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Daisy and Francis bring 2025 to a close by looking back on their defining media of the year and looking ahead to the world of tech and media in 2026.
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Timestamps
00:00 A New England Christmas
04:09 Invisible labor of the holiday season
08:15 Dirt Books
14:13 Songs and albums 2025
18:23 Is 2026 the year of the techlash
22:37 The creator economy in 2026
29:32 Dirt reader's top books of 2025
31:44 Daisy's viral tweet of 2024-2025
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Our intro song, Night Life, is written by Nakisso Peralta and performed by Chillers
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