Let's take a little break from the depressing newscycle and talk about the iconic Missy Elliott and how she's been changing the digital game since the very beginning. 

Check out the video for The Rain: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHcyJPTTn9w 

“Supa Dupa Fly: Black Women as Cyborgs in Hiphop Videos" by Dr. Shaviro: http://www.shaviro.com/Othertexts/MissyKim.pdf

"Missy Elliott" with Margot and Richie Tenenbaum, Halloween 2008: https://www.tangoti.com/episode-12-missy-elliott-digital-innovator

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Let's take a little break from the depressing newscycle and talk about the iconic Missy Elliott and how she's been changing the digital game since the very beginning. Check out the video for The Rain: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHcyJPTTn9w “Supa Dupa Fly: Black Women as Cyborgs in Hiphop Videos" by Dr. Shaviro: http://www.shaviro.com/Othertexts/MissyKim.pdf"Missy Elliott" with Margot and Richie Tenenbaum, Halloween 2008: <a href="https://www.tangoti.com/episode-12-missy-elliott-digital-innovator">https://www.tangoti.com/episode-12-missy-elliott-digital-innovator</a> Learn more about your ad-choices at <a href="https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com">https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com</a>

Marginalized voices have always been at the forefront of the internet, yet our stories often go overlooked. Bridget Todd chronicles our experiences online, and the ways marginalized voices have shaped the internet from the very beginning. We need monuments to all of the identities that make being online what it is. So let’s build them.

There Are No Girls on the Internet

Missy Elliott: Digital Innovator 

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Investigative journalist Karen Hao was covering OpenAI years before most of us had ever heard the words "ChatGPT" or "large language model." Her best-selling book, "Empire of AI: Dreams and Nightmares in Sam Altman's OpenAI," paints a gripping and damning portrait of the company's evolution from a sort of nonprofit to an empire-seeking tech juggernaut, drawing on her deep familiarity with the company as well as candid accounts from insiders. 

 

She is one of the most influential and respected tech journalists covering the AI industry today. 

 

In this interview, she shares the story of how she came to journalism, what she's learned from a decade of covering OpenAI and Sam Altman, and what she sees as the biggest threats of AI to intimacy, the environment, privacy, healthcare, and democracy. 

 

Karen has a new podcast published by the BBC called "The Interface," and it is brilliant. Make sure to subscribe wherever you get your podcasts, or by following this link: https://link.mgln.ai/theinterface-TANGOTI  

 

Conversation with Karen is featured prominently in Bridget's forthcoming audiobook about AI and intimate relationships, "Love At First Prompt." Pre-order your copy today at LoveAtFirstPrompt.com ! 

Let us know what you think about this interview by emailing hello@tangoti.com or leaving a comment on Spotify. 

 

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Investigative journalist Karen Hao was covering OpenAI years before most of us had ever heard the words "ChatGPT" or "large language model." Her best-selling book, "Empire of AI: Dreams and Nightmares in Sam Altman's OpenAI," paints a gripping and damning portrait of the company's evolution from a sort of nonprofit to an empire-seeking tech juggernaut, drawing on her deep familiarity with the company as well as candid accounts from insiders.&nbsp;
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She is one of the most influential and respected tech journalists covering the AI industry today.&nbsp;
&nbsp;
In this interview, she shares the story of how she came to journalism, what she's learned from a decade of covering OpenAI and Sam Altman, and what she sees as the biggest threats of AI to intimacy, the environment, privacy, healthcare, and democracy.&nbsp;
&nbsp;
Karen has a new podcast published by the BBC called "The Interface," and it is brilliant. Make sure to subscribe wherever you get your podcasts, or by following this link:&nbsp;<a href="https://link.mgln.ai/theinterface-TANGOTI">https://link.mgln.ai/theinterface-TANGOTI</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;
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Conversation with Karen is featured prominently in Bridget's forthcoming audiobook about AI and intimate relationships, "Love At First Prompt." Pre-order your copy today at <a href="http://loveatfirstprompt.com">LoveAtFirstPrompt.com</a> !&nbsp;
Let us know what you think about this interview by emailing <a href="mailto:hello@tangoti.com">hello@tangoti.com</a> or leaving a comment on Spotify.&nbsp;
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Sam Altman Isn’t Building a Company, He’s Building an Empire (with Karen Hao) 

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In this week's News Roundup, Bridget and Producer Mike are covering the tech news stories you might have missed.

Chappell Roan bodyguard controversy fueled by bots online, research finds: https://www.the-independent.com/arts-entertainment/music/news/chappell-roan-bodyguard-backlash-bots-b2947029.html 

An AI-generated woman in images with President Trump has been going viral on conservative social media: https://wapo.st/3NtfbUi 

Meta and YouTube lose two landmark court cases about harm to users: 

. . California woman sues Meta and YouTube https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/25/technology/social-media-trial-verdict.html

.. New Mexico Attorney General sues Meta https://mashable.com/article/new-mexico-meta-court-case-meta-loses

Comedian Druski published a hilarious short video titled "How Conservative Women in America act" and MAGA is real mad: https://www.reddit.com/r/Fauxmoi/comments/1s48bw5/druski_parodies_erika_kirk_in_a_new_skit_how/ 

..Druski church parody: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/58hfPPHCRIU

..Druski NASCAR parody: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/G32siPZXgx0

Barely six months after AI-video app Sora was released to much hype, OpenAI announced they are shutting it down: 

https://variety.com/2026/digital/news/openai-shutting-down-sora-video-disney-1236698277/ 

. . Listen to Bridget predict Sora's demise back when it was announced, in our episode from Oct 10, 2025: https://app.omnystudio.com/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/programs/ad016d13-045e-48f3-9aa5-ae280172b27d/clips/66368931-ff00-467b-97fe-b3730017b21b/details

. . Some of Sora's main use cases are filling the internet with racist and misogynistic slop:

https://www.threads.com/@raisingself/post/DWP08hZmCOj?xmt=AQGzqaZ-H3abT0EW2lfRTONANK8dwciIx844aGm48QTIrQ

..Disney's Sora Disaster Shows AI Will Not Revolutionize Hollywood: https://www.404media.co/disneys-openai-sora-disaster-shows-ai-will-not-save-hollywood/

Black filmmaker Nina Lee asked audiences to watch an unrelated Black rom-com in theaters to help convince studios that Black films are viable. We support Black filmmakers, but in Bridget's opinion this way of thinking is a trap. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/you-me-tuscany-black-rom-coms_n_69c57cb8e4b0a6ee60c3dfa3/amp

Judge dismisses lawsuit by Musk's X Corp accusing advertisers of illegal boycott: https://www.reuters.com/world/judge-dismisses-lawsuit-by-musks-x-corp-accusing-advertisers-illegal-boycott-2026-03-26/

Let us know what you think by emailing hello@tangoti.com or leaving a comment on Spotify.

Pre-order Bridget's forthcoming audiobook about AI and intimate relationships at LoveAtFirstPrompt.com ! 

Follow Bridget and TANGOTI on social media!  ||  instagram.com/bridgetmarieindc/ || tiktok.com/@bridgetmarieindc ||  youtube.com/@ThereAreNoGirlsOnTheInternet || bsky.app/profile/tangoti.bsky.social

