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Welcome to the Rooms Where It’s Actually Happening
Your guide for navigating the intersection of technology, democracy, and the decisions shaping our world.
Jan 28, 2025
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Katie Harbath
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Being in the Arena
20 Hours in America (AI Remix), Part 4 — The series ends where it should: not with answers, but with people walking toward the hard thing anyway.
6 hrs ago
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Katie Harbath
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Making Decisions With Imperfect Information
20 Hours in America (AI Remix), Part 3 — C.J. gets a question she can't answer, Sam rewrites the close with twenty minutes left, and the President…
Apr 22
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Katie Harbath
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West Wing Reimagined in the Age of AI
20 Hours in America (AI Remix), Part 2 - China's Drones Think. Someone Bombed a Data Center in Wisconsin. Leo Doesn't Have a Recommendation.
Apr 15
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Katie Harbath
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20 Hours in America (AI Remix), Part 1
The AI debate in Washington is about dominance and disruption. In Shelby County, Indiana, it's about an electric bill. Both are right.
Apr 8
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Katie Harbath
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Most Popular
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Careless People is Careless
Mar 17, 2025
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Katie Harbath
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From Seat 1D to CNN: My Viral White House Photo
Oct 24, 2025
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Katie Harbath
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When Everyone’s Talking, Who Gets to Hold the Mic?
Apr 16, 2025
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Katie Harbath
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You're Not Going to Be Replaced by AI. You're Going to Be Lapped.
Mar 12
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Katie Harbath
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AI & Election Tech Forecast Series
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The Impossible Tradeoffs: What the 2026 Election Tech Forecast Reveals
After analyzing 12+ platforms, here are the patterns that matter and what to do about them
Feb 12
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Katie Harbath
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The Real Battle Isn't Traditional vs. New Media—It's Individuals vs. Institutions
How trust, technology, and fear are reshaping the news landscape for the 2026 elections
Feb 12
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Katie Harbath
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Streamers Are Reshaping Our Political Information Environment in Ways We Can't Yet Imagine
The AI & election tech forecast looks at the streaming players like Netflix, Amazon Prime, Paramount, HBO Max, Spotify and more who are making their own…
Feb 12
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Katie Harbath
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Gaming is bigger for politics than we realize
The 2026 AI & election tech forecast looks at gaming platforms such as Roblox, Twitch, Fortnite and online gambling
Feb 11
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Katie Harbath
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Niche Platforms Whose Cultural Relevance Impacts Politics In Ways You Might Not Expect
The 2026 AI & Election Tech Forecast looks at Snap, Pinterest, LinkedIn, Microsoft, Reddit and Discord
Feb 11
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Katie Harbath
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Off the Record Briefing
The AI Extinction Burst
Off the Record briefing for February 2026
Feb 25
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Katie Harbath
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Off-the-Record Briefing: January 2026
How the ground is shifting under AI, media, and trust.
Jan 10
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Katie Harbath
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Tech/Politics
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Being in the Arena
20 Hours in America (AI Remix), Part 4 — The series ends where it should: not with answers, but with people walking toward the hard thing anyway.
6 hrs ago
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Katie Harbath
3
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Making Decisions With Imperfect Information
20 Hours in America (AI Remix), Part 3 — C.J. gets a question she can't answer, Sam rewrites the close with twenty minutes left, and the President…
Apr 22
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Katie Harbath
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West Wing Reimagined in the Age of AI
20 Hours in America (AI Remix), Part 2 - China's Drones Think. Someone Bombed a Data Center in Wisconsin. Leo Doesn't Have a Recommendation.
Apr 15
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Katie Harbath
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20 Hours in America (AI Remix), Part 1
The AI debate in Washington is about dominance and disruption. In Shelby County, Indiana, it's about an electric bill. Both are right.
Apr 8
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Katie Harbath
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Why AI Makes Content Moderation Better, Not Worse
Building a political content labeler with AI — what actually works
Mar 24
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Katie Harbath
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Anchor Change Podcast
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Mapping Power: Navigating Tech and Systems Change
Watch now | A conversation with Charley Johnson on seeing systems clearly, shaping the future intentionally, and redefining independent work.
Dec 22, 2025
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Katie Harbath
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The Impact of EU Regulation on Political Campaigns
Watch now | Clare O'Donoghue Velikić unpacks how Europe’s regulatory wave is reshaping political advertising and digital campaigning
Dec 18, 2025
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Katie Harbath
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Bridging Generations: Marketing to Gen Alpha's Diverse World
Listen now | Michelle O'Grady with Team Friday on how identity, culture, and behavior are reshaping the next era of brand strategy and civic engagement.
