All Around

When Mark Zuckerberg founded Facebook as a way to rank women on campus based on hotness, the ill of social media was a very simply one: comparison. Since then, the harms of social media have expanded. From endless advertising to brain rot and political extremism, social media has been blamed for many ills in our society. But is social media fundamentally bad? Today, two stories, from those who love social media - and those who absolutely hate it. To subscribe to our Substack, follow this link: https://substack.com/@allaroundpodcastTo pitch to us, follow this link:https://forms.gle/GzhT8KVkNaZy1ReD9

When you break it down, technology is just a bunch of wires, cables, and information being transmitted from one server to another. But somehow, technology seems to have infiltrated our politics in countless ways.Of course, some of these ways are obvious to us in 2026. The news has been littered for years with reports of the ways that algorithms polarise people.But others are more intricate. Today, two stories about the impactful and surprising ways that technology shapes politics and how we engage with it.To subscribe to our Substack, follow this link: https://substack.com/@allaroundpodcastTo pitch to us, follow this link:https://forms.gle/GzhT8KVkNaZy1ReD9