The Gayborhood
For the last few years, Grindr has branded itself as the global gayborhood—a digital safe space for queer communities. But a series of European investigations raised serious questions about how the ap...
1 Dec 202538min
How Much of Facebook’s Revenue Is Scam Ads—And Other Chat Worthy Questions
It’s a chatty chat. I repeat, this one's a chatty chat. Today we’re digging into the big weird questions on our desk: what percentage of Meta’s revenue allegedly comes from knowingly running scam ads,...
16 Nov 20251h 30min
BADBOX 2.0
Hh hey maybe don't buy that $14 projector off amazon. In this episode, we dive into the sequel nobody asked for: BADBOX 2.0 — the return of last year’s botnet built out of bargain-bin Android gadgets...
2 Nov 202549min
The SIM Farm
The story of a massive swatting hoax campaign across the US that helped take down a piece of cybercrime infrastructure in the heart of New York. That and a big rambling chatty chat about Tilly Norwood...
16 Okt 20251h 1min
The Banxico Heist and a High Wire Act of Solo Podcasting
The question: can one host of a podcast that was planning to do a chatty chat episode proceed at the last minute while the other host is unfortunately out sick? Wish our dear pal Scott a speedy recove...
2 Okt 202539min
Will the Real Velvet Sundown Please Stand Up?
The story of a hoax within a hoax within a hoax within an AI soft rock band. That and a bunch of other stories about technology. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
16 Sep 20251h 10min
Gamescom 2025
Reboundergame.com ( if you wanna wishlist our work in progress game on Steam <3 ) A weird little road episode intro, a little self promotion, and some classic chatty chat to follow. Learn more ...
1 Sep 20251h 3min
From Street to State
We discuss the rise of China’s early patriotic hacking scene, and a new report that unravels how some of its most skilled members eventually found their way into more formal, state-aligned cyber opera...
16 Aug 20251h 2min
