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A Message from the Staff of Reply All Feb 25, 2021

An update on the future of The Test Kitchen series and PJ Vogt and Sruthi Pinnamaneni's departure.

#173 The Test Kitchen, Chapter 2 Feb 12, 2021

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.

Check out:

Jesse Sparks’ portfolio

Elyse Inamine’s Instagram

Ryan Walker-Hartshorn’s website and Twitter

A reported story by Priya Krishna

Christina Chaey’s 2016 manifesto following Bon Appétit’s pho video release. And here’s Christina’s Instagram.

#172 The Test Kitchen, Chapter 1 Feb 04, 2021

Chapter 1, “Original Sin”: 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.

Here are some recipes to try from the people featured in this week’s story:

Yewande Komolafe’s yam and plantain curry with crispy shallots and sheet-pan gochujang chicken.

Sue Li’s caramelized onion galette and creamy turmeric pasta. Rick Martinez’s mole sencillo.

Eleanore Park’s ginger-scallion meatballs with lemony farro.

Also, you can read Rachel Premack’s breaking story on Bon Appétit from last summer here.

#171 Account Suspended Jan 14, 2021

The President is no longer allowed to Tweet. PJ and Alex sit down with their boss to explain what that means, how it happened, and what might happen next. Plus -- an upset listener berates our climate reporter.

Click here to listen to How to Save a Planet

#170 A Song of Impotent Rage Dec 17, 2020

Alex Goldman tackles his newest job: prophet of doom.

Taylor Moore's podcasts, Rude Tales of Magic and Fun City

Emily Atkin's newsletter, Heated

John Colpitts' latest album, The Ochre World

Want to learn to play drums? Learn from John Colpitts

Listen to Song Exploder, a huge inspiration for this episode.

#86 Man of the People Dec 03, 2020

This week — a new technology falls into the wrong hands.

This episode originally aired in January, 2016.

Pope Brock's book, Charlatan

Penny Lane's documentary, Nuts!

#169 The Confetti Cannon Nov 12, 2020

In the midst of a historic election, Alex, PJ and Emmanuel talk to our listeners.

#168 Happiness Calculator vs. Alex Goldman Oct 29, 2020

Alex meets a scientist who has built a tool meant to do the impossible -- measure the world's overall happiness and sadness. Plus, Alex volunteers for a risky and strange experiment.

Introducing: Resistance Oct 22, 2020

Faced with an impossible choice, one man goes live on instagram. Saidu Tejan Thomas Jr. shares a story from his new podcast, Resistance.

Find more episodes of Resistance here: https://open.spotify.com/show/02JzQLXpqTtViFUGQjRkj3?si=PvQrGlB7QEuf0AcgsGklHg&utm_source=copy-link

To get more information about the show, follow the show's Instagram page: @resistanceshow. You can also follow Saidu on Twitter @SaiduTTJ.

If you or someone you know is feeling depressed or just needing to talk to someone, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255. Find more resources here: https://afsp.org/suicide-prevention-resources

#167 America's Hottest Talkline Oct 01, 2020

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.

#166 Country of Liars Sep 18, 2020

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.

Dale Beran (@DaleBeran) and Mike Rothschild (@rothschildmd)

Apply to the Reply All internship here

#115 The Bitcoin Hunter Sep 03, 2020

Writer Jia Tolentino has a new case for Super Tech Support: where are all those bitcoin she bought six years ago?

This episode originally aired in January 2018.

Further Reading:

A Better Mount Pleasant vs Let's Make A Better Mount Pleasant

Journalist Larry Tabak's series on Foxconn in Wisconsin

Economist David Merriman's paper on the type of financing used by Mount Pleasant

Journalist Brian Merchant's book which includes a visit to Foxconn campus in China

#53 In The Desert Aug 13, 2020

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.

This story originally aired in February 2016.

Further Reading

Kashmir Hill's story about Mike and Christina.

#165 The Mold and The Beautiful Jul 30, 2020

This week, a conspiracy theory involving Jeffrey Epstein and a benign, wholesale furniture company, plus, the jam scandal that rocked Los Angeles. Yes Yes no is back, with special guest Jason Mantzoukas.

Further Reading:

The first tweet in this weeks YYN

The second tweet

The picture that goes along with the second tweet (warning... it's gross).

#164 Long Distance: The Real Alex Martin Jul 16, 2020

Three years after Alex Goldman traveled to India to investigate a scammy call center, he gets a tip that makes him question everything he learned in his first trip.

Long Distance Part I

Long Distance Part II

Akash's YouTube

Akash's podcast episode

#163 Candidate One Jul 02, 2020

The story of an election in America where everything went wrong -- bribery, hacking, ballot-stuffing. And the 17 year old kid who tried to save the day.

#162 The Least You Could Do Jun 18, 2020

Black people all across the US are receiving the world's weirdest form of reparations: Venmo payments from white people. Producer Emmanuel Dzotsi investigates.

Additional Reading:

Noni's petition to reform the film department at UNC: https://www.change.org/p/patricia-parker-racism-within-the-screenwriting-minor?recruiter=17176211&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink&utm_campaign=tap_basic_share
Milly Tamarez' podcast, "All Dick is Trash": https://open.spotify.com/show/4eREYSWtBckafqqobfP42u?si=6TrZ8EfESpqiTwEF0_l_gg
Annika Neklason's article on Civil War Conspiracies in The Atlantic: https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/05/conspiracy-theories-civil-war/612283/

Programming Note Jun 04, 2020

#161 Brian vs. Brian May 14, 2020

Just for fun, a guy and his friends record a Christmas song in his Living room. More than three years later, he walks into a grocery store and hears that song playing. Alex investigates.

Listen to Brian Dean's version of We Wish You a Merry Christmas

The Scaredy Cats Horror Show Apr 30, 2020

A new podcast about scary movies for people who are too scared to ever watch them. Each week Alex Goldman, avowed horror fan, screens a scary movie for avowed scaredy cat PJ Vogt. Together, they want to find out if it’s possible to become a person who enjoys fear.

This week, The Exorcist.

Links

How Did This Get Made? Podcast

#59 Good Job, Alex Apr 09, 2020

This week, we rebroadcast two of our favorite Super Tech Supports. Alex tries to help a woman track down her purloined website. And PJ helps someone who saw a Tinder profile with a photo of a stranger that was taken in their own apartment.

FURTHER READING

Every Little Thing's latest episode: Essential Workers Call In

Alisa Libby's "Maniacal Smile" Website

#160 The Attic and Closet Show 2 Mar 31, 2020

This week, we call people across the world.

#159 The Attic and Closet Show Mar 21, 2020

This week, we open up the phone lines and check in on everybody.

If you want to know what we're up to in the coming weeks, check out replyall.online.

#158 The Case of the Missing Hit Mar 05, 2020

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.

Further Listening:

Christian Lee Hutson’s music : https://open.spotify.com/track/3g8nKpXsQtXv0lcN4UGVGs

#157 Pierre Delecto and the Spooky Adventure Feb 20, 2020

This week, we talk to the world’s most obsessive tracker of politicians' secret online lives. And ask for help on a very spooky mission.

Further Reading:

Ashley's article on James Comey's secret twitter and instagram accounts: https://gizmodo.com/this-is-almost-certainly-james-comey-s-twitter-account-1793843641

Ashley's article on Mitt Romney's secret twitter account: https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2019/10/mitt-romney-has-a-secret-twitter-account-and-it-sure-looks-like-its-this-one.html

Ashley's article on Pete Buttigieg's Wikipedia page: https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2019/12/pete-buttigieg-wikipedia-page-editor.html

Find out more about our summer and fall internships here:

https://gimletmedia.com/shows/reply-all/posts/internships

#156 The Cure for Everything Jan 30, 2020

PJ 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

#155 Friendship Village Jan 16, 2020

A 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

#154 The Real Enemy, Part 3 Dec 13, 2019

The 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.

#153 The Real Enemy, Part 2 Dec 13, 2019

The 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

#152 The Real Enemy, Part 1 Dec 13, 2019

The 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

#151 Thank You for Noticing Nov 14, 2019

A 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)

#150 The Reply All Halloween Scream-A-Thon Nov 01, 2019

We celebrate Halloween by opening up the phone lines for your scary stories: Ghosts, Googling how to Seance, and the Mysterious Sax Man of Berkeley.

#149 30-50 Feral Hogs Oct 10, 2019

A legit question from a rural American.

