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Charlie Warzel

Staff writer at The Atlantic and author of Galaxy Brain newsletter on tech and media

Every podcast episode featuring Charlie Warzel that Attunex has found: 203 interviews and appearances across 74 shows between 2016 and 2026. Most often on Galaxy Brain (49), No One Knows Anything (15) and On the Media (9). Often in conversation with Jon Favreau, Derek Thompson and Tim Miller. Follow Charlie in Attunex to get new appearances automatically, each with an on-device transcript and summary.

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Updated 2026-10-14.

  1. Is Crypto Dead? Or More Influential Than Ever?
    Galaxy Brain

    The hype over cryptocurrency may have faded since the fall of Sam Bankman-Fried and FTX, but beneath the surface, a lot of real money is involved, including the millions being funneled into the…

    2026-10-09
  2. An Argument Against AI Doom
    Galaxy Brain

    The flood of reports about AI agents escaping and hacking websites can feel scary. But is this actually just a matter of needing better security to match the evolving technology? Zack Korman, the CEO…

    2026-10-02
  3. We’re All Being Recorded. What Do We Do About It?
    Galaxy Brain

    Meta has been selling millions of its camera-equipped glasses, making all of us fodder for content creation—when we’re on the street, at the store, and in our workplaces. Host Charlie Warzel talks…

    2026-09-25
  4. Lina Khan on the AI-Safety Panic
    Galaxy Brain

    As “rogue” AI agents hack systems and leaders warn of catastrophe, who should be held responsible? The former FTC Commissioner Lina Khan argues that the United States already has a lot of the…

    2026-09-18
  5. Is AI Writing Inevitable?
    Galaxy Brain

    AI-infused writing is suddenly everywhere: not just in automated email responses or meeting summaries, but in books and even the pages of mainstream newspapers. When an editor at The Wall Street…

    2026-09-11
  6. The Singularity Is Not What It Seems
    Galaxy Brain

    Whatever the AI future is, we’re in it right now. What if the singularity is not some technological tipping point, brought about by human genius, but a human tipping point? An unforced error, driven…

    2026-09-07
  7. Why So Many Men Are Unraveling
    Galaxy Brain

    Jon Ronson had never really thought about the term “masculinity” until a strange series of events led him down a rabbit hole involving castles, cage fights, and an actor playing a horse. Host Charlie…

    2026-09-04
  8. The Death of Reality - with Charlie Warzel
    Hasan Minhaj Doesn't Know

    Hasan explores our disorienting, dysfunctional information environment with Atlantic writer and Galaxy Brain host Charlie Warzel, discussing how bad it is, and how much worse it could get. Protect…

    2026-09-02
  9. The Death of Reality - with Charlie Warzel
    Hasan Minhaj Doesn't Know

    Hasan explores our disorienting, dysfunctional information environment with Atlantic writer and Galaxy Brain host Charlie Warzel, discussing how bad it is, and how much worse it could get. Protect…

    2026-09-02
  10. Welcome to the Scrolling Backlash
    Galaxy Brain

    A lot of people are getting tired of their phone—sick of the algorithms and overwhelmed by what can feel like a loss of control. The Atlantic staff writer Julie Beck was a part of a team that dug…

    2026-08-28
  11. Out of Office by Charlie Warzel and Anne Helen Peterson - Book Summary
    7 Minute Books: Free Book SummariesMentioned

    “Rethinking Work: Beyond the Office” 👉 For more insights, check out the full book and audio summary here 📖 📕 Transcript and audio of this episode is available here for free Title: Out of Office…

    2026-08-28
  12. Will Data Centers Cost Republicans the Midterms?
    Runaway Country with Alex Wagner

    President Trump has embarked on a pro-AI data center kick, causing a world of hurt for his own party. The gigantic, energy-guzzling factories are literally and figuratively steamrolling small rural…

    2026-08-27
  13. Low-Stakes AI Scenarios, High-Stakes AI Viruses, and the Trump Catering Truck Escape, With Charlie Warzel
    Wait a Second...

    The Atlantic’s Charlie Warzel joins the podcast to help break down the small-potato scenarios of AI run amok. In this episode: (00:00) Intro (7:15) Low-stakes AI scenarios (40:21) Trump’s catering…

    2026-08-13
  14. How Social Media Makes Our Lives Smaller
    Galaxy Brain

    Most people spend more time than you think agonizing over their social-media posts. Kathryn Jezer-Morton wanted to understand their thinking—and when she dug deeper, she learned that redemption and…

    2026-08-07
  15. Charlie Warzel: The Tech Overlords’ Anti-Humanity Is Catching Up to Them
    The Bulwark

    This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sam Altman wants a supercomputer to talk to his kid so he doesn’t have to. Elon thinks Grok can make a better Odyssey…

    2026-08-04
  16. Charlie Warzel: The Tech Overlords’ Anti-Humanity Is Catching Up to Them
    The Bulwark Daily

    Sam Altman wants a supercomputer to talk to his kid so he doesn’t have to. Elon thinks Grok can make a better Odyssey than Christopher Nolan. And Silicon Valley has been cultishly hyping AI so much…

    2026-08-04
  17. The Former ‘Voice of Google’ Speaks Out
    Galaxy Brain

    Tech companies like Google famously started with a culture and psychology centered on doing good and changing the world. But as Google expanded, it had to adapt to its growing money, power, and…

    2026-07-31
  18. The end of the human internet
    Decoder with Nilay Patel

    Hey everyone, this is Nick Statt, senior producer on Decoder. We’re taking a brief publishing break while Nilay is out on vacation. We’ll resume regular programming next week, and we’ve got some…

    2026-07-30
  19. How nihilism can help us find meaning in this moment
    The Colin McEnroe Show

    What would it mean if nothing matters? This hour, a look at the philosophy of nihilism, and how it shows up online and in children's books. GUESTS: Nolen Gertz: Associate Professor of Applied…

    2026-07-27
  20. Why AI Is Making Things More Expensive
    Galaxy Brain

    Electronics are getting more expensive—and the culprit has a lot to do with generative AI. Amid all the talk of AI taking over people’s jobs, automating people’s workflows, and doing people’s…

