KQED’s new podcast series launches today!
February 26, 2025; San Francisco, CA – The internet is more than memes and viral videos—it’s where culture takes shape and it influences how we think, act, and connect in the real world. Close All Tabs, a new podcast from KQED, explores these ripple effects and examines how the ever-evolving tech industry is more intertwined with our daily lives than we think.
How will AI change our jobs and lives? Is the government watching what I post? Is there life beyond TikTok? Hosted by tech journalist Morgan Sung—who has written for TechCrunch, NBC News, Mashable, BuzzFeed News and more—Close All Tabs makes sense of the digital chaos, explaining the chronically online discourse to the blissfully offline and diving deep for her fellow digital natives. Through the course of each informative, irreverent episode, Sung wrestles with as many browser tabs as it takes to explain the cultural moment we’re all collectively living.
“Internet culture can feel very removed from real life” says Sung. “When you dive deeper, it is clear that our world is shaped in so many ways by the internet – from politics and social issues to humor and the slang we use with our friends. Close All Tabs is my way of diving in, and sharing what I learn from every opened tab.”
By examining the history and context of online moments, Close All Tabs helps listeners make sense of the chaotic cultural age. Featuring creators, journalists, and industry experts, Close All Tabs reflects KQED’s unique perspective from the Bay Area—the epicenter of technology and innovation—bringing the human stories behind the digital world to life.
Find Close All Tabs wherever you get your podcasts! New episodes drop every Wednesday.
About KQED
KQED serves the people of Northern California with a public-supported alternative to commercial media. An NPR and PBS affiliate based in San Francisco, KQED is home to one of the most listened-to public radio stations in the nation, one of the highest-rated public television services and an award-winning education program helping students and educators thrive in 21st-century classrooms. A trusted news source and leader and innovator in interactive technology, KQED takes people of all ages on journeys of exploration — exposing them to new people, places and ideas. www.kqed.org