The Weekly Stewart This Week
- Sep 26, 2025
- 1 min read
On this “The Weekly Show” podcast with Jon Stewart, his guest is Charlie Warzel, staff writer at The Atlantic and author of its "Galaxy Brain" newsletter. As the show writes, “In the aftermath of Charlie Kirk’s assassination, Jon is joined by Charlie Warzel. Together, they explore how algorithms distort the way we experience these tragic events while rewarding the most extreme reactions, investigate the online ecosystems that can radicalize individuals, and consider whether our responses to violence perpetuate the very cycles we condemn.”
As I’ve noted, the show now provides a nice feature, a sort of "breakdown" of when specific topics are covered during the conversation, so you can jump to the sections that most interest you. If you watch the video on YouTube, those time codes are hyperlinked to the video and will jump you automatically to the right spot. But for those who choose to watch it here, this is the schedule, and you can just manually go to where you want, if you decide not to watch the whole thing.
0:00 - Intro
3:38 - Charlie Warzel Joins
9:40 - Social Media Is Changing Our Behavioral Incentives
15:55 - Algorithms
24:47 - January 6th
30:22 - "Everything Is Content" Economy
37:30 - Online Communities & Subcultures
42:00 - Charlie's Blank Slate X User Experiment
50:15 - Irony-Poisoned Nihilism of the Internet
59:11 - People Need to Start Taking the Internet More Seriously
1:09:20 - Breaking Down the Discussion
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