    2026-07-24
  21. The sicko who invented prediction markets
    Panic World

    Where did prediction markets come from, and why are they more popular than ever? Charlie Warzel joins the pod once again to discuss the proliferation of these strange companies like Kalshi and…

    2026-07-22
  22. How the World Cup Finally Won Over America
    Galaxy Brain

    Why does the World Cup endure in an age of fractured attention? Is FreddyLA7 a real person? Charlie Warzel speaks with Men in Blazers founder Roger Bennett to chart how the World Cup has become far…

    2026-07-17
  23. The Hidden Cost of Optimizing Everything
    Galaxy Brain

    Modern life is built to make things easier, faster, and more efficient. But what if, in smoothing away life’s everyday frictions, we’ve also lost something essential? This week on “Galaxy Brain,”…

    2026-07-10
  24. The Gray Area: The End of the Human Internet
    On with Kara Swisher

    Today, we're bringing you an episode of "The Gray Area," another great show from the Vox Media Podcast Network. In this episode, host Sean Illing talks with Atlantic writer Charlie Warzel about the…

    2026-07-06
  25. What Do We Do About Elon Musk?
    Galaxy Brain

    Elon Musk isn’t just the world’s richest man—he’s one of the most influential people alive. His companies have transformed industries, his wealth has shattered records, and his politics now shape…

    2026-07-03
  26. What Is A Human For?
    Offline with Jon Favreau

    AI is creating a crisis of agency where people are becoming paranoid that they’re being manipulated, suckered, and ultimately replaced. Charlie Warzel joins Offline to elaborate on his Atlantic…

    2026-06-27
  27. What Is A Human For?
    Offline with Jon Favreau

    AI is creating a crisis of agency where people are becoming paranoid that they’re being manipulated, suckered, and ultimately replaced. Charlie Warzel joins Offline to elaborate on his Atlantic…

    2026-06-27
  28. The end of the human internet
    The Gray Area with Sean Illing

    Sean talks with Atlantic writer Charlie Warzel about the increasingly weird experience of being online. They discuss AI-generated content, bots, algorithms, the “dead internet theory,” and why so…

    2026-06-26
  29. Why Reading Feels So Hard Now
    Galaxy Brain

    Do you wish you could read more books? You’re not alone. These days, fewer people are reading for pleasure, and even those who do tend to struggle with distractions. Is this a literacy crisis, or has…

    2026-06-26
  30. How to Think About AI Before It’s Too Late
    Galaxy Brain

    Cory Doctorow has a refrain: “The most important thing about a gadget isn’t what it does; it’s who it does it for and what it does it to.” In this episode of “Galaxy Brain,” he sits down with Charlie…

    2026-06-19
  31. Jomboy on Robot Umpires and the Future of Baseball
    Galaxy Brain

    “Baseball” has never been synonymous with “change.” But in recent years, Major League Baseball has transformed radically, and this season it has embraced technology via the ABS pitch-tracking system…

    2026-06-12
  32. How to Win Elections in the Attention Economy
    Galaxy Brain

    How do you build a winning campaign for the era of AI? In the aftermath of the 2024 race, Democrats have been struggling to adapt to the new logic of the attention economy. On this episode of “Galaxy…

    2026-06-05
  33. Why Everyone Hates AI Data Centers
    Galaxy Brain

    Data centers are quickly becoming the most polarizing buildings in America. On this episode of Galaxy Brain, Charlie Warzel speaks with the reporter Jael Holzman about the backlash to the buildings…

    2026-05-29
  34. Episode #81: Does Your Boss Have AI Brain?, Career Bets That Compound, Too Much Is Happening Too Fast
    The Learning Corner by PrecursorMentioned

    This week on The Learning Corner, we dig into Rachel Karten's viral piece on AI-obsessed leadership and what happens when organizations adopt AI without any real strategy. We then discuss Karan…

    2026-05-28
  35. How Dropout Cracked Internet Comedy
    Galaxy Brain

    How do you build a streaming service from scratch? On this week’s “Galaxy Brain,” Charlie Warzel speaks with Sam Reich, the CEO of Dropout, a comedy streaming platform that’s found success eschewing…

    2026-05-22
  36. Chris Hayes on Calibrating Your AI Anxiety
    Galaxy Brain

    How should you feel about the AI boom? In this episode of Galaxy Brain, Charlie Warzel speaks with Chris Hayes about how to emotionally calibrate our response to this dizzying AI moment. Hayes…

    2026-05-15
  37. Flipping Off Phones
    Galaxy Brain

    On this week’s episode of “Galaxy Brain,” Charlie Warzel talks with his Atlantic colleague Kaitlyn Tiffany about what our phones are doing to us. Tiffany recently wrote about swapping her iPhone for…

    2026-05-08
  38. The Internet’s Let-It-Rip Era, With The Atlantic's Charlie Warzel
    Channels with Peter Kafka

    The internet is in its let-it-rip era: more AI slop, more video, more clips — and very little in the way of guardrails or rules. Charlie Warzel, who writes and hosts Galaxy Brain for The Atlantic,…

    2026-05-06
  39. Did a Human Write This?
    Galaxy Brain

    What happens when the majority of content on the internet tips over into AI slop? On this episode of Galaxy Brain, Charlie Warzel talks to Max Spero, the co-founder of Pangram, an AI-detection…

    2026-05-01
  40. The Latest Trump Assassination Conspiracies Are INSANE
    Breaking News from Pod Save America

    The Atlantic's Charlie Warzel joins Alex Wagner to discuss conspiracies of the White House Correspondents Dinner shooting and Donald Trump's reaction. CHECK OUT OUR SPONSOR ACT BLUE:…

    2026-04-29
  41. How Short-Form Clips Took Over the Internet
    Galaxy Brain

    In this episode of Galaxy Brain, Charlie Warzel talks with business writer Ed Elson about the rise of the “clip economy”—the idea that short video clips pulled from podcasts, livestreams, and other…

    2026-04-24
  42. Breaking Free From Alex Jones
    Galaxy Brain

    In this episode of Galaxy Brain, Charlie Warzel speaks with Josh Owens, a videographer and the author of a memoir about his years working for Infowars, the media company of the conspiracy theorist…

