Power User with Taylor Lorenz - Podcast Rankings and reviews

Taylor’s insightful, accessible cultural analysis alchemizes the brain rot I subject myself to every week and leaves me with a sharper, nuanced worldview. Her work has seriously changed the way I make sense of the internet. And it’s very well produced- a pleasure to listen to!!!

I really appreciate Taylor’s work. It’s nice to have content from actual journalists. Though she’s able to present facts and the surrounding contexts to demonstrate a through line, it never inhibits her ability to make the discussion feel casual and approachable. I think if you’re weary of legacy media institutions, but are still wanting to digest genuine news from a source that practices the standards of journalism, this is a great resource to have.

Taylor is a thorough, extremely well-read, tech journalist who understands the intersection of culture, technology, social media, trends and politics. Every episode I’ve listened to is well thought out, cohesive, focused and super interesting/fun to listen to. I appreciate her work so much and she is an incredible voice right now, will continue to listen. Thank you Taylor, you are a brilliant journalist and analyst.

The format for this podcast appears to have shifted to only interview Internet personalities. This works when someone is engaging and interesting, but some of these folks bring little insight into their own influence and the interview serves no purpose. I miss Taylor sharing the things online that are catching her eye, and her commentary about the cultural influence of the Internet. She offers this in her sub stack, but would love to see it here too. Will still listen, but I’m getting less from every episode.