Last year Bridget hosted a roundtable on racialized disinformation attacks with three incredible experts. They talked about the long historical... more

We’re back with an update about what’s been going on with Bridget, and exploring a new low for the use... more

An update about Bridget and the show. TLDR: We're going on hiatus for a bit while Bridget focuses on some... more

Amazon responds to Shein and Temu threat with new low-price storefront: https://www.techspot.com/news/103565-amazon-responds-shein-temu-threat-new-low-price.html Fast fashion retailer Shein’s brand trip didn’t quite... more

Want to write a book, be a musician, or be a podcaster? You’d better also be a social media branding... more

What’s the Deal With ‘Hawk Tuah’ Girl? https://www.thecut.com/article/hawk-tuah-girl-viral-tiktok-video-explained.html  Exposing Cheaters Isn’t Always a Flex https://www.thecut.com/article/man-cheating-on-flight-tiktok.htmlSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After Georgia Congressman Mike Collins tweeted in support of frat guys harassing a Black woman with racist tropes… nothing really... more

Friend of the show Abbie Richards explains why low effort AI generated conspiracy theory content is all over TikTok right... more

If a tree falls in the garden where a woman enjoys drinking coffee with her husband and no one’s there... more

It’s Pride Month, which is a great time to be thinking about the LGBTQ people who have been beacons of... more

2024 isn’t just an election year, it’s THE election year, with almost half the global population voting in elections this... more

Listen to the Outspoken Network’s new pod But We Loved: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-but-we-loved-174494262/ Listen to Joey’s take on Bottoms on Stuff Mom... more

Grant program for Black women business owners is discriminatory, appeals court rules: https://www.npr.org/2024/06/03/g-s1-2649/fearless-fund-grant-program-appeal-ruling Fearless Fund is a Black woman-led venture... more

Hi There Are No Girls On The Internet Fans! Take a listen to the trailer of our newest show Sixteenth... more

HE’S GUILTY song of the summer by Mad McFadden: https://www.tiktok.com/@madmcferrin/video/7374903247653326122 'All Eyes on Rafah' image shared by millions on Instagram... more

After the tragedy at Travis Scott’s Astroworld festival that left 10 dead and hundreds injured and traumatized, the rapper announced... more

Spike Jonze’s 2013 movie Her is in the tech zeitgeist. Have tech leaders watched the whole thing?  Brian Merchant’s piece... more

Scarlett Johansson says Open AI ripped off her voice for their ChatGPT4.0 even after she said no. No means no,... more

The weekly news roundup is back! Bridget’s piece on Elizabeth Holmes’ hair: https://www.instyle.com/hair/elizabeth-holmes-white-privilege-messy-hair Zuck's new style was on full display... more

Kate Taylor’s reporting led to HBO’s new documentary Brandy Hellville and the Cult of Fast Fashion. She joins Bridget to... more

Campuses are canceling and shrinking graduation ceremonies after waves of student protests. The protests have also triggered a wave of... more

More and more workers are unionizing across the country.  Metalhead and labor journalist Kim Kelly on the exciting new wave... more

Even if you’ve never seen Lenna Forsén’s image, you know it, because an image of the Swedish former model went... more

Don’t freak out! You can still use TikTok for the time being. But here’s where we could be headed. Here's... more

A hologram of the late Whitney Houston is doing a residency in Las Vegas.  Spirituality writer Brooke Obie asks what this... more

Extremists like Chris Rufo are setting their sites on NPR, and the New York Times is helping them do it.... more

Evan Rachel Wood’s documentary Phoenix Rising paints a horrifying picture of abuse she experienced by Brian Warner, also known as... more

Romeo & Juliet theatre star suffers ‘barrage’ of online racial abuse: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/apr/05/romeo-juliet-theatre-star-suffers-barrage-of-online-racial-abuse Tom Holland Urged to Speak Out After Nearly... more

Ever wonder why Google results are getting worse, or why you aren't seeing your friends on Instagram? It's all because... more

Latino immigrant workers died on the Baltimore bridge. More will likely rebuild it: https://edition.cnn.com/2024/04/04/business/immigrant-workers-baltimore-bridge/index.html Baltimore mayor faces racist attacks after... more

