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#83 Voyage Into Pizzagate

Gimlet — Thu, 08 Dec 2016 05:30:00 -0000

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."

Introducing Crimetown

Gimlet — Thu, 24 Nov 2016 00:00:00 -0000

On today's episode of Reply All we are bringing you the first episode of Gimlet’s new show Crimetown. Crimetown is by the creators of HBO’s The Jinx. This season is about organized crime and corruption in Providence, Rhode Island.

#82 Hello?

Gimlet — Thu, 17 Nov 2016 08:46:00 -0000

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
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Everyone who called

#81 In the Tall Grass

Gimlet — Fri, 04 Nov 2016 00:32:43 -0000

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

#80 Flash!

Gimlet — Thu, 27 Oct 2016 04:56:00 -0000

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)

Gimlet — Thu, 20 Oct 2016 00:43:48 -0000

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

Gimlet — Thu, 13 Oct 2016 07:43:00 -0000

To reach a port, we must set sail.

#78 Very Quickly to the Drill

Gimlet — Thu, 29 Sep 2016 08:47:00 -0000

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

Gimlet — Thu, 22 Sep 2016 00:20:00 -0000

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

Gimlet — Thu, 08 Sep 2016 06:36:40 -0000

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

Gimlet — Thu, 01 Sep 2016 05:59:49 -0000

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

Gimlet — Thu, 25 Aug 2016 03:18:00 -0000

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

Gimlet — Thu, 11 Aug 2016 07:05:00 -0000

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

Gimlet — Thu, 04 Aug 2016 04:39:00 -0000

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

Gimlet — Thu, 28 Jul 2016 03:48:19 -0000

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

Gimlet — Thu, 14 Jul 2016 18:28:00 -0000

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

#69 Disappeared

Gimlet — Thu, 07 Jul 2016 07:00:00 -0000

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

Gimlet — Thu, 16 Jun 2016 02:03:20 -0000

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

Gimlet — Thu, 09 Jun 2016 08:57:00 -0000

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

Gimlet — Fri, 27 May 2016 03:26:00 -0000

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

Gimlet — Thu, 19 May 2016 06:17:00 -0000

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

Gimlet — Thu, 12 May 2016 05:56:00 -0000

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

Gimlet — Wed, 27 Apr 2016 19:39:00 -0000

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

Gimlet — Thu, 21 Apr 2016 07:00:00 -0000

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

Gimlet — Thu, 14 Apr 2016 16:02:00 -0000

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

Gimlet — Thu, 31 Mar 2016 04:24:00 -0000

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

Gimlet — Thu, 24 Mar 2016 00:42:00 -0000

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

Gimlet — Thu, 17 Mar 2016 04:20:00 -0000

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

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#57 Milk Wanted

Gimlet — Thu, 10 Mar 2016 03:57:00 -0000

There are parents in the US desperate for breast milk and others who have too much milk and end up pouring it down the sink. Reply All Producer Phia Bennin wades into the world of breast milk markets, and discovers a breast milk paradise, shady breastmilk scammers, and the surprising history of breast milk in the United States.

The Facts

Our theme music is by the mysterious Breakmaster Cylinder.

Our ad music is by Build Buildings.

Further Reading

Anna's Website, Liquid Gold Concept

Ambrosia Milk

Kara Swanson's book Banking on the Body

#56 Zardulu

Gimlet — Thu, 25 Feb 2016 05:00:00 -0000

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

Gimlet — Thu, 18 Feb 2016 11:00:00 -0000

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

Gimlet — Thu, 11 Feb 2016 00:00:00 -0000

This week, we fix an embarrassing oversight.

#53 In The Desert

Gimlet — Thu, 04 Feb 2016 05:00:00 -0000

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

Gimlet — Wed, 27 Jan 2016 23:00:00 -0000

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

Gimlet — Thu, 21 Jan 2016 05:00:00 -0000

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

Gimlet — Thu, 14 Jan 2016 05:00:00 -0000

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.

