10 episodes

What is the internet doing to us? The Times tech columnist Kevin Roose discovers what happens when our lives move online.

Rabbit Hole The New York Times

    • Technology
    • 4.7 • 625 Ratings

What is the internet doing to us? The Times tech columnist Kevin Roose discovers what happens when our lives move online.

    One: Wonderland

    One: Wonderland

    A young man finds escape on the internet. He doesn’t realize that on the other side of the screen, a force is pulling him in.

    • 26 min
    Two: Looking Down

    Two: Looking Down

    “The truth is down there, and you’ve got to go down and dig for it.” We trace Caleb’s descent into YouTube, inch by inch.

    • 36 min
    Three: Mirror Image

    Three: Mirror Image

    Five years into a rabbit hole, Caleb goes from one side of the screen to the other.

    • 27 min
    Four: Headquarters

    Four: Headquarters

    A trip to YouTube for a conversation with the woman trying to change it.

    • 39 min
    Five: The Accidental Emperor

    Five: The Accidental Emperor

    How one outsider came to rule the internet — and eventually embody its battle with mainstream culture.

    • 34 min
    Six: Impasse

    Six: Impasse

    An interview with PewDiePie, as he comes to grips with his influence.

    • 23 min

Customer Reviews

4.7 out of 5
625 Ratings

625 Ratings

overlobe ,

Excellent and compelling

Ironically addictive - with a profound suggestive sting in its tail. Great piece! More please.

whoispaulfowler ,

Episode rabbit hole, it’s like they’re trying to take you down the Rabbit hole

To self indulgent.

Episode rabbit hole, it’s like they’re trying to take you down the Rabbit hole.

Like they’re trying to give you trauma listening to the examples, could’ve made the same point with an episode 50% in length.

mazgabs ,

Brilliant.

Compelling, frightening and insightful.
Humanity is indeed changing fundamentally at a pace we’ve never seen.
Must listen. Thought provoking.
Thank you New York Times.
More of this type of content please.

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