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Welcome to the latest podcast from The Globe and Mail. It's about navigating life in the new economy. Every Friday, we’ll dive into the big, defining trends in business and tech — whether you’ve noticed them yet or not.
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- Why are we so nostalgic for Y2K? · 33 dkLately, we’re feeling nostalgic for the Y2K era. The glitter-slathered techno-optimism of the millennial moment continues to shape our darker present.
- The video game company that broke an industry · 32 dkLately, the video games industry is in turmoil. The rise and fall of Blizzard, the trailblazing and toxic studio behind World of Warcraft, shows us why.
- The singlehood advantage · 34 dkLately, millions of Canadians are unpartnered. Business and tech companies are rushing to meet the needs of the new me-market. For Valentine’s Day, we’re asking: “Is this…
- Yes, your boss is tracking you · 33 dkLately, our bosses are going further than reading our emails. New technologies that can track our motions and our moods are ushering in a new age of workplace surveillance. Is…
- Influencers in the White House · 33 dkLately, the internet has broken the White House. Influencers and tech CEOs now have unprecedented access to the Trump administration. How will the “broligarchy” change our world?
- Meet your AI therapist · 28 dkLately, we’re sharing our darkest secrets with robots. The market for AI mental health aides is booming but how does it actually feel to bond with a therapy bot?
- Selling sexy in the age of wellness · 35 dkLately, lingerie behemoth Victoria’s Secret is trying to claw its way back to relevance after a spectacular crash. How did a brand that once defined the culture fail to keep up?
- The end of the fixed price · 29 dkLately, we aren’t all getting the same price for the same product. Is the rise of data-driven “personalized pricing” corporate innovation or just next-gen gouging?
- Bonus ‘The Decibel’: The behind-the-scenes look at how Rogers took over Toronto sports · 24 dkLately, we’ve been getting the news from The Decibel, the Globe and Mail’s daily news podcast. In this bonus episode, Lately’s sister pod reveals what it took for Rogers to…
- The masculinity industry that shaped the U.S. election · 31 dkLately, masculinity is in crisis – at least, if you ask the people selling testosterone treatments, magical amulets and male bootcamp retreats. Welcome to the “manosphere:” a…
- Some personal news: LinkedIn is weird now · 29 dkLately, LinkedIn has become cringe... or cool, or more important than ever, depending on who you ask. So, is LinkedIn working well for us, or has it devolved into yet another…
- Bonus 'Machines Like Us': Musk, money and misinformation · 34 dkA bonus episode from our Globe and Mail sister show Machines Like Us. How is Silicon Valley’s shift to the right affecting the US election?
- Is that your last cigarette? · 32 dkLately, Big Tobacco says it wants to phase out cigarettes and promote, of all things, healthier options. But can the tobacco industry actually sell wellness? And is this pivot to…
- The rise and rise of private equity · 29 dkLately, investment firms are buying up vast swaths of Canadian businesses, including veterinary practices, drug stores and retirement homes. Is this a much-needed cash injection…
- Diary of a wartime CEO · 29 dkLately, we’re looking at what it takes to fix a company, so we asked Erika Ayers Badan, the CEO who transformed the controversial company Barstool Sports from a minor concern to…
- The great decline of everything online · 34 dkLately, it feels like tech just kind of sucks. Searching on Google means scrolling through junk results and streamers like Amazon Prime have ad breaks now. According to our…
- The $300-billion industry where almost nobody makes money · 34 dkLately, multi-level marketing schemes have been rebranded as “social selling” online. Tupperware, the company whose direct sales model is the ancestor of these MLMs, just filed…
- Is self-optimization self-destructive? · 32 dkLately we’re turning to productivity apps to manage our most intimate relationships. But what does a Slack-ified life of efficiency actually do to you?
- Encore: How online reviews got gamed · 31 dkLately, we’re drowning in fake reviews. Why the review economy is broken and how to fix it.
- Encore: The hidden cost of cheap stuff · 34 dkEncore: Lately, we're giving up fast for cheap when it comes to buying stuff online, swapping out Amazon for Shein and Temu. But shouldn’t we feel bad about it?