    2026-04-17
  43. Your Favorite Influencer Might Be AI
    Galaxy Brain

    On this week’s Galaxy Brain episode, Charlie Warzel is joined by New York Times technology reporter Tiffany Hsu to discuss the rise of AI influencers—synthetic avatars, often indistinguishable from…

    2026-04-10
  44. Is AI Going to Turn Us All Into Middle Managers?
    Galaxy Brain

    How is AI changing the way we work? This week on Galaxy Brain, Charlie Warzel is joined by Johnathan and Melissa Nightingale, two experts in management and leadership training. They discuss how…

    2026-04-03
  45. What Is Twitter’s Legacy, 20 Years Later?
    Galaxy Brain

    What is Twitter’s legacy? In this episode of Galaxy Brain, Charlie Warzel traces how Twitter, now called X, evolved from a status-update tool to one of the most culturally and politically…

    2026-03-27
  46. How nihilism can help us find meaning in this moment
    The Colin McEnroe Show

    What would it mean if nothing matters? This hour, a look at the philosophy of nihilism, and how it shows up online and in children's books. GUESTS: Nolen Gertz: Associate Professor of Applied…

    2026-03-26
  47. How AI Is Reshaping the Battlefield
    Galaxy Brain

    Just how are powerful AI models being used in warfare overseas? In this episode of Galaxy Brain, Charlie Warzel sits down with Wired senior writer Will Knight to discuss the rise of autonomous…

    2026-03-20
  48. Why Is It So Hard to Make a Good Weather App?
    Galaxy Brain

    How are we still getting caught in the rain? This week’s “Galaxy Brain” explores the world of weather forecasting—specifically the apps on our phones that we have come to rely on. As climate change…

    2026-03-13
  49. Did Netflix Ruin Movies?
    Galaxy Brain

    Few companies have reshaped American culture as aggressively as Netflix. This week’s Galaxy Brain charts how we got here. Charlie Warzel talks with Atlantic film critic David Sims about Netflix’s…

    2026-03-06
  50. What Do the People Building AI Believe?
    Galaxy Brain

    Silicon Valley runs on hype cycles, and the AI boom is generating a new one—part gold rush, part ideology, and part quasi-religious devotion to building an alien intelligence. On this week’s “Galaxy…

    2026-02-27
  51. The AI-Panic Cycle—And What’s Actually Different Now
    Galaxy Brain

    Silicon Valley relies on hype cycles. But for the last few weeks, AI insiders have been spooked by advances coming from their tools. On this week’s Galaxy Brain, Charlie Warzel helps listeners…

    2026-02-20
  52. This Is What It Looks Like When Nothing Matters Anymore
    Hawk PodcastsMentioned

    The Atlantic's Charlie Warzel published a piece titled "This Is What It Looks Like When Nothing Matters," and Hawk reads through it, unpacking how internet nihilism has moved from the fringes of…

    2026-02-19
  53. King Gizzard, Spotify, and the Future of Music
    Galaxy Brain

    On this week’s Galaxy Brain, host Charlie Warzel dives into the state of the music industry, where streaming economics, algorithmic discovery, and generative AI are reshaping how music is distributed…

    2026-02-13
  54. The US is run by meme lords, and Steven Pinker on common knowledge... and common delusions
    Late Night Live — Full program podcast

    Trump flies over a US city in a jet, dumping excrement on protesters; welcome to the era of government-endorsed AI slop videos. Charlie Warzel from The Atlantic joins the show to talk about the US's…

    2026-02-12
  55. Can Truth Survive the Trump Era?
    Offline with Jon Favreau

    Charlie Warzel, Atlantic staff writer and host of the "Galaxy Brain" podcast, joins Offline to break down the news of the week: how Elon Musk's negligence and the Epstein Files continue to corrode…

    2026-02-07
  56. Can Truth Survive the Trump Era?
    Offline with Jon Favreau

    Charlie Warzel, Atlantic staff writer and host of the "Galaxy Brain" podcast, joins Offline to break down the news of the week: how Elon Musk's negligence and the Epstein Files continue to corrode…

    2026-02-07
  57. The Manosphere Breaks Containment
    Galaxy Brain

    On this week’s “Galaxy Brain,” Charlie Warzel takes listeners deep into the internet’s fever swamps to examine how figures who once would’ve stayed on the fringes now dominate mainstream feeds. The…

    2026-02-06
  58. How to Be a Citizen in the Information War (And Stay Sane)
    Galaxy Brain

    On this week’s Galaxy Brain, Charlie Warzel opens with what it means to live in 2026, when our phones can drop us into graphic, real-time violence without warning—and when documenting that violence…

    2026-01-30
  59. ICE Is Turning Real Conflict Into Viral Content
    Galaxy Brain

    In this episode of Galaxy Brain, host Charlie Warzel speaks with the reporter Ryan Broderick about how the internet’s fragmentation of attention and facts has bled into real-world political violence…

    2026-01-23
  60. Finnish President Reacts to Trump 
    Amanpour

    Donald Trump flew to Davos this morning, where he dissed Europe, before he embraced it, called NATO deadbeat before saying he was 100% behind it, and doubled down on his push to take Greenland. But…

    2026-01-21
  61. A Manifesto To Build A Better Internet
    Techdirt

    Last month, we dedicated an episode of the podcast to discussing our recently announced project to push for a better internet, The Resonant Computing Manifesto. This week, we've got a cross-post…

    2026-01-2156:24
  62. The Internet Was Built to Objectify Women
    Galaxy Brain

    In this episode of Galaxy Brain, Charlie Warzel confronts the growing crisis around AI-generated sexual abuse and the culture of impunity enabling it. He examines how Elon Musk’s chatbot Grok is…

    2026-01-16
  63. Grok’s "Digital Undressing" Crisis and a Manifesto to Build a Better Internet
    Galaxy Brain

    In this episode of “Galaxy Brain,” Charlie Warzel discusses the nightmare playing out on Elon Musk’s X: Grok, the platform’s embedded AI chatbot, is being used to generate and spread nonconsensual…

