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Podcast: Reply All: #189 Goodbye All

One last thing before we go. [more inside]
posted by jazon on Jun 23, 2022 - 9 comments

Podcast: Reply All: #174 Search Party

Reply All comes back, hosted by Alex Goldman and Emmanuel Dzotsi. This week, with the help of tech reporters Ashley Feinberg and Katie Notopoulos, we venture to one of the darkest places on the internet -- our own search histories.
posted by ellieBOA on Jun 17, 2021 - 6 comments

Podcast: Reply All: The Test Kitchen Revisited

The Reply All team takes a look at the Test Kitchen, and what those mistakes mean for the show.
posted by bq on Apr 29, 2021 - 8 comments

Podcast: Reply All: #173 The Test Kitchen, Chapter 2

Chapter 2, "Glass Office": Years later, in 2018, a new wave of people of color arrives at Bon Appétit. And when their white bosses don't understand the problems they're facing, those people will decide to fix the place themselves. [more inside]
posted by ellieBOA on Feb 13, 2021 - 18 comments

Podcast: Reply All: #172 The Test Kitchen, Chapter 1

In the summer of 2020, Bon Appétit faced an online reckoning. It imploded, seemingly overnight, former employees calling it a racist and toxic workplace. But the story of what actually happened there started ten years earlier. This is Chapter One, "Original Sin," of our series The Test Kitchen. This is chapter one of a four part series reported and presented by Sruthi Pinnamaneni. [more inside]
posted by ellieBOA on Feb 12, 2021 - 9 comments

Podcast: Reply All: #167 America's Hottest Talkline

We're excited to announce that Emmanuel Dzotsi is taking on a new role on the show ... as host! And this week, he brings us a story about a mysterious recording that has been popping up on government hotlines for years. Emmanuel tries to figure out where this recording is coming from and who's putting it there.
posted by eotvos on Oct 4, 2020 - 6 comments

Podcast: Reply All: #166 Country of Liars

Who is Q-Anon? PJ tells the surprising origin story of the Q scam, and the man who now seems to be in control of it.
posted by dnash on Sep 21, 2020 - 6 comments

Podcast: Reply All: #158 The Case of the Missing Hit

A man in California is haunted by the memory of a pop song from his youth. He can remember the lyrics and the melody. But the song itself has vanished, completely scrubbed from the internet. PJ takes on the Super Tech Support case.
posted by dnash on Mar 5, 2020 - 42 comments

Podcast: Reply All: #145 Louder

Carlos Maza started posting videos on YouTube, and ran afoul of a guy who reminded him of his high school bullies. He asked YouTube to intervene, and then things got extremely complicated. [more inside]
posted by dinty_moore on Jul 11, 2019 - 6 comments

Podcast: Reply All: #142 We Didn't Start The Fire

This week, an epic Yes Yes No spanning an entire galaxy of internet fights. Plus, Alex Goldman reveals a dark personal secret. And an update on Sal's quest to get into college in Canada. [more inside]
posted by dnash on May 24, 2019 - 15 comments

Podcast: Reply All: #140 The Roman Mars Mazda Virus

Ben loves podcasts, but he has a problem. When he tries to listen to one podcast in particular, his car stereo completely breaks. This week, Super Tech Support takes on one of its strangest cases — Roman Mars versus a 2016 Mazda sedan. [more inside]
posted by dnash on Apr 11, 2019 - 16 comments

Podcast: Reply All: #138 The Great Momo Panic

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 on Mar 15, 2019 - 4 comments

Podcast: Reply All: #137 Fool's Trade

Yes Yes No returns and Alex Blumberg takes us on a journey from secret celebrity love letters to the biggest, strangest rock band you've never heard of. Also, basketball.
posted by dinty_moore on Feb 28, 2019 - 10 comments

Podcast: Reply All: #131 Surefire Investigations

This week, the return of YYN: from a deranged mascot to the top of the FBI [more inside]
posted by dnash on Nov 15, 2018 - 15 comments

Podcast: Reply All: #130 The Snapchat Thief

This week, a new Super Tech Support: after Lizzie's Snapchat gets hacked, things start getting really creepy. Alex investigates.
posted by nightrecordings on Nov 10, 2018 - 12 comments

