Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchA Massive Google Leak
We start this week with a massive leak from inside Google. We obtained a copy of an internal Google database the company uses to track potential priv…
1 year, 11 months ago
Google Somehow Got Even More Shit
Episode 40
We revisit our Why Google Is Shit Now episode with something of an update: Google got worse! Of course we're talking about the embarrassing rollout o…
1 year, 11 months ago
Your Phone's Location is Exposed
Episode 38
Really excited about this one. We spend the entire episode talking about SS7, the fundamental network and protocol which is both at the heart of the …
1 year, 11 months ago
Why the Solar Storm Broke Tractors and GPS
Episode 38
We've got something of a John Deere special episode this week. We start with Jason's piece on how the recent solar storm knocked out GPS for John Dee…
1 year, 11 months ago
Facebook is the 'Zombie Internet'
Episode 37
Apologies for some audio issues this week, they'll be fixed next time, but for now we have a super packed episode! We start with Jason's months-long …
2 years ago
A Lost Media Mystery
Episode 36
We start this week's episode with a mystery: where did a 17-second music snippet that has puzzled online sleuths for years really come from? Sam brea…
2 years ago
The Humane Ai Pin Is a Disaster
Episode 35
This is a long one! First Joseph previews his upcoming book, DARK WIRE. Go to the link below and enter "DW20" for 20% off! Also make sure to redeem y…
2 years ago
The 'Com World War'
Episode 34
We start this episode with Joseph's latest fly-on-the-wall investigation into the Com, the nebulous online entity and culture that is linