Turning Hate Into Humor
An elite unit of trolls is engaged in an existential battle against hate speech on the internet. This is their story.
28 Sep 201835min
Snacktime: 'Last Seen' Edition
We’re popping into your feed to share a project we think you’ll love. It’s a new podcast called “Last Seen,” about the largest unsolved art heist in history -- the theft of 13 irreplaceable pieces of ...
24 Sep 201814min
The Great Mattress Conspiracy
Why are there so many Mattress Firm stores? How did they end up catty-corner across intersections and in the same shopping centers? Are the mattresses full of money? Reddit users start to dig deeper i...
20 Sep 201836min
Rome, Sweet Rome
Could a unit of Marines destroy the entire Roman Empire if they traveled back in time? That is the question that inspired the now-legendary Reddit thread that turned James Erwin from an anonymous comm...
14 Sep 201827min
Tim From Texas
Tim Rose was driving home in February 2015 when he got into a car accident. He was mostly fine, though he went to the hospital just to be safe. That's where things took a turn. He turned to Reddit for...
6 Sep 201829min
The Cursed Manuscript
A 17th century monk using a nom de plume pens what could have been the blockbuster of its time: a teenage boy embarking on an epic voyage to the Americas. But, due to a series of bizarre circumstances...
30 Aug 201832min
Buck It
A Reddit comment about a chance encounter on a train inspires Ben to get hypnotized and Amory to face her fears in front of an audience at an open mic.
23 Aug 201828min
Test Of Time
Did you ever receive a love note in elementary school? What happened to the person who wrote it to you? Or what about that person you went to a music festival with in your early 20s? In this episode, ...
16 Aug 201829min
