"'A podcast about the internet' that is actually an unfailingly original exploration of modern life and how to survive it." - The Guardian. Hosted by Alex Goldman and Emmanuel Dzotsi from Gimlet.
Everybody has that one Facebook friend who just won’t stop posting their political opinions. This week, we talk to one of those Facebook friends, someone whose opinions got her into an enormous mess.
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#83 Voyage Into Pizzagate
A conspiracy theory, a pizza related map, and a website fighting for its very soul.
47 min
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#82 Hello?
Alex and PJ take calls from anyone, about anything, for 48 hours straight.
103 min
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#81 In the Tall Grass
One man tries to unite America. One Frog threatens to tear it apart.
27 min
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#80 Flash!
This week: a bitter Yes Yes No rivalry, and the return of 10 Minutes on Craigslist. Someone has gone missing.
36 min
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#29 The Takeover (REBROADCAST)
Thomas Oscar is an Australian teenager who tried to make the most boring Facebook group possible - a group where members pretend to be corporate drones in a non-existent office.
21 min
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#79 Boy in Photo
Who was Wayne?
44 min
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#78 Very Quickly to the Drill
Alex and PJ chase down the strangest scams from our Weird Ads tip line.
41 min
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#77 The Grand Tapestry Of Pepe
Forty servers full of lost photos, a secret plan, and an unexpected rescue. Also, a Yes Yes No about a frog.
31 min
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#76 Lost in a Cab
Liz lost her camera in a cab, so she went to the New York City Taxi website to submit it to their lost and found system. At least, that's what she thought she did. Alex investigates and finds a big business behind the success of a little website.
35 min
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#75 Boy Wonder
Barry develops a small but very inconvenient health problem, which becomes so persistent and pernicious that it feels as if someone put a curse on him. Sruthi Pinnamaneni goes deep on a decades-long medical mystery.
32 min
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#74 Making Friends
This week, a story about people who start hearing voices in their heads. But, instead of trying to get rid of the voices, they try to make more. Reporter Laura Klivans has the story.
38 min
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#73 Sandbox
One twin decides to plug her internal organs directly into the internet so the other twin can monitor her. Plus, PJ and Alex talk to a listener whose heart was broken by last week's episode.
27 min
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#72 Dead is Paul
This week, a Yes Yes No about gorillas, conspiracy theories, and glitter.
29 min
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#71 The Picture Taker
Rachel was a faithful user of a photo storage website called Picturelife, until one day all of her photos disappeared. Alex investigates.
45 min
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#70 Stolen Valor
PJ dives into the world of military impostors and the vigilantes who hunt them. Plus, a dispatch from Dallas.
25 min
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#69 Disappeared
This week a man decides to sabotage the entire internet. Plus, PJ discovers the secret code he’s accidentally been speaking, and learns about the people who created it.
31 min
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#68 Vampire Rules
It’s an old story. Two people date, they break up, they both go on Tinder. And on Tinder, one of them stumbles across an incredibly creepy photo, taken inside the apartment they used to share.
29 min
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#67 On the Inside, Part IV
Paul Modrowski is in prison for a murder he claims he didn't commit, and he says he’s been misunderstood because of his autism. This week, we bring you the conclusion of our story.
40 min
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#66 On the Inside, Part III
Blogger Paul Modrowski is in prison for a murder he claims that he didn't commit. This week, producer Sruthi Pinnamaneni looks at his trial, and speaks to the one person who admits to witnessing the murder take place.
45 min
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#65 On the Inside, Part II
Blogger Paul Modrowski is in prison for a murder he claims that he didn't commit. This week, producer Sruthi Pinnamaneni looks at Paul's life before his conviction, and the crime that landed him behind bars.
34 min
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#64 On the Inside
Paul Modrowski has been keeping a blog from inside a maximum security prison for years, in spite of the fact that he has never actually seen the internet.
25 min
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#63 1000 Brimes
Email Debt Forgiveness Day is April 30th.
19 min
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#62 Decoders
Reporter Rukmini Callimachi is always looking for new ways to eavesdrop on ISIS operatives online. Recently, she got a new look into how ISIS members might be using the internet to coordinate their attacks. Plus, a new Yes, Yes, No.
31 min
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#61 Baby King
This week, Alex stumbles upon the weirdest gifs ever made, and goes hunting for their creators. Also, a new Yes Yes No.