    2026-01-09
  64. ICYMI - Twitter Is Dead (Really, We Mean It)
    Slate Culture Feed

    On today’s episode, host Kate Lindsay is joined by The Atlantic staff writer and host of the Galaxy Brain podcast , Charlie Warzel. Charlie has been following the demise of Twitter, now called X,…

    2026-01-03
  65. Twitter Is Dead (Really, We Mean It)
    ICYMI

    On today’s episode, host Kate Lindsay is joined by The Atlantic staff writer and host of the Galaxy Brain podcast , Charlie Warzel. Charlie has been following the demise of Twitter, now called X,…

    2026-01-03
  66. The New Mainstream Media
    Galaxy Brain

    In this episode of “Galaxy Brain,” Charlie Warzel opens with 5 predictions for 2026. Then, Charlie is joined by his Atlantic colleague David Frum, a staff writer and the host of The David Frum Show…

    2026-01-02
  67. Facts Vs. Clicks: How Algorithms Reward Extremism
    The David Frum Show

    On this week’s episode of The David Frum Show, The Atlantic’s David Frum opens with his thoughts on the upcoming 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. He examines the…

    2025-12-31
  68. Are Your Parents Addicted to Their Screens?
    Galaxy Brain

    Are your parents addicted to their phone? In this episode of Galaxy Brain, Charlie Warzel explores how technology is affecting an older generation of adults. Instead of a phone-based childhood,…

    2025-12-26
  69. Why the Epstein files raised more questions than answers
    Apple News Today

    The Department of Justice released a trove of heavily redacted documents related to Jeffrey Epstein. The Atlantic ’s Charlie Warzel explains why they left many people unsatisfied. The U.S. military…

    2025-12-22
  70. Winners, Losers & WTF Moments: A Look Back at 2025’s Top Tech Stories
    On with Kara Swisher

    From an unenforced TikTok ban and a chatbot calling itself MechaHitler to mounting fears that we’re in an AI bubble, 2025 was another messy year for the tech industry. We watched billionaire CEOs…

    2025-12-22
  71. Bonus Episode: Reacting to the Epstein Files’ Release
    Galaxy Brain

    Late on the Friday before Christmas—just hours before a deadline mandated by Congress, the Department of Justice released part of the trove of documents known colloquially as the Epstein files. The…

    2025-12-20
  72. Prediction Markets and the ‘Suckerifcation’ Crisis With Max Read
    Galaxy Brain

    In this episode of Galaxy Brain, Charlie Warzel explores the burgeoning industry of prediction markets. These platforms let people wager on everything from elections and award shows to the most…

    2025-12-19
  73. How YouTube Ate Podcasts and TV, With Rachel Martin, Ashley Carman, and Derek Thompson
    Galaxy Brain

    In this episode of Galaxy Brain, Charlie Warzel turns the camera on himself to ask a simple question: Why are you seeing his face? Using YouTube’s takeover of podcasts as a starting point, he…

    2025-12-12
  74. When Chatbots Break Our Minds, With Kashmir Hill
    Galaxy Brain

    In this episode of Galaxy Brain, Charlie Warzel explores the strange, unsettling relationships some people are having with AI chatbots, as well as what happens when those relationships go off the…

    2025-12-05
  75. Tell Your Uncle He's Fighting Twitter Bots in Bangladesh
    On the Media

    A new feature on X, formerly known as Twitter, has revealed that some prominent MAGA accounts are based in South Asia and Eastern Europe. On this week’s On the Media, how foreign actors funnel…

    2025-11-28
  76. America’s Slide Toward Simulated Democracy With Eliot Higgins
    Galaxy Brain

    In this episode of “Galaxy Brain,” Charlie Warzel sits down with Eliot Higgins, founder of the open-source investigative collective Bellingcat, to examine how our public sphere slid from healthy…

    2025-11-28
  77. The MAGA Twitter Apocalypse w/ Charlie Warzel
    Taylor Lorenz’s Power User

    SUPPORT ME ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/c/taylorlorenz Buy a subscription to my Tech and Online Culture newsletter, User Magazine to support my work!!!! 🙏 https://www.usermag.co Over the…

    2025-11-26
  78. Are Sports the Most Valuable Commodity in the World? With Pablo Torre
    Galaxy Brain

    Are sports the most valuable commodity in the world? On this episode of Galaxy Brain, Charlie Warzel is joined by Pablo Torre, a longtime journalist and the host of the podcast and YouTube show Pablo…

    2025-11-21
  79. The Internet Is a Misery Machine With Hank Green
    Galaxy Brain

    In this inaugural episode of Galaxy Brain, Charlie Warzel examines the state of the internet as it stands now in November 2025 with Hank Green, a true citizen of the internet—somebody who has made a…

    2025-11-14
  80. What If AI Is a Bubble?
    Radio Atlantic

    The money keeps coming. Global spending on artificial intelligence is projected to hit $375 billion this year. In 2026, the figure is supposed to approach half a trillion dollars. The sums invested…

    2025-11-13
  81. MSNBC’s Rebrand, ESPN’s Solitaire Scandal, and James Talarico’s Friends. Plus: The Atlantic’s Charlie Warzel
    The Press Box

    Hello, media consumers! Bryan and David discuss Texas Senate hopeful James Talarico’s social media scandal and how the public reaction to this type of news has changed over time. Next, Bryan and…

    2025-11-11
  82. If We Are in an AI Bubble, What Happens if it Pops?
    KQED's Forum

    “AI may not simply be 'a bubble,' or even an enormous bubble. It may be the ultimate bubble,” writes tech journalist Brian Merchant. In the first half of the year, AI contributed to 1.1% of GDP…

    2025-11-05
  83. Introducing: Galaxy Brain with Charlie Warzel
    Galaxy Brain

    The internet has warped public life: Politicians behave like influencers, the economy resembles a casino, and people can no longer agree upon a consensus reality. New conspiracy theories, memes, and…

    2025-11-04
  84. Trending Towards Violence with Charlie Warzel
    The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart

