10 Podcasts like Reply All
When it comes to tech storytelling podcasts it’s hard to beat Reply All and their catalog of super tech support stories, investigations into the deep web, and explorations of interesting internet rabbit holes. Over the years, the Reply All team has produced some amazing episodes — like the epic Long Distance series and the Case of the Missing Hit — that will go down in history as some of the best podcasting ever made. But with host PJ Vogt stepping down after allegations he contributed to a toxic workplace at Gimlet, leaving Alex Goldman and Emmanuel Dzotsi as the show’s hosts, some feel Reply All has lost its original spark. If you’re looking for podcasts similar to Reply All that can help fill the void, check out this list, curated with recommendations from the Podyssey community.
Last Updated: Jan 13th, 2022
1. Underunderstood
There are questions the internet just can't answer. But that doesn't mean we can't find them. On each episode of Underunderstood, we find a question the internet can’t answer — maybe it’s a dead-end Wikipedia page, an abandoned Reddit thread, or an ...Show More
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43:06 | Oct 13th, 2020
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Once a photo gets on the internet, it could end up anywhere. 0:01 - we have a Patreon now! 2:13 - product on Amazon 4:10 - Billy's tweet 4:22 - Hellicus's tweet 4:48 - Ryan Broderick 7:00 - CCb...Show More
2. Endless Thread
Hosts Ben Brock Johnson and Amory Sivertson dig into the internet's vast and curious ecosystem of online communities to find untold histories, unsolved mysteries, and other jaw-dropping stories online and IRL.
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34:58 | Jul 23rd, 2020
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r/randonauts is a fast-growing community of Redditors who use random, quantum-generated coordinates to go on real-life adventures. But what happens when those random coordinates lead you straight to a...Show More
3. Things You Don't Need to Know with Ari Cagan
Defusing a bomb, landing an airplane, performing open heart surgery… very few people in the world need instructions on topics like these. Luckily Ari Cagan is here to talk to the few experts in these fields and then teach you everything you’ll never ...Show More
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21:38 | Mar 18th, 2021
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From Pitcairn to Tuvalu and eventually the dinner table. Brought to you by: The Great Courses Plus. Visit thegreatcoursesplus.com/ari for one free month. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit m...Show More
4. Wild Wild Tech
Great stories of how tech shapes our culture in wild ways.Would you be surprised to find out scientists are using World of Warcraft to learn how to fight COVID-19? What if I told you that I could spoil almost any movie based on who uses an iPhone? Or...Show More
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How Did a Fake Restaurant Become #1 on TripAdvisor?
40:54 | Oct 7th, 2020
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How is it possible that a restaurant that doesn't exist could become the top-rated restaurant on TripAdvisor? We get the answer from Oobah Butler, artist and prankster, who created "The Shed at Dulwic...Show More
5. Why'd You Push That Button?
Why’d you like that celebrity photo on Instagram? Why’d you leave that restaurant review on Yelp? Why’d you text in lowercase, or turn on read receipts, or share your location? The Verge’s Ashley Carman and Kaitlyn Tiffany ask the hard, weird, and oc...Show More
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What keeps people on Snapchat?
36:36 | Jul 24th, 2019
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In the social media world, Instagram has dominated as the most used app in 2019, but what happened to Snapchat? Ashley Carman and Kaitlyn Tiffany dive into where Snapchat is after Instagram stole thei...Show More
6. Every Little Thing
Who invented pants? How did ‘pink for girls’ and ‘blue for boys’ happen? What do dogs say when they bark? ELT is here to answer your burning questions. If you have a question that needs answering, call the ELT Help Line at 833-RING-ELT or send an aud...Show More
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How Police Sketch Artists Read Your Mind
23:17 | Feb 17th, 2020
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A police sketch artist reveals how she turns your fuzzy memory into a sharp drawing. Sketch artist Kelly Lawson from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation walks us through the process. Thanks to Gary We...Show More
7. Darknet Diaries
Explore true stories of the dark side of the Internet with host Jack Rhysider as he takes you on a journey through the chilling world of hacking, data breaches, and cyber crime.
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43:54 | Jun 9th, 2020
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John Strand is a penetration tester. He’s paid to break into computer networks and buildings to test their security. In this episode we listen to stories he has from doing this type of work. Thanks to...Show More
8. Primed
It started with books. Today, Amazon is transforming virtually every facet of the American consumer economy. Primed explores what happened when Amazon set up shop in Seattle, what might be in store for its next headquarters, and how this iconic compa...Show More
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After online shopping binge, a plastic packaging hangover
28:43 | Dec 2nd, 2019
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We’re entering the biggest shopping season of the year. For many people, that means online shopping — packages piled on doorsteps, delivery cars and vans whipping down streets. But what do we do with...Show More
9. Decoder Ring
Decoder Ring is the show about cracking cultural mysteries. In each episode, host Willa Paskin takes a cultural question, object, or habit; examines its history; and tries to figure out what it means and why it matters.
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40:39 | Jul 13th, 2020
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The Karen, a white woman who surveys, inconveniences, and terrorizes, service workers and people of color is a relatively new term in the culture, but her character type has been with us for centuries...Show More
10. Note to Self
Is your phone watching you? Can texting make you smarter? Are your kids real? Note to Self explores these and other essential quandaries facing anyone trying to preserve their humanity in the digital age. WNYC Studios is a listener-supported produc...Show More
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20:20 | Jun 7th, 2018
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We asked you guys to send us photos. Then we gave them to Andreas Weigend, veteran of Xerox Parc, former chief scientist at Amazon, to see what he could deduce. A lot, it turns out. A little Google im...Show More