We’re all part of the surveillance state now | Engagement Party

0 October 23, 2026 07:00

We’re living in an age of surveillance anxiety. And yet, hand us a leaked DM or security footage of Kelly Clarkson at a Brooklyn toy store and we’re here for it. Are we feeding into the very surveillance culture we claim to fear? This week, Audie and Ari break down why we fear Big Brother, but seem to love what they’ve dubbed “Little Sis."

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0:00 What’s the deal with our love-hate relationship with surveillance?
4:07 The case of the canoodling lawyers
5:18 Is it fair to go digital vigilante on behavior that’s merely icky?
8:52 Bystander video has felt important since Rodney King
12:01 We need to talk about location sharing, and we’re starting with Bravo
14:32 The origin of “the receipts” (we have the receipts)
16:22 But are we at the end of receipts?
18:24 The Cornell case took off because people surfaced digital receipts
20:34 On a lighter note, there was Kelly Clarkson and Molly the bird
21:50 Maybe we should all just be less afraid of being embarrassed
23:28 But go ahead and shame bad airline passengers
25:33 Scroll and Tell: Couples’ skits on our socials
30:35 Touch Grass: Literally a soccer field and puppy acrobatics

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