    In the aftermath of Charlie Kirk’s assassination, Jon is joined by Charlie Warzel, staff writer at The Atlantic and author of its "Galaxy Brain" newsletter. Together, they explore how algorithms…

    2025-09-18
  85. Certainty Is Our Enemy. We Can Be Certain of That.
    From the Pure Land PodcastMentioned

    Yesterday’s brilliant article Something Is Wrong Online by Charlie Warzel in The Atlantic helped me find a framework to express what has been bugging me since long before the internet. He wrote about…

    2025-09-13
  86. Getting Mad At Toasters
    People vs AlgorithmsMentioned

    We start with Charlie Warzel’s essay in The Atlantic, “AI Is a Mass-Delusion Event” , a sober reframing of where we are with AI right now. Pablos insists LLMs are “average engines,” not wisdom…

    2025-08-22
  87. ‘Big revelation’: FBI was ordered to flag Epstein records mentioning Trump, says senator
    All In with Chris Hayes

    Guests: Alex Wagner, Lisa Rubin, Rep. Robert Garcia, Angelo Carusone, Carlos Curbelo, Charlie Warzel DOJ asks for some grand jury transcripts to be unsealed and new allegations the FBI was told to…

    2025-07-19
  88. 'Big bomb:' Trump’s Epstein ties thrust back into spotlight by Musk
    All In with Chris Hayes

    Guests: Rep. Jamie Raskin, Simon Sandoval-Moshenberg, Jacob Soboroff, Charlie Warzel Tonight: the new spin that Donald Trump is taking the "high road” as Elon announces his "third party.” Plus, new…

    2025-06-07
  89. How long will Trump's base support him?
    Panic World

    Last time we had Charlie Warzel on, it was to determine whether the insurrection had been a political success. Now, 100+ days into Trump 2.0, he joins us again to answer some simple questions: Should…

    2025-05-07
  90. Elon Musk's Luck Runs Out
    Radio Atlantic

    For a while, it seemed as if DOGE Elon and Tesla Elon could exist in the same space-time continuum. One of them carried out Donald Trump’s ruthless cost-cutting mission while the other pitched cars…

    2025-04-24
  91. Jon’s Twitter Fight with JD Vance and Elon’s Scheme to Buy Votes
    Offline with Jon Favreau

    How does J.D. Vance have so much time to fight with Jon on X? Why are the courts letting Elon Musk buy votes in Wisconsin? And are we, as a society, ready forxAI to be trained on tweets from Catturd…

    2025-04-03
  92. Jon’s Twitter Fight with JD Vance and Elon’s Scheme to Buy Votes
    Offline with Jon Favreau

    How does J.D. Vance have so much time to fight with Jon on X? Why are the courts letting Elon Musk buy votes in Wisconsin? And are we, as a society, ready forxAI to be trained on tweets from Catturd…

    2025-04-03
  93. Surviving the Trump News Cycle (with Charlie Warzel)
    Stay Tuned with Preet

    Being online seems worse than it used to. Can we solve that? Preet speaks with The Atlantic’s Charlie Warzel, who writes about technology, media, and politics. They discuss legacy media, MAGA-era…

    2025-02-10
  94. Is This An 'Administrative Coup'?
    What A Day

    Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, has seemingly been waging a personal war on the federal government via his Department of Government Efficiency. In the last few weeks, he and his team have urged…

    2025-02-06
  95. How Facebook caused January 6th (with Charlie Warzel)
    Panic World

    On January 7, 2021, did you think the storming of the capitol would be politically successful? Charlie Warzel joins us on the eve of Donald Trump retaking the White House to weigh that question as he…

    2025-01-08
  96. Charlie Warzel: Zuck Sucks Up to Trump
    The Bulwark Daily

    Mark Zuckerberg is doing all he can to get an audience with the big man at Mar-a-Lago, including praising Trump's (faux) free speech bona fides and restructuring Meta to eliminate fact-checking.…

    2025-01-07
  97. Can a US Government Shutdown be Avoided?
    Amanpour

    America faces chaos in Washington, again, with the US government just hours away from shutting down. Barring an early Christmas miracle, the proverbial lights go off at midnight tonight. Norm…

    2024-12-20
  98. Elon Musk funds Trump — and owns Twitter. What does that mean?
    Channels with Peter Kafka

    You want up-to-the minute election analysis? Sorry, not on this episode. But: If you want smart thoughts about politics and media and tech all merged together? We got you here, courtesy of The…

    2024-11-06
  99. What Role Might Elon Musk Play in the Post-Election Period?
    The Tech Policy Press Podcast

    If you’re trying to game out the potential role of technology in the post-election period in the US, there is a significant "X" factor. When he purchased the social media platform formerly known as…

    2024-11-02
  100. Charlie Warzel
    The Back Room with Andy Ostroy

    Charlie Warzel is a journalist who helps audiences to make sense of our current digital moment, analyzing technology and media in a time of intense upheaval and cultural change. He's a Staff Writer…

    2024-10-28
  101. Harris On Post-Election Legal Battles : "My Team Is Ready"
    Where It All Starts

    Roughly 20 million people have already voted in the upcoming election, either by mail or in person. And as the ballots keep pouring in, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump…

    2024-10-23
  102. Harris Campaign Ready For Post-Election Legal Battles
    What A Day

    Roughly 20 million people have already voted in the upcoming election, either by mail or in person. And as the ballots keep pouring in, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump…

    2024-10-23
  103. Musk, Money and Misinformation: Tech & The U.S. Election
    Machines Like Us

    The tech lobby has quietly turned Silicon Valley into the most powerful political operation in America. Pro crypto donors are now responsible for almost half of all corporate donations this election.…

    2024-10-22
  104. Trump Should Be in a Doctor’s Office, Not on the Campaign Trail
    The Daily Beast Podcast

    “Something is clearly not right” with the former president, The New Abnormal co-hosts agree. Then, The Washington Post’s national columnist Philip Bump joins the program to discuss his approach to…

    2024-10-18
  105. Culture Gabfest - Does The Apprentice Make Trump Sympathetic?
    Slate Culture Feed

