Search Engine PJ Vogt, Audacy, Jigsaw
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Named a best podcast of 2023 by Vulture, Time, The Economist, & Vogue.
No question too big, no question too small. On Search Engine, PJ Vogt answers the kinds of questions you might ask the internet when you can't sleep. If you find the world bewildering, but also sometimes enjoy being bewildered by it, we're here for you. Publishes Fridays.
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How do we survive the media apocalypse?
Something strange, new, and unsettling is happening in media right now. Huge institutions, both newspapers and online outlets, are being severely transformed by layoffs.
As a person just trying to find good information on the internet, what are you supposed to do? We’re joined this week again by Ezra Klein, who has an explanation for why this is happening, a prediction about where it’s going, and a prescription for what we all can do about it.
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Who's behind these scammy text messages we've all been getting?
"Hi David, I’m Vicky Ho. Don’t you remember me?"
An investigative reporter travels halfway around the world to find out who is sending him random wrong number texts and why. After you hear this story, you'll never look at these messages the same way again.
You can grab a copy of Zeke's book, Number Go Up, here.
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How do you make an addictive video game?
This episode will change how you look at games. We talk to Ben Brode, the designer behind Hearthstone and Marvel Snap, about how a creative person learns to make the things they love, and about the secret ideas hiding in games as simple as rock-papers-scissors.
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Where did all the roaches go?
Cockroaches were a scourge that scuttled through the cracks and crevices of homes all throughout America. And then one day, large numbers of them mysteriously disappeared. A miracle for humankind? Sure. But for cockroaches: the world's grimmest true crime story.
This story is a collaboration with our friends over at Radio Atlantic.
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What are we gonna do about all these cats?
A question that has launched a battle between bird-loving ecologists and ardent, cat-defending activists. What should we do about an invasive species beloved by many Americans -- cats? We hear from people on both sides of the war, and from one person who sits exactly in the middle.
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How do you survive fame?
Actor Molly Ringwald joins us to talk about a time in her life when her job was to pretend to be a normal American teenager, a job which made it impossible to actually be a normal American teenager.
How did she learn to survive? In an era when the internet has turned many more people into public figures, what can everybody else learn from her?
Plus, Sruthi Pinnamaneni tries to learn more about a rare and enchanting song.
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Customer Reviews
Amazing!!!
So excited that you’re back in my feed! Incredible job PJ and crew!!!
Crypto Madness
Listening to the recent story with Zeke and “Vicki”. I’ve had occasion to dance along with these “Asian” beauties who randomly reach out to me, send me pics of champagne lunches, expensive outfits, half-dressed yoga exercises, ‘practice’ golf outings with friends on PGA championship courses in LA (when the pic sent looked like my chip-and-putt course down the road!). Unlike Zeke, I didn’t send a penny to them (yes, I tugged along with THREE of them). I was invited to a dinner party in Toronto (I’m an hour west of Toronto). And on and on. Once I called them on their nonsense, they all mysteriously disappeared. Go figure, huh? Thanks for the episode. I was smiling throughout. /Michael.
Makes me more interesting
I could listen to PJ talk about paint drying. He is selfaware and unassured in the most appealing way. Luckily, PJ finds the best questions and finds the most interesting guests and experts. This show gives me something to listen to, something to think about and something i cant wait to share with my friends and fam.