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A great Reply All episode about this; Facebook-focused, but many points would apply to Google.
@tekromancr +7 more
#109 Is Facebook Spying on You?
with PJ Vogt
Podcast
Reply All
"'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.
147 Hacker News mentions · 52 episodes
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Recommends the latest Reply All episode, about the Wisconsin town that "won" the Foxconn factory, as a sad, frustrating story.
@Jgrubb +5 more
#132 Negative Mount Pleasant
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Listened to a great Reply All episode on SIM hijacking; it showed how easy and widespread the attack is.
@nicolaslem +4 more
#130 The Snapchat Thief
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If you enjoyed this, you might also like Reply All's recent episode: Reply All #158: The Case of the Missing Hit
@Cenk +3 more
#158 The Case of the Missing Hit
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Go listen to the latest season of the Series podcast, or the Reply All episodes about the police in NYC.
@kenjackson +2 more
A Message from the Staff of Reply All
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Recommends Reply All's episode on dark patterns to learn how TurboTax funnels filers into paid products.
@gringoDan +2 more
#144 Dark Pattern
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Points readers to a recent Reply All episode on robocalls, the "Robocall Conundrum," as a follow-up to the thread's complaint about constant spam calls.
@jonny_eh +2 more
#135 Robocall: Bang Bang
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This episode shows how hard it is to identify fake reviews and what sellers do to fake them. Really interesting.
@leoalves +2 more
#124 The Magic Store
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I'd recommend listening to this Reply All podcast episode specifically about the child protection act that passed shortly after Backpage was taken down.
@djsumdog +2 more
#119 No More Safe Harbor
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You should listen to the latest episodes of Reply All; they investigate one of those tech support call centers, with a part two too.
@QuotedForTruth +2 more
#103 Long Distance, Part II
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The Reply All podcast had a pretty interesting episode on this recently.
@blairbeckwith +2 more
#44 Shine On You Crazy Goldman
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Reply All's recent episode on the origins of QAnon, "Country of Liars," is worth hearing.
@st1x7 +1 more
#166 Country of Liars
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A Reply All episode on the US feral hog problem shows how hunting can make things worse by creating an incentive to keep hogs around.
@dustincoates +1 more
#149 30-50 Feral Hogs
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It's a great overview of what went down with Evan Ratliff himself.
@jbrooksuk +1 more
#136 The Founder
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Previous reporting by the author of this piece inspired a great Reply All episode, "Pain Funnel."
@docdeek +1 more
#121 Pain Funnel
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Excellent Reply All piece on Mexico's dominant party using armies of people on Twitter to drown out news and harass people.
@scott_s +1 more
#112 The Prophet
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Reply All did a great podcast about a similar issue, it's worth a listen.
@aaronpk +1 more
#104 The Case of the Phantom Caller
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A pretty good Reply All episode covers this exact problem: tracking down who is behind a spoofed number.
@pavel_lishin +1 more
#102 Long Distance
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Reply All did a great episode about Google inadvertently assisting scammers, focusing on cheap shady locksmith services sold as sponsored ads.
@bebopfunk +1 more
#78 Very Quickly to the Drill
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Listen to Reply All episode #52 for more info on whether diverse teams perform better.
@obeid +1 more
#52 Raising The Bar
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Reply All did a great episode all about Minitel, for those interested.
@gavman +1 more
#10 The French Connection
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PJ Vogt's recent episode on this exact topic is worth a listen; it clarifies how media consumption and Twitter shape how we talk and think.
@jpalawaga
Big Lives: Emmanuel's New Show
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Commenter says the episode where the hosts flew to India to track down a phone scammer was their favorite and "incredible."
@dopamean
Casey Wants to Believe
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The commenter says this Reply All episode taught them about SIM swapping and strongly recommends it to interested listeners.
@heydenberk
A Message About the Future of the Show
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Reply All did a great episode which went into these OG markets. One of their best.
