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BETAEpisode 719: Charlie Brooker, Kyle Chayka, Peter Ames CarlinCharlie Brooker sits down with us to discuss two of his incredible TV creations – the mind-bending “Black Mirror” and the hilarious documentarian Philomena Cunk. Kyle Chayka tells us how algorithms and social media are flattening our culture in his book “Filterworld.” Author Peter Ames Carlin talks about the trail-blazing band from Athens, Georgia that helped create alternative rock – R.E.M.2025-06-2000 min

Personal LandscapesKyle Chayka on how the internet flattened cultureDigital platforms promised us personalization but their algorithms homogenized culture to a bland lowest common denominator instead.They don’t just influence what we consume, they also determine what is produced as artists shape their output to fit what gets seen and what gets shared.My guest today traced this creeping, machine-guided curation as it infiltrated the furthest reaches of our digital, physical, and psychological spaces. And he has a few ideas for escaping it that might surprise you.Kyle Chayka joined me to talk about how digital algorithms work, why they flatten cul...2025-05-1353 min

Critical Media Studies#92: Kyle Chayka - How to Cultivate Taste in the Age of Algorithms/The New Generation of Online Culture Curators.In this episode Barry and Mike discuss Kyle Chayka’s essays and offer a primer on the new online “Taste Economy.” How to Cultivate Taste in the Age of AlgorithmsThe New Generation of Online Culture Curators 2025-05-0240 min

拎老書EP14 《扁平時代：演算法如何限縮我們的品味與文化》（下）凱爾．切卡（Kyle Chayka）《扁平時代：演算法如何限縮我們的品味與文化》 ▍作者：凱爾．切卡（Kyle Chayka） ▍出版社：衛城出版 ▍本集看點千篇一律的短影音、調性差不多的音樂、風格一致的電影 🙂‍↔️ 為什麼號稱多元的時代，文化產品卻愈來愈類似也許⋯演算法正在摧毀我們的品味——！ ▍參考資料引書店Podcast：EP.211《十五少年漂流記》feat.前衛出版社主編鄭清鴻 https://podcasts.apple.com/tw/podcast/406-%E5%8F%B0%E4%B8%AD%E5%B8%82%E5%8C%97%E5%B1%AF%E5%8D%80%E5%B4%87%E5%BE%B7%E8%B7%AF%E4%BA%8C%E6%AE%B5301-1%E8%99%9F/id1517351878?i=1000635552244 ▍主要導讀：王明瑾 ▍我們的社群媒體 Instagram：https://www.instagram.com/linlaoshula/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet Threads：https://www.threads.net/@linlaoshula 觀眾回饋表單：https://forms.gle/mA3N1jhfqGsoPrN17 贊助連結：https://pay.soundon.fm/podcasts/adba1869-94d6-4485-85b4-cfd77556f921 -- Hosting provided by SoundOn 2025-04-061h 07

拎老書EP14 《扁平時代：演算法如何限縮我們的品味與文化》（上）凱爾．切卡（Kyle Chayka）《扁平時代：演算法如何限縮我們的品味與文化》 ▍作者：凱爾．切卡（Kyle Chayka） ▍出版社：衛城出版 ▍本集看點千篇一律的短影音、調性差不多的音樂、風格一致的電影 🙂‍↔️ 為什麼號稱多元的時代，文化產品卻愈來愈類似也許⋯演算法正在摧毀我們的品味——！ ▍參考資料引書店Podcast：EP.211《十五少年漂流記》feat.前衛出版社主編鄭清鴻 https://podcasts.apple.com/tw/podcast/406-%E5%8F%B0%E4%B8%AD%E5%B8%82%E5%8C%97%E5%B1%AF%E5%8D%80%E5%B4%87%E5%BE%B7%E8%B7%AF%E4%BA%8C%E6%AE%B5301-1%E8%99%9F/id1517351878?i=1000635552244 ▍主要導讀：王明瑾 ▍我們的社群媒體 Instagram：https://www.instagram.com/linlaoshula/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet Threads：https://www.threads.net/@linlaoshula 觀眾回饋表單：https://forms.gle/mA3N1jhfqGsoPrN17 贊助連結：https://pay.soundon.fm/podcasts/adba1869-94d6-4485-85b4-cfd77556f921 -- Hosting provided by SoundOn 2025-04-061h 20

