• by Ray Schultz , November 16, 2025

The Atlantic has launched a new video podcast called "Galaxy Brain." 

Hosted by Atlantic staff writer Charlie Warzel, "Galaxy Brain" will attempt to make sense of what it calls “the online fire hose of our information ecosystem.”

The debut episode on Friday featured YouTuber Hank Green on surviving online for 26 years, and what it means. Green and Warzel explored where the internet stands today, and the frustration of being manipulated by algorithms, and knowing it. 

“Galaxy Brain will aim to be a grounding force — a space for conversations, explanations, and tangents that anchor you to reality, however strange it may be,” Warzel writes. “No slop, bots, or spam.” 

The new podcast will appear every Friday.