@smillbag
#177 Gleeks and Gurgles
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Nice Reply All episode about tracking down and resurrecting an old Flash game.
@adwi
#157 Pierre Delecto and the Spooky Adventure
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Made the commenter immediately think of this Reply All episode, "The Woman in the Air Conditioner."
@dr-smooth
#147 The Woman in the Air Conditioner
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A joint episode that is engaging and hilarious, a tale of debugging an overly 'smart' car stereo.
@wdella
#140 The Roman Mars Mazda Virus
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A crazy story about Foxconn's Wisconsin plant, where NDAs kept residents from pushing back.
@elliekelly
#133 Reply All's 2018 Year End Extravaganza
1
Reply All episode with the Hedonometer's creator, who turns his analysis tools on the host's texting history.
@enragedcacti
#118 A Pirate In Search of a Judge
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Reply All has a good episode this week that discusses drop shipping.
@HappyRobot
#117 The World's Most Expensive Free Watch
1
Relevant Reply All episode: "Apocalypse Soon" (episode 114), linked as a relevant listen.
@damontal
#114 Apocalypse Soon
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Reply All did an episode on Facebook spying, really good, and their year-end episode has an update. Both worth a listen.
@hmhrex
#113 Reply All's Year End Extravaganza
1
Reply All did an episode or two on this too, search for "reply all skip tracer".
@notRobot
#107 The Skip Tracer, Part I
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The latest Reply All episode covers W3C and EME, the web's DRM standard fight.
@raleighm
#90 Matt Lieber Goes to Dinner
with Matt Lieber
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The excellent Reply All episode on the same subject is great, though it leaves out many details the book brings to life.
@framebit
#86 Man of the People
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Reply All covered mislocated stolen phones in episode 53, and episode 84 includes a short update on the same Geo IP issue.
@trinkit
#84 Past, Present, Future 2
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Reply All's episode on a photo storage service's major failures is an interesting case study with similar themes.
@kbenson
#77 The Grand Tapestry Of Pepe
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There's a great Reply All episode on this: #74 Making Friends.
@rocketmaster1
#74 Making Friends
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A fascinating episode partly devoted to the etymology of "yass," "throwing shade," and other phrases.
@SeanBoocock
#69 Disappeared
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Reminds me of this Reply All episode about Paul Modrowski, who has written a blog from inside a maximum security prison without ever seeing the internet.
@personlurking
#64 On the Inside
with Paul Modrowski
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The podcast Reply All (which you should be listening to) asked a professor who studies predictions whether the Diggler guys are onto something.
@apozem
#58 Earth Pony
1
Reply All had a good podcast about figuring out the real issue in this case.
@jaynos
#53 In The Desert
1
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An interesting episode about dealing with hate speech on Yik Yak, and how Colgate University handled it.
@bentcorner
#46 Yik Yak Returns
1
Reply All episode #43 "The Law That Sticks" explores how the CFAA is overreaching and was used against Aaron Swartz.
@markandrewj
#43 The Law That Sticks
1
I really appreciated the discussion in this podcast and it helped me gain better respect for the challenges that blind people may face.
@kylehotchkiss
#41 What It Looks Like
with Andrew Leland
1
Reply All recently made an episode about RipoffReport that is interesting.
@motdiem
#40 The Flower Child
1
There's a good Reply All podcast episode about this. They do work.
@NelsonMinar
#18 Silence And Respect
1
The reply all podcast did a decent discussion of the topic.
@Spooky23
#1 - An App Sends A Stranger To Say I Love You (Updated)
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There's a great Reply All podcast episode that dives much deeper into domain selling.
@bhaumik
#7 This Website Is For Sale
1
Reply All, an excellent internet podcast did an episode about jennicam. Pretty interesting stuff.
@brohoolio
#5 Jennicam
Why Hacker News recommends it
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Reply All has covered various quirky aspects of internet history.
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Reply All, a show about the Internet, is listed as a favorite non-tech pick alongside other podcasts the commenter listens to.
