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220 episodes - English - Latest episode: 7 months ago - ★★★★★ - 27.3K ratings"'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.
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#156 The Cure for Everything
January 30, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 135 MBPJ and Alex open up the hotline again to tackle listener problems and mysteries, no job too weird. This time – a Waze vortex, a tribunal for HawtNugz, and a powerful mystery cure that could topple the world into dystopia. www.helpwiththecure.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
#155 Friendship Village
January 16, 2020 19:18 - 57 minutes - 72.1 MBA scandal at Teen Vogue, a mysteriously disappeared TikTok star, and the competing viral dances of Mayor Pete and Mayor Bloomberg. Yes Yes No is back. Tweet #1 Tweet #2 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
#154 The Real Enemy, Part 3
December 13, 2019 04:07 - 34 minutes - 44.8 MBThe conclusion of our story — Emmanuel and Sruthi go down to Alabama as tensions in the party reach a boiling point. Additional reading: Eyes on the Prize - definitive documentary series on the civil rights movement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
#153 The Real Enemy, Part 2
December 13, 2019 03:52 - 37 minutes - 44.6 MBThe second part of our story — the war rages on. A third faction emerges. Emmanuel Dzotsi reports. Additional reading: Doug Jones’ memoir about his work prosecuting the 16th Street Baptist Church Bombings: Bending Toward Justice: The Birmingham Church Bombing that Changed the Course of Civil Rights Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
#152 The Real Enemy, Part 1
December 13, 2019 03:49 - 31 minutes - 41.3 MBThe Alabama Democrats fight an unlikely foe in a struggle for Alabama’s future: themselves. Emmanuel Dzotsi reports. Additional reading: Video of Sheila Gilbert being rejected from the SDEC Tabitha Isner's concession speech Dixiecrats walk out of the 1948 Democratic Convention Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
#151 Thank You for Noticing
November 14, 2019 11:00 - 50 minutes - 62.1 MBA listener finds a UFO floating in the sky over a leather store, and Alex sets out to find the man who put it there. John R.E.'s Google reviews The UFO above Sav-Mor Leather Behind the Scenes of On the Inside (http://replyall.limo/ontheinside) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
#150 The Reply All Halloween Scream-A-Thon
November 01, 2019 20:17 - 46 minutes - 57 MBWe celebrate Halloween by opening up the phone lines for your scary stories: Ghosts, Googling how to Seance, and the Mysterious Sax Man of Berkeley. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
#149 30-50 Feral Hogs
October 10, 2019 06:38 - 37 minutes - 44.2 MBA legit question from a rural American. Asher Elbein's piece on feral hogs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
#148 Bedbugs and Aliens
September 26, 2019 10:00 - 46 minutes - 56.9 MBThis week, Yes Yes No returns with a raid on Area 51, and the very worst name you can call a New York Times writer. Listen to the 1st episode of Mogul Season 2: https://gimletmedia.com/shows/mogul/z3hwzx/s2-part-1-the-walls-were-sweating Further Reading: The tweet from this week's Yes Yes No. Bret Stephens' interview on MSNBC Bret Stephens' column: 'World War II and the Ingredients of Slaughter' Professor Dave Karpf's interview on NPR Lil Nas X's Area 51-themed music video Learn more about yo...
#147 The Woman in the Air Conditioner
September 12, 2019 10:00 - 42 minutes - 50.9 MBOne night, alone in his new apartment, Halen hears something unexpected — a set of footsteps in the dark, and an unfamiliar voice telling him “Moshi, moshi.” Super Tech Support returns, Alex investigates. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
#146 Summer Hotline
July 25, 2019 10:00 - 55 minutes - 69.2 MBThis week, PJ and Alex open up the phone lines and try to solve your problems, big and small. Read Joshua Rothman's story on printers here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
#145 Louder
July 11, 2019 10:00 - 35 minutes - 41 MBCarlos 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. Further Reading: Carlos Maza's video series Strikethrough Mark Bergen on how toxic videos became more common on YouTube Megan Farokhmanesh's article about Google's LGBTQ employees and their reaction to the company's policy decisions Kevin Roose's "The Making of a YouTube Radical" Learn more about your ad c...
#144 Dark Pattern
June 27, 2019 10:00 - 36 minutes - 43.3 MBThis week, we discover an invisible maze, designed to trick millions of people out of their money. Justin Elliot’s Twitter Pro Publica’s questionnaire for people who’ve worked at Intuit Intuit CEO’s video response Find a Free File tax product on the IRS site Pro Publica’s reporting on Turbo Tax Here’s How TurboTax Just Tricked You Into Paying to File Your Taxes TurboTax Deliberately Hid Its Free File Page From Search Engines TurboTax and H&R Block Saw Free Tax Filing as a Threat — and Gutted...
#143 Permanent Record
June 13, 2019 10:00 - 58 minutes - 72.5 MBThis week, the most humiliating, unfortunate and regrettable things on the internet that simply will not come down. Also: the father who scours the internet for lost memories. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
#142 We Didn't Start The Fire
May 23, 2019 10:00 - 52 minutes - 64.7 MBThis 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. See the tweet here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
#141 Adam Pisces and the $2 Coke
April 25, 2019 10:00 - 46 minutes - 56.3 MBThis week, a flood of mysterious orders plague Domino’s Pizza stores across America. Who is Adam Pisces, and why is he ordering so many cokes? Domino's Responsible Disclosure to report any vulnerabilities on their app Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
#140 The Roman Mars Mazda Virus
April 11, 2019 10:00 - 41 minutes - 49.1 MBBen 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. LISTEN TO 99 % Invisible! Roman Mars' 99% Invisible podcast Podcasts featured in this episode iTunes: ^space^ - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/space/id1458545673 <~> - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/less-than-approximately-greater-than/id145854180...
#139 The Reply All Hotline
March 28, 2019 10:00 - 57 minutes - 95.6 MBThis week, PJ and Alex open up the phone lines and try to solve your problems, big and small. Don’t type like my brother. Further Reading: Jusoor Institute of International Education PEER Michael Bazzel's workbook to remove your personal information online Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
#138 The Great Momo Panic
March 14, 2019 20:41 - 34 minutes - 40.7 MBWe 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
#137 Fool's Trade
February 28, 2019 11:00 - 38 minutes - 45.2 MBYes 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. See the tweet here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
#136 The Founder
February 14, 2019 11:00 - 54 minutes - 67.6 MBThe story of a person who wanted to change the world using the internet — by committing crimes on an unprecedented global scale. Check out Evan's book on Paul Le Roux, The Mastermind, here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
#135 Robocall: Bang Bang
January 31, 2019 11:00 - 47 minutes - 57.5 MBThis week, Alex investigates the rise of one of the most hated businesses: Robocalls. And Damiano tries to figure out if a robocaller is tracking his every move. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
#134 The Year of the Wallop
January 17, 2019 21:40 - 45 minutes - 55 MBNew Year! Alex Goldman’s audacious plan to get punched in the face, plus special guest Jason Mantzoukas returns for a very Azkaban Yes Yes No. Tweet from the episode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
#133 Reply All's 2018 Year End Extravaganza
December 20, 2018 11:00 - 1 hour - 103 MBIn our final episode of the year, we revisit some stories, talk to old friends, and hear from the most remote places on the planet. For a list of all the episodes we referenced, check out our website reply.soy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
#132 Negative Mount Pleasant
December 06, 2018 11:00 - 1 hour - 79.7 MBA small town in Wisconsin becomes the site of a completely unprecedented experiment. A Better Mount Pleasant Let's Make A Better Mount Pleasant Journalist Larry Tabak's Series on Foxconn in Wisconsin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
#131 Surefire Investigations
November 15, 2018 11:00 - 45 minutes - 55.4 MBThis week, the return of YYN: from a deranged mascot to the top of the FBI Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
#130 The Snapchat Thief
November 08, 2018 11:00 - 1 hour - 90.5 MBThis week, a new Super Tech Support: after Lizzie's Snapchat gets hacked, things start getting really creepy. Alex investigates. Michael Bazzell's Podcast The complete Security and Privacy Podcast Steps Michael Bazzell Gave Alex to Protect Himself How to port your phone number Password Manager Google Authenticator Yubikey Michael's workbook to freeze your credit and remove yourself from public records websites Sudo Stories about Sim Swapping and OGUsers by Vice/Motherboard By Lorenzo Franches...
