Reply All: #138 The Great Momo Panic

March 15, 2019 11:09 AM

We investigate the mystery of why parents across the world became convinced that a half-bird/half-woman monster was going to harm their kids over the internet.And we answer the question of how robocallers are able to fake your telephone number when they call you.
posted by eotvos (4 comments total)

I am so glad that Reply All does these robocall things. The content isn’t reassuring at all but it is nice to get validation about it.
posted by janell at 9:36 AM on March 18, 2019 [2 favorites]

I just have to complain that, until listening to this episode, I had successfully NEVER heard the "Baby Shark" thing. I mean, I kind of knew it was a thing that existed, but I chose to "opt out" of ever actually hearing it. Then these guys snuck it into the episode. Grr.
posted by dnash at 7:44 AM on March 19, 2019 [2 favorites]

My wife was a camp counselor at a Girl Scout camp and they sang that song while marching from place to place, but since this is the Lowcountry it was "Baby Gator" rather than "Baby Shark."
posted by Mr.Encyclopedia at 6:45 PM on March 21, 2019

"I'm a PJ and an Alex!" Got dusty up in here.
posted by Gin and Broadband at 9:27 AM on March 28, 2019