TikTok

The threads it sat in

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

• Tue 20 Oct 2026The past now sells the present
• Mon 12 Oct 2026Formats earn genre status once they get a name
• Tue 6 Oct 2026Silicon Valley handed culture its next origin myth
• Sat 29 Aug 2026Secondary markets ate the product team's job
• Mon 24 Aug 2026Gaming annexes the home. Design confirms the takeover
• Sat 22 Aug 2026Credibility reprices itself. Extraction logic gets punished

Every episode

• Tue 20 Oct 2026 · Ep 230eSafety Commissioner plans to sue Meta, TikTok, Snapchat and YouTube over Australia's under-16 ban.Via Techmeme · Tech and Digital
• Mon 12 Oct 2026 · Ep 224Vurt makes microdramas shot natively for portrait phone screensVia The Verge · Music and Entertainment
• Fri 9 Oct 2026 · Ep 223Mentioned in the audioMentioned in the audio
• Tue 6 Oct 2026 · Ep 220TikTok's off-platform ad network reaches 400,000 apps. The platform is now the network itself.Pangle's US expansion carries TikTok's reach far past anything a ban could contain.Via Adweek · Brand and Business
• Sat 29 Aug 2026 · Ep 186Texas negotiated a $1.35B side deal with Meta, conditional on TikTok and YouTube changing behaviour.Texas's deal turns regulation into a design brief that could change how social platforms reach and target under-18s.Via Techmeme · Tech and Digital
• Mon 24 Aug 2026 · Ep 181A TikTok food influencer's arrest exposes how creator business empires outpaced the regulatory frameworks around them.Via Dexerto · Lifestyle and Taste
• Sat 22 Aug 2026 · Ep 179TikTok pays $400 million to settle a federal children's privacy case and keeps operating.Via South China Morning Post · Music and Entertainment
• Tue 18 Aug 2026 · Ep 175YouTube's view metric shifts to match TikTok.Via The Verge · Music and Entertainment
• Tue 11 Aug 2026 · Ep 168Mentioned in the audioMentioned in the audio
• Wed 29 Jul 2026 · Ep 155Streaming platforms are adopting TikTok's interface because discovery has beaten depth.Via TechCrunch · Music and Entertainment
• Wed 22 Jul 2026 · Ep 148Spotify, Netflix and TikTok now compete across audio, video and short clipsVia TechCrunch · Music and Entertainment
• Thu 18 Jun 2026 · Ep 114TikTok builds mini-dramas and games inside the app.Via Design Taxi · Music and Entertainment
• Tue 16 Jun 2026 · Ep 112Mentioned in the audioMentioned in the audio
• Mon 15 Jun 2026 · Ep 111Smaller activewear labels built on TikTok take share from LululemonVia Business of Fashion · Brand and Business
• Thu 11 Jun 2026 · Ep 107Brands are surrendering creative control to TikTok community builders, a step beyond influencers.Via Business of Fashion · Brand and Business
• Mon 8 Jun 2026 · Ep 104Beauty brands from the Philippines build their own export route as P-beautyVia Business of Fashion · Brand and Business
• Thu 4 Jun 2026 · Ep 100TikTok builds a dedicated app for live cultural moments, starting with the World Cup.Via TechCrunch · Culture and Ideas
• Tue 2 Jun 2026 · Ep 98Recho Omondi tells brands that having a personality on TikTok is no longer optionalVia Business of Fashion · Brand and Business
• Thu 14 May 2026 · Ep 79TikTok GO turns passive browsing into active booking, and travel brands didn't see it comingVia Techmeme · Brand and Business
• Thu 7 May 2026 · Ep 72TikTok's comments section is outperforming every paid channel for first purchasesVia Glossy · Brand and Business
• Mon 4 May 2026 · Ep 69TikTok is rebuilding ad creative from scratch for billboards, not repurposing it.Via Digiday · Brand and Business
• Tue 31 Mar 2026 · Ep 35Australia's social media ban for kids is failing because Big Tech isn't enforcing it properlyVia The Register · Tech and Digital
• Tue 17 Mar 2026 · Ep 21Apple's TikTok strategy is intentionally unhinged, not accidentally off-brandVia Muse by Clio · Brand and Business
• Sun 15 Mar 2026 · Ep 19Disney+ launches Verts, a TikTok-style feed to help viewers choose what to watchVia Design Taxi · Music and Entertainment
• Fri 6 Mar 2026 · Ep 10'Chinamaxxing' on TikTok shows Gen Z turning to traditional Chinese medicineVia Business of Fashion · Culture and Ideas
• Fri 27 Feb 2026 · Ep 3Demna casts Vivian Wilson and Alex Consani as Gucci's new It kidsVia Vogue · Fashion and Style

How we count: an episode counts once for TikTok when TikTok 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.