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The 404 Media Podcast

Author: 404 Media
Feed episode count: 198
Official site: https://shows.acast.com/the-404-media-podcast
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Summary

Welcome to the podcast from 404 Media where Joseph, Sam, Emanuel, and Jason catch you up on the stories we published this week. 404 Media is a journalist-owned digital media company exploring the way technology is shaping–and is shaped by–our world. We bring you unparalleled access to hidden worlds both online and IRL through investigative reporting, smart blogging, and breaking news. At 404 Media you’ll read, and hear, stories you can’t find anywhere else written by journalists who are leading experts on their beats. Subscribe to 404 Media at 404media.co to gain access to an ad-free version of this podcast, as well as a bonus podcast episodes. Subscribers are the bedrock of building a sustainable business for our journalism. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episodes

Jul 6, 2026 · not_requested

Is the Best Game of the Year a Failure?

Duration seconds: 6007
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Jul 1, 2026 · not_requested

The Tokenpocalypse Is Here

Duration seconds: 2571
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Jun 29, 2026 · not_requested

How Brands Use Reddit to Poison AI Search

Duration seconds: 2514
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Jun 24, 2026 · not_requested

If AI Is Sentient Then So Is ‘Age of Empires II

Duration seconds: 2498
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Jun 22, 2026 · not_requested

Stopping Tech Company Censorship (with Jake Hanrahan)

Duration seconds: 2659
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Jun 17, 2026 · not_requested

The Government Wants to End Anonymity on Phones

Duration seconds: 2998
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Jun 15, 2026 · not_requested

Meet Me at the Opsec Rave (with Imani Thompson)

Duration seconds: 3200
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Jun 10, 2026 · not_requested

Google Employees Meme About How Bad Their AI Is

Duration seconds: 2104
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Jun 8, 2026 · not_requested

It’s So Not Over for Hollywood (with Devindra Hardawar)

Duration seconds: 3680
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Jun 3, 2026 · not_requested

Hackers Asked Meta AI To Let Them In. It Worked

Duration seconds: 2352
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Jun 1, 2026 · not_requested

A Repairable, No-Tech Tractor

Duration seconds: 2336
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May 27, 2026 · not_requested

How Deepfakes Destroyed a High School

Duration seconds: 3055
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May 25, 2026 · not_requested

Millions of People Are Installing Malware on Their Partners’ Phones

Duration seconds: 2973
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May 20, 2026 · not_requested

Boo-sters

Duration seconds: 2702
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May 18, 2026 · not_requested

The Physical Politics of the Internet with Britt Paris

Duration seconds: 2305
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May 13, 2026 · not_requested

The Chinese Deepfake Software Powering Scams

Duration seconds: 3860
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May 11, 2026 · not_requested

How the World Became a Casino (With Natasha Schüll)

Duration seconds: 2968
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May 6, 2026 · not_requested

Flock Used Cameras at a Children’s Gymnastics Center for a Sales Pitch

Duration seconds: 3500
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May 4, 2026 · not_requested

The New Luddites: Why People Are Destroying Surveillance and AI Infrastructure

Duration seconds: 3159
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Apr 29, 2026 · not_requested

How This Trippy Image Started A Massive Conspiracy Theory

Duration seconds: 2833
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Apr 27, 2026 · not_requested

Government Hacking Tools Are Now in Criminals' Hands (with Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai)

Duration seconds: 3063
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Apr 22, 2026 · not_requested

How Algorithms Make Us Feel Bad and Weird

Duration seconds: 3506
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Apr 20, 2026 · not_requested

Why Journalists Are Leaving Big Media (with Maddy Myers)

Duration seconds: 3309
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Apr 16, 2026 · not_requested

How the FBI Extracted Deleted Signal Messages

Duration seconds: 2679
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Apr 13, 2026 · not_requested

How the Internet Became Hell (with Whitney Phillips)

Duration seconds: 3886
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Apr 8, 2026 · not_requested

Wildlife Cops Are Searching AI Cameras for ICE

Duration seconds: 3008
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Apr 6, 2026 · not_requested

The Lawyer Fighting Government Surveillance for 30 Years (With EFF's Cindy Cohn)

Duration seconds: 3292
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Apr 1, 2026 · not_requested

Inside the AI Slop Propaganda Wars

Duration seconds: 3179
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Mar 30, 2026 · not_requested

The Journalist Who Tracked Epstein Island Visitors’ Phones

Duration seconds: 2685
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Mar 25, 2026 · not_requested

The Company Secretly Turning Your Zoom Meetings into Podcasts

Duration seconds: 2805
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Mar 23, 2026 · not_requested

The Marketing Tricks of "Artificial Intelligence"

Duration seconds: 2976
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Mar 18, 2026 · not_requested

The Disappearing DOGE Depositions

Duration seconds: 2842
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Mar 16, 2026 · not_requested

Google Street View's Unmappable City

Duration seconds: 1049
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Mar 11, 2026 · not_requested

How to Talk to Your Friend Experiencing 'AI Psychosis'

Duration seconds: 2665
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Mar 9, 2026 · not_requested

Understanding Roblox’s Grooming Problem

Duration seconds: 2883
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Mar 4, 2026 · not_requested

The Depravity Economy

Duration seconds: 3440
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Mar 2, 2026 · not_requested

How to Detect Phone Spying Tech (with Cooper Quintin)

Duration seconds: 3288
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Feb 25, 2026 · not_requested

Ring Is Just Getting Started

Duration seconds: 3195
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