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#50 The Cathedral

Gimlet — Thu, 07 Jan 2016 22:00:00 -0000

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

Gimlet — Wed, 16 Dec 2015 01:00:00 -0000

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

Gimlet — Mon, 07 Dec 2015 01:00:00 -0000

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!

Gimlet — Mon, 30 Nov 2015 04:00:00 -0000

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

Gimlet — Sun, 15 Nov 2015 01:00:00 -0000

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

Gimlet — Tue, 10 Nov 2015 01:00:00 -0000

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

Gimlet — Tue, 03 Nov 2015 01:00:00 -0000

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

Gimlet — Mon, 26 Oct 2015 01:00:00 -0000

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.

#3 We Know What You Did (REBROADCAST)

Gimlet — Wed, 21 Oct 2015 13:00:00 -0000

Twenty years ago, Ethan Zuckerman did something terrible on the internet. And he’s still living with the consequences.

#42 Blind Spot

Gimlet — Mon, 12 Oct 2015 01:00:00 -0000

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

#41 What It Looks Like

Gimlet — Mon, 05 Oct 2015 01:00:00 -0000

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

Gimlet — Tue, 22 Sep 2015 01:00:00 -0000

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

Gimlet — Wed, 16 Sep 2015 13:00:00 -0000

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

Gimlet — Mon, 07 Sep 2015 01:00:00 -0000

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/
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#37 Taking Power

Gimlet — Tue, 01 Sep 2015 01:00:00 -0000

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

Gimlet — Tue, 25 Aug 2015 01:00:00 -0000

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

#35 One Strike

Gimlet — Mon, 10 Aug 2015 01:00:00 -0000

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

Gimlet — Tue, 04 Aug 2015 01:00:00 -0000

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

Gimlet — Wed, 29 Jul 2015 13:00:00 -0000

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

Gimlet — Mon, 20 Jul 2015 01:00:00 -0000

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

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#32 The Evilest Technology On Earth :-)

Gimlet — Mon, 13 Jul 2015 01:00:00 -0000

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!

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#31 BONUS: The Reddit Implosion Explainer

Gimlet — Thu, 09 Jul 2015 13:00:00 -0000

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

Gimlet — Mon, 29 Jun 2015 01:00:00 -0000

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

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#29 The Takeover

Gimlet — Tue, 23 Jun 2015 01:00:00 -0000

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

Gimlet — Mon, 15 Jun 2015 01:00:00 -0000

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

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#27 The Fever

Gimlet — Tue, 02 Jun 2015 01:00:00 -0000

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

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MYSTERY SHOW Preview

Gimlet — Mon, 01 Jun 2015 23:35:33 -0000

**This is not an episode of Reply All** This is a preview of Gimlet Media's latest podcast - Mystery Show, hosted by Starlee Kine. Reply All will have a new episode out on Wednesday! If you like this show, you can subscribe on iTunes at http://itunes.com/mysteryshow or on any other podcatcher at http://feeds.gimletmedia.com/mysteryshow.

#26 Craigslist, Horsley's List

Gimlet — Sun, 24 May 2015 01:00:00 -0000

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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#25 Favor Atender

Gimlet — Mon, 18 May 2015 01:00:00 -0000

In the United States, the idea of having a conversation with the President is pretty outlandish. But in Latin America, it's a regular occurrence. The most accessible president on Latin American social media is Ecuador's Rafael Correa. But what's it like to get the attention of a head of state when you may not exactly want it?

This story was adapted from a Spanish Language version that originally appeared on the radio show Radio Ambulante. Listen to that here: http://radioambulante.org/en/audio-en/correa-vs-crudo

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#24 Exit & Return, Part II

Gimlet — Tue, 12 May 2015 01:00:00 -0000

This week, we conclude Shulem Deen’s story. In part I, we heard how the internet led him on a path where he was exiled from his community and separated from his family. In part II, Sruthi Pinnamaneni tells the story of how the Hasidic community has tried to block off a corner of the internet for itself, and how this new, informal Hasidic internet might offer Shulem a way back.

