AT&T
Mentioned in 70 analyzed podcast episodes across 10 shows
# AT&T A major telecommunications company and internet service provider discussed across podcasts primarily for its infrastructure role in enabling technology services, its historical monopoly status and subsequent breakup as a precedent for tech regulation, and controversies surrounding its billing practices and relationships with government agencies like ICE. The company is also known as the title sponsor of the Pebble Beach Pro-Am golf tournament and has experienced significant security breaches and outages, including a 1990 network failure affecting 70 million calls and a recent Snowflake breach exposing billions of customer call records.
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Episode Mentions
ok storytime · Apr 15, 2026
Your Favorite ‘No Way’ Stories”| Reddit Stories | EP2680
“Sponsor offering network connectivity services with guaranteed reliability and customer service guarantees”
Financial Audit · Apr 13, 2026
This Has Never Happened Before | Financial Audit
“Telecom company offering free phones promotion that guest is considering despite already having 6 phone lines”
Choice Classic Radio Detectives | Old Time Radio · Apr 13, 2026
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: The Unholy Two Matter 01/10/1960
“Telecommunications company referenced as stable investment option in stock market discussion”
No Laying Up - Golf Podcast · Apr 13, 2026
1145: Rory McIlroy repeats at Augusta National
“Sponsor providing telecommunications services; featured in advertisement segment about connectivity”
Mundo in the Morning - KCMO Talk Radio 95.7FM & 710 AM · Mar 31, 2026
Mundo’s Cell Phone School Ban Rant… | Mundo Clip 3-31-26
“Mentioned as location reference for Lone Star Smokeout music festival venue”
Version History · Mar 22, 2026
Vocoder: Magic mic
“Telecommunications monopoly that operated Bell Labs and worked closely with US government during WWII”
Capitalisn't · Mar 12, 2026
Why Human Progress Is Not Inevitable - ft. Carl Frey
“Consent decree forced transistor technology sharing, enabling semiconductor industry development”
Club Shay Shay · Mar 11, 2026
Club Shay Shay - Gabriel Iglesias Part 1
“LA Cellular evolved into AT&T, the company Iglesias worked for before pursuing full-time comedy”
Lovett or Leave It · Mar 7, 2026
Noem Wrecker
“Milana Vientiroup's commercial work that led to parasocial male attention and body-based criticism”
IndieWire: Screen Talk · Feb 27, 2026
Paramount Trumps Netflix in Warner Bros. Sale; BAFTA’s Complex Controversy; Anticipating the Actor Awards
“Previous unsuccessful merger with Time Warner cited as cautionary parallel to current deal”
Bulwark Takes · Feb 27, 2026
Most CORRUPT Takeover Yet? Trump-Backed Paramount to Buy Warner Bros.
“Previous owner of Warner Bros; merged with Time Warner in 2016; Trump attempted to block merger over CNN concerns”
Listen Then Speak · Feb 26, 2026
What Happens when the Devil Emails at Midnight w/ Mita Mallick
“Referenced as example of old employment model where employees received gold Rolex after 35 years of loyalty”
New Heights with Jason & Travis Kelce · Feb 25, 2026
Kylie's Husband at the Olympics & Chris Stapleton on Anthem Tears, Drinkin' Whiskey, & More | Ep 180
“AT&T organizes and produces the Pebble Beach Pro-Am golf tournament featuring professional golfers and celebrity participants”
MIT Technology Review Narrated · Feb 25, 2026
Hackers made death threats against this security researcher. Big mistake.
“Telecom company whose customer call records were stolen in Snowflake breach involving 50+ billion logs of wireless subscribers”
10 to Life · Feb 24, 2026
24: The Delphi Murders: Did They Get the Wrong Guy?
“Telecommunications company whose cell phone ping data was requested during missing persons search”
I've Had It · Feb 24, 2026
Survey Says: Go to Hell
“Internet service provider mentioned for conducting in-person survey follow-up at host's home after service installation”
I've Had It · Feb 19, 2026
Spray Tan Supremacy
“Host's internet service provider failed to meet promised delivery window (1-4pm, arrived 6:30pm), illustrating corporate service accountability failures”
My First Million · Feb 16, 2026
Asking Scott Galloway 10 Questions We’re Not Allowed To Ask (unfiltered)
“Mentioned as infrastructure provider enabling tech companies; target of boycott movement”
Marketing School - Digital Marketing and Online Marketing Tips · Feb 16, 2026
How OpenClaw Creates 100k view X Articles
“Enterprise client attending webinars and live streams about AI automation strategies”
On with Kara Swisher · Feb 16, 2026
Scott Galloway: How to Hit Trump Where it Hurts (Unsubscribe)
“Listed on 'blast zone' for openly working with ICE; Galloway discovered four active AT&T accounts including defunct iPad/Blackberry subscriptions charging $60-70/month”
No Laying Up - Golf Podcast · Feb 16, 2026
1120: Collin wins at Pebble, AK triumphs in Adelaide, and Charley Hull moves to world No. 3
“Pebble Beach Pro-Am host and sponsor; provided tournament infrastructure and media support”
Kim Komando Daily Tech Update · Feb 15, 2026
The falling Bitcoin
“Referenced as the exclusive carrier for original iPhones requiring multi-year contracts”
Two Ts In A Pod with Teddi Mellencamp and Tamra Judge · Feb 14, 2026
Dirty Rush: They Said What?