In this week's News Roundup, Bridget and Producer Mike are covering the tech news stories you might have missed.
Chappell Roan bodyguard controversy fueled by bots online, research finds: <a href="https://www.the-independent.com/arts-entertainment/music/news/chappell-roan-bodyguard-backlash-bots-b2947029.html">https://www.the-independent.com/arts-entertainment/music/news/chappell-roan-bodyguard-backlash-bots-b2947029.html</a>&nbsp;
An AI-generated woman in images with President Trump has been going viral on conservative social media: <a href="https://wapo.st/3NtfbUi">https://wapo.st/3NtfbUi</a>&nbsp;
Meta and YouTube lose two landmark court cases about harm to users:&nbsp;
. . California woman sues Meta and YouTube <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/25/technology/social-media-trial-verdict.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/25/technology/social-media-trial-verdict.html</a>
.. New Mexico Attorney General sues Meta <a href="https://mashable.com/article/new-mexico-meta-court-case-meta-loses">https://mashable.com/article/new-mexico-meta-court-case-meta-loses</a>
Comedian Druski published a hilarious short video titled "How Conservative Women in America act" and MAGA is real mad:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Fauxmoi/comments/1s48bw5/druski_parodies_erika_kirk_in_a_new_skit_how/">https://www.reddit.com/r/Fauxmoi/comments/1s48bw5/druski_parodies_erika_kirk_in_a_new_skit_how/</a>&nbsp;
..Druski church parody: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/shorts/58hfPPHCRIU">https://www.youtube.com/shorts/58hfPPHCRIU</a>
..Druski NASCAR parody: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/shorts/G32siPZXgx0">https://www.youtube.com/shorts/G32siPZXgx0</a>
Barely six months after AI-video app Sora was released to much hype, OpenAI announced they are shutting it down:&nbsp;
<a href="https://variety.com/2026/digital/news/openai-shutting-down-sora-video-disney-1236698277/">https://variety.com/2026/digital/news/openai-shutting-down-sora-video-disney-1236698277/</a>&nbsp;
. . Listen to Bridget predict Sora's demise back when it was announced, in our episode from Oct 10, 2025: <a href="https://app.omnystudio.com/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/programs/ad016d13-045e-48f3-9aa5-ae280172b27d/clips/66368931-ff00-467b-97fe-b3730017b21b/details">https://app.omnystudio.com/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/programs/ad016d13-045e-48f3-9aa5-ae280172b27d/clips/66368931-ff00-467b-97fe-b3730017b21b/details</a>
. . Some of Sora's main use cases are filling the internet with racist and misogynistic slop:
<a href="https://www.threads.com/@raisingself/post/DWP08hZmCOj?xmt=AQGzqaZ-H3abT0EW2lfRTONANK8dwciIx844aGm48QTIrQ">https://www.threads.com/@raisingself/post/DWP08hZmCOj?xmt=AQGzqaZ-H3abT0EW2lfRTONANK8dwciIx844aGm48QTIrQ</a>
..Disney's Sora Disaster Shows AI Will Not Revolutionize Hollywood:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.404media.co/disneys-openai-sora-disaster-shows-ai-will-not-save-hollywood/">https://www.404media.co/disneys-openai-sora-disaster-shows-ai-will-not-save-hollywood/</a>
Black filmmaker Nina Lee asked audiences to watch an unrelated Black rom-com in theaters to help convince studios that Black films are viable. We support Black filmmakers, but in Bridget's opinion this way of thinking is a trap. <a href="https://www.huffpost.com/entry/you-me-tuscany-black-rom-coms_n_69c57cb8e4b0a6ee60c3dfa3/amp">https://www.huffpost.com/entry/you-me-tuscany-black-rom-coms_n_69c57cb8e4b0a6ee60c3dfa3/amp</a>
Judge dismisses lawsuit by Musk's X Corp accusing advertisers of illegal boycott: <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/judge-dismisses-lawsuit-by-musks-x-corp-accusing-advertisers-illegal-boycott-2026-03-26/">https://www.reuters.com/world/judge-dismisses-lawsuit-by-musks-x-corp-accusing-advertisers-illegal-boycott-2026-03-26/</a>
Let us know what you think by emailing&nbsp;<a href="mailto:hello@tangoti.com">hello@tangoti.com</a> or leaving a comment on Spotify.
Pre-order Bridget's forthcoming audiobook about AI and intimate relationships at <a href="http://loveatfirstprompt.com">LoveAtFirstPrompt.com</a> !&nbsp;
Follow Bridget and TANGOTI on social media!&nbsp; ||&nbsp; instagram.com/bridgetmarieindc/ || tiktok.com/@bridgetmarieindc ||&nbsp; youtube.com/@ThereAreNoGirlsOnTheInternet || bsky.app/profile/tangoti.bsky.social

Erika Kirk Druski Parody; Chappell Roan's Bot Army; Meta Loses in Court; & OpenAI Kills Sora – News Roundup

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Remember the personal essay industrial complex? The 2010s era of Jezebel and xoJane where feminist writers put every raw, messy, private part of themselves on the internet? Lindy West was its brightest star.

