About this episode

Julia Black discusses various topics related to technology, journalism, and politics.

Julia Black is a tech and business correspondent at Vanity Fair and freelance writer whose work has also been published in the New York Times, MIT Technology Review, WIRED, The Verge, and others. __ Julia Black Website Twitter/X LinkedIn __ Timestamps 00:00 Resy anxiety 07:35 The reality of modern genetic testing 12:38 Substack on TV 17:50 Evolving opinions and journalistic integrity 23:48 TikTok takeover conspiracies 28:32 The shifting politics of big tech 39:00 Symbolism in politics and ideology 47:44 Holding on to what's meaningful __ Our intro song, Night Life, is written by Nakisso Peralta and performed by Chillers

People in this episode

Guest: Julia Black

Topics covered

• technology
• journalism
• politics
• big tech
• cultural analysis
• genetic testing
• media

Keywords

• tech
• journalism
• politics
• big tech
• genetic testing
• TikTok
• Substack

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Vanity Fair, New York Times, MIT Technology Review, WIRED, The Verge, Chillers

Books & works: Night Life

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