Hey, I’m the girl that interviewed Alex! He didn’t ask me to post this, but I’ve stayed in touch with him post-interview, and, without going into it, I think…

If you were / are a true fan of Reply All and him, the best thing you can do is to pay $5 a month for Hyperfixed. (I signed up because I wanted to pay forward the joy Reply All brought me.)

If you can swing it this holiday season, please do!

https://www.hyperfixedpod.com/join

What the hell is up with that? Just heard it and I'm not able to listen to anymore of the episode.

What are your thoughts on her comment?

I kind of got RA vibes listening to Jawmaxxing.

Search Engine has been hit or miss for me so I dont listen every week and while the Jawmaxxing episode wasnt anything special in terms of subject-matter, both that and the Kratom episodes felt very RA to me as opposed to the meditation episode or even the "Why is it so hard to tax billionaires" episodes

So back to the question in the subject - what SE eps feel closest to a RA episode to you?

I'm sure this actually gets asked often I just couldn't find the exact answer I'm looking for.

Are Alex and PJ just enemies at this point?

It seems like certain staff Form Reply All work with either one host or the other. I've seen/heard both parties make it seem like they're definitely not friends anymore and through some tweets/audio platforms, they make it seem like they don't even want the other mentioned to them.

I'm not exactly sure what happened at the end of Reply All or how it directly affected the 2 hosts but man would I love a crossover episode of Search Engine and Hyper Fixed one day... Does anyone think there's hope of that happening?

Why the hell PJ gotta be such a dick to Alex 95% of the time?

And for the record, I got introduced to PJ through Search Engine first, a show I love, one where he does not come off nearly as douchey as in Reply All. I think PJ does incredible reporting and story-telling, and I'm happy he's gone on a similar vein as the show. But really their interactions are so cringe. I feel bad for Alex all the time for seemingly just being his nerdy self... Like, it's an internet podcast, of course a nerd is hosting it, why belittle and degrade him for everything he says or does? Just makes me feel differently about the guy after getting to know him through Search Engine.

So I'm not finished with the show yet (although my boyfriend kind of spoiled its ending for me) but I'm curious if they've had any collabs since?

I was relistening to Reply All and the episode The Rainbow Pug made me really emotional. The difficult choice made by the family, the impossibility of trying to get the pug back, the frustrating responses of the shelter, and then PJ turning to Alex for help when nothing worked (like something out of a superhero movie). The whole episode was structured so well (despite being bittersweet).

I love Alex's investigative side, coupled with his empathetic streak, so I'd love recommendations of similar episodes (or similar podcasts!) that maybe have a happier ending.

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I was listening to BuzzCast last week and the topic of best podcast episodes came up. The "Long Distance" episodes were recommended and I listened to them last night. What a wild story! Enjoyed it a lot.

So now I want to be sure to check out the other great Reply All episodes. So wondered if folks had a few favorites to throw out there to get me started. TIA.

Hey everyone, I am looking for an episode of Reply All where I recall they discussed a young pretentious virtuosic author, who married an actress? and who then cheated on her? It’s just on the tip of my tongue. I think it’s a yes/yes/no episode.

The show is called “I Don’t Know Anything with Paige Harriman,” and Alex is episode 47!

edit: hey BBs would love if you could rate and subscribe! 💖💖 thank you for tuning in!

https://open.spotify.com/episode/5aWMS8usKgW5YM0Hbku8w1?si=CdrtPzyfTCmD1bbRPYXMWA

While you are all here, I have also published a cult documentary with a Children of God survivor: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5gEdnnVoQb21y55CrupWcU?si=rqOLzY0-RUeY5-rlUUAItw&t=1539

Man it’s bad searching for anything on google these days.

That running joke about needing to read a 4,000 word essay when you want to find a recipe is basically true about any information you search for on google these days. Companies have figured out how to get to the top of these results and they are the worst websites ever. Shit popping up all over the screen, ads reloading constantly fucking up the site.

These days I come to Reddit for some info or even search Instagram for stuff like recipes. Reddit is becoming pretty useless as mods just mass delete all posts and saying “we don’t allow questions about headphones in /r/headphones.”

Damn the internet really is going to shit.

I used to love Reply All & Mystery show, search engine is too sporadic. I love Tortoise investigations, any recommendations for post-gimlet good pods?

I listened for years but then the host became very unlikeable (I guess is the word?). Always interrupting guests and stating personal opinions instead of facts. Did the podcast ever recover or did it get cancelled?