    On this week’s show, Julia and Stephen are joined by Slate writer and senior editor, Sam Adams. Why do we tell fictional stories about real people?‌ The panel ponders this question as they discuss…

    2024-10-16
  106. Does The Apprentice Make Trump Sympathetic?
    Culture Gabfest

    On this week’s show, Julia and Stephen are joined by Slate writer and senior editor, Sam Adams. Why do we tell fictional stories about real people?‌ The panel ponders this question as they discuss…

    2024-10-16
  107. A Dad-Coded VP Pick. Plus, Trump Courts Gen Z Influencers
    On the Media

    This week, Kamala Harris’ VP pick Tim Walz went viral for being a typical Midwestern dad. On this week’s On the Media, the narratives surrounding Walz, and the political appeal of the car-tinkering,…

    2024-08-09
  108. Is Kamala Harris a political meme stock?
    Taylor Lorenz’s Power User

    Politics and social media were inextricable this week. Joe Biden announced his dropout via X and other social platforms — and after he endorsed Kamala Harris, the media rush to explain Brat memes…

    2024-07-25
  109. S7 Ep 16: Euro Step, Pt. 2 (Ireland Preview)
    Chasing Scratch: A Golf Podcast

    Our good friend Charlie Warzel joins us to preview the Ireland trip. Kudos to Charlie Warzel Kudos to Goodr - goodr.com/chasingscratch for free shipping Kudos to Titleist & Footjoy Want bonus content…

    2024-07-23
  110. The last good day on the internet
    Today, Explained

    Remember when the only thing anybody could talk about was white and gold versus blue and black? NatGeo’s Brian Resnick does. And the Atlantic’s Charlie Warzel explains why there might never be…

    2024-06-07
  111. The Chaos of AI Voice Cloning
    Radio Atlantic

    What happens when voices can be copied so well they can fool friends, family… and voters? Staff writer Charlie Warzel has followed the explosion of AI technology with a mix of fascination and fear.…

    2024-05-09
  112. Episode 159: Ben & Charlie Go To Branson
    The Golfer's Journal Podcast

    The Golfer's Journal and this podcast are made possible by reader support. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider becoming a member here: ⁠https://glfrsj.nl/MembershipsYT⁠ The Golfer’s Journal…

    2024-03-14
  113. We Take the Plunge on Cold Water Therapy
    KQED's Forum

    Cold water therapy has been around for a long time, as part of spiritual traditions and physical recovery programs for athletes. But a commercialized version known as “cold plunging” has become the…

    2024-02-14
  114. The Cult of Cold Plunging
    Culture Study Podcast

    This week I get my “cold plunge curious” partner Charlie Warzel to come on the pod and talk about how cold plunging suddenly feels like it’s everywhere, the science (some interesting, some junk)…

    2024-01-17
  115. Elon Musk’s Meltdown, the Death of Twitter, and the Chaotic Future of Social Media
    Plain English with Derek Thompson

    Today’s episode is a wide-ranging one, from breaking news in tech to the philosophy of social media. The Atlantic's Charlie Warzel joins to discuss Elon Musk's bizarre and crude comments at The New…

    2023-12-01
  116. The Saga at OpenAI: Lessons for Policymakers
    The Tech Policy Press PodcastMentioned

    To learn more about the recent leadership crisis at OpenAI and what lessons policymakers should take from it, Justin Hendrix spoke to Karen Hao , a contributing writer at The Atlantic who is…

    2023-11-26
  117. Inside the OpenAI Meltdown
    Plain English with Derek Thompson

    Today’s episode is about whatever the hell just happened—is still happening—at OpenAI, where CEO Sam Altman has been fired, almost rehired, and then shipped off to Microsoft, while the most famous…

    2023-11-21
  118. Is online privacy even possible?
    Think from KERA

    The internet is not free – we pay for it with our personal information sold with every click. Atlantic staff writer Charlie Warzel joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the vast and unregulated systems set…

    2023-10-12
  119. Culture Gabfest - Theater Camp Breaks a Leg
    Slate Culture FeedMentioned

    This week, the panel begins by diving into Theater Camp , a mockumentary-style comedy about gloriously talented misfits. Then, they pay tribute to Sinéad O’Connor, the dearly missed Irish singer,…

    2023-08-02
  120. AI Won’t Really Kill Us All, Will It?
    Radio Atlantic

    For months, more than a thousand researchers and technology experts involved in creating artificial intelligence have been warning us that they’ve created something that may be dangerous. Something…

    2023-07-13
  121. What's Up With Twitter?
    Consider This from NPR

    Florida Governor Ron DeSantis' presidential campaign announcement on Twitter did not go as planned. A series of awkward technical glitches delayed the event for about 20 minutes. Nevertheless, it was…

    2023-05-28
  122. What Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - "Crap Apps": Why Weather Apps Suck
    Slate News

    Weather apps can be frustrating. And with how much we rely on them to know if we should wear pants or shorts, they'll still leave you in the rain. But as the climate gets wilder, the questions of how…

    2023-04-23
  123. "Crap Apps": Why Weather Apps Suck
    What Next | Daily News and Analysis

    Weather apps can be frustrating. And with how much we rely on them to know if we should wear pants or shorts, they'll still leave you in the rain. But as the climate gets wilder, the questions of how…

    2023-04-23
  124. 235: TC Chop Session with Charlie Warzel
    TrapDraw Podcast – No Laying Up

    With Randy out on vacation, TC welcomes Charlie Warzel back to the TrapDraw to follow up on the reaction to his article in the Atlantic on the state of tipping and a chop session covering cooking,…

    2023-04-20
  125. Fico narazil v Štrasburgu, súd mu poslal ostrý odkaz (30. 3. 2023)
    Dobré ráno | Denný podcast denníka SMEMentioned

    Robert Fico a Robert Kaliňák sa sťažovali v Štrasburgu a dúfali, že Európsky súd pre ľudské práva im dá za pravdu, že vraj boli porušené ich práva. To by mohli využiť nielen politicky, ale ešte aj od…

    2023-03-29
  126. The AI Revolution Could Be Bigger and Weirder Than We Can Imagine
    Plain English with Derek Thompson

