ChatGPT

The threads it sat in

The idea that connected each episode's stories, latest first.

• Thu 5 Nov 2026Streetwear sells belonging tied to a place or club
• Fri 16 Oct 2026This year's architecture prizes favour understated buildings over showpieces
• Fri 9 Oct 2026Credibility moved. Institutions are still catching up
• Sun 9 Aug 2026Sycophancy scaled. Now it has a theology
• Wed 22 Apr 2026The physical world fights back. Craft beats platform

Every episode

• Thu 5 Nov 2026 · Ep 242Pliant now lets AI agents such as ChatGPT make business payments.Via Techmeme · Brand and Business
• Fri 16 Oct 2026 · Ep 228OpenAI cuts ChatGPT ad rates to court small and midsize businesses.Via Techmeme · Tech and Digital
• Fri 9 Oct 2026 · Ep 223ChatGPT ads are live but brands expect minimal holiday sales impact this yearChatGPT ads are live, but this holiday season looks like a test period rather than a moment to shift budgets.Via Modern Retail · Tech and Digital
• Thu 17 Sep 2026 · Ep 205Mentioned in the audioMentioned in the audio
• Sun 9 Aug 2026 · Ep 166A ChatGPT community called the Spiralists grew out of GPT-4o's sycophantic updatesVia Techmeme / The Verge · Culture and Ideas
• Fri 7 Aug 2026 · Ep 164Mentioned in the audioMentioned in the audio
• Wed 22 Apr 2026 · Ep 57ChatGPT is under criminal investigation for its role in a mass shooting, a test of AI liability.Via South China Morning Post · Tech and Digital
• Sat 4 Apr 2026 · Ep 39OpenAI acquires TBPN, the buzzy founder-led business talk showVia TechCrunch · Music and Entertainment
• Sun 15 Mar 2026 · Ep 19Mentioned in the audioMentioned in the audio
• Sat 7 Mar 2026 · Ep 11Claude outpaces ChatGPT in new installs despite the Pentagon controversyVia TechCrunch · Tech and Digital
• Tue 3 Mar 2026 · Ep 7Meta tests an AI shopping research tool to rival ChatGPTVia Business of Fashion · Tech and Digital

How we count: an episode counts once for ChatGPT when ChatGPT is the subject of a headline or story title, or is one of the names the episode covers and is named in a story, in the thread that connects the stories or in the audio. Being cited as a source does not count.