Galaxy Brain podcast artwork
Technology

Galaxy Brain

by The Atlantic

Today: #31 in Technology on our combined chart.

Chart positions today

If you like Galaxy Brain, try…

Acquired podcast artwork
Acquired
Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal

Ranking history

History builds daily. We started tracking this show on the Technology chart recently, so the trend line appears after a second day of data.
View as table
DateApple PodcastsSpotifyPocket Casts
Oct 1#39#35#34

About the show

The internet has warped public life: Politicians behave like influencers, the economy resembles a casino, and people can no longer agree upon a consensus reality. New conspiracy theories, memes, and main characters seem to pop up every day. A constant war is on for your attention, and it’s easy to feel lost. Each week, Galaxy Brain and its host Charlie Warzel invite you into conversations to make sense of the online fire hose. Is AI destroying our ability to think? Do your grandparents have a screen-time problem? Galaxy Brain looks beyond the algorithm and anchors you to the real—however strange it may be.

Latest episodes

  • We’re All Being Recorded. What Do We Do About It?

    September 25, 2026 · 55 min

    Meta has been selling millions of its camera-equipped glasses, making all of us fodder for content creation—when we’re on the street, at the store, and in our workplaces. Host Charlie Warzel talks with Verge reporter Mia Sato about how…

  • Lina Khan on the AI-Safety Panic

    September 18, 2026 · 35 min

    As “rogue” AI agents hack systems and leaders warn of catastrophe, who should be held responsible? The former FTC Commissioner Lina Khan argues that the United States already has a lot of the regulatory tools needed. In this live episode…

  • Is AI Writing Inevitable?

    September 11, 2026 · 46 min

    AI-infused writing is suddenly everywhere: not just in automated email responses or meeting summaries, but in books and even the pages of mainstream newspapers. When an editor at The Wall Street Journal recently defended an op-ed that was…

  • The Singularity Is Not What It Seems

    September 7, 2026 · 19 min

    Whatever the AI future is, we’re in it right now. What if the singularity is not some technological tipping point, brought about by human genius, but a human tipping point? An unforced error, driven by hubris, greed, and the fear of…

  • Why So Many Men Are Unraveling

    September 4, 2026 · 50 min

    Jon Ronson had never really thought about the term “masculinity” until a strange series of events led him down a rabbit hole involving castles, cage fights, and an actor playing a horse. Host Charlie Warzel talks to Ronson about the…

  • Welcome to the Scrolling Backlash

    August 28, 2026 · 1 hr 9 min

    A lot of people are getting tired of their phone—sick of the algorithms and overwhelmed by what can feel like a loss of control. The Atlantic staff writer Julie Beck was a part of a team that dug into why and how people are trying to…

  • How Social Media Makes Our Lives Smaller

    August 7, 2026 · 52 min

    Most people spend more time than you think agonizing over their social-media posts. Kathryn Jezer-Morton wanted to understand their thinking—and when she dug deeper, she learned that redemption and optimization narratives are what the…

  • The Former ‘Voice of Google’ Speaks Out

    July 31, 2026 · 53 min

    Tech companies like Google famously started with a culture and psychology centered on doing good and changing the world. But as Google expanded, it had to adapt to its growing money, power, and influence, and Claire Stapleton, who worked…