    Derek unpacks his thoughts about GPT-4 and what it means to be, possibly, at the dawn of a sea change in technology. Then, he talks to Charlie Warzel, staff writer at The Atlantic, about what GPT-4…

    2023-03-21
  127. What AI Means for Search
    Radio Atlantic

    With Google and Microsoft releasing new AI tools, it feels like the future is now with artificial intelligence. But how transformative are products like ChatGPT? Should we be worried about their…

    2023-03-02
  128. 227: TC & Randy Chop Session + Charlie Warzel on the State of Tipping
    TrapDraw Podcast – No Laying Up

    TC& Randy are back to bring you the most important news of the day. They begin with mea culpas, housekeeping items, and listener voicemails. Next, it's a robust monitoring list capped off with some…

    2023-02-23
  129. Episode 128: Welcome to Golf's Youtube Era
    The Golfer's Journal Podcast

    Charlie Warzel writes about technology’s effect on culture, people and ideas for The Atlantic. This makes him the perfect person to ask the question: Why are we all addicted to watching the Trents…

    2023-02-18
  130. Episode 215: Q Deposition, the Jan 6 Committee & Musk's Twitter feat Charlie Warzel
    QAA Podcast

    We cover Jim Watkins’ deposition in front of the January 6th committee and the ongoing debates around the so-called Twitter Files. To help us with the latter we're joined by Charlie Warzel, a staff…

    2023-01-11
  131. Elon Musk’s Twitter culture war
    Front Burner

    On Sunday, Twitter owner Elon Musk joined comedian Dave Chappelle on stage and was roundly booed. Musk responded on Twitter saying, “Technically, it was 90% cheers,” and that “It’s almost as if I’ve…

    2022-12-15
  132. Elon Musk is buying Twitter. Really. (Really?)
    Channels with Peter Kafka

    He’s back! Elon Musk, who agreed to buy Twitter for $44 billion last spring and then tried to back out of the deal, says he wants to buy Twitter for $44 billion, after all. That doesn’t mean it will…

    2022-10-05
  133. BPR Full Show: The Friendship Show
    Boston Public Radio Podcast

    Today on Boston Public Radio : We opened the show with a conversation with NPR legal affairs correspondent Nina Totenberg on her new book "Dinners with Ruth: A Memoir on the Power of Friendships."…

    2022-09-14
  134. Episode 116: What Happened to Ben Garner?
    The Golfer's Journal PodcastMentioned

    Unless you’ve already dug into Charlie Warzel’s profile in TGJ #21, you’ve probably never heard of Ben Garner. You’ve likely never heard about the kid who used to beat Tiger Woods (sometimes) and who…

    2022-09-08
  135. BPR Full Show: Aug. 30, 2022 On-Tape
    Boston Public Radio Podcast

    Today on Boston Public Radio we're on tape, bringing you some of our favorite conversations from recent years. We begin today’s on-tape show by revisiting Greater Boston ’s lieutenant governor…

    2022-08-30
  136. BONUS: Mailbag (feat. Charlie Warzel)
    Chasing Scratch: A Golf Podcast

    Charlie Warzel joins us to moderate a mullet-style mailbag covering bidets, seriousness vs. stupidity, Britney, water falling off ducks, almost quitting, secrets, breakfast balls, showmanship, An…

    2022-07-15
  137. Can Elon Fix Twitter? Can Reed Fix Netflix?
    Channels with Peter Kafka

    It’s been a big week for media events involving tens of billions of dollars: Elon Musk is buying Twitter for $44 billion, meanwhile, Netflix lost more than $50 billion in value. First, Recode’s Peter…

    2022-04-27
  138. Instant Reaction Pod! Elon Musk Buys Twitter. So, What Happens Next?
    Plain English with Derek Thompson

    Charlie Warzel, author of the Galaxy Brain newsletter at The Atlantic, joins to talk about what Elon Musk will do to Twitter and how his acquisition could change media, tech, and politics. Host:…

    2022-04-26
  139. Work Work Work Work Work
    On the Media

    Checking in on the so-called Great Resignation. On this week’s On The Media, hear why the trend is a logical response to the cult of work. Plus, when technology makes our jobs harder, maybe being a…

    2022-04-22
  140. Biden Executive Order on Cryptocurrency Opens Door to Future Regulation
    KQED's Forum

    President Joe Biden issued a long-awaited cryptocurrency executive order Wednesday, directing federal agencies to study a wide range of issues including protecting consumers and businesses,…

    2022-03-14
  141. Everything Is On Fire
    Scaling Laws

    On this episode of Lawfare 's Arbiters of Truth series on disinformation, Evelyn Douek and Quinta Jurecic talked about how everything is on fire—not metaphorically, but literally. In recent months,…

    2022-02-03
  142. Charlie Warzel on the Pandemic Internet
    Scaling Laws

    On this episode of Lawfare 's Arbiters of Truth series on disinformation, Kate Klonick and Quinta Jurecic spoke with Charlie Warzel, an opinion writer at large at the New York Times. He’s written…

    2022-02-03
  143. A Question of War
    On the Media

    Since the insurrection on January 6, warnings of a second American Civil War have been sounded. This week, On the Media explores whether the civil war talk is an alarmist cry, or actually a sober…

    2022-01-14
  144. Feeling burned out? Here’s how to rethink work.
    Apple News In ConversationMentioned

    How’s your relationship to your job? Does it feel healthy? Sustainable? For a lot of people, it got worse during the pandemic. One survey in 2021 found that more than a third of the men and nearly…

    2022-01-08
  145. In Conversation: Feeling burned out? Here’s how to rethink work.
    Apple News TodayMentioned

    How’s your relationship to your job? Does it feel healthy? Sustainable? For a lot of people, it got worse during the pandemic. One survey in 2021 found that more than a third of the men and nearly…

    2022-01-08
  146. 99. Out of Office with Anne Helen Petersen and Charlie Warzel
    At Work with The Ready

    Think you’ve been working from home during the pandemic? Writers Anne Helen Petersen and Charlie Warzel have news for you: You haven’t. Rather, you’ve been sending more Slacks and going to more…

