{
  "id": 17100031,
  "title": "Podcast: Flock CEO Says the Backlash Isn’t Real",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/podcast-flock-ceo-says-the-backlash-isnt-real",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-29T17:34:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "404 Media",
    "slug": "404-media",
    "url": "https://www.404media.co/podcast-flock-ceo-says-the-backlash-isnt-real/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "This week's podcast features an article discussing leaked audio from a private police conference. In the recording, Flock's CEO made several exaggerated statements about the backlash to his company not being real, and his wife advised against apologizing. Sam also shares her thoughts on former Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer's inability to continue pretending that gender doesn't matter. In the subscribers-only section, Joseph recounts the story of a woman facing years in prison due to someone else opening a CashApp account in her name. Listen to the full podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or YouTube. For subscribers, a bonus episode is available with additional content to support the journalism. To access the subscribers-only content, check the inbox for an email from the podcast host, Transistor, which will include a link to the exclusive version and the subscribers-only feed for the extended video. The subscribers-only segment can also be found in the show notes within the podcast player.",
  "summary": "Leaked audio of Flock's CEO, why Marisa Mayer can't keep pretending, and a CashApp nightmare.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}