Asher Elbein's piece on feral hogs

#148 Bedbugs and Aliens Sep 26, 2019

This 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

#147 The Woman in the Air Conditioner Sep 12, 2019

One 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.

#146 Summer Hotline Jul 25, 2019

This 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.

#145 Louder Jul 11, 2019

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.

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"

#144 Dark Pattern Jun 27, 2019

This 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 It

Elizabeth Warren and Other Senators Call for Refunds and Investigations of TurboTax and H&R Block

#143 Permanent Record Jun 13, 2019

This 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.

#142 We Didn't Start The Fire May 23, 2019

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.

See the tweet here.

#141 Adam Pisces and the $2 Coke Apr 25, 2019

This 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

#140 The Roman Mars Mazda Virus Apr 11, 2019

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.

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/id1458541805

88% Parentheticals - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/88-parentheticals/id1458545680

BONUS PODCAST!:

{Blank} + {Blank} = FUN - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/blank-blank-fun/id1458544361

RSS:

^space^ - https://feeds.megaphone.fm/carrotspacecarrot

<~> - https://feeds.megaphone.fm/greaterless

100% Related? - https://feeds.megaphone.fm/100pr

88% Parentheticals - https://feeds.megaphone.fm/88pr

BONUS PODCAST!:

{Blank} + {Blank} = FUN - https://feeds.megaphone.fm/blankblankfun

#139 The Reply All Hotline Mar 28, 2019

This 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

#138 The Great Momo Panic Mar 14, 2019

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.

#137 Fool's Trade Feb 28, 2019

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.

See the tweet here.

#136 The Founder Feb 14, 2019

The 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.

#135 Robocall: Bang Bang Jan 31, 2019

This 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.

#134 The Year of the Wallop Jan 17, 2019

New 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

#133 Reply All's 2018 Year End Extravaganza Dec 20, 2018

In 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.

#132 Negative Mount Pleasant Dec 06, 2018

A 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

#131 Surefire Investigations Nov 15, 2018

This week, the return of YYN: from a deranged mascot to the top of the FBI

#130 The Snapchat Thief Nov 08, 2018

This 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 Francheschi-Bicchierai

The SIM Hijackers

How to Protect Yourself From SIM Swapping Hacks

‘TELL YOUR DAD TO GIVE US BITCOIN:’ How a Hacker Allegedly Stole Millions by Hijacking Phone Numbers

How Criminals Recruit Telecom Employees to Help Them Hijack SIM Cards

Alleged 19-Year-Old SIM Swapper Used Stolen Bitcoin to Buy Luxury Cars

Cops Arrest Infamous SIM Swapper Who Allegedly Stole $14 Million in Cryptocurrency

By Joseph Cox

'I Could Ruin Your Business Right Now': Listen to a SIM-Jacking, Account-Stealing Ransom

The Organization that Lizzie Donated To

Byte Back

#129 Autumn Oct 25, 2018

A 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

#128 The Crime Machine, Part II Oct 12, 2018

New 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.

#127 The Crime Machine, Part I Oct 12, 2018

New 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 Sep 13, 2018

We'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

#125 All My Pets Jul 26, 2018

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

Vote for your favorite reply all episodes - we'll run the winners in August!

#124 The Magic Store Jul 13, 2018

Sruthi 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

#123 An Ad for the Worst Day of Your Life Jun 21, 2018

Matt’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

#122 The QAnon Code ⚡️⚡️ Jun 07, 2018

This 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

#79 Boy in Photo [Rebroadcast] May 31, 2018

Who was Wayne?

#121 Pain Funnel May 18, 2018

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

The ALS Untangled website

Dr. Richard Bedlack’s ALS Reversals website

The PatientsLikeMe website

The ALS TDI website

Nelda Buss wrote a book, You Can Walk, about her experience, and she originally appeared on Fox in 1992

Eric Valor’s website

Angelina Fanous’s reporting on VICE and The New York Times

Peter Andrey Smith’s website

#84 Past, Present, Future 2 Dec 22, 2016

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.

Check out the amazing 2016 Reply All poster by Matt Lubchansky!

The Episodes

#56 Zardulu

#64-67 On the Inside Parts I-IV

Lightning Round

#83 Voyage Into Pizzagate

#60 A Simple Plan

#61 Baby King

#69 Disappeared

#78 Very Quickly to the Drill

Further Reading

Illustrator Matt Lubchansky’s website is OVER HERE

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.

