Palantir’s AI Warfare, Latest Wicked Press Circus, & Was Amelia Earhart Eaten by Giant Crabs?

In this episode, investigate the shadowy tech giant behind Trump’s mass surveillance program, Israel’s AI targeting in Gaza, and ICE’s border deterrence operation: Palantir. Strap in for a weird, wild ride…  Then Wren & Mabel watch the Wicked: For Good trailer and give their hot takes on the state of movie promo. They speak to an advertising expert on crazy movie marketing budgets, the best (and worst) recent ad campaigns, and her 2025 predictions for the industry.  Finally, the Newsgirls travel to Gardner Island where Amelia Earhart was rumored to have disappeared. With the help of a historic aircraft hunter, they meet the locals (GIANT crabs), examine recent photographic evidence and are shocked to hear who received her distress calls. SOURCES: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-ueM1k430AZP_OTr7d8PLRs7EiWH5oQXCmLSlLB7rgs/edit?tab=t.0 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Welcome to NEWSGIRLS! Every Thursday, award-winning journalists Wren & Mabel bring you colorful conversations, immersive deep-dives, and riveting stories you might have missed but need to know. They’re investigating everything from a juicy Olympic doping scandal, to NASA x Prada’s spacesuit collab, to Russia secretly funding American influencers. Because who says being informed about the world can’t be cool and exciting? Previously at 60 Minutes and Jeopardy!, Wren & Mabel reimagine news-storytelling to help you cut through the misinformation and find the truth. NEWSGIRLS is named after the original Newsgirls of the 1800s, some of the first women to work in journalism. Full video episodes available on YouTube: www.youtube.com/@newsgirlspodcast