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b'Being on the internet just doesn\\u2019t feel as fun anymore. As more of our digital life is driven by algorithms, it\\u2019s become a lot easier to find movies or TV shows or music that fits our preferences pretty well. But it feels harder to find things that are strange and surprising \\u2014 the kinds of culture that help you, as an individual, develop your own sense of taste.\\n\\nThis can be a fuzzy thing to talk about. But Kyle Chayka, a staff writer at The New Yorker, has written a whole book on it, the forthcoming \\u201cFilterworld: How Algorithms Flattened Culture.\\u201d We talk about how today\\u2019s internet encourages everything to look more the same and is even dulling our ability to know what we like. And we discuss what we can do to strengthen our sense of personal taste in order to live a richer, more beautiful life.\\n\\nMentioned:\\n\\n\\u201cQuartets: Two: II. Warmth\\u201d by Peter Gregson\\n\\nAmbient 1: Music for Airports by Brian Eno\\n\\nBook Recommendations:\\n\\n\\u201cIn Praise of Shadows\\u201d by Junichiro Tanizaki (essay)\\n\\nSeeing Is Forgetting the Name of the Thing One Sees by Lawrence Weschler\\n\\nThe Mushroom at the End of the World by Anna Lowenhaupt Tsing\\n\\nThoughts? Guest suggestions? Email us at ezrakleinshow@nytimes.com.\\n\\nYou can find transcripts (posted midday) and more episodes of \\u201cThe Ezra Klein Show\\u201d at nytimes.com/ezra-klein-podcast, and you can find Ezra on Twitter @ezraklein. Book recommendations from all our guests are listed at https://www.nytimes.com/article/ezra-klein-show-book-recs.\\n\\nThis episode of \\u201cThe Ezra Klein Show\\u201d is produced by Rollin Hu. Fact-checking by Michelle Harris. Our senior engineer is Jeff Geld. Our senior editor is Claire Gordon. The show\\u2019s production team also includes Annie Galvin, Rollin Hu and Kristin Lin. Original music by Isaac Jones. Audience strategy by Kristina Samulewski and Shannon Busta. The executive producer of New York Times Opinion Audio is Annie-Rose Strasser. And special thanks to Carole Sabouraud.'