Reply All

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Reply All is a highly engaging podcast that explores the fascinating world of the internet and how it impacts our lives. Hosted by Alex Goldman and PJ Vogt, the show takes a deep dive into various internet-related topics such as online scams, privacy, social media phenomena, and internet culture. With its highly entertaining and informative narrative style, Reply All has become a go-to source of entertainment for tech-savvy listeners who crave unique and thought-provoking content. Whether you are a internet junkie, a casual user, or someone who wants to better understand the technology that shapes our daily lives, Reply All is the perfect podcast for you.

Episodes

#1 - An App Sends A Stranger To Say I Love You (Updated)

23m · Published 08 Feb 01:00

What happens when a woman sends a stocky blond stranger to tell her ex she loves him. (Updated with a new interview!) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

#12 Back End Trouble

27m · Published 01 Feb 01:00

The entire internet decides to look at one famous butt at the same time. One man has to ensure that the website hosting Kardashian butt pictures doesn't crash. The sheer terror and joy of solving that problem. (Plus, a new Yes/Yes/No.) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

#11 Did Errol Morris' Brother Invent Email?

19m · Published 24 Jan 01:00

There was a lot that Errol Morris never knew about his brilliant, distant older brother Noel. Decades after Noel's death, Errol read an internet comment that said his brother had invented email. So he launched an investigation to find out if it was true. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

#10 The French Connection

24m · Published 18 Jan 01:00

In the early 80's, way before the world wide web existed, the French government shipped a $200 terminal to every home with a phone line, and created a service that for decades ran alongside the internet. It was called The Minitel. Producer Carla Green speaks to reporter Jean-Marc Manach, who, in the early 90's, made a living posing as a woman in sex chat rooms on Minitel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

#9 The Writing On The Wall

24m · Published 10 Jan 01:00

Yik Yak is a an app that allows users to communicate anonymously with anyone within a 10-mile radius. At Colgate University in upstate New York, the anonymity brought out a particularly vicious strain of racism that shook the school. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

#8 Anxiety Box

19m · Published 08 Jan 13:00

Sometimes, on his way to work, a feeling of pressure begins thumping in Paul Ford’s chest. His breaths shorten. They speed up. And sometimes, in those moments of extreme anxiety, Paul’s phone talks to him. It tells him everything that’s wrong with him. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

#7 This Website Is For Sale

22m · Published 29 Dec 01:00

This week we enter the mysterious, Byzantine underworld of domain sales, where people make money speculating on the website naming market. A few years ago, the owners of the popular journalism website longform.org blundered into this world when they innocently tried to procure longform.com. In this episode, we find out about their misadventures, and we hear from the Derek Jeter of URL purchases. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

#6 This Proves Everything

23m · Published 21 Dec 01:00

Depending on who you ask, Keith Calder is either a 35-year old film producer, or one of the players in a vast international conspiracy designed to conceal the greatest love story never told. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

#5 Jennicam

19m · Published 15 Dec 01:00

In 1996 Jennifer Ringley started Jennicam.org, where she recorded and broadcast her entire life, 24/7. It made her famous. And then, one day, she disappeared from the internet entirely. What'd she figure out about the perils of living publicly before the rest of us did? Alex Goldman tracks her down. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

#4 Follow The Money

23m · Published 08 Dec 01:00

Writer Chiara Atik has a hobby -- spying on the financial transactions of friends and strangers. She thinks that Venmo, more than any other social media site, is the place you can find actual, accidental truth online. This week we investigate that claim. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Reply All has 213 episodes in total of explicit content. Total playtime is 138:29:05. The language of the podcast is English. This podcast has been added on June 16th 2022. It might contain more episodes than the ones shown here. It was last updated on May 17th, 2024 08:12.