Thanks for listening! Subscribe to our podcast at www.itunes.com/replyall!

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#23 Exit & Return, Part I

Gimlet — Tue, 05 May 2015 01:00:00 -0000

Shulem Deen was a 22-year old and ultra-religious, a Hasidic Jewish person, when he bought a computer and signed up for America Online in 1996. Until then he'd never had a real conversation with someone outside his community. Sruthi Pinnamaneni tells the story of how the internet ruined his life and how it might save it.

Thanks for listening! Subscribe to our podcast at http://www.itunes.com/replyall!

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#22 BONUS: The Man Who Refused To Email

Gimlet — Mon, 04 May 2015 13:00:00 -0000

A special bonus Email Debt Forgiveness Day themed episide! First, PJ talks to Buzzfeed San Francisco Bureau chief Mat Honan about his decision to abandon personal email entirely, and his agonizing fear that it makes him seem like a douche.

Then we listen to some of the voicemails people left us on our Email Debt Forgiveness Day hotline.

Thanks for participating in the inaugural email debt forgiveness day! We can't wait until next year.

Check out this great New Yorker article about Email Debt Forgiveness Day by Reeves Weideman: http://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/every-day-should-be-e-mail-debt-forgiveness-day
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#5.5 Jennicam Revisited

Gimlet — Mon, 27 Apr 2015 01:00:00 -0000

In 1996, 19-year-old Jennifer Ringley started the Jennicam, a 24-hour online chronicle of her life. Seven years later, she disappeared entirely from the internet. But why?

Also, PJ and Alex discuss how even in the past five months, the landscape of "lifecasting" has changed. And PJ puts Alex on Meerkat and he gets very uncomfortable.

Don't forget! Tomorrow is Email Debt Forgiveness Day! Leave us a voicemail at (917) 475-6668 about your most anxiety inducing unanswered email. We will post a special mini-episode that is Email Debt Forgiveness Day-themed this weekend.

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#21 Hack The Police

Gimlet — Mon, 20 Apr 2015 01:00:00 -0000

When Higinio Ochoa got out of prison for hacking in September of 2014, one of the terms of his parole was that he is not allowed to use any internet connected device. We went to his home in Austin to find out how he got caught and what it's like - in 2015 - to go from living online to not having any internet access.

Next week we celebrate Email Debt Forgiveness Day! Leave us a voicemail at (917) 475-6668 about your most anxiety inducing unanswered email. All will be forgiven, we promise.

To see a written version of this story, go to http://digg.com/tag/reply-all

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#20 I Want To Break Free

Gimlet — Mon, 13 Apr 2015 01:00:00 -0000

Yes Yes No returns, and the story of two people who created a company designed to ghostwrite people’s emotionally difficult emails.

Don’t forget to participate in Email Debt Forgiveness Day! Leave us a voicemail at (917) 475-6668 about your most anxiety inducing unanswered email. All will be forgiven, we promise.

#19 Underdog

Gimlet — Sat, 04 Apr 2015 01:00:00 -0000

Marnie the Dog is one of the most famous dogs on Instagram. Two years ago, she was near death at an animal shelter in Connecticut, now she has 1.2 million followers and hangs out with human celebrities.This week, we investigate the formula for internet dog fame, and look at how having a famous dog will completely upend your life.

Thanks for listening. Subscribe to the show at www.itunes.com/replyall, or anywhere else you listen to podcasts. Help us with Email Debt Forgiveness Day by telling us about your email anxieties! Leave a voicemail at 1 (917) 475-6668. Also, to see an article about this episode on digg.com with tons more cute dog content, go to http://digg.com/2015/how-a-dog-goes-from-0-to-1-2-million-instagram-followers-in-a-year

#18 Silence And Respect

Gimlet — Sun, 29 Mar 2015 01:00:00 -0000

In 2012, a woman named Lindsey Stone posted a picture she took as a joke to her Facebook page. A month later, she was under attack from all corners of the internet, out of a job, hounded by the press. The internet had targeted her for a public shaming. Jon Ronson, journalist and author of the new book "So You've Been Publicly Shamed", walks us through Lindsey's story and introduces us to the sometimes sketchy world of online reputation management.

