Platformer

By Casey Newton

Weekly audio updates at the intersection of tech and democracy. From Casey Newton.

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The podcast currently has 6 episodes available.

Platformer episodes:

February 06, 2026 The reporter who tried to replace herself with a bot
Anxiety about AI replacing entry-level jobs is on the rise. Could a state-of-the-art chatbot do the job of a Platformer fellow?

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14min
February 03, 2026 Five ways of thinking about Moltbook
What a social network for AI agents tells us about the future.

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11min
January 28, 2026 What a big study of teens says about social media — and what it can’t
The “moral panic” framing misses how platforms actually harm kids.
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13min
January 23, 2026 The AI productivity paradox
Managers say it makes them more productive. Workers don't. What gives?
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7min
January 14, 2026 What I learned while cloning my own voice
Announcing Platformer+, a new way to listen to our columns.
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7min
January 13, 2026 Grok gets blocked
More than a week into a deepfake scandal, a handful of foreign governments have found the strength to do what Apple, Google, and the United States will not.
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6min

FAQs about Platformer:

How many episodes does Platformer have?

The podcast currently has 6 episodes available.