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why the IRS killed a free, easy way to file your taxes

4/8/2026 • 29 min

Direct File promised a free and easy way for Americans to file their taxes, but after two successful tax seasons, it was shut down. Dexter talks with Merici Vinton, who helped build Direct File, about the project's development, why it was an example of a good government program, and how lobbying from private tax companies and DOGE’s involvement ultimately led to… Play episode

why Iran is winning the AI propaganda war
he monetized the web. now he has a plan to fix it
how the tech boom is killing India’s best coders
who is palantir, and why are they involved with ICE?
why is the government fighting with claude?
silicon valley’s plan to make the “perfect baby”
are we all going to end up in AI relationships? [panic world special]
a tour of the year’s worst new tech
how the internet learned to extract
how an editor uncovered an AI journalist
the hack that broke myspace
everything’s a game… even baptisms
how to: protect yourself from online harassment
from ‘click here’: an illusion of control
now you can bet on real life. but should we?
social media reveals life behind bars. prisons want to block it
when the ref’s a robot
new from kaleidoscope: shell game (season 2)
who is profiting from scam texts – and can we stop them?
‘my peptide guy’ is the new tech bro flex
‘my internet bed is broken’ is just the start
workslop: how AI is making you hate your coworkers
maybe ICEBlock was 'activism theater,' but is banning it protecting us?
your onlyfans girlfriend might be a guy (or a robot)
will blind gamers ever play Zelda like I do? (part 2)
playing video games while blind (part 1)
television for the dopamine generation (but kids aren’t watching)
AI beats to study to
the glassholes are back
should you use a chatbot for therapy?
a software update bricked my car
vtubers and why "it’s not silly to be an anime girl on the internet"
why are women still signing up for tea?
tech review: tablets in prisons
how to: not get hacked
the algorithm made me say it
how to poison AI music scrapers
how to: break up with netflix (and spotify, and…)
boomers, doomers, and the new empire
why are predator drones flying over LA?
sideways thinking: why is Nintendo so weird?
is using AI worse than driving a car?
how did Twitter’s AI get so obsessed with white genocide?
can AI create ‘ethical’ true crime?
why is the US gov using a ‘cartoonishly hackable’ messaging app?
how to make money from fake AI videos
the biggest hack that never happened: the xz utils story
could you be arrested by a computer?
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