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Descubre un mundo infinito de historias

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PJ Vogt

We try to make sense of the world, one question at a time. No question too big, no question too small. Hosted by PJ Vogt, edited by Sruthi Pinnamaneni.
***Named one of the best podcasts by Vulture, Time, The Economist, & Vogue. (OK, in 2023, but still...)***

Search Engine

A simple question leads us on a journey from the bowels of New York City through the courtrooms of South Carolina to the disgusting truth.

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Are flushable wipes actually flushable?

The conclusion to our story about Venezuela. How a country goes from a prosperous democracy to a poverty-ravaged dictatorship. 

The End (our 2022 episode on Greenland)

The Many Faces of Chavismo - Alejandro Velasco

Things Are Never So Bad That They Can't Get Worse - William Neuman
 
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The Venezuelan Curse (Part 2)

For the past year, there's been a steady drumbeat of headlines about Venezuela. Now the US has invaded, arrested its president, and installed itself in charge. To understand how we got here, we talked to Venezuelan historian Alejandro Velasco, who grew up there and has spent years trying to understand why a country with so much promise has proven so difficult to govern.

The Many Faces of Chavismo - Alejandro Velasco

Hard Fork with Casey Newton and Kevin Roose
 
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The Venezuelan Curse (Part 1)

Our present version of the internet is arguably the worst it’s ever been. Which means – any shot at changing things, even an unlikely one – is worth trying out. Three podcasters who’ve spent years critiquing social media companies try to build their own small alternative social media.

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The Fediverse Experiment

As a very special holiday treat, we are sharing a story from one of our favorite podcasts, Heavyweight. 

Gregor's parents are pushing 90. Gregor wants to move them out of their big Victorian home. But they refuse. So, he's come up with a bold plan.

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Heavyweight x Search Engine

A man walks into an airport body scanner, and with eerie consistency, the machine flags the exact same part of his body. What could be going on? Search Engine investigates a Bermuda Triangle.

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A Perfectly Average Anomaly

As a special, one-time holiday treat, we're sharing something we only usually offer on our premium feed, Incognito Mode. Our annual board meeting! We talk about what shopping a podcast has been like in this environment, our internal stats, and… Yes, Yes, No.

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Unlocked: The State of Search Engine 2025

For years, the must-have phone for the discerning drug trafficker or hitman was a brand you may not have heard of: AN0M. Reporter Joseph Cox tells us the story of the AN0M phone, its sudden rise and shocking fall, and the shadowy group behind its invention.

Joseph's new book: Dark Wire.

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What's the best phone to do crimes on? (classic)

This week, in honor of the holiday season — can you, should you change your family’s politics through holiday conversation. If so, how? A conversation with Ezra Klein.

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How to talk (or not talk) politics at family holidays

In part two of our story about Elon Musk’s growing data center empire, we visit the battle between people in Memphis and xAI. And we try to understand a strange, untested assumption at the heart of the AI financing boom.

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Colossus 2

A woman gets a disquieting piece of information about her pregnancy, and turns to technology to try to control her future.

Second Life - Amanda Hess ( Bookshop )

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