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That's Reply All (same hosts as TLDR). This is a great listen.
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Reply All: an internet-focused podcast that's very fun.
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The podcast Reply All is doing a series about this, including Uber's reluctance/inability to stop it.
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Reply All is the one I expected to see on every list at Hacker News, and it's not there.
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A thrilling nonfiction account of a medical quack who became rich with goat testicle surgery, and the Reply All episode made the story hook.
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This week's Reply All episode on how Amazon counterfeits are easy to make, have no recourse, and get bundled with authentic products. Very interesting.
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The podcast Reply All had an episode on this as well.
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The fantastic podcast Reply All did an episode on this a few months ago, linked as episode 124.
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Also see this podcast from Reply All, linking episode 124 as a further listen.
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the Reply All podcast episode on drop-shipping is a great listen
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Reply All is eclectic and fun.
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Reply All's episode on Amazon's recent drop in quality is worth hearing; the commenter highly recommends it.
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Nice Reply All podcast about the locksmith scam, which covers the same fake-listing problem the article describes.
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Reminds me of the Reply All episode about locksmiths and Google Maps.
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If you still haven't gotten enough TurboTax reporting, there's a great Reply All episode that covers ProPublica's reporting as well.
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Reply all is an excellent show, and Gimlet media has an excellent lineup of podcasts in general.
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Podcast ads fit the show's context, and producers' own entertaining twists on them make the commenter feel respected as a consumer.
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Reply All did a great episode on this too
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Reply All did an episode on microdosing LSD and its effects and benefits, linked directly.
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It is a fantastic piece of investigation. The story unfolds beautifully.
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The stories they tell should be of interest to the HN crowd, I'd highly recommend everyone give them a try.
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Commenter has listened to many Reply All stories, finds most of them really good, and highly recommends the show.
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Reply All is one of my top 3 pods, and they can't remember ever being underwhelmed by it.
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Highly recommended, and it appeals to the HN crowd; its "Yes, Yes, No" segments go deep on memes, though minor errors slip in.
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The commenter calls this Reply All episode one of the best podcast episodes they've ever heard and urges listeners to hear it before reading the article.
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A great episode of Reply All digs into the questions about who runs these scams.
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listen to this brilliant podcast episode from Reply All
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A good Reply All episode digs into the motivations of people who will pay for premium usernames.
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A really interesting Reply All episode that works as a good explainer for dropshipping, from the view of people who have no idea what to make of it.
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A good early Reply All episode on Minitel; one story is how its unlisted billing let businessmen expense sex chatroom charges.
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This Reply All episode explains the history behind this pretty well.
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I really liked the episode of Reply All about tulpas. It's not easy to listen to though.
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Reply All's recurring Super Tech Support segment takes on odd or complex tech support issues listeners have encountered.
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There's a great Reply All episode about this, linked directly for listeners.
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The Reply All episodes on the real-life version of this are a really good listen, covering how NYPD arrest metrics played out.
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There was an interesting episode of Reply All on this topic, linked here.
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Reply All did a pretty good episode on this, linked as a reference for the Wisconsin factory story.
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Reply All is consistently good, though I'm a couple months behind at this point.
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A great episode!
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There's a fun podcast about them at Reply All.
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The Reply All podcast has an episode about this exact phenomenon, linked for readers who want to hear it.
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A recent Reply All episode interviewed someone who is very successful at Spotify SEO.
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Reply All did a fantastic episode on this
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You may enjoy this episode of Reply All: gimletmedia.com/shows/reply-all/76hel39
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There was a great episode of Reply All about this
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Everyone should listen to the Reply All episode about the TikTok algorithm, its pretty mind blowing.
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There was an interesting Reply All episode about the town that this impacted.
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It is quite good by the way, if you've never listened to it.
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The podcast that kills the car stereo episode of Reply All is pretty funny
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Reply All did a pretty good episode about it. It's just really good at pushing the exact content you will interact with.
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