Podcast: Reply All: #102 Long Distance Parts 1 & 2

A telephone scammer makes a terrible mistake. He calls Alex Goldman.   This episode originally aired in July of 2017.
posted by ruben on Sep 13, 2018 - 2 comments

Podcast: Reply All: #104 The Case of the Phantom Caller

A woman in New Jersey is getting strange phone calls to her office from unknown numbers. Every time she picks up, she finds herself eavesdropping on the life of a different stranger. Unsure what else to do, she calls in Super Tech Support. This episode originally aired in September of 2017.
posted by ruben on Sep 5, 2018 - 2 comments

Podcast: Reply All: #125 All My Pets

Taylor Nicole Dean was a self-described shut-in, a teenager who lived in her parent's home, surrounded by exotic pets. And then she started making videos on YouTube. Taylor's Youtube Channel
posted by eotvos on Jul 28, 2018 - 8 comments

Podcast: Reply All: #121 Pain Funnel

An ambitious plan to help people goes off the rails, and a man from Florida tries to fix things the only way he knows how: with prank phone calls.Further reading:Cat Ferguson's reporting on Google and Rehab (The Verge) - Part ICat Ferguson's reporting on Google and Rehab (The Verge) - Part IIDavid Segal's series on the business around addiction (New York Times)Ryan Hampton's American Fix: Inside the Opioid Addiction CrisisPalm Beach Post's Reporting on the Sober Home Crisis
posted by eotvos on May 21, 2018 - 10 comments

Podcast: Reply All: #120 INVCEL

How a shy, queer Canadian woman accidentally invented one of the internet's most toxic male communities.
posted by Tevin on May 10, 2018 - 10 comments

Podcast: Reply All: #119 No More Safe Harbor

Last month, the government shut down backpage.com, a site where people advertised sex with children. We talk to a group of people who say that was a huge mistake.
posted by firechicago on Apr 20, 2018 - 7 comments

Podcast: Reply All: #106 Is That You, KD?

This week, we help Alex Blumberg understand why a Google engineer ended up complimenting the KKK, and then Yes Yes No turns bizarro. [more inside]
posted by DoctorFedora on Oct 2, 2017 - 6 comments

Podcast: Reply All: #105 At World's End

Phia helps a listener track down a mythical, vanished video game. [more inside]
posted by bq on Sep 22, 2017 - 7 comments

Podcast: Science Vs: Artificial Sweeteners - not so sweet?

Low calorie, no calorie and so sweet. Artificial sweeteners just seem too good to be true. Is there a catch? We dig into two big questions: Do artificial sweeteners cause cancer, and are they making us fat? We talk to Prof. John Glendinning, Prof. Susie Swithers, Dr. Kieron Rooney, and PhD student Jotham Suez about the latest research. Plus we do a fun experiment with PJ Vogt and Alex Goldman from Reply All! 
posted by bq on Jun 16, 2017 - 0 comments

Podcast: Reply All: #99 Black Hole, New Jersey

A mysterious thief has been using the internet to steal a bizarre array of items - watches, scooter parts, clown costumes. This week, Alex heads straight towards his hideout.
posted by bq on Jun 15, 2017 - 12 comments

Podcast: Reply All: #97 What Kind Of Idiot Gets Phished?

This week, Phia wonders what kind of person falls for phishing attacks. Is it only insanely gullible luddites, or can smart, tech savvy people get phished, too? To find out, she conducts an experiment on her poor, unsuspecting coworkers.
posted by dnash on May 19, 2017 - 6 comments

Podcast: Reply All: # 94 Obfuscation

This week, we debut a new segment designed to help you calibrate your anger in a changing world. Plus, how to cloak yourself from all the people who are now allowed to see your internet browsing history.
posted by jazon on Apr 14, 2017 - 6 comments

Podcast: Reply All: #93 Beware All

This week, we discover who was actually behind the hack of Alex Blumberg's Uber account. This episode picks up where Episode 91, The Russian Passenger, left off.
posted by dinty_moore on Apr 6, 2017 - 14 comments

Podcast: Reply All: #84 Past, Present, Future 2

This week, updates on some of the stories we've done over the past year, some bonuses and surprises, some breakbeats, a motorcycle ride, and we take a glimpse into the future! [more inside]
posted by radioamy on Dec 22, 2016 - 9 comments

Podcast: Reply All: #83 Voyage Into Pizzagate

A conspiracy theory, a pizza related map, and a website fighting for its very soul. [more inside]
posted by the_querulous_night on Dec 8, 2016 - 11 comments

Podcast: Reply All: #82 Hello?

