Hypercommunication
by Caitlin Begg
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The Gen Z Sex Recession with Magdalene Taylor
The Gen Z Sex Recession with Magdalene Taylor
About this podcast
Exploring tech's effect on life, love, and work with host Caitlin Begg (Authentic Social founder and sociologist). New episodes Mondays. Formerly known as "Progression to Analog"!
Episodes
The newest 20 of 48 episodes
- The Gen Z Sex Recession with Magdalene Taylor · 34 min · Season 5 Episode 6What can Playboy's Gen Z Sex survey tell us about modern desire? Magdalene Taylor, Senior Editor at Playboy, and I discuss some surprising stats from the survey (done with Kinsey…
- Your Body, Their Feed with Kat Tenbarge · 44 min · Season 5 Episode 3Journalist Kat Tenbarge and I discuss Ozzy Osbourne's son falsely accusing her of AI-generated writing, Survivor Stories Deserve Better, anti-Big Tech initiatives being funded by…
- Who gets to be seen online? with Dr. Jess Rauchberg · 39 min · Season 5 Episode 2We discuss "ugly laws", shadow bans, influencer snark (especially r/illnessfakers), influencers using sick kids for clout, child agency, state hopping by family content creators…
- The Nerd Reich and the War on Democracy with Gil Durán · 50 min · Season 5 Episode 1Social media was once sold to us as "fun"—years later, the Big Tech leaders who sold us on it flaunt their authoritarian alignments. Gil Durán and I discuss his new book, "The…
- We Have Too Many Friends Online with Ruby Justice Thelot · 56 min · Season 4 Episode 9We discuss connection bloat, unfollowing, the 'timeline acquaintance', unread messages, ambient copresence, Instagram Close Friends, cultural obsession with quantification, the…
- Psychology of AI with Professor Steve Rathje · 58 min · Season 4 Episode 8How is AI affecting our relationships? Our problem-solving capabilities? Our confidence? Steve Rathje and I chat about some of his recent research on AI sycophancy to explore…
- Cultivating a Learning Lifestyle with Bella Dane · 37 min · Season 4 Episode 7I speak with content creator Bella Dane about how to cultivate a learning lifestyle... we cover topics like the importance of curiosity, how to rethink your relationship with…
- Get a hobby with Kerry Hurlbut · 40 min · Season 4 Episode 6We discuss the science behind analog hobbies, decluttering digital and physical lives, and more. Kerry Hurlbut, DNP, CPNP-PC is the founder of Pointed Positivity, a needlepoint…
- Creator Mental Health with Shira Lazar · 46 min · Season 4 Episode 5Shira Lazar is the Co-Founder of What's Trending and the Founder of Creators 4 Mental Health. Creators 4 Mental Health brings mental well-being tools to the creator economy…
- Tech, language, “reality”, & vibes with Adam Aleksic (@etymologynerd) · 51 minAdam and I chat about the commodification of identity, language trends for 2026, how language shapes our shared realities, technology's effect on conversation, the analog…
- Design Responsibly with Alex Wolf · 46 min · Season 4 Episode 3From founding BossBabe at 21 and coining the term “millennial pink” to a career in tech philosophy spanning companies like Snap and LVMH... Alex Wolf has spent years at the…
- Cyber Celibate with Tiffany Ng · 45 min · Season 4 Episode 2New York-based technology and culture writer Tiffany Ng and I sit down to speak about all things Cyber Celibate, Neo-Luddism, whimsy, 'rawdogging vacation', chaining her phone…
- A Human-Centered Economy with Andrew Yang · 45 min · Season 4 Episode 1To kick off the fourth season of Progression to Analog, Andrew Yang and I discuss his new company Noble Mobile - a mobile carrier which pays you to use your phone less. We also…
- Competencies we should be developing in the AI age with Dr. Kevin J. Jones, Associate Professor at Indiana University Columbus · 38 min · Season 3 Episode 6I speak with Dr. Kevin J. Jones, Associate Professor of Management and AI Strategist at Indiana University Columbus, about the competencies we should be developing the AI age…
- Landlines for kids! with Seattle-based Chet Kittleson, founder of Tin Can · 26 min · Season 3 Episode 5After I posted this viral TikTok about Tin Can (landlines for kids), I reached out to founder Chet Kittleson to learn more about the company. In this episode, we chat all things…
- Four Principles of Sociotechnical Design · 9 min · Season 3 Episode 3In this mini episode, I detail my four principles of sociotechnical design. Sociotechnical design works to improve the relationship between people and technology, prioritizing…
- All Things AI with Dublin-based Jonathan McCrea · 39 min · Season 3 Episode 1Whipsmart Media and Get Started With AI founder Jonathan McCrea and I speak about the future of AI, how to close the gap in AI knowledge between big businesses and small…
- Psychology of Virality with Professor Steve Rathje · 47 min · Season 3 Episode 1Steve Rathje, Incoming Assistant Professor of Human Computer Interaction at Carnegie Mellon University, joins us to kick off season three of Progression to Analog! You may know…
- Swipe: Being Online 24/7 with Ieva Jakusa · 39 min · Season 2 Episode 8I came across Swipe: Being Online 24/7 at McNally Jackson in lower Manhattan a few months ago and was drawn by the unique nature of the book. Swipe presents questions about the…
- Why can't we have difficult conversations? · 16 min · Season 2 Episode 7"I think we have a listening problem" -Stephanie from NYC (name changed) I interview six people, explore expert opinions (and share my own) re: why it can be tough to have…
