#34 DMV Nation
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#34 DMV Nation

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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

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

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

8 Helmi 201523min

#12 Back End Trouble

#12 Back End Trouble

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...

1 Helmi 201527min

#11 Did Errol Morris' Brother Invent Email?

#11 Did Errol Morris' Brother Invent Email?

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...

24 Tammi 201519min

#10 The French Connection

#10 The French Connection

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 intern...

18 Tammi 201524min

#9 The Writing On The Wall

#9 The Writing On The Wall

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...

10 Tammi 201524min

#8 Anxiety Box

#8 Anxiety Box

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...

8 Tammi 201519min

#7 This Website Is For Sale

#7 This Website Is For Sale

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...

29 Joulu 201422min

#6 This Proves Everything

#6 This Proves Everything

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 mor...

21 Joulu 201423min

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