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ISIS Is Bae: How A Militant Group Uses Social Media Sep 23, 2015

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Katie and Ryan talk to Ellie Hall and Hussein Kesvani, reporters who have been following ISIS's use of social media as a tool for recruiting.
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How Does A Twitter Parody Account Work And Why Are They Vanishing? Sep 16, 2015

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You know those Twitter accounts that are always posted stolen memes and ripped off Vines and weird advertisements? They're vanishing from Twitter and no one's totally sure why. The question is, should we care, and what does it mean for the rest of us?
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A Really Drunk Game Of "Would You Rather" With The Reply All Guys Sep 09, 2015

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This week we have a crossover episode with Alex Goldman and PJ Vogt, the fantastic dudes from Gimlet Media's Reply All Podcast. We drank a bunch of whiskey and made them play "Would You Rather" and now we're all BFFs.
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Is Tinder Actually Awful? Sep 02, 2015

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This week we went out and asked people whether Tinder actually is the end of love on earth as we know it. The answers were as mixed as you'd expect.
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The Internet is Even Scarier Than You Think Aug 26, 2015

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Katie and Ryan talk to Jason Reich, BuzzFeed's director of global security. ***This episode was recorded and edited two weeks before the shooting of two WDBJ reporters in Virginia.***
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Building a Better Internet with Femsplain Aug 19, 2015

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Amber Gordon, founder of Femsplain comes in to talk about her site for the personal stories of women-identified voices. She also talks about a better future for women on the net. https://femsplain.com/
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6 Seconds Isn't Enough for Vine Star Logan Paul Aug 12, 2015

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Logan Paul is hot, rich, famous and carries around some existential ennui. This week, Katie and Ryan talk to Caroline Moss who profiled Logan Paul and talk about how celebrity and fame look very different in 6 seconds. Read her profile here: http://www.techinsider.io/vine-star-logan-paul-profile-2015-7
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What's The Weirdest Question You Have About The Internet? Aug 05, 2015

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This week, we're talking about French memes, we play a really gross game of Would You Rather, and answer some questions from our listeners.
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How A Teen Uncovered The Internet's Weirdest Catfish Jul 29, 2015

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Meet Lucia Cole. She's a new pop star with music on Spotify, Tidal, and iTunes. She has a Twitter and Instagram and she's even been interviewed. The only problem? She's not real. It was all a weird catfish. This week, Internet Explorer attempts to get to the bottom of what exactly happened.
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India's Bad Boys Of YouTube Jul 22, 2015

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This week we bring you an interview all the way from Mumbai. All India Bakchod are one of India's most controversial and influential YouTube groups and they sit down with Ryan to talk about what YouTube means for young Indians.
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