This week on Reputation Nation, Anne Marie and Stacy unpack yet another 30 Under 30 fraud case and why investors seem to never learn their lesson. They dig into a first-of-its-kind trial over whether social platforms are deliberately built to hook kids, and how AI is quietly supercharging the “WebMD effect” in lawyers’ offices. Then they wrap with a sharp look at the new trademark arms race, from pop icons to Real Housewives, as everyone scrambles to lock down catchphrases, signatures, and everything else in between.

Anne Marie and Stacy are back with Fast Four—four stories, four takes, and four lessons in what not to do when the spotlight hits.

This week, Costco’s $5 rotisserie chicken lands in a “no preservatives” class action, Apple gets sued in a fight over platform power and camera tech, the early-2026 layoff wave proves “efficiency” can become a credibility crisis overnight, and the Lively–Baldoni saga gets even messier as “private” texts and voice notes become public fodder.

They’ll break down what happened, what it means, and what you should do differently before the headlines do it for you.

Episode 13. Fast Four.

On the final Fast Four of 2025, Reputation Nation hosts Anne Marie Malecha and Stacy Bratcher break down a turning point for AI’s public image. Politicians, publishers, and the public are taking a harder line on accountability and governance when it comes to AI. The New York Times files another copyright lawsuit, The Washington Post’s new AI podcast is bending its own facts, state attorneys general are eyeing deceptive chatbots, and CNN is reporting that people are sick of the AI “slop” flooding their feeds. Anne Marie and Stacy close out the year with hard-earned lessons for anyone navigating AI risk and reputation in 2026.

Episode 12. AI Series.