    2022-01-05
  147. Where Should Work Fit in Our Lives (Anne Helen Petersen & Charlie Warzel)
    Pulling The Thread with Elise Loehnen

    “Like family relationship has obligations that go both ways. Hopefully there's unconditional love there, but it's also the, like your re your family and, and, and the other people in your family see…

    2021-12-23
  148. Biden: "I Want To Get Things Done”
    Amanpour

    The U.S. President fights to keep his signature piece of legislation alive after Senator Manchin leaves it hanging by a thread … As concerns over an invasion into Ukraine reach a fever pitch, the…

    2021-12-22
  149. BPR Full Show: Tales of regifting gone wrong
    Boston Public Radio Podcast

    Today on Boston Public Radio : We begin the show by asking listeners their reactions to Mayor Michelle Wu’s announcement yesterday of new vaccine requirements in restaurants, theaters and other…

    2021-12-21
  150. 186 | Anne Helen Petersen and Charlie Warzel: The Problem and Promise of WFH
    The Realignment

    Marshall and Saagar’s Book’s of the Year Bookshop: https://bookshop.org/lists/marshall-and-saagar-s-realignment-2021-books-of-the-year Subscribe to The Realignment’s Substack Newsletter:…

    2021-12-21
  151. From productivity culture to workplace technology, we’re rethinking how we work
    The Colin McEnroe Show

    In their new book, Out of Office: The Big Problem and Bigger Promise of Working from Home , Anne Helen Petersen and Charlie Warzel argue that “whatever you were doing during the pandemic and its…

    2021-12-15
  152. Workers of the world, stay home!
    Recode Daily

    Why Americans have a problematic relationship with work, and how to move toward a rational future (as opposed to a national emergency) of working from home. Host of Vox Conversations: Sean Illing…

    2021-12-13
  153. Take This Job and Shove It
    On the Media

    Amid the so-called Great Resignation, nearly 39 million Americans have left their jobs. On this week’s On The Media, hear why this trend is a logical response to the cult of work. Plus, when…

    2021-12-10
  154. Twitter’s Reorg, Comedians v. Spotify, and Friends of Pivot Charlie Warzel and Anne Helen Peterson
    Pivot

    Kara and Scott discuss Twitter’s split into three divisions, Spotify’s royalty dispute with comedians, and the charges against parents of the Michigan school shooting suspect. Also, CNN’s messy Cuomo…

    2021-12-07
  155. How to make working from home better
    It's Been a Minute

    Has working from home during the pandemic been frustrating for you? You're not alone. Charlie Warzel and Anne Helen Petersen 's new book Out of Office: The Big Problem and Bigger Promise of Working…

    2021-12-07
  156. CM 202: Anne Helen Petersen on the Peril and Promise of Working from Home
    Curious Minds at WorkMentioned

    Just a few years ago, the possibility of working from anywhere made us wistful. With family and friends, we’d play the “what if” game: What if we could work from home? What if we could live somewhere…

    2021-12-06
  157. Charlie Warzel on Facebook's Original Sin
    Offline with Jon Favreau

    For the last decade, Charlie Warzel has covered the internet and culture at BuzzFeed News, The New York Times, and his newsletter Galaxy Brain. He joins Jon to talk about the architecture behind our…

    2021-12-05
  158. Offline: Charlie Warzel on Facebook’s Original Sin
    Pod Save America

    Offline is here to stay and the show has moved to its own feed. To listen to Jon's interview with Charlie Warzel, and the many great episodes to come, search Offline with Jon Favreau and click…

    2021-12-05
  159. Offline: Charlie Warzel on Facebook’s Original Sin
    podcast de Wilson mariano Mário Fijamos

    Offline is here to stay and the show has moved to its own feed. To listen to Jon's interview with Charlie Warzel, and the many great episodes to come, search Offline with Jon Favreau and click…

    2021-12-05
  160. Workers of the world, stay home!
    The Gray Area with Sean Illing

    Sean Illing talks with Anne Helen Petersen and her partner Charlie Warzel about their new book, Out of Office: The Big Problem and Bigger Promise of Working from Home. They talk about a new model of…

    2021-11-29
  161. 'Out of Office' considers 'why' companies want to bring back remote employees
    NPR's Book of the DayMentioned

    The working world looks a lot different today than it did nearly two years ago, when the coronavirus pandemic sent many office staff to work from home indefinitely. Writers Anne Helen Peterson and…

    2021-11-22
  162. (TWTR SPC) Where's The Money In The #CreatorEconomy?
    Tech Brew Ride HomeMentioned

    Poking some holes in the Metaverse hype and also examining the financial realities of the Creator Economy. Simon Owen's Media Newsletter Zealous.app The Charlie Warzel leaving substack essay we…

    2021-11-06
  163. Is Social Media A Scapegoat For Bigger Problems? — With Charlie Warzel at Unfinished Live
    Big Technology Podcast

    Charlie Warzel writes the Galaxy Brain newsletter on Substack, a publication he started after a career at The New York Times and BuzzFeed. Warzel joins Big Technology Podcast in a live recording at…

    2021-10-13
  164. That was Real (New York After Rona part i)
    Benjamen Walker's Theory of Everything

    We kick off our new ToE miniseries with a radical rethink on surveillance and the post pandemic city with theorist and writer Benjamin Bratton. His new book Revenge of the Real , both chronicles what…

    2021-09-28
  165. Three Quick Ideas: Reset Facebook, Eliminate Traffic Police, Give $100 to Every American Every Year
    The Best Paragraph I've Read...Mentioned

    The Best Paragraph I've Read: "There are other ideas, like declaring “platform bankruptcy.” This would involve platforms resetting all of their user and group follower counts to zero and rebuilding…

    2020-07-26
  166. What should the media learn from coronavirus?
    The Gray Area with Sean IllingMentioned

    The coronavirus is “a nightmare scenario” for media, wrote New York Times columnist Charlie Warzel. “It is stealthy, resilient and confounding to experts. It moves far faster than scientists can…

    2020-04-30
  167. Lawfare | Charlie Warzel on the Pandemic Internet
    safe to eatMentioned

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    2020-04-29

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