“Sponsor of the Pro-Am golf event where the episode was recorded in Carmel, California”
On the Media · Feb 14, 2026
The Social Media Addiction Trials Begin
“Historical example of monopoly breakup that prevented phone innovation; cited as precedent for potential tech company structural remedies”
Pivot · Feb 13, 2026
Google Nest's Surveillance Secret, Bondi's Epstein Meltdown, Meta & YouTube in Court
“Example of subscription billing practices that continue charging for unused services”
The Daily Beast Podcast · Feb 12, 2026
I Know the Secret of How to Cripple Trump
“Listed as company enabling ICE activities; Galloway switched to Noble Mobile to avoid AT&T subscriptions”
The Shotgun Start · Feb 10, 2026
Is Pebble obsolete for the pros, Spieth Island’s dire times, LIV’s OWGR boost in Adelaide
“Title sponsor of Pebble Beach Pro-Am; event discussed as signature event of the week with new course modifications”
Sekulow · Feb 10, 2026
EXPOSED: Secret Spy Probe Triggers Legal Clash
“Telecom carrier that pushed back against Jack Smith's subpoena for Senator Ted Cruz's records, forcing DOJ to abandon pursuit”
Law and Chaos · Feb 6, 2026
Ep 202 — From Atari to NVIDIA: We Don’t Care, We Don’t Have To!
“1980s telecom monopoly forced to divest local carriers; later re-consolidated by acquiring former subsidiaries”
VIEWS with David Dobrik & Jason Nash · Feb 6, 2026
David's Last Vlog
“Brand mentioned in context of J-Lo collaboration campaign that led to Jason's initial opportunity”
Earthfiles Podcast with Linda Moulton Howe · Feb 6, 2026
Ep 170: The Mystery of the Big Dark Pyramid in Alaska.
“Parent company of Western Electric; involved in classified pyramid energy research through subsidiary engineers”
The Nateland Podcast · Feb 4, 2026
1: Public Figures
“Telecom company mentioned in customer service complaint about difficulty canceling home internet service”
TBTL: Too Beautiful To Live · Feb 3, 2026
#4655 Kumon Feel The Noise
“Acquiring Century Link internet service; hosts mentioned receiving notification about service transition”
Pivot · Feb 3, 2026
Epstein Files Fallout, Trump's Fed Chair Pick, and Musk Merger
“Galloway switched away, saving $70/month, due to ICE support”
Pivot · Jan 30, 2026
Economic Protests, Social Media on Trial, and Big Tech Earnings
“Awarded $90M to provide ICE with IT and network projects; identified as 'blast zone' boycott target”
Better Offline · Jan 29, 2026
AI Is Worse Than The Dot Com Bubble: Part Three
“Lucent customer, 10% of Lucent's revenue in 2000”
The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart · Jan 28, 2026
The ICE Age of Surveillance and Enforcement
“Location data provider selling phone tracking information to ICE without warrant requirements”
Better Offline · Jan 28, 2026
AI Is Worse Than The Dot Com Bubble: Part Two
“Dot-com era researcher Andrew Adlinski worked here; actual network traffic data contradicted 90-day doubling myth”
Kim Komando Daily Tech Update · Jan 24, 2026
Apple's embarrassing AI blunder
TBTL: Too Beautiful To Live · Jan 23, 2026
#4648 Waiting For Brunot
“Current advertiser featuring Luke Wilson in landman-themed cell service reliability commercials”
The Million Dollar Standard · Jan 21, 2026
054 - How Discipline, Identity, and Systems Create Long-Term Success
“Stephen mentioned receiving a $3,400 class action lawsuit settlement check from AT&T as an example of abundance attraction”
Darknet Diaries · Jan 20, 2026
169: MoD
“Suffered major outage blamed on hackers but actually caused by internal software bug”
The Joe Budden Podcast · Jan 17, 2026
Episode 895 | "A Spirited Conversation"
“Telecom company referenced in comparison during network outage discussion about service reliability”
What Now? with Trevor Noah · Jan 15, 2026
John Oliver: Why Everything is a Scam: FIFA, Mergers, & Information Literacy
“Acquired Time Warner, creating first merger affecting Last Week Tonight's corporate structure and stability”
Creating Confidence with Heather Monahan · Jan 7, 2026
Confidence Classic: Build Confidence on Camera and Grow Your Business with Kim Rittberg
“Brand Kim Rittberg created branded content for at PopSugar”
Darknet Diaries · Jan 6, 2026
168: LoD
“Major telecommunications monopoly targeted by hackers; experienced catastrophic network outage on MLK Day 1990 affecting 70M calls”
Rich On Tech · Jan 4, 2026
Helping my dad untangle his tech, Galaxy A17 & removing people from photos (155, January 3, 2026)
“Internet service provider mentioned alongside T-Mobile and Spectrum for Wi-Fi naming conventions”
The a16z Show · Jan 1, 2026
The Techno-Optimist Manifesto with Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz
The Vergecast · Dec 28, 2025
Version History: iPhone 4
“Exclusive iPhone carrier; network infrastructure inadequate for iPhone 4; criticized throughout episode for poor coverage and data capacity”
The Tony Kornheiser Show · Dec 23, 2025
“Was it freeing?”
“Mobile carrier mentioned in context of phone service issues”