Hosts Ben Brock Johnson and Amory Sivertson dig into the internet's vast and curious ecosystem of online communities to find untold histories, unsolved mysteries, and other jaw-dropping stories online and IRL.
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The Washington Post tech columnist Taylor Lorenz talks to host Ben Brock Johnson about her new book, Extremely Online, where she argues that we've been paying too much attention to the Elon Musks of the world, and not enough to everyday internet users.
NPC Streams! So Good! Mmm, So Good!
Earlier this year, TikTok livestreamers began mimicking lifeless "nonplayable characters," or NPCs, by repeating motions and phrases like in a video game. Then, people started paying them to keep doing it.
The Vault (from the vault)
We're going underground into what might be the most important vault in the world. What's inside? A treasure that originates with a Russian scientist during WWII.
Women are from Venus, men are from... the Roman Empire?
Within a few months, the question "how often do men think about the Roman Empire?" conquered Instagram, TikTok and countless group chats — and then morphed into something else. What links this to other memes of the moment? Do all roads lead to Rome, or is something else at the root of the Roman Empire, girl math, and girl dinner?
The Grand Can-Spiracy
In 1909, the Arizona Gazette ran an article that claimed an explorer by the name of G.E. Kincaid went into the national park for the Smithsonian and found caves full of ancient Egyptian treasure. This conspiracy has been repeatedly debunked for decades, including by the Smithsonian. So how has it survived for so long?
Introducing ICYMI: "How a Substack Revived the Dracula Fandom"
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Endless Dread: Campfire Chills
Three chilling tales of haunted woods, computer bugs, and a mysterious hole to the unknown.
Episodes We Love: Listener beware… it’s ‘Goosebumps The Musical’
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