Previously on TANGOTI...    This is part two of our two-part look at Dr. Andrew Huberman.  If you haven’t listened... more

Andrew Huberman is having a rough one after New York Mag published a long read looking into his personal and... more

WE RECORDED OUR UPDATE ON KATE MIDDLETON BEFORE THE NEW YORK TIMES REPORTED NEWS THAT SHE HAD BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH... more

Where is Kate Middleton? https://www.vox.com/culture/24087565/princess-kate-middleton-disappearance-rumors-explained-abdominal-surgery-kensington-palace The Kate Middleton photo scandal is a rare — and consequential — flub / A wave... more

This week Biden said he would sign legislation into law banning TikTok if congress passes it. TikTok is one step... more

What fake images of Trump with Black voters tell us about AI disinformation: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/03/06/what-fake-images-trump-with-black-voters-tell-us-about-ai-disinformation/ A bill that could lead to a... more

On this special International Women’s Day episode, Bridget reflects on what honoring women means and talks to NBC’s Ali Vitali... more

The less-than-magical Willy Wonka event, briefly explained: https://www.vox.com/technology/2024/2/28/24086217/willy-wonka-glasgow-scotland Why Google's 'woke' AI problem won't be an easy fix: https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-68412620 Black... more

Here’s Why Everyone’s Watching the ‘Who TF Did I Marry?’ Series on TikTok: https://www.glamour.com/story/heres-why-everyones-watching-the-who-tf-did-i-marry-series-on-tiktok A Marketplace of Girl Influencers Managed... more

Shafiqah Hudson made the internet better for all of us. In honor of her brilliant life cut tragically short, we’re... more

Meta announces they will stop promoting "political" content, kicks the can on what "political" means. Internet shopping company Temu ran... more

Have you seen trad wife content on social media lately? Bridget joins Sam and ANney over at Stuff Mom Never... more

Listen to Joey breakdown TikTok’s crisis of femininity on Stuff Mom Never Told You: https://omny.fm/shows/stuff-mom-never-told-you/tiktoks-crisis-of-femininity  A Straight Woman Walks Into... more

If anything happens to me, talk to the Barbz.  In this episode from 2022, we talk to Kimberly Foster about... more

WELCOME TO THE THE MELANINOCRACY  Get out of the way! It’s Black History Month!!!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5Mf0X1oDHM Universal Music Group to remove... more

Those horrifying deep fake AI images of Taylor Swift that circulated on social media last week are a threat to... more

Kelly Osbourne addresses infamous 2015 remarks about Latinos on 'The View': https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/kelly-osbourne-addresses-infamous-2015-remarks-latinos-view-rcna134755 Researchers Say the Deepfake Biden Robocall Was Likely... more

In our last news roundup, Bridget and Mike had conflicting and surprisingly strong feelings about self checkout machines. And it... more

This week on the Patreon: Bridget remembers the time she met Sheryl Sandberg. https://TANGOTI.com/patreon  Google promised to delete sensitive location... more

It’s a new year, which is a great opportunity to take stock of what we’re leaving behind in tech in... more

Happy 2024 - the internet is all scams, lies, baits, Nazis and spiders!  Substack has a Nazi problem: https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/01/11/substack-platformer-nazis/ Dating... more

Harvard donor Bill Ackman pushed for the resignation of Harvard's first Black woman president, Dr. Claudine Gay, for what he... more

Happy New Year! We’d intended to air the first newscast of 2024, but instead we have to talk about what... more

Have you been seeing a lot of content on social media romanticizing women not working outside of the home?  Jo... more

Netflix’s Inventing Anna presents a flashy version of fake German heiress Anna Delvey’s scams. Rachel Deloache Williams was scammed out... more

Rudy Giuliani has been ordered to pay Ruby Freeman and Shay Moss, two election workers he baselessly maligned in Georgia,... more

We're taking a break from our usual content to share a new podcast from iHeart's Outspoken network, Afterlives: The Layleen... more

Cait Corrain is an author who had a highly anticipated book called Crown of Starlight coming out in May of... more

It’s a Friday news roundup! If you’re new here and looking for a deeper dive into a single topic, check... more

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has been let back on Twitter after being banned for building a media empire on the... more