E398. Why The Internet Is Already Dead | Kat Rosenfield - Walk-Ins Welcome

Bridget sits down again with novelist and Free Press columnist Kat Rosenfield to talk about the rise of death doulas, the death of YA fiction, and how the internet is quietly erasing itself. Kat digs into how YA fiction collapsed into "romantasy" and smut, the dead internet theory and vanishing digital archives - including Bridget's own lost Playboy articles and Kat's MTV News work. They also cover the Kennedy Center controversy, why Gen Z treats Trump as their political "factory settings," why woke isn't dead, it's hibernating, and how people are substituting politics for personality now. Kat's new thriller, How to Survive in the Woods — pitched as "Basic Instinct with bears" — just hit The New York Times summer reading list and is in development at MGM Amazon.

Get Kat's Book: How To Survive In The Woods here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0063467488?lv=shuf&channelId=500&plpRedirect=mhFallback

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Topics covered: death doulas, YA fiction collapse, romantasy and smut publishing trends, dead internet theory, John Green pedophile vibes scandal, Kennedy Center controversy, Gen Z and Trump, World Cup optimism, AI and medical breakthroughs

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