Alex and PJ take calls from anyone, about anything, for 48 hours straight.
posted by jazon on Nov 18, 2016 - 12 comments

Podcast: Reply All: #80 Flash!

This week: a bitter Yes Yes No rivalry, and the return of 10 Minutes on Craigslist. Someone has gone missing. [more inside]
posted by SansPoint on Oct 27, 2016 - 8 comments

Podcast: Reply All: #78 Very Quickly to the Drill

Alex and PJ chase down the strangest tips from our Weird Ads hotline, and at the bottom of the rabbit hole they find the Mother of All AdWords Scams. [more inside]
posted by jazon on Sep 29, 2016 - 5 comments

Podcast: Reply All: #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.
posted by zeptoweasel on Sep 22, 2016 - 15 comments

Secret Chat Room

I got an email from PJ and Alex of Reply All yesterday: "Hello! We have some exciting news, but we need to be a little secretive... Your favorite podcast co-hosts — PJ & Alex of Reply All (duh!) — have a new show. It's called Secret Chatroom. It's live, it's interactive, and it's monthly. It's an hour long, and it's for Gimlet Members only. That's really all we can say. Trust us, though, you won't want to miss it." [more inside]
posted by bq on Sep 20, 2016 - 0 comments

Podcast: Reply All: #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. [more inside]
posted by SansPoint on Aug 25, 2016 - 31 comments

Podcast: Reply All: #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. Super Tech Support to the rescue. Plus, the return of Yes Yes No. [more inside]
posted by jazon on Jun 16, 2016 - 8 comments

Podcast: Reply All: #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.
posted by eotvos on Jun 9, 2016 - 28 comments

Podcast: Reply All: #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.
posted by SansPoint on May 12, 2016 - 8 comments

Podcast: Reply All: #58 Earth Pony

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.
posted by lunch on Mar 17, 2016 - 8 comments

Podcast: Reply All: #56 Zardulu

The rats are not what they seem. [more inside]
posted by lunch on Feb 25, 2016 - 23 comments

Podcast: Reply All: #55 The Line

This week, 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. [more inside]
posted by lunch on Feb 20, 2016 - 4 comments

Podcast: Reply All: #51 Perfect Crime

Every night, Catherine Russell puts on a wig, picks up a gun, and defies the logic of Yelp. [more inside]
posted by lunch on Jan 14, 2016 - 11 comments

Podcast: Reply All: #50 The Cathedral

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. [more inside]
posted by lunch on Jan 7, 2016 - 14 comments

Podcast: Reply All: #46 Yik Yak Returns

Yik Yak is an app that allows users to communicate anonymously with anyone within a 10-mile radius. Last year, Reply All did a story about how it brought out a particularly vicious strain of racism at Colgate University. In the second half, Reply All goes beyond Colgate and talks to Jamil Smith to try to understand Colgate in the context of recent campus protests.
posted by lunch on Nov 18, 2015 - 2 comments

Podcast: Reply All: #45 The Rainbow Pug

This week, Jade Davis loses her dog on the internet, and Alex and PJ go looking for it.
posted by lunch on Nov 12, 2015 - 9 comments

Podcast: Reply All: #42 Blind Spot

Hope is a photographer. One day her body begins to betray her. It starts with her eyes.
posted by lunch on Oct 15, 2015 - 7 comments

Podcast: Reply All: #41 What It Looks Like

Jamie Keiles is a writer who decided to photograph something that's practically invisible. Her story plus a new Yes Yes No. [more inside]
posted by lunch on Oct 8, 2015 - 11 comments

Podcast: Reply All: #40 The Flower Child

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. [more inside]
posted by lunch on Sep 24, 2015 - 14 comments

Podcast: Reply All: #39 Reply All Exploder

Reply All hands the airwaves over to Hrishikesh Hirway of the Song Exploder podcast and we are treated to a double feature: First the origin's of the Reply All theme by the mysterious Breakmaster Cylinder, and then Phil Elverum of the Microphones on his song "I Want Wind to Blow"
posted by selenized on Sep 18, 2015 - 11 comments

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