#130 The Snapchat Thief
November 08, 2018 11:00 - 1 hour - 90.5 MBThis week, a new Super Tech Support: after Lizzie's Snapchat gets hacked, things start getting really creepy. Alex investigates. Michael Bazzell's Podcast The complete Security and Privacy Podcast Steps Michael Bazzell Gave Alex to Protect Himself How to port your phone number Password Manager Google Authenticator Yubikey Michael's workbook to freeze your credit and remove yourself from public records websites Sudo Stories about Sim Swapping and OGUsers by Vice/Motherboard By Lorenzo Franches...
#129 Autumn
October 25, 2018 10:00 - 44 minutes - 54.1 MBA 13-year-old girl builds a tiny world that she has complete, perfect control over. And then one day, that world forces her to make an impossible decision. Episodes of The Nod you should check out:Cowboy of the West Village Peak Reality The Paradise Garage Knuck if you Buck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
#128 The Crime Machine, Part II
October 12, 2018 06:32 - 40 minutes - 48.7 MBNew York City cops are in a fight against their own police department. They say it’s under the control of a broken computer system that punishes cops who refuse to engage in racist, corrupt policing. The story of their fight, and the story of the grouchy idealist who originally built the machine they’re fighting.
#128 The Crime Machine, Part II
October 12, 2018 06:32 - 40 minutes - 48.7 MBNew York City cops are in a fight against their own police department. They say it’s under the control of a broken computer system that punishes cops who refuse to engage in racist, corrupt policing. The story of their fight, and the story of the grouchy idealist who originally built the machine they’re fighting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
#127 The Crime Machine, Part I
October 12, 2018 04:37 - 46 minutes - 56.1 MBNew York City cops are in a fight against their own police department. They say it’s under the control of a broken computer system that punishes cops who refuse to engage in racist, corrupt policing. The story of their fight, and the story of the grouchy idealist who originally built the machine they’re fighting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
#127 The Crime Machine, Part I
October 12, 2018 04:37 - 45 minutes - 56.1 MBNew York City cops are in a fight against their own police department. They say it’s under the control of a broken computer system that punishes cops who refuse to engage in racist, corrupt policing. The story of their fight, and the story of the grouchy idealist who originally built the machine they’re fighting.
#126 Alex Jones Dramageddon
September 13, 2018 10:00 - 53 minutes - 66.2 MBWe're back this week with a Yes Yes No. Alex takes PJ and Alex Blumberg through Alex Jones's visit to the Senate. And producer Anna Foley helps us unpack the scandal that's engulfed Beauty YouTube. Alex Jones tweet Beautube tweet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
#125 All My Pets
July 26, 2018 21:58 - 47 minutes - 58.3 MBTaylor 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 Vote for your favorite reply all episodes - we'll run the winners in August! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
#124 The Magic Store
July 13, 2018 00:31 - 38 minutes - 46 MBSruthi asks a question “why does it seem like Amazon has suddenly gotten a lot sketchier?“ Alex investigates. Further Reading: Elizabeth Dwoskin on Amazon Buzzfeed's Nicole Nguyen on Amazon Fake Reviewers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
#123 An Ad for the Worst Day of Your Life
June 21, 2018 10:00 - 38 minutes - 75.8 MBMatt’s wife died a decade ago. Now, everywhere he goes on the internet, he can’t escape advertisements for clickbait sites with her picture on it. This week, Super Tech Support tries to help out. Matt's non-profit, the Liz Logelin Foundation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
#122 The QAnon Code ⚡️⚡️
June 07, 2018 10:00 - 1 hour - 83 MBThis week, to celebrate Alex Goldman’s return from paternity leave, a Yes Yes No extravaganza. Alex takes PJ and Alex Blumberg through the internet’s most encompassing conspiracy theory to date, and then Gene Demby joins us to help unpack a very different kind of conspiracy. Paris Martineau's Qanon explainer in New York Magazine Paris Martineau's Reporting on Roseanne and QAnon for The Outline Ben Detrick on Bryan Colangelo The Yes Yes No Blog Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastch...
