10 episodes
Rabbit Hole The New York Times
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- Technology
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4.9 • 18 Ratings
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What is the internet doing to us? The Times tech columnist Kevin Roose discovers what happens when our lives move online.
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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.
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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.
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Three: Mirror Image
Five years into a rabbit hole, Caleb goes from one side of the screen to the other.
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Four: Headquarters
A trip to YouTube for a conversation with the woman trying to change it.
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Five: The Accidental Emperor
How one outsider came to rule the internet — and eventually embody its battle with mainstream culture.
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Customer Reviews
Important if uncomfortable
Thank you for this podcast, it woke me up. I thought that my Internet habits were healthy, because I always check the sources, facts, and people’s backgrounds on anything involving science or politics. While listening, I tried to answer the questions in the interviews, and eventually realized that I was watching YouTube to figure out what I want to do in life. Pretending to be ”doing research” was ridiculous avoidance. Although I have learned a lot from videos in the past, the new algorithm seems to be serving up more unaswered questions, turning anxiety into watch time. To anyone who liked this podcast, I would recommend the book An Ugly Truth by S. Frenkel and C. Kang.
Essential listening
Thanks guys for doing this podcast. I can’t imagine a more important topic in the world at the moment than this.
It’s very well done, compelling and easy on the ear and it’s something everybody (I mean everybody) should listen to. Essential.