A playlist of some favorite episodes of Search Engine for anyone looking for where to get started: open.spotify.com/playlist/5S9...

This was a fun mystery to explore with PJ. Have a listen if you are looking for a podcast not about… (gestures around at Rome burning).

A small group of Americans becomes convinced they’ve discovered something strange about their iPhones: a forbidden phrase the phone will refuse to transmit. A crack podcasting team searches for answers, wherever they may lead. open.spotify.com/episode/5DPM...

It's Hard Fork Friday! This week on the show: -- A hard look at Glazegate, and why it's bad when AI models are too nice -- I got scanned by a Worldcoin orb -- And @pjvogt.bsky.social joins us for a new segment about what's going on in our group chats www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Lum...

Got to hang out on one of my very favorite podcasts… www.nytimes.com/2025/05/02/p...

Why the national debt might actually finally matter. open.spotify.com/episode/7B70...

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A group of teenagers agrees to allow a filmmaker to record the things they do on their phones for a year-long experiment. To see the world they see through their phones, to encounter their algorithms. The results are honest, and pretty upsetting. open.spotify.com/episode/47Jq...

For anyone curious about why it’s so hard to manufacture things in the US, this episode of Search Engine was eye opening. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...

A beloved American rock band’s Spotify page appears to have been taken over by Russian rappers. Is this a scam? A mistake? A strange third act from some beloved alt-rockers? Kelefa Sanneh investigates. open.spotify.com/episode/4B3p...

Oh this would be a great time to tell you about one of the best podcast episodes I’ve ever heard, which was when @jeisinger.bsky.social explained the origins of the income tax (among other tax things) to @pjvogt.bsky.social on Search Engine. overcast.fm/+ABBVQQW8EMs

Apropos the discussion of creating more domestic manufacturing jobs, I enjoyed this episode of Search Engine that walked through some of the challenges.

1/ Congress passed income tax amendment in 1909. Why? -Wealth & inequality had exploded -Tariffs and excise taxes were deeply unfair & regressive -Govt was growing b/c it was doing new things like keeping food safe

Thanks to @pjvogt.bsky.social for having me on the Search Engine podcast. I had a great time talking about William and Mildred Wells, two major figures in AIR-BORNE. Why they were forgotten says a lot about how science actually unfolds. www.searchengine.show/listen/searc...

Highly recommend this convo about making an ambitious podcast work in 2025 from @pjvogt.bsky.social and @pkafka.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/1P2V...

Why it’s so hard to manufacture a new product in America, and what happens if you just try anyway. open.spotify.com/episode/1F4Z...

Delightful, if that’s the word I want, account of tracking down the $400 million armored Teslas that the State Department was (maybe?) about to purchase from @bobbyallyn.bsky.social and @pjvogt.bsky.social. Real celebration of journalism podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...

was extremely fun going on my favorite podcast Search Engine with @pjvogt.bsky.social and talking Elon, DOGE and what the deal is with the $400M Cybertruck thing open.spotify.com/episode/1G2E...

@stamos.org hi! Trying to reach with an interview request involving a strange internet mystery. Do you mind DM’ing a good contact?

YES www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/b...

This Search Engine epi is an insightful take on AI and what it means for kids growing up with written text shockingly low on the list of consumed media. The kids are alright, but how do we compete for their attention against the industrial-strength dopamine loops of YouTube + online games?

A teenager explains why he shouldn’t have to write homework essays anymore. Is there some way for adults to force teens to still do homework? Or to convince them they should want to? open.spotify.com/episode/492n...

I'm not sure I'm brave enough to listen to myself, but I'm part of this week's episode, "Playboi Farti and His AI Homework Machine," of @pjvogt.bsky.social's Search Engine podcast, talking about how writing matters, but we have to give students a chance to actually write. www.searchengine.show

On the Search Engine podcast, host @pjvogt.bsky.social calls on journalists @caseynewton.bsky.social and Mike Isaac to explain what’s going on with Mark Zuckerberg, and what it means for the billions of people who use Meta’s products. www.searchengine.show/listen/searc...

I really, really appreciate @pjvogt.bsky.social. Listening to him walk through Zuck’s journey right, I learned things. I don’t like them, but I’m glad I did. And I can see more clearly how this happened. Which helps, a little, I guess. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...

New Search Engine! What’s going on with the new version of Mark Zuckerberg? With help from @caseynewton.bsky.social and @mikeisaac.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/3Pvs...

Ira Glass on Search Engine this week, answering a question he’s qualified to answer. open.Spotify.com/episode/1WCZ...

An investigation into a mysterious room. One that the most famous family in England does not want you to see. open.spotify.com/episode/2KOF...

A whole episode on airport design on Search Engine from @pjvogt.bsky.social!! Anyone who enjoys my newsletter would enjoy this (also, FWIW, I don’t buy luggage at the airport). www.searchengine.show/listen/searc...

Very interesting podcast. I will say PJ Vogt’s laugh is weirdly unsettling to me though!

Give this excellent thing a listen. But be warned, you may be sucked into the into the Mewing / Chad / tongue posture rabbit hole. 😳 Thanks PJ & @ryanhatesthis.bsky.social Weirdly compelling, vaguely unsettling, and utterly fascinating as usual. #mewing #jawmaxxing #searchengine

Really good episode of @pjvogt.bsky.social's Search Engine this week about quack orthodontia, conspiracy theories, and weird internet subcultures. Resonates b/c I recently had a physical therapist I trust suggest mewing. Took about 10 seconds of googling to say no way! www.searchengine.show

We try to understand jawmaxxing this week on Search Engine with @ryanhatesthis.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/1aj4...

Tonight my grad students are discussing these 2 AMAZING podcast episodes from @pjvogt.bsky.social. I love hearing them consider the role public libraries may play during these shifting times. #medialit How Do We Survive The Media Apocalypse? Pts 1 & 2 linked here pjvogt.substack.com/p/how-do-we-...

Absolutely thrilled that @pjvogt.bsky.social did a whole episode about one of my favorite books with my old professor. A history of the problems with Athenian democracy doesn’t sound like a page-turner but it’s absurdly relevant to current problems. www.searchengine.show/listen/searc...

More on the arrest: apnews.com/article/pres...

Dara's investigation was picked up in this episode of @pjvogt.bsky.social 's excellent Search Engine: open.spotify.com/episode/72VD...

My former colleague Mech Dara was arrested by Cambodian military police near Phnom Penh today. Dara is one of the best reporters in Cambodia. His investigations of scam compounds tied to human trafficking are exceptional. This is the work they don't want you to know about: vodenglish.news/enslaved/

New show this year, where I try to answer the questions you’d normally save for the internet. Early episode today, weekly(ish) publishing starts in July. Wherever you get your podcasts. link.chtbl.com/senls1