The 10 Best Search Engine Podcast Episodes
1) 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, y...Show More
2) What's going on with Elon Musk?
Search Engine investigates the erratic behavior of the world’s wealthiest man with Hard Fork’s Casey Newton. The three top theories for why Elon Musk has begun to act strangely, including one theory t...Show More
3) ConstitutionDAO
A story about a strange auction for perhaps the most valuable piece of paper in America. (For notes & further reading on this episode, check out my newsletter at pjvogt.com).
4) How did the first democracy die?
The story of the first people who invented democracy, and what it did to them. What's Wrong With Democracy? by Loren J. Samons II Support the show at searchengine.show! To learn more about listener ...Show More
5) The Mystery of the Vape Shop Kratom
This week we have for you ... not a whodunnit, but a what did I do? A listener tries a substance he doesn’t know much about and not long after, his life begins to change. Afterwards, he wonders — what...Show More
6) What do trigger warnings actually do?
A listener’s brother dies by suicide, and afterwards, she finds herself angered by trigger warnings about suicide. She wants to know — are these actually helping other people? Or is it just something ...Show More
7) Heavyweight x Search Engine
Search Engine is VERY EXCITED to share the news that Heavyweight, one of our favorite shows, is now available wherever you download podcasts. To celebrate, and to herald the release of their new seaso...Show More
8) The Dave and Busters Anomaly
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 answer...Show More
9) Why can’t we just turn the empty offices into apartments?
Our quest for answers this week sends us over a hundred years into the past. We learn about the invisible rules and fights that determine what our neighborhoods look like. We also learn about houses w...Show More
10) The Kidnapping of Ape #8398
An art heist in the crypto world plunges us headfirst into another mystery — why did so many celebrities suddenly start selling us on NFTs last year? (To help support the show or subscribe to the free...Show More