Business of Home PodcastThe Thursday Show: How algorithms broke design culture. Plus: Tariff price hikes are hereHost Dennis Scully and BOH executive editor Fred Nicolaus discuss the biggest news in the design world, including tariff price hikes, a New York design show debuting this spring, and why butter yellow is on the rise. Later, New Yorker staff writer Kyle Chayka joins the show to discuss his book Filterworld—an examination of how algorithmically powered social media has flattened taste.This episode is sponsored by Jaipur LivingLINKSKyle ChaykaFilterworldBusiness of Home 2025-03-271h 01

Never PostF*cking Around, and Finding OutMike talks with Stephen Harrison about why authoritarian governments hate Wikipedia and Georgia talks with Kyle Chayka about how to have fun on the internet. Also: Kidpix!– Call us at 651 615 5007 to leave a voicemail Drop us a voice memo via airtable Or email us at theneverpost at gmail dot com See what interstitials we need submissions for –Intro Links ubuweb.com Poetica: Three Sound Poets: Jaap Blonk, Amanda Stewart, Christian Bok (2014)), ubuweb.com Skilled technologists are being forced out of government, Don Moynihan GSA eliminates 18F, NextGov Doppelgänger: New disinformation campaigns sprea...2025-03-121h 03

Follow the RabbitCultural Capital in Crisis: Subcultures in the Algorithm AgeThe Subculture is dead. Long live the Subculture. Or … does it? What is it even these days? How does Instagram (and other platforms) play a role in this and of course what is even authentic these days?In this episode of Follow the Rabbit, Igor and Johannes are joined by Jack Stanley, a writer and creative strategist whose research explores how subcultures evolve in our hyper-connected world. Moving beyond the tired question of whether "subcultures are dead," the conversation examines how digital platforms have fundamentally altered the way communities form, express themselves, and maintain authenticity.Th...2025-02-2553 min

The Political Scene | The New YorkerElon Musk’s A.I.-Driven Government CoupThe New Yorker staff writer Kyle Chayka joins Tyler Foggatt to discuss Elon Musk’s seizure of power within the U.S. government, the tech industry’s slide into right-wing politics, and how the ideology of techno-fascism is taking root in Silicon Valley. Can the populists and the technologists coexist in Donald Trump’s Washington? This week’s reading: “Elon Musk’s A.I.-Fuelled War on Human Agency,” by Kyle Chayka “The Second Trump Administration’s New Forms of Distraction,” by Kyle Chayka “Make South Africa Great Again?,” by Isaac Chotiner “Elizab...2025-02-2038 min

Day One FMKyle Chayka on TikTok Whiplash & Big Tech Conundrums Kyle Chayka is a staff writer at The New Yorker covering the internet and technology, and the author of Filterworld, which explores how algorithms shape—and flatten—culture. He joins us to discuss the post-election, post-TikTok ban-unban internet landscape, Japanese sock newsletters, niche episodic TikTok account “Titanium Daydream,” media as a cult, and why delivery food is morally reprehensible. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2025-01-2848 min

2% With Michael EasterHow algorithms make people, places, and ideas boring (podcast)Become a subscriber for free at TWOPCT.com. Michael speaks with Kyle Chayka, who is one of his favorite thinkers on technology and how it’s changing our lives—what we see and experience and how we live.Kyle is the author of Filterworld: How Algorithms Flatten Our Culture, an exceedingly thought-provoking book.Kyle and Michael cover:* A rapid-fire where Kyle reveals his death row meal, the best and most annoying parts of writing for the New Yorker, what he learned from his dog, and more.* How algorithms influence our...2025-01-2758 min

The MachinistAlgorithms create a dull conformity — off and online Podcast: Future Tense (LS 53 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)Episode: Algorithms create a dull conformity — off and onlinePub date: 2025-01-09Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationAlgorithmic feeds are meant to personalise our online experiences, but increasingly they're flattening our culture and fostering a dull conformity, according to best-selling author Kyle Chayka. And the influence they exert on our lives is increasingly physical not just digital. Also, data scientist Gloria Mark who has crunched the numbers on how our attention spans have fared over the p...2025-01-2229 min

Future TenseAlgorithms create a dull conformity — off and onlineAlgorithmic feeds are meant to personalise our online experiences, but increasingly they're flattening our culture and fostering a dull conformity, according to best-selling author Kyle Chayka. And the influence they exert on our lives is increasingly physical not just digital. Also, data scientist Gloria Mark who has crunched the numbers on how our attention spans have fared over the past decade or so. If you can keep focused, you might find it fascinating.GuestsProfessor Gloria Mark – data scientist and psychologist, Department of Informatics, University of California, IrvineKyle Chayka – author and contributing writ...2025-01-0929 min

