# 0091: Google Is Washed

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Podcast: [#TheTechHustle Podcast 🎙](https://stenobird.com/podcast/thetechhustle-podcast-6701182)
Published: 2026-05-21T20:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

“Google is washed” sounds like a joke, but it points to something a lot of us feel: Google Search doesn’t hit the way it used to. We kick things off by unpacking why researching restaurants, travel, recipes, and even IT fixes is drifting toward TikTok and Instagram, where you get proof fast instead of digging through pages of ads, SEO junk, and half-helpful AI summaries. From there we zoom into what Google is doing to fight back, including Android updates and Gemini becoming the new starting...

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