Jun 11

Endless Thread on OnlyFans

Journalist Leon Neyfakh — known for the podcasts Slow Burn, Fiasco, and Backfired — wanted to know more about the massively popular and sprawling online ecosystem of OnlyFans. What are its nearly 400 million users really getting from it, and what can that tell all of us about rel ... Show More

36m 35s

Jun 4

Leave a message after the beep

Jeremy Rellosa used to watch TV shows and movies from the '90s and revel in how the characters walked around untethered to a smartphone, with no expectations of constant connectivity. So he decided to run an experiment on himself: he'd live for at least two weeks without a smartp ... Show More

25 m

May 29

The Church of Speedrun!

Try reading this description as fast as you can: Ben and Amory zoom through two internet stories connected to speed running, including a look at a mysterious object on Reddit and an online trend directed at the Church of Scientology. Show notes: Found in my son’s room (Reddit) St ... Show More

25m 33s

Dec 2024

How Luigi Mangione ignited the internet

When the CEO of a private health insurance company - Brian Thompson - was shot and killed in New York City, the ensuing manhunt for his killer dominated the headlines. But online, a very different story was unfolding. Niall Paterson is joined by Olive E ... Show More

20m 6s

Jan 2025

The Luigi Mangione Story, Chapter One: A Murder in Manhattan

In the early hours of December 4, 2024, UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was fatally shot in New York City as he walked toward the annual investor's meeting of his parent company, UnitedHealth Group. US law enforcement embarked on a massive manhunt. Several days after the murd ... Show More

41m 28s

Dec 2024

Luigi Mangione Was Radicalized By Pain

Robert traces the online history of alleged CEO shooter Luigi Mangione and arrives at a simple conclusion for why he did what he did. James' Links for Syria:  <a href="https://www.defendrojava.org" data-ogsc="" data-outlook-id="13b2b57f-5014-4b92-9b20-255e09 ... Show More

20m 55s

Jan 2025

The Luigi Mangione Story, Chapter Two: The Larger Context

As we record, Luigi Mangione is currently in police custody on suspicion of murdering former UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. In the second chapter of this ongoing investigation, Ben, Matt and Noel explore recent updates on the case, as well as the larger implications: What d ... Show More

1h 9m

Dec 2024

The Manhunt, the Manifesto and the Murder Charge

Last week, the chief executive of UnitedHealthcare was shot and killed in Manhattan. A five-day search for the gunman ensued.On Monday, a 26-year-old suspect, Luigi Mangione, was arrested in Pennsylvania after an employee at a McDonald’s recognized him and called the po ... Show More

22m 10s

Aug 2025

He Didn’t Snap—He Planned It: Bryan Kohberger’s Chilling Escalation Before the Idaho Murders

He Didn’t Snap—He Planned It: Bryan Kohberger’s Chilling Escalation Before the Idaho MurdersEveryone wants to believe that mass killers just “snap.” That something short-circuits and pushes them to kill. But what if that’s not true at all? What if Bryan Kohberger didn’t explode—b ... Show More

11m 56s

Oct 2025

World Gone Wrong - Picture of a Passenger

Oh, Malik. You're going to want to buckle in, there is so much more to worry about here. <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/t1si7t8addv084pr7c44w/AMaN37RIJL4WmAOk1dTxZBo/Mayfair%20Season%20Two%20Transcripts?dl=0&e=5&preview=WGW+Mayfair+-+Picture+of+a ... Show More

21m 1s

May 2025

Murdered live on TikTok - Mexico’s femicide crisis

The world was shocked when a gunman shot and killed Mexican influencer Valeria Marquez while she livestreamed herself at a beauty salon. President Claudia Sheinbaum’s government says it will investigate the murder as a possible case of femicide. Will it mark a turning point for a ... Show More

22m 27s

Dec 2024

The UnitedHealth CEO shooting

Gothamist’s Brittany Kriegstein explains who police just arrested. STAT News’s Bob Herman explains the anger resonating against UnitedHealthcare. This episode was produced by Miles Bryan and Hady Mawajdeh, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Patr ... Show More

25m 24s

Aug 2025

Drug Trafficking on the Dark Web

Ross Ulbricht built an empire in the shadows—a sprawling digital bazaar called The Silk Road, hidden on the dark web. There, drugs, weapons, and stolen secrets flowed freely, all paid for in untraceable cryptocurrency. To his global clientele, he was a legend: the Dread Pirate Ro ... Show More

40m 13s

The Internet Does Its Thing with Luigi M...