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Close All Tabs
Close All Tabs
Close All Tabs
Close All Tabs
Ever wonder where the internet stops and IRL begins? Close All Tabs breaks down how digital culture shapes our world through thoughtful insights and irreverent humor. From internet trends to AI slop to the politics of memes, Close All Tabs covers it all.

How will AI change our jobs and lives? Is the government watching what I post? Is there life beyond TikTok? Host Morgan Sung pulls from experts, the audience, and history to add context to the trends and depth to the memes. And she’ll wrestle with as many browser tabs as it takes to explain the cultural moment we’re all collectively living.
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From left to right — taking up the left two-thirds of the composite — images of conservative AI-generated influencer Emily Hart, who has long blonde hair and blue eyes: Hart wearing sunglasses and a red hat; Hart wearing blue scrubs and a stethoscope; Hart in a white crop top and jeans; Hart in an American flag bikini taking a photo of herself in a mirror. These images overlap each other and are interrupted by several glitches. A person’s hand holding their phone, tinged in blue, takes up the bottom right corner of the composite. The background is a blue, red, and purple ombre. The text "Close All Tabs" appears in white text in the upper right corner.
The Emily Hart Saga, Part 2: The AI Thirst Trap Grift
The Emily Hart Saga, Part 2: The AI Thirst Trap Grift
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From behind a shadowy figure, a laptop is lit up by an AI assistant displaying three social media posts of AI-generated influencer Emily Hart, who has long blonde hair and blue eyes. From left to right: Hart in a hot tub wearing sunglasses and a red hat holding a beer, with the text, “Of course Democrats protest against ICE… Cuz they are deporting half of their voters…”; Hart in an American flag bikini taking a photo of herself in a mirror; Hart standing in front of a brick building wearing nursing scrubs and a stethoscope. The laptop and figure are glitchy with blue and red hues. The background of the image is of glitchy, light blue broken glass. The text "Close All Tabs" appears in white text in the lower right corner.
The Emily Hart Saga, Part 1: MAGA’s AI Dream Girl
The Emily Hart Saga, Part 1: MAGA’s AI Dream Girl
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In the lower left corner, political Twitch streamer Denims is wearing a black and purple suit and gold plastic crown next to a mic. She overlaps a screenshot of content creator Ethan Klein’s YouTube video, where he is speaking into a mic while in a bedroom. Below the screenshot is a pink video progress bar, along with a glitchy white cursor to its lower right. The background of the image is a blue and orange gradient with small pink dots interspersed throughout. The text "Close All Tabs" appears in white text in the lower right corner.
Why The Ethan Klein Fair Use Lawsuits Are Way More Than Internet Beef
Why The Ethan Klein Fair Use Lawsuits Are Way More Than Internet Beef
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A stretched out gray hand holds a pink birth control pill. Another hand on the top left corner holds pink and white pills, while another hand in the lower right corner holds a white pill. Pink and white pills float in the background along with squiggly shapes. A ring of numbered dots representing a 28 day menstrual calendar sits in the center of the image. The text "Close All Tabs" appears in white text in the lower left corner.
The Pink Pill Pipeline and the Online War Against Birth Control
The Pink Pill Pipeline and the Online War Against Birth Control
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A colorful digital altar, or ofrenda, fills the background in a virtual Day of the Dead scene. The ofrenda is decorated with digitally rendered marigolds, candles, cat and panther heads, and Day of the Dead green, red, yellow, blue, pink, and purple tissue paper garlands, otherwise known as a “papel picado banners.” In the foreground is an image of a 3D animated character wearing a virtual husky dog fursuit and glasses smiles with their hands clasped. In the lower left corner the words “Close All Tabs” appear in pixelated black font overlaid on a pink and purple gradient rectangle that looks like a computer tab.
How the Furry Fandom Says Goodbye (Reload)
How the Furry Fandom Says Goodbye (Reload)
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A glitchy person is walking in a post-apocalyptic scene, layered behind a smartphone showing the words “No Internet.” The person and phone are covered in a purple hue. “Close All Tabs” is stamped on the bottom left corner.
Are We Doomed If The Internet Goes Dark?
Are We Doomed If The Internet Goes Dark?
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Close All Tabs Team

Morgan Sung
Morgan Sung

Host

Morgan Sung is a tech journalist whose work covers the range of absurdity and brilliance that is the internet. Her beat has evolved into an exploration of social platforms and how they shape real-world culture. She has written for TechCrunch, NBC News, Mashable, BuzzFeed News and more. Morgan Sung is represented by SAG-AFTRA.
Maya Cueva
Maya Cueva

Producer

Maya is the Producer for Close All Tabs, as well as an award winning director from Berkeley. She specializes in documentary, radio, and audio production. She was a Netflix Nonfiction Director and Producer fellow was also listed on DOC NYC’s 40 Under 40 Filmmakers, co-presented by HBO Documentary Films. Maya’s work has been featured on The New Yorker, NPR’s All Things Considered, Latino USA, The Atlantic, Teen Vogue, and National Geographic. She received a student Emmy for her short film, The Provider, and her feature film, On the Divide, premiered in the documentary competition at Tribeca Film Festival in 2021 and was broadcast on POV on PBS in Spring 2022. Maya Cueva is represented by SAG-AFTRA.
Chris Egusa
Chris Egusa

Senior Editor

Chris Egusa is the Senior Editor for Close All Tabs, as well as composer and sound designer. His reporting on disability and healthcare inequities has earned accolades from the Public Media Journalists Association, the Society of Professional Journalists NorCal, Investigative Reporters and Editors, the Webby Awards, and more. Chris’ background includes audio documentary production, filmmaking, and nonprofit strategy. He holds degrees from SJSU and Northwestern University’s Medill School. Chris is more online than he cares to admit, appreciates a good clicky mechanical keyboard, and definitely owns too many pairs of hi-fi headphones.
Chris Hambrick
Chris Hambrick

Editor

Chris is an editor for KQED Podcasts and loves holding the big picture vision for shows. Previously they were a producer for Spooked Podcast from Snap Judgment Studios, host for The Tracklist on KGPC, as well as White Rabbit Story Hour podcast. They have contributed to KALW, KQED’s Bay Curious, and facilitated for national oral history project, StoryCorps. Sometimes, if you’re lucky, you can catch her telling stories on the Mortified, SFLitCrawl or Moth stages.
Jen Chien
Jen Chien

Director of Podcasts

Jen Chien is Director of Podcasts at KQED and co-founder of the Editors Collective and Edit Mode. Previously, she was Executive Editor for LWC Studios, Senior Radio Editor at Reveal from the Center for Investigative Reporting and Managing Editor for Crosscurrents and KALW News. Awards recognitions include Third Coast, Peabody, Gracies, ONA/OJA, and SPJ Sigma Delta Chi. She holds a BA in American Studies from Smith College, and an MA in Interdisciplinary Performance from New College of California.
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