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<p><em>Note: This episode was originally published on July 27, 2025. </em></p><p>There’s an entire economy devoted to seeing what products are trending—clothing, skin care, even Greek Islands—and delivering you a cheaper knock-off to buy.</p><p>Guest: <a href="https://www.miasato.com/"><u>Mia Sato</u></a>, reporter for The Verge</p><p>Want more What Next TBD? Subscribe to Slate Plus to access ad-free listening to the whole What Next family and all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe today on Apple Podcasts by clicking “Try Free” at the top of our show page. Sign up now at<a href="http://slate.com/whatnextplus"><u> slate.com/whatnextplus</u></a> to get access wherever you listen.</p><p>Podcast production by Evan Campbell and Patrick Fort.</p><p><br></p><p> </p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>