On the MediaHow AI and Algorithms Are Transforming MusicIt’s been almost a year since the historic music outlet Pitchfork shrank considerably. On this week’s On the Media, why the distinctive voices in music journalism are worth saving. Plus, how AI music generators could upend the industry. [01:00] Host Micah Loewinger, speaks with Ann Powers, critic and correspondent for NPR Music, on Condé Nast's acquisition of the influential music publication Pitchfork, and what this means for the future of music journalism.[12:45] Host Micah Loewinger speaks to Kyle Chayka, staff writer at The New Yorker, about how algorithms are changing how people discover and listen...2024-12-2750 min

A Song Called LifeEpisode #208: Kyle ChaykaIn Episode #208, journalist and cultural critic Kyle Chayka joins Osi to explore how algorithms have quietly permeated every aspect of our lives—shaping the media we consume and the environments we navigate. Additionally, they discuss how these digital forces curate our experiences for effortless consumption, dampening creativity and raising pressing concerns about the erosion of free will. Kyle Chayka is a staff writer at The New Yorker covering technology and Internet culture. Chayka, who first contributed to The New Yorker in 2013, has also written for The New Republic, the New York Times Magazine, and Harper’s...2024-12-1347 min

Revise and Resubmit - The Mayukh ShowFilterworld: How algorithms flattened culture (Chayka, 2024) - Weekend Book ReviewWelcome to Weekend book review in Revise and Resubmit, where we unravel the books and ideas that shape our understanding of the digital age. Today, we step into "Filterworld: How Algorithms Flattened Culture," written by none other than Kyle Chayka. If his name rings a bell, it’s because Kyle is a staff writer at The New Yorker with a knack for dissecting how technology shapes our experiences. His previous book, The Longing for Less, dove into minimalism, but now he’s back, turning his sharp eye toward something more insidious: the hidden grip of algorithms on our cultural live...2024-11-0219 min

Encuentros Fundación TelefónicaMundofiltro. Cómo los algoritmos han aplanado la culturaAcogemos en nuestro auditorio una conversación entre los autores y periodistas Kyle Chayka y Noel Ceballos, con motivo de la publicación del ensayo Mundofiltro. Kyle Chayka es periodista y crítico cultural. Continuando con sus investigaciones anteriores, como la publicada en Desear menos, Chayka analiza el impacto de las nuevas tecnologías en el campo de la cultura. Imagina el futuro que queremos forma parte de las celebraciones con motivo del centenario de Telefónica, un momento clave para analizar el presente y el pasado, desde una mirada puesta en el futuro. #ImaginaElFuturoQueQueremos #Mundofiltro Puedes verlo en nuestro canal...2024-10-101h 12

The Creative Condition podcastWhat we learned about creativity from: The New Yorker staff writer Kyle ChaykaTakeaway learnings from:The New Yorker staff writer and author of Filterworld: How Algorithms Flattened Culture Kyla Chayka details the trajectory of the internet from human-curated and cultivated passions to algorithmic conformity and sameness.Please take a moment to rate, review, and subscribe to the show! And please, TELL A FRIEND ABOUT THE SHOW!To see the information on the group and individual coaching opportunities, head here!https://bentallonwriter.com/shop for The Creative Condition book and the brand new 'Anatomy of Creativity' map.Sponsored as ever by https...2024-10-1010 min

The Creative Condition podcastHIGHLIGHTS: Episode 246 with The New Yorker staff writer Kyla ChaykaThe full length episode is also available now!The New Yorker staff writer and author of Filterworld: How Algorithms Flattened Culture Kyla Chayka details the trajectory of the internet from human-curated and cultivated passions to algorithmic conformity and sameness.Please take a moment to rate, review, and subscribe to the show! And please, TELL A FRIEND ABOUT THE SHOW!To see the information on the group and individual coaching opportunities, head here!https://bentallonwriter.com/shop for The Creative Condition book and the brand new 'Anatomy of Creativity' map....2024-10-0941 min

The Creative Condition podcastEp 246: The New Yorker staff writer and author of 'Filterworld' Kyle Chayka on the death of creativity by algorithmThe New Yorker staff writer and author of Filterworld: How Algorithms Flattened Culture Kyla Chayka details the trajectory of the internet from human-curated and cultivated passions to algorithmic conformity and sameness. Please take a moment to rate, review, and subscribe to the show! And please, TELL A FRIEND ABOUT THE SHOW!To see the information on the group and individual coaching opportunities, head here!https://bentallonwriter.com/shop for The Creative Condition book and the brand new 'Anatomy of Creativity' map.Sponsored as ever by https://illustrationx.com who have a...2024-10-091h 20