 2026
The Downfall of Skibidi Toilet: How Hollywood Fumbled A Powerful Fandom
Apr 8, 2026
They're Putting AI Cameras In School Busses
Apr 3, 2026