#47 Quit Already (REBROADCAST) Dec 15, 2016

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.

#83 Voyage Into Pizzagate Dec 08, 2016

A conspiracy theory, a pizza related map, and a website fighting for its very soul.

Further Reading

Bryan Menegus' great article, "Reddit is Tearing Itself Apart."

An interview with Edgar Welch, the Pizzagate gunman.

The Donald Subreddit

If you have a question about a story we've reported this year, please email a voice memo of 30 seconds or less to replyall@gimletmedia.com with the subject line "updates."

#82 Hello? Nov 17, 2016

Alex and PJ take calls from anyone, about anything, for 48 hours straight.

Thank Yous

Adam Quinn (for setting up our phone system)

Peter Nelson (for his excellent horn playing)

The Mysterious Breakmaster Cylinder (for going above and beyond this week)

Matt Farley

Jorge Just

Austin Thompson

Build Buildings

Everyone who called

#81 In the Tall Grass Nov 04, 2016

One man tries to unite America. One Frog threatens to tear it apart.

#80 Flash! Oct 27, 2016

This week: a bitter Yes Yes No rivalry, and the return of 10 Minutes on Craigslist. Someone has gone missing.

Further Reading

The original tweet.

Loss.

#29 The Takeover (REBROADCAST) Oct 20, 2016

Thomas Oscar is an Australian teenager who tried to make the most boring Facebook group possible - a group where members pretend to be corporate drones in a non-existent office.

The Facts

Karen Duffin is a producer at This American Life. You can find more stories by Karen Duffin at her website.

Our theme song is by the mysterious Breakmaster Cylinder.

Our ad music is by Build Buildings.

Further Reading

You can check out the Stackswell and Co. Facebook page here.

Read a story about Stackswell and Co. from Fast Company here.

#79 Boy in Photo Oct 13, 2016

To reach a port, we must set sail.

#78 Very Quickly to the Drill Sep 29, 2016

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.

Futher Reading

David Segal's story on locksmiths

The Ringfinders website

Form to give feedback on specific ads

Google's statement on our episode:

Our goal is to provide a great experience for the users, advertisers, and publishers that interact with our advertising products everyday. An important part of this work is listening to reactions—good, bad, and in-between—from our users about their experiences online. We appreciate this very much; it helps us make AdWords better. Bad ads are an industry-wide issue and we fight them with considerable fire-power: we’ve invested in best-in-class technology and built a global team of more than 1,000 googlers specifically dedicated to this effort. While this work has produced positive results—we disabled 780 million ads for violating our policies in 2015 alone—we understand this is an ongoing challenge for everyone and we’ll continue to battle it.

#77 The Grand Tapestry Of Pepe Sep 22, 2016

Forty servers full of lost photos, a secret plan, and an unexpected rescue. Also, a Yes Yes No about a frog.

Further Reading

Hillary on Pepe

Matt Furie (Pepe's creator) on Pepe

Smugmug's statement on Picturelife

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#76 Lost in a Cab Sep 08, 2016

Liz lost her camera in a cab, so she went to the New York City Taxi website to submit it to their lost and found database. At least, that's what she thought she did. Alex investigates and finds a big business behind the success of a suspicious little website.

Further Reading

If you lose something in a cab in New York City, Call 311, or go to this website.

The Department of Consumer Affairs encourages anyone who feels they have been misled by yellowcabnyc.com to file a complaint with DCA‎ online at nyc.gov/consumers or by calling 311.

#75 Boy Wonder Sep 01, 2016

Barry develops a small but very inconvenient health problem, which becomes so persistent and pernicious that it feels as if someone put a curse on him. Sruthi Pinnamaneni goes deep on a decades-long medical mystery.

Lisa Sanders’ book, Every Patient Tells a Story.

Lisa Sanders’ column, Diagnosis.

Become a Gimlet Member to join our Q&A this Friday at 12PM EST!

Listen to Reply All Executive Producer Tim Howard's latest release as Soltero!

#74 Making Friends Aug 25, 2016

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.

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#73 Sandbox Aug 11, 2016

One twin decides to plug her internal organs directly into the internet so the other twin can monitor her. Plus, PJ and Alex talk to a listener whose heart was broken by last week's episode.

#72 Dead is Paul Aug 04, 2016

This week, a Yes Yes No about gorillas, conspiracy theories, and glitter.

Further Reading

See the original tweets on our Yes Yes No tumblr.

Marina Joyce's YouTube

Article on Marina Joyce

Police tweeting about Marina Joyce

#71 The Picture Taker Jul 28, 2016

Rachel was a faithful user of a photo storage website called Picturelife, until one day all of her photos disappeared. As she investigated, she realized that every Picturelife user was having the same problem. Alex tries to find out if there's any hope of getting her photos back. Also, a preview of the new Gimlet show, Science Vs!

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#70 Stolen Valor Jul 14, 2016

PJ dives into the world of military impostors and the vigilantes who hunt them. Plus, a dispatch from Dallas.

#69 Disappeared Jul 07, 2016

This week a man decides to sabotage the entire internet. Plus, PJ discovers the secret code he’s accidentally been speaking, and learns about the people who created it.

#68 Vampire Rules Jun 16, 2016

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.

#67 On the Inside, Part IV Jun 09, 2016

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. Sruthi meets Paul in prison and explains what she thinks really happened the night of Dean Fawcett’s murder.

#66 On the Inside, Part III May 27, 2016

Blogger Paul Modrowski is in prison for a murder he claims he didn't commit. This week, producer Sruthi Pinnamaneni looks at his trial, and speaks to the one person who witnessed the murder.

On the Inside, Part I

On the Inside, Part II

#65 On the Inside, Part II May 19, 2016

Blogger Paul Modrowski is in prison for a murder he claims that he didn't commit. This week, producer Sruthi Pinnamaneni looks at Paul's life before his conviction, and the crime that landed him behind bars.

On the Inside, Part I

#64 On the Inside May 12, 2016

For years, Paul Modrowski has been writing a blog from inside a maximum security prison. Only thing is, he was arrested when he was 18 and has never seen the internet. Sruthi Pinnamaneni reaches out to him with one small question that alters the course of her next year.

#63 1000 Brimes Apr 27, 2016

Email Debt Forgiveness Day is April 30th. It’s the day when people around the world will send the emails they’ve been putting off, without guilt and without consequence (hopefully). To observe the holiday, we talk to three people with plans to send delinquent messages.

Link to our Email Debt Forgiveness Day page.

#62 Decoders Apr 21, 2016

Reporter Rukmini Callimachi is always looking for new ways to eavesdrop on ISIS operatives online. Recently, she got a new look into how ISIS members might be using the internet to coordinate their attacks. Plus, a new Yes, Yes, No.

#61 Baby King Apr 14, 2016

This week, Alex stumbles upon the weirdest gifs ever made, and goes hunting for their creators. Also, a new Yes Yes No.

Check out our website, http://replyall.diamonds for links to some of the gifs discussed in this episode, or to hear the alternate 'jif' version.

And you can vote for us in the Webbys here!

https://pv.webbyawards.com/2016/mobile-sites-apps/features-categories/best-podcast

#60 A Simple Question Mar 31, 2016

This week, PJ helps a listener named Matt ask a very large company a very simple question. Are you telling me the truth?

Also! PJ & Alex are on Sampler this week. You can listen here.

#59 Good Job, Alex Mar 24, 2016

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 replyall@gimletmedia.com. We might end up contacting you to appear on the show! Together, we can all make our inboxes less stressful for another year.

#58 Earth Pony Mar 17, 2016

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

Further Reading

Anna's Website, Liquid Gold Concept

Ambrosia Milk

Kara Swanson's book Banking on the Body

#56 Zardulu Feb 25, 2016

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.

#55 The Line Feb 18, 2016

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.

#54 Apologies to Dr. Rosalind Franklin Feb 11, 2016

This week, we fix an embarrassing oversight.

#53 In The Desert Feb 04, 2016

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.

PSA: Hidden Trove Jan 27, 2016

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 you next week!

#52 Raising The Bar Jan 21, 2016

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.

#51 Perfect Crime Jan 14, 2016

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

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#50 The Cathedral Jan 07, 2016

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.

#49 Past, Present, Future Dec 16, 2015

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.

#48 I Love You, I Loathe You Dec 07, 2015

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.

#47 Quit Already! Nov 30, 2015

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)

#46 Yik Yak Returns Nov 15, 2015

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 try to understand Colgate in the context of these recent events.

#45 The Rainbow Pug Nov 10, 2015

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

#44 Shine On You Crazy Goldman Nov 03, 2015

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/.

#43 The Law That Sticks Oct 26, 2015

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.

#42 Blind Spot Oct 12, 2015

Hope is a photographer. One day her body begins to betray her. It starts with her eyes.

#41 What It Looks Like Oct 05, 2015

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/

The Crisis Text Line http://www.crisistextline.org/

7 Cups of Tea www.7cupsoftea.com/

Depression Tribe http://www.depressiontribe.com/

#40 The Flower Child Sep 22, 2015

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.

#39 Reply All Exploder Sep 16, 2015

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/

#38 Undo, Undo, Undo Sep 07, 2015

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 undo@gimletmedia.com

Subscribe to Invisibilia: www.npr.org/programs/invisibilia/

Watch us in Cast Party: www.castparty.org

Follow Max Silvestri: www.twitter.com/maxsilvestri

#37 Taking Power Sep 01, 2015

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)

#36 Today's The Day Aug 25, 2015

On this week's episode of Reply All, PJ and Alex go outside.

#35 One Strike Aug 10, 2015

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.callmeluckymovie.com

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#34 DMV Nation Aug 04, 2015

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 for members only. If you're already a Gimlet member, you'll find information about it on the gimlet page in the next couple of days.

#6 This Proves Everything + The Best Hold Music in the World Jul 29, 2015

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, and we talk to some of the fans who believe it.

Also - we give an update about the amazing hold music in last week's show (episode #33 @ISIS)

#33 @ISIS Jul 20, 2015

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 here:

http://longform.org/posts/longform-podcast-129-rukmini-callimachi-part-1

Don't forget! Next week you can see us live on stage performing a new story! Go to http://castparty.org for tickets and theater locations.

Also, if you want to become a member of Gimlet and get a Reply All T-shirt, you can do so by going here: https://gimletmedia.com/join-gimlet/

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#32 The Evilest Technology On Earth :-) Jul 13, 2015

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

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#31 BONUS: The Reddit Implosion Explainer Jul 09, 2015

We meant to take a week off, but we just couldn't help ourselves. Our entire episode this week is a Yes Yes No about the recent (and massive) dustup on Reddit.

Note: This episode has been updated to include a correction

#30 The Man In The FBI Hat Jun 29, 2015

When successful internet entrepreneur Robert Hoquim died, the people who knew him found out they actually didn't know him at all.

For more about John Aleshe, go here:

http://www.bbsdocumentary.com/library/CONTROVERSY/PERSONALITIES/ALESHE/

For tickets to Cast Party, go to www.castparty.org

Check out Death, Sex & Money at www.deathsexmoney.org

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#29 The Takeover Jun 23, 2015

Thomas Oscar is an Australian teenager who tried to make the most boring Facebook group possible - a group where members pretend to be corporate drones in a non-existent office.

This week's episode was reported by Karen Duffin (www.karenbduffin.com).

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#28 Shipped to Timbuktu Jun 15, 2015

An email to the wrong address sends us hurtling into the world of professional cookie advisors.

Leopold's website:

http://www.weihsien-paintings.org

Cast Party Tickets:

http://castparty.org

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#27 The Fever Jun 02, 2015

This week, producer Stephanie Foo tells a story about dating online that is unlike any we've ever heard before.

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#26 Craigslist, Horsley's List May 24, 2015

Craigslist is the internet’s classifieds section, but it’s also one of its more shadowy corners, where the ads are anonymous and ephemeral. So we found ourselves wondering - what would we find if we replied to a couple? This week, we track down the people behind two intriguing ads.

And in the second half of the show - Neal Horsley was an anti-abortion activist who created a website called "The Nuremberg Files," a website that listed the names and addresses of abortion providers around the country. He died last month, but the legacy of his website lives on. We talked to Jennifer Boulanger, a woman who works at a number of abortion clinics, and whose name ended up on Horsley's website in the 90's.

Reporter Bianca Giaever is a filmmaker and radio producer in New York.

http://www.biancagiaever.com/

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