#17 The Time Traveler And The Hitman

Gimlet — Sun, 22 Mar 2015 00:00:00 -0000

In 1997, John Silveira wrote a joke classified ad in a tiny publication called Backwoods Home Magazine asking if anyone wanted to travel back in time with him. A lot of people took him seriously. What do you do when everyone wants you to fix the worst mistakes they've ever made.

#16 Why Is Mason Reese Crying?

Gimlet — Sun, 15 Mar 2015 01:00:00 -0000

For Jonathan Goldstein, YouTube offers endless nostalgia, but he always finds himself returning to the same subject - a precocious child actor from the early 70’s named Mason Reese. And then a few months ago, new clips of Reese began popping up on YouTube. What's more, they appeared to be uploaded by Reese himself. Jonathan sets out to discover why - and why now, after 40 years.

#15 I've Killed People And I Have Hostages

Gimlet — Sat, 28 Feb 2015 01:00:00 -0000

Blair Myhand is a police officer in the sleepy, 42,000 person town of Apex, NC. One night, he received an unusually disturbing phone call where a person claimed to be holding a woman hostage after murdering several people. Myhand assembled his team, and went to the house, but what they ended up finding was much more bizarre.

#14 The Art of Making and Fixing Mistakes

Gimlet — Sat, 21 Feb 2015 01:00:00 -0000

A social media mistake for the record books, and a quiet saint of Wikipedia.

#13 Love is Lies

Gimlet — Sun, 15 Feb 2015 01:00:00 -0000

A woman starts dating again at 60 after her marriage falls apart. We follow her into a world of millionaire import/export moguls and fifteen-year old internet scammers.

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

Gimlet — Sun, 08 Feb 2015 01:00:00 -0000

What happens when a woman sends a stocky blond stranger to tell her ex she loves him. (Updated with a new interview!)

#12 Back End Trouble

Gimlet — Sun, 01 Feb 2015 01:00:00 -0000

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.)

#11 Did Errol Morris' Brother Invent Email?

Gimlet — Sat, 24 Jan 2015 01:00:00 -0000

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.

#10 The French Connection

Gimlet — Sun, 18 Jan 2015 01:00:00 -0000

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.

#9 The Writing On The Wall

Gimlet — Sat, 10 Jan 2015 01:00:00 -0000

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.

#8 Anxiety Box

Gimlet — Thu, 08 Jan 2015 13:00:00 -0000

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.

#7 This Website Is For Sale

Gimlet — Mon, 29 Dec 2014 01:00:00 -0000

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.

#6 This Proves Everything

Gimlet — Sun, 21 Dec 2014 01:00:00 -0000

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.

#5 Jennicam

Gimlet — Mon, 15 Dec 2014 01:00:00 -0000

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.

#4 Follow The Money

Gimlet — Mon, 08 Dec 2014 01:00:00 -0000

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.

#3 We Know What You Did

Gimlet — Wed, 03 Dec 2014 13:00:00 -0000

Twenty years ago, Ethan Zuckerman did something terrible on the internet. And he's still living with the consequences.

#2 The Secret, Gruesome Internet For Doctors

Gimlet — Mon, 24 Nov 2014 13:00:00 -0000

An app called Figure One wants to be Instagram, but for doctors. Why would doctors need their own Instagram? We spy on the secret & disgusting medical internet, plus we speak to one of its residents.

#1 A Stranger Says I Love You

Gimlet — Mon, 24 Nov 2014 13:00:00 -0000

What happens when a woman sends a stocky blond stranger to tell her ex she loves him.

Reply All Mic Test

Gimlet — Thu, 06 Nov 2014 23:25:29 -0000

A podcast about the internet, hosted by PJ Vogt and Alex Goldman. From Gimlet Media. Coming soon.