Listening to old reply all episodes, and I can't find the harambe tweet they read on episode 72 anywhere. Can someone help?

Are there any other Gimlet podcasts still in production or is it just Science Vs? Bummed that it’s all been gutted but maybe I’m missing some?

... and why is it obviously obviously the half-hour long investigation into why that Twitter user doesn't have a user name?

I feel like a dope that I can't find anything... but, does any sort of Science Vs. merch exist?

My GF is a huge fan, and we're about a month out from her birthday, so, I figured that'd be part of a good gift... but, I can't find anything.

Does anything exist?

Alex Goldman’s podcast Western Kabuki (which he cohosts with posters Caleb Birdrespecter and Junlper Beerperson) just released an episode on LPC on their Patreon feed, titled Clown Motel. It features some stuff that the Reply All Episode didn’t touch on and is worth a listen for Reply All/LPC lovers. Alex directly references the Reply All episode and gives a little behind the scenes on it.

In general WK is a great show and while it’s more off the cuff/chatty than Reply All, it’s one of the best Online podcasts right now.

Reply All was, and probably still is, my favorite podcast (RIP pod as well). Today, I finally admitted that it was time to say goodbye to my Super Tech Support hoodie. It lived a great, long life as a favorite hoodie and great conversation starter. But it acquired an unfixable stank and it had to go.

Dang. I hate saying goodbye to great things. sigh.

Let me start by saying that I want what is best for trans people, so I was excited to learn from this episode.

But is it just me, or was this episode an example of interpreting the data to fit your world view? I can think of a couple examples. The hosts argued that the Cass study ignored some of the evidence in favor of gender-affirming care, but then it seemed to me that the hosts then proceeded to dismiss the evidence against it. Bullying is a problem for kids who come as trans, according to the Cass study. While I agree with the hosts that the solution is to stop the bullying, the reality right now is that trans kids will likely be bullied, and it seems important to acknowledge that risk. Perhaps in the end the pros of gender-affirming care outweigh the cons, but we shouldn't just ignore the cons.

The other example involves the statistics of the number of people who identify as trans and then later identify as cis. The evidence apparently shows that kids on puberty blockers are way more likely to continue identifying as trans. The hosts thought this suggested that identifying as trans was not just a phase. But isn't another interpretation that the puberty blockers played a direct role in it not being a 'phase?' A large percent of kids who don't go on puberty blockers end up identifying as cis later, suggesting that the puberty blockers act as a variable to reinforce this identity which was not necessarily going to be permanent. The hosts' interpretation would make more sense if kids who identified as trans continued to identify that way regardless of whether they had puberty blockers.

I've been feeling recently that the show has been leaning more and more in one direction. Mostly it's a direction that aligns with my views! But that's not what I want from the show. This didn't exactly help. Am I wrong?

I just finished listening to this episode and I am frankly appalled. If i didn't know better I would have thought this was produced as fear mongering anti-choice propaganda. It made it seem as though experiencing "severe pain," "hemorrhaging," and being able to identify your placenta and embryo down to the eyeballs was common. They took one or two women's anecdotes and presented them as The Experience.

I had an abortion 3 years ago and was terrified about what the experience would be like; in the days leading up to it I sought out as much media and accounts from other people as I could. Had I come across this it would have possibly made me rethink my decision. I can't help but think of the negative impact this could potentially have on not only women who are facing this decision but also by providing fodder for anti-choice voices. Anyone else also find this to be incredibly irresponsible journalism?

A few years ago (about 6-7), Reply All had an episode about privacy and data brokers. They had a PDF linked on the website. The PDF was a compendium of data brokers and instructions on how to send requests for deletion to these data brokers. I can't seem to find it on their site. Does anyone have this PDF or know where I can find it?

I know this is years outdated but I just finished Homecoming and would love to read the original books it was based on.

In between the two seasons the narrator announced that the books the podcast was based off of could be found at the link they provided, but the link is broken or something. I can’t seem to find word of it anywhere else. All I could find was the season 2 accompaniment, which isn’t what I’m looking for.

Anyone know where to start?

Thank you!!!

Almost 2 years now since Spotify decided they hated knowledge and ended the podcast. I wonder where flora is now. I wish that a different podcast company could get them back but sadly I doubt it. RIP every little thing and flora’s amazing voice. You will be missed.