ChatGPT has officially entered its “Her” era! Jon and Max talk about the flirty AI that debuted this week, whose... more

Leave it to Tom Hanks to make internet catfishing seem so darn charming! This week, Offline’s Movie Club is watching... more

Is it time for you to make an AI friend? Jon and Max weigh the pros and cons of robot... more

Bo Burnham’s comedy has long captivated and caricatured the internet, but the era his songs skewer the best is the... more

We all have a caveman brain—at least when it comes to navigating the internet. Amanda Montell, author of the new... more

When did we collectively agree that a hoodie-clad coder could wreak havoc on our society? Probably not long after “The... more

Can Biden outpost Trump in the run up to 2024? Why is the president on TikTok if he wants to... more

We did it folks! Jurors for Trump’s hush money trial are getting to read their resistance tweets to his face... more

Is FOMO the only thing keeping you on social media? Have we already reached peak artificial intelligence? And are Max... more

Are college educated Democrats going to cost Joe Biden the election? Eitan Hersh, a Political Science professor at Tufts, joins... more

Dr. Laurie Santos, Yale University's “Happiness Professor,” joins Offline to lay out a scientific guide to finding happiness. On her... more

Eric Klinenberg, sociologist at New York University, joins Offline to discuss why our failure to process 2020 may lead to... more

Kate Middleton sightings have dipped below UFO sightings, and the internet is having a heyday! It’s conspiracy theory week at... more

Jon Ronson, author of So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed and host of the BBC podcast “Things Fell Apart,” joins Offline... more

Zeynep Tufekci, sociologist and New York Times opinion columnist, joins Offline to discuss why long covid has unleashed so much... more

Tina Nguyen, national correspondent at Puck News, joins Offline to talk about her new memoir, “The MAGA Diaries.” The book... more

Cass Sunstein, Harvard professor and coauthor of the forthcoming book, Look Again, joins Offline to discuss the dangers of habituation.... more

Kara Swisher, longtime tech reporter and author of the forthcoming memoir Burn Book, joins Offline to talk about the tech... more

Peter Hamby, host of Snapchat’s Good Luck America and a founding partner at Puck News, returns to Offline to discuss... more

Kyle Chayka, New Yorker staff writer and author of “Filterworld: How Algorithms Flattened Culture,” joins Offline to expose how online... more

RF Kuang joins Jon to talk about Yellowface, her biting satire about the internet, publishing industry, and cultural appropriation.

When it comes to sticking to a New Year’s resolution, willpower alone won’t cut it.

Maybe, your friend announced they’re not drinking anymore, or your sister’s now “California Sober,” or maybe your entire office is... more

With 2024 fast approaching, Jon and Max sit down to answer listener-submitted questions. Does the show have a millennial bias?... more

YouTuber Natalie Wynn, better known as ContraPoints, may be the internet’s most persuasive political commentator. Known for her carefully produced,... more

Jeff Stein, White House economics reporter at the Washington Post, joins Offline to talk about the $16 McDonald’s meal that... more

Happy holidays from the Offline team! Here’s a special sneak peek of our new subscriber exclusive series Inside 2024. In... more

Anna Holmes, the founder of jezebel.com, and Crooked’s own Erin Ryan—the site’s former managing editor—join Offline to discuss the origin... more

Jon and Max get into the numbers behind TikTok’s supposed pro-Palestinian tilt— is the bias real, what do “views” signify,... more

Naomi Klein, activist and bestselling author, joins Offline to talk about her new book, Doppelganger, and the woman who inspired... more

Johnny Harris, filmmaker and journalist, joins Offline to talk about Joe Rogan—how he became the world’s most famous podcaster, where... more

Jesse David Fox, senior editor at Vulture and author of the forthcoming “Comedy Book,” joins Offline to break down how... more

As fighting intensifies between Israel and Hamas, Jon and Max break down the ways social media is terribly equipped for... more

Heather Cox Richardson, historian and author of the Substack’s most-read newsletter “Letters from an American,” joins Offline to explain why... more

Brian Stelter joins to unpack what Rupert Murdoch’s retirement means for broadcast media, American democracy, and his four kids.

Simon Rich, writer and creator of TBS’s Miracle Workers, joins Offline to explain how he got his hands on an... more

The Atlantic's Kaitlyn Tiffany joins to break down how telling people to die on the internet became normal.

Jon and Max are back and ready to answer your mailbag questions! But first, a post mortem on the Offline... more

We're off for Labor Day! Please enjoy this exclusive episode of Terminally Online, our new Subscription show and loosest pod... more

Maia Wyman, or Broey Deschanel as she’s known on Youtube, joins Offline to talk about her generation of movie critics... more

Kate Lindsay on why, after years of battling bad-faith critics online, some people are finally keeping their opinions to themselves.

Is it possible that Facebook didn't ruin politics?

Nora Princiotti and Nathan Hubbard, hosts of The Ringer’s “Every Single Album” podcast, join to break down how Taylor Swif... more

Straight off the picket line, comedian and WGA negotiator, Adam Conover gives a behind the scenes look into Hollywood's historic... more

Will Big Tech break Hollywood? Futurist Madeline Ashby on the evolving entertainment industry. Max + Jon on bananas under socialism.

Jason Goldman, former Chief Digital Officer in the Obama White House, joins Offline to break down “the AI election.” He... more

Will Sommer joins Offline to break down QAnon. Max + Jon join Threads.

Jon and Max answer your questions about AI, unions, writing and fallen titans — submersible and tech leader alike. Plus, America... more

Simone Giertz, YouTube’s favorite inventor and robotics enthusiast, joins Offline this week to discuss the joy of building useless things... more

Catherine Price, science journalist and author of How to Break Up with Your Phone, joins the show to close out... more