#79 Boy in Photo [Rebroadcast]
May 31, 2018 10:00 - 49 minutes - 61.1 MBWho was Wayne? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
#121 Pain Funnel
May 18, 2018 02:05 - 39 minutes - 46.3 MBAn 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 I Cat Ferguson's reporting on Google and Rehab (The Verge) - Part II David Segal's series on the business around addiction (New York Times) Ryan Hampton's American Fix: Inside the Opioid Addiction Crisis Palm Beach Post's Reporting on the Sober Home Crisis Learn more ...
#120 INVCEL
May 10, 2018 10:00 - 27 minutes - 31.2 MBHow a shy, queer Canadian woman accidentally invented one of the internet’s most toxic male communities.
#120 INVCEL
May 10, 2018 10:00 - 28 minutes - 31.2 MBHow a shy, queer Canadian woman accidentally invented one of the internet’s most toxic male communities. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
#119 No More Safe Harbor
April 20, 2018 05:29 - 31 minutes - 35.9 MBLast 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. Trigger warning: sexual assault. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
#118 A Pirate In Search of a Judge
March 15, 2018 10:00 - 34 minutes - 39.9 MBOne day, Cayden received an email from their internet provider that said "stop pirating TV shows or we'll cut off your internet!" Cayden had no idea what they were talking about. So Alex decided to investigate. Further Reading Vulture's recap of "Old Loves" (Girls Season 5, Episode 4) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
#117 The World's Most Expensive Free Watch
March 01, 2018 11:00 - 32 minutes - 37.7 MBThis week, the story of a man who made the extremely dubious decision to order a watch that he found in an Instagram ad. We explore the strange world that watch came from. Further Reading Jenny ODell's "There's No Such Thing As A Free Watch" Alexis Madrigal's dropshipping article Apply here for the Reply All summer internship! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
#116 Trust the Process
February 15, 2018 11:00 - 38 minutes - 45.5 MBThis week, we meet a dominatrix who dominates computers, instead of just people. Plus, the story of a man who hatches a plot to destroy a beloved NBA team, using the best advantage he has — the fact that he’s their general manager. Further Reading: Mistress Harley's Website (very NSFW) The Yes Yes Nos tumblr The tweet in question The Code Switch blog The Code Switch podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
#115 The Bitcoin Hunter
January 25, 2018 11:00 - 32 minutes - 37.8 MBWriter Jia Tolentino has a new case for Super Tech Support: where are all those bitcoin she bought six years ago? Further Reading Planet Money's bitcoin story Stories by Jia Tolentino Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
#114 Apocalypse Soon
January 18, 2018 11:00 - 44 minutes - 54.2 MBThis week: Yes Yes No returns and takes us to the brink of apocalypse. Further Reading replyall.fyi The yes yes nos tumblr The tweet in question Tide Pod Pizza Tweet Uganda Knuckles in VR Chat Who Killed Captain Alex trailer Logan Paul "Why 2017 was the best year of my life" video "Somebody touch my spaghett!" tweet Smashmouth spaghett Kirby spaghett Full Metal Jacket Spaghett PewDiePie's "Youtube Touched My Spaget[sic]" video Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/ad...
#113 Reply All's Year End Extravaganza
December 21, 2017 11:00 - 57 minutes - 71.4 MBOur finale for the year! We solve some unsolved mysteries, call up some of our favorite people, and answer questions about stories listeners are still wondering about. Plus many weird surprises. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
#112 The Prophet
December 15, 2017 18:42 - 39 minutes - 46.4 MBAfter Andrea is attacked by a stranger in Mexico City, she just wants to figure out who the guy was. Investigating this question drops her right into the middle of one of Mexico’s biggest conspiracies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices