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Ever wonder where the internet stops and IRL begins? Close All Tabs breaks down how digital culture shapes our world through thoughtful insights and irreverent humor. From internet trends to AI slop to the politics of memes, Close All Tabs covers it all.How will AI change our jobs and lives? Is the government watching what I post? Is there life beyond TikTok? Host Morgan Sung pulls from experts, the audience, and history to add context to the trends and depth to the memes. And she’ll wrestle wit...

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The All-Seeing Eyes of Modern Dating

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In Search of Thock: The Quest for the Perfect Keyboard

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AI Prophets and Spiritual Delusions

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Groypers, Doxxing and Charlie Kirk’s Death as a S***post

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23andMe (andGeneticPrivacy)

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From MIT’s TeachLab: The Homework Machine

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Teachers Strike Back Against AI Cheating

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Before ChatGPT, There Were 'Shadow Scholars'

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Does Gen Z Have A Staring Problem?

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Is Algospeak Coming for Us?

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Save or Scroll: ICE + Influencers, Data Hygiene on Grindr, and Labubu Desserts

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Bonus: A Big Win for the Internet Archive

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OGs of Tech: A Latino Engineer in Silicon Valley

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Teens Under the Influence (of Chatbots)

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How the Furry Fandom Says Goodbye

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Curls, Coils, and Pixels: Researchers Crack the Code on Black Hair Animation

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The Spotify Effect, Pt 2: Micro-Genre Madness

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Elon's Great Crash-Out / Unmasked in LA

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The Spotify Effect, Pt 1: Ghosts in the Playlist

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Do You Hear What I Hear? Audio Illusions and Misinformation

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Why Can’t Hentai Go Legit?

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The Surveillance Machine, Pt 2: No Opt-Out

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The Surveillance Machine, Pt 1: How We Got Here

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Recession Indicator Memes Are Getting Too Real

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How Safe is AI Therapy?

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Twitter on a Vape: Puff, Post, Pollute

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Save or Scroll: Manosphere Mornings, Luigi Sex Tape Rumors, and the Art of the H...

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The Broligarchy Pt 2: Is this Techno-Fascism?

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The Broligarchy Pt 1: Chronicles of the PayPal Mafia

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What Happens if the Internet Archive Goes Dark?

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Waymo Problems

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Children of the Vlog

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TikTok's Vibe Shift

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Introducing Close All Tabs

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Influencer Endorsements Gone Wild

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Stan Wars, The Fandom Menace

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Couch F***** Memes vs The Truth

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From the Dean Scream to Brat Memes

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