Dec 11, 2025
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Katie Harbath
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The AI-Energy Nexus Powering the Future
Sarah Hunt walks us through how to prepare for the massive energy and infrastructure demands of AI—and why getting this right is critical
Dec 4, 2025
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Katie Harbath
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How Are Ethics Shaping the Future of Journalism and Tech?
UW-Madison's Katy Culver and Stanford's Rob Reich join to discuss how the worlds of reporting and technology are colliding the philosophical questions…
Nov 25, 2025
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Katie Harbath
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Uncharted: A How-To Guide
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How I'm Learning to Vibe Code (And What I've Built So Far)
What vibe coding actually looks like in practice - two real projects, no coding experience required
Apr 3
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Katie Harbath
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Why AI Makes Content Moderation Better, Not Worse
Building a political content labeler with AI — what actually works
Mar 24
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Katie Harbath
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You're Not Going to Be Replaced by AI. You're Going to Be Lapped.
A practical AI playbook for political and comms professionals
Mar 12
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Katie Harbath
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What If Nobody Wants What You Have?
On career transitions, AI anxiety, and the fear that shows up every time you're about to become someone new
Mar 10
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Katie Harbath
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Behind the Scenes: How I Used AI to Write 12 Newsletters in 4 Days
A transparent look at my process, my guardrails, and what I learned about AI as a thought partner
Feb 18
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Katie Harbath
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Trust & Safety
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The State of Online Safety in Social Media
How generative AI, global regulation, and shifting user expectations are transforming trust and safety faster than the systems built to manage it.
Dec 3, 2025
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Katie Harbath
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The Hard Choices About Speech
From boardrooms to Slack channels, managing speech has become a leadership challenge
Sep 24, 2025
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Katie Harbath
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In the Arena: What I Saw at TrustCon 2025
What I saw, what I’m struggling with, and why I’m still showing up
Jul 30, 2025
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Katie Harbath
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Overlords of Overwhelm: How Tech and Trump Are Shaping Our Chaotic Future
What Meta’s latest moves signal about the future of tech and politics.
Jan 15, 2025
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Katie Harbath
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Meta Runs Back Towards Politics
Zuckerberg Announces Major Changes to How It Handles Content
Jan 8, 2025
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Katie Harbath
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Career Advice
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What Going Out on Your Own Teaches You
Five years of Anchor Change — the fear, the pivots, and what comes next
Apr 1
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Katie Harbath
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The Blank Slate of 2026
Starting fresh while honoring everything that brought you here
Dec 10, 2025
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Katie Harbath
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Finding Voice in a Changing World
When silence feels safer than speaking, what does it mean to keep showing up anyway?
Sep 17, 2025
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Katie Harbath
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Postcard from 2050
After today, we’re closer to 2050 than 2000
Jul 2, 2025
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Katie Harbath
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What You Don’t See
On producing through burnout, saying yes when I meant no, and why I’m craving a slower summer
Jun 18, 2025
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Katie Harbath
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Lifestyle
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Character Development: Building Myself at 45
Reflections on turning 45 and still being "under construction"
Nov 12, 2025
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Katie Harbath
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Final Summer Postcard: Words, Crabs, and Change
What I learned about writing, resting, and working from anywhere this summer.
Aug 27, 2025
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Katie Harbath
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Notes from the Slow Lane
The joy of the journey during my August reset
Aug 20, 2025
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Katie Harbath
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The Slow Lane Strategy
Why stepping back can spark more progress — and how I’m using August to reset my work, creativity, and plans for the future.
Aug 13, 2025
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Katie Harbath
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August Already?
I blinked and suddenly it was August.
Aug 6, 2025
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Katie Harbath
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What I'm Reading
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What I’m Reading Ahead of the January Briefing
In 2026, I’m launching something new: a regular Off-the-Record Briefing — a short, paywalled synthesis of what I’m seeing across clients, platforms, and…
Jan 7
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Katie Harbath
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My Favorite Books of 2025
What I read, what I learned, and what I'm still thinking about as we close out the year
Dec 17, 2025
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Katie Harbath
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Multitasking Equals 32-Hour Day, The Philosophy of Unreasonable Hospitality and Swisher on Covering Tech
Ten stories that caught my eye this week
Nov 9, 2025
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Katie Harbath
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How power, platforms, and people are all adapting to the next wave of AI
The stories that caught my attention this week
Nov 2, 2025
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Katie Harbath
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Skill Within A Viral Moment, AI Isn’t Search and EU News Outlets Hurt by Meta Ad Ban
Ten news themes that caught my eye this week plus a replay of the live I did about the White House photo that went viral
Oct 26, 2025
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Katie Harbath
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