Her new memoir, Adult Braces, reckons with what that cost her, and with a marriage that turned out to be more complicated than the happy ending she sold us in her first memoir, Shrill. 

Her book sent the internet into a spiral, enraged conservatives, disappointed some feminists, divided the polyamory community, and inspired her husband to send a very intense email to a Slate writer.

Writer and comedian Ashley Ray joins Bridget to talk about the book, the discourse, and what all of it says about feminist writing, parasocial fandom, and whether the personal essay industrial complex of the 2010s has run its course.

Ashley’s Harper’s piece - Lindy West and the Trap of Perfect Polyamory: https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/art-books-music/a70801519/lindy-west-adult-braces/

 

Scaachi’s Slate piece - Lindy West’s How-Not-To Guide to Polyamory: https://slate.com/life/2026/03/lindy-west-polyamory-open-marriage-husband-roya.html

 

She Had a Cat Hair Ball in Her Vagina — or Did She? https://www.thecut.com/2015/09/she-had-cat-hair-in-her-vagina-or-did-she.html 

 

 

Check out Ashley’s Substack Deep Trouble: https://www.deeptrouble.net/ 

 

Let us know what you think by emailing hello@tangoti.com or leaving a comment on Spotify. 

 

Pre-order Bridget's forthcoming audiobook about AI and intimate relationships at LoveAtFirstPrompt.com ! 

 

Follow Bridget and TANGOTI on social media!  ||  instagram.com/bridgetmarieindc/ || tiktok.com/@bridgetmarieindc ||  youtube.com/@ThereAreNoGirlsOnTheInternet || bsky.app/profile/tangoti.bsky.social

 

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Remember the personal essay industrial complex? The 2010s era of Jezebel and xoJane where feminist writers put every raw, messy, private part of themselves on the internet? Lindy West was its brightest star.
Her new memoir, Adult Braces, reckons with what that cost her, and with a marriage that turned out to be more complicated than the happy ending she sold us in her first memoir, Shrill.&nbsp;
Her book sent the internet into a spiral, enraged conservatives, disappointed some feminists, divided the polyamory community, and inspired her husband to send a very intense email to a Slate writer.
Writer and comedian Ashley Ray joins Bridget to talk about the book, the discourse, and what all of it says about feminist writing, parasocial fandom, and whether the personal essay industrial complex of the 2010s has run its course.
Ashley&rsquo;s Harper&rsquo;s piece - Lindy West and the Trap of Perfect Polyamory: <a href="https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/art-books-music/a70801519/lindy-west-adult-braces/">https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/art-books-music/a70801519/lindy-west-adult-braces/</a>
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Scaachi&rsquo;s Slate piece - Lindy West&rsquo;s How-Not-To Guide to Polyamory: <a href="https://slate.com/life/2026/03/lindy-west-polyamory-open-marriage-husband-roya.html">https://slate.com/life/2026/03/lindy-west-polyamory-open-marriage-husband-roya.html</a>
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She Had a Cat Hair Ball in Her Vagina &mdash; or Did She? <a href="https://www.thecut.com/2015/09/she-had-cat-hair-in-her-vagina-or-did-she.html">https://www.thecut.com/2015/09/she-had-cat-hair-in-her-vagina-or-did-she.html</a>&nbsp;
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Check out Ashley&rsquo;s Substack Deep Trouble: <a href="https://www.deeptrouble.net/">https://www.deeptrouble.net/</a>&nbsp;
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Let us know what you think by emailing <a href="mailto:hello@tangoti.com">hello@tangoti.com</a> or leaving a comment on Spotify.&nbsp;
&nbsp;
Pre-order Bridget's forthcoming audiobook about AI and intimate relationships at <a href="http://loveatfirstprompt.com">LoveAtFirstPrompt.com</a> !&nbsp;
&nbsp;
Follow Bridget and TANGOTI on social media!&nbsp; ||&nbsp; instagram.com/bridgetmarieindc/ || tiktok.com/@bridgetmarieindc ||&nbsp; youtube.com/@ThereAreNoGirlsOnTheInternet || bsky.app/profile/tangoti.bsky.social
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Lindy West Told Us Everything in Adult Braces. Was It a Mistake?

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