There Are No Girls on the Internet

The title comes from an old internet saying that erased women's presence online, and host Bridget Todd has spent nearly 400 episodes proving how wrong that statement always was. There Are No Girls on the Internet explores how marginalized communities have shaped internet culture from its earliest days, and it does so with a mix of investigative journalism, cultural criticism, and genuinely entertaining storytelling. The show runs on a two-episode weekly rhythm: Tuesdays bring deep-dive investigations into tech controversies, AI ethics, digital privacy, online movements, and the ways platforms shape our lives. Fridays offer news roundups that catch you up on the week's biggest internet stories. Bridget hosts with help from her production team, and the show sits on the Outspoken network under iHeartPodcasts, giving it solid production values and wide reach. What makes this essential listening for Gen Z is that it takes the internet seriously as a place where real power dynamics play out. Bridget covers surveillance tech, LGBTQ+ representation online, right-wing influencer pipelines, and women's experiences in tech spaces with the kind of nuance that most tech coverage completely misses. She's funny when the subject allows it and appropriately angry when it doesn't. The show has maintained a 4.1-star rating from nearly 860 reviews over six years of consistent output. For a generation that essentially lives online, this is the podcast that helps you understand the infrastructure underneath the feeds you scroll through every day.