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How algorithms are changing the way we speak
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Podcast: The Indicator from Planet Money (LS 74 · TOP 0.01% what is this?)Episode: How algorithms are changing the way we speakPub date: 2025-08-19Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationSocial media has birthed an entire lexicon replicated by millions online — even if these words don’t actually mean skibidi. On today’s show, we talk to author Adam Aleksic about how TikTok and Instagram's engagement metrics, and viral memes, are rewiring our brains and transforming language at warp speed.Adam Aleksic’s book is Algospeak: How Social Media is Transforming the Future of Language Related episodes: What we’re reading on the beach this summer For sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money, subscribe to Planet Money+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org. Fact-checking by Sierra Juarez. Music by Drop Electric. Find us: TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Newsletter. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.NPR Privacy PolicyThe podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from NPR, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.
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Podcast: The Indicator from Planet Money Episode: How algorithms are changing the way we speak Pub date: 2025-08-19 Details: https://www.listennotes.com/e/0160561eda7d49bcb3491f9a556247e1/ The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from NPR, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.
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