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Kanye West's new song; Elizabeth Holmes’ husband wants your blood; Elon's AI is undressing women; Alondra Nelson will not be complicit — NEWS ROUNDUP w Cristen Conger

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First news roundup of the new season! This week, guest co-host Cristen Conger joins us for a wild ride through this week's headlines in tech, media, and pop culture.

Distinguished Professor and Black woman Alondra Nelson resigns from the National Science Board and the Library of Congress Scholars Council. Read her inspiring resignation statement: https://time.com/7285045/resigning-national-science-foundation-library-congress/

Kanye West drops a pro-nazi song that's all over Instagram, and Meta thinks that's ok: https://www.404media.co/kanyes-nazi-song-is-all-over-instagram/

Elon Musk's X (twitter) AI is being used to create non-consensual, undressed images of women who post on the platform: https://www.pcmag.com/news/gross-elon-musks-grok-ai-will-undress-photos-of-women-on-x-if-you-ask

Meanwhile, Elizabeth Holmes is back! Her husband founded a new startup that sounds an awful lot like Theranos 2.0 (now with 200% more body fluids!): https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/10/business/elizabeth-holmes-partner-blood-testing-startup.html

Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) wants to ban all porn: https://gizmodo.com/gop-senator-introduces-bill-to-make-all-porn-a-federal-crime-following-project-2025-playbook-2000600994

What’s your song of the summer? Let us know! Email us at [email protected] https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/music/g64759704/song-of-summer-2025

Follow Cristen Conger: Instagram @cristenconger

Unladylike Podcast: https://www.unladylike.co/

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IG @BridgetMarieInDC

TikTok @BridgetMarieInDC

YouTube: ThereAreNoGirlsOnTheInternet

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First news roundup of the new season! This week, guest co-host Cristen Conger joins us for a wild ride through this week's headlines in tech, media, and pop culture.

Distinguished Professor and Black woman Alondra Nelson resigns from the National Science Board and the Library of Congress Scholars Council. Read her inspiring resignation statement: https://time.com/7285045/resigning-national-science-foundation-library-congress/

Kanye West drops a pro-nazi song that's all over Instagram, and Meta thinks that's ok: https://www.404media.co/kanyes-nazi-song-is-all-over-instagram/

Elon Musk's X (twitter) AI is being used to create non-consensual, undressed images of women who post on the platform: https://www.pcmag.com/news/gross-elon-musks-grok-ai-will-undress-photos-of-women-on-x-if-you-ask

Meanwhile, Elizabeth Holmes is back! Her husband founded a new startup that sounds an awful lot like Theranos 2.0 (now with 200% more body fluids!): https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/10/business/elizabeth-holmes-partner-blood-testing-startup.html

Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) wants to ban all porn: https://gizmodo.com/gop-senator-introduces-bill-to-make-all-porn-a-federal-crime-following-project-2025-playbook-2000600994

What’s your song of the summer? Let us know! Email us at [email protected] https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/music/g64759704/song-of-summer-2025

Follow Cristen Conger: Instagram @cristenconger

Unladylike Podcast: https://www.unladylike.co/

Follow TANGOTI:

IG @BridgetMarieInDC

TikTok @BridgetMarieInDC

YouTube: ThereAreNoGirlsOnTheInternet

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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