This week on Text Me Back, particularly poignant hosts Lindy West and Meagan Hatcher-Mays get scammed by the airline industry and online retailer Saks Off Fifth. Then, bestselling author and Internet historian Taylor Lorenz gives us a reality check on the government PSYOP creating cringe millennial content. She also joins us for a round of FMK(W) Tech CEO edition.

Want more Taylor? Of course you do!

Go read her book: Extremely Online: The Untold Story of Fame, Influence, and Power on the Internet 

And follow her TikTok or YouTube or her Washington Post column or Substack

TikTok's we mentioned in today's show:
Kahlil Greene
Snarky Marky 
Barfly7777 
Absolutely Lisa 

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Join us at Town Hall Seattle on Friday March 15th 7:30-9:30pm. Grab your tickets here. 

On February 2nd, Meagan's sweet but spicy Pomeranian Brenda Entertainment Baby passed. If you feel moved to donate to a shelter that helped her live, please consider the Animal Welfare League of Arlington.

TEXT ME BACK is a production of KUOW in Seattle, a proud member of the NPR Network. Our editor is Jeannie Yandel. Our senior producer is Brandi Fullwood Our mixer is Jason Burrows.

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Got a question or accolades for Lindy and Meagan? Join the TMB Text Club! Text BFF to 206-926-9955. Or email us at textmeback@kuow.org. You can also follow the podcast on Instagram and TikTok @textmebackpod. And for even more bestie connections follow Lindy and Meagan on Instagram at @thelindywest and @importantmeagan!

This week on Text Me Back, particularly poignant hosts Lindy West and Meagan Hatcher-Mays get scammed by the airline industry and online retailer Saks Off Fifth. Then, bestselling author and Internet historian Taylor Lorenz gives us a reality check on the government PSYOP creating cringe millennial content. She also joins us for a round of FMK(W) Tech CEO edition.
Want more Taylor? Of course you do!
Go read her book: <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/extremely-online-the-untold-story-of-fame-influence-and-power-on-the-internet-taylor-lorenz/19718842">Extremely Online: The Untold Story of Fame, Influence, and Power on the Internet </a>
And follow her <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@taylorlorenz%20/">TikTok </a>or <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@TaylorLorenz">YouTube</a> or her Washington Post <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/people/taylor-lorenz/">column</a> or <a href="https://taylorlorenz.substack.com/">Substack</a>
TikTok's we mentioned in today's show:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@kahlilgreene/video/7132211193434869034">Kahlil Greene</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@snarkymarky/video/7320689216009145605">Snarky Marky </a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@barfly7777/video/7309882853217668382?lang=en">Barfly7777 </a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@barfly7777/video/7309882853217668382?lang=en">Absolutely Lisa </a></li>
</ul>
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Join us at Town Hall Seattle on Friday March 15th 7:30-9:30pm. Grab your tickets <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/kuow-presents-text-me-back-live-tickets-797744574497">here. </a>
On February 2nd, Meagan's sweet but spicy Pomeranian Brenda Entertainment Baby passed. If you feel moved to donate to a shelter that helped her live, please consider the <a href="https://www.awla.org/">Animal Welfare League of Arlington.</a>
TEXT ME BACK is a production of KUOW in Seattle, a proud member of the NPR Network. Our editor is Jeannie Yandel. Our senior producer is Brandi Fullwood Our mixer is Jason Burrows.
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Got a question or accolades for Lindy and Meagan? Join the TMB Text Club! Text BFF to 206-926-9955. Or email us at textmeback@kuow.org. You can also follow the podcast on Instagram and TikTok @textmebackpod. And for even more bestie connections follow Lindy and Meagan on Instagram at @thelindywest and @importantmeagan!

Bestselling writer Lindy West and democracy policy expert Meagan Hatcher-Mays are two Award-Winning Best Friends From High School (Most Likely To Make You Laugh in their high school senior poll - sorry to intimidate you!). Each week, Lindy and Meagan hilariously digest what’s going on in the news, their lives and their text threads with their singular combination of political smarts, embarrassing sincerity, and a truly concerning level of investment in pop culture. Text Me Back is a podcast about best friendship and making your favorite people laugh, even when this dumpster fire of a world gets you down.

Bestselling writer Lindy West and democracy policy expert Meagan Hatcher-Mays are two Award-Winning Best Friends From High School (Most Likely To Make You Laugh in their high school senior poll - sorry to intimidate you!). Each week, Lindy and Meagan hilariously digest what’s going on in the news, their lives and their text threads with their singular combination of political smarts, embarrassing sincerity, and a truly concerning level of investment in pop culture. Text Me Back is a podcast about best friendship and making your favorite people laugh, even when this dumpster fire of a world gets you down.

Text Me Back! With Lindy West And Meagan Hatcher-Mays

Bestselling writer Lindy West and democracy policy expert Meagan Hatcher-Mays are two Award-Winning Best Friends From High School (Most Likely To Make You Laugh in their high school senior poll - sorry to intimidate you!). Each week, Lindy and Meagan hilariously digest what’s going on in the news, their lives and their text threads with their singular combination of political smarts, embarrassing sincerity, and a truly concerning level of investment in pop culture. Text Me Back is a podcast about best friendship and making your favorite people laugh, even when this dumpster fire of a world gets you down. 

Bestselling writer Lindy West and democracy policy expert Meagan Hatcher-Mays are two Award-Winning Best Friends From High School (Most Likely To Make You Laugh in their high school senior poll - sorry to intimidate you!). Each week, Lindy and Meagan hilariously digest what’s going on in the news, their lives and their text threads with their singular combination of political smarts, embarrassing sincerity, and a truly concerning level of investment in pop culture. Text Me Back is a podcast about best friendship and making your favorite people laugh, even when this dumpster fire of a world gets you down.

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