This week, Alex tries to solve a problem and PJ insults him. Also the return of Email Debt Forgiveness Day. If you’re thinking about sending an email, or if you receive an email for Email Debt Forgiveness day, tell us about it by emailing [email protected]. We might end up contacting you to appear on the show! Together, we can all make our inboxes less stressful for another year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
This week we learn the truth behind Carl Diggler, the internet's most successful election forecaster. And a special Yes Yes No featuring comedian/actor/podcaster Jason Mantzoukas. Further Listening Jason Mantzoukas' How Did This Get Made Podcast Further Reading Virgil on Twitter Felix on Twitter Columns by Carl Diggler Superforecasting The Good Judgment Project @SatelliteHigh's YesYesNo Tweet @RoyCalbeck's YesYesNo Tweet Sponsors Mailchimp Ministry of Supply Squarespace Learn more about your ad ...
There are parents in the US desperate for breast milk and others who have too much milk and end up pouring it down the sink. Reply All Producer Phia Bennin wades into the world of breast milk markets, and discovers a breast milk paradise, shady breastmilk scammers, and the surprising history of breast milk in the United States. The Facts Our theme music is by the mysterious Breakmaster Cylinder. Our ad music is by Build Buildings. Further Reading Anna's Website, Liquid Gold Concept Ambrosia Milk...
The rats are not what they seem. Also a new Yes Yes No. Zardulu's Twitter and Facebook accounts. Eric Yearwood's website. Matt Little's website. The Half Press tweet discussed on this week's Yes Yes No. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
This week we have a story about a big group of people with the same questions. Difficult, complicated, heartbreaking ones. These people all have one thing in common — they’re Mormons. Reporter Karen Duffin tells their story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
This week, we fix an embarrassing oversight. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Strangers keep coming to Mike and Christina’s house looking for their stolen cell phones. Nobody knows why. We travel to Atlanta to find out what’s going on, in our thorniest Super Tech Support yet. Be sure to check out Kashmir Hill's story on Fusion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Hi. We're off this week, but we have a little secret: We actually used to have another podcast about the internet for 38 episodes, called TLDR. So If you've already listened to all of Reply All, why not give TLDR a try? You can subscribe on iTunes or any other podcatcher, and here are links to some of our favorite episodes: #10 100 Songs in a Day #11 RIP Vile Rat #14 The Knowledge #4 The Unicorn #29 Olivia Taters, Robot Teenager #36 The Mystery of Childish Gambino Thanks for listening, and see y...
Leslie Miley went from being a college dropout to Twitter's only black engineer in a leadership position. So why did he quit? Also a brand new Yes Yes No. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Every night, Catherine Russell puts on a wig, picks up a gun, and ignores her critics. Further Reading Perfect Crime Sampler Singer/songwriter Matt Farley can be found on his website or on Spotify. Our theme song is by the Mysterious Breakmaster Cylinder. Our ad music is by Build Buildings. Sponsors Mailchimp Seeso Audible Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Amy and Ryan Green’s one-year-old son is diagnosed with cancer and begins an agonizing period of treatment. And then, one night in the hospital, Ryan has a strange epiphany: this whole terrible ordeal should be a video game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
This week, updates on some of the stories we've done over the past year, some bonuses and surprises, and the most beautiful song ever written about ping pong balls and a clarinet. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
On this week's episode, a new Yes Yes No, and we revisit our "Undo, Undo, Undo" segment to find out listeners most cringeworthy accidental messages. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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. (ALSO, be sure to check out the Radio Ambulante story this-a-way: http://radioambulante.org/audio/renunciaya) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Yik Yak is an app that allows users to communicate anonymously with anyone within a 10-mile radius. In the first part of this week's show, we revisit a story we did in January, about how the app brought out a particularly vicious strain of racism at Colgate University. And in the second half of the show - The past month has seen a flood of similar stories at colleges like University of Missouri, Yale, and Georgetown. So we go beyond Colgate and talk to Jamil Smith of the Intersection podcast to ...
This week, Jade Davis loses her dog on the internet, and we go looking for it. After you listen to the episode, here is a place to visit: http://rainbowpugs.limo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
A website for people who are way too high. Plus, could LSD unlock our better selves? Does PJ even have a better self? We investigate. You can find Tripsit here: http://tripsit.me. The floating orb lives here: http://madebyevan.com/webgl-water/. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act is a law. It's been on the books for almost 30 years. And it makes totally mundane online behavior illegal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Hope is a photographer. One day her body begins to betray her. It starts with her eyes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jamie Keiles is a writer who decided to photograph something that’s practically invisible. Her story plus a new Yes Yes No. Read Jamie Keiles' article about Instagram here: https://medium.com/message/depressiongrams-7f22011d6113 Follow Jamie on Instagram here: https://instagram.com/jamielaurenkeiles/ If you’re feeling depressed or want to talk to someone, here are some resources: The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline - 1800-273-8255 (1800-273-TALK) http://www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ Th...
Ripoff Report is one of the original complaint websites. It’s basically the work of one person, a man whom the internet describes as a kind of mythical villain, a Keyser Söze who wields power from behind his janky website. Reply All producer Sruthi Pinnamaneni visits his bunker. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
This week, one of our favorite podcasts, Song Exploder, takes over Reply All. Host Hrishikesh Hirway interviews the mysterious Breakmaster Cylinder about coming up with our theme song. Then, we air one of our very favorite episodes of Song Exploder, an interview with Phil Elverum of the Microphones about his song "I Want Wind to Blow" You can find our theme song here: https://soundcloud.com/breakmaster-cylinder/reply-all-theme-song You can find Song Exploder here: http://songexploder.net/ Learn ...
On this week's episode of Reply All, we do a Yes Yes No with Alix Spiegel and Lulu Miller of NPR's Invisibilia, and we discuss the one message you've sent across the internet you wish you could take back. Email us a voice memo about the things you wish you could most undo at [email protected] Subscribe to Invisibilia: www.npr.org/programs/invisibilia/ Watch us in Cast Party: www.castparty.org Follow Max Silvestri: www.twitter.com/maxsilvestri Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastcho...
Chris complained about his cable company on Twitter. He was surprised to get a phone call demanding he delete the tweets or else be banned from the service. PJ looks into the story, and things get much stranger. Plus, a new Yes Yes No. Duck Army (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHc288IPFzk) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
On this week's episode of Reply All, PJ and Alex go outside. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
This week, 10 Minutes On Craigslist is back! Preston has posted the same ad to Craigslist over 300 times. He speaks to Sylvie Douglis about why he keeps posting. And in the second half of the show: Barry Crimmins is an influential comedian, and a survivor of sexual abuse. In the mid-90's he embarked on a one-man crusade to stop child pornographers who were operating with impunity on America Online. You can find tickets and showtimes for the Barry Crimmins documentary by going to http://www.callm...
Even though technology evolves at a rapid clip, US government agencies seem trapped about a decade in the past. PJ talks to technologist Clay Johnson about why the government is so unable to adapt, and what it would look like if it could keep pace with the rest of the world. If you want to become a gimlet member, you can go here: http://gimletmedia.com/join. A year membership will get you a t-shirt, early access to pilots, and much more. Also, this Monday, August 10th, we'll be doing a live chat...
Keith Calder is known in some circles for his work as an independent film producer. In other, much bigger circles, Keith’s known for having the same last name as Eleanor Calder. She’s a model who dates One Direction’s Louis Tomlinson. Hundreds of thousands of 1D fans maintain that Eleanor is a fake girlfriend, and that Louis is actually secretly dating his bandmate Harry. In today’s episode, we talk to Keith about what life’s like when you’re on the wrong end of a widely-held conspiracy theory, ...
Rukmini Callimachi covers Islamic terrorism for the NY Times, and she seems to have access that other reporters just don't have. Part of the way she gets that access is by communicating with Islamic extremists online. She talks to PJ about how she communicates with her sources. Also - we debut a new segment that we're calling "Super Tech Support." You can find Rukmini Callimachi on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/rcallimachi You can also listen to an interview with her on the Longform podcast ...
On July 5th, a hacker leaked hundreds of gigabytes of information stolen from a company that sells surveillance software to some of the most oppressive regimes in the world. We look into what journalists have found so far. Also, a new Yes Yes No! Don't forget to go to your local movie theater and check out Cast Party! You can see Reply All, Invisibilia, Radiolab, and more, LIVE ON STAGE! www.castparty.org Sponsors: Hover www.hover.com (offer code "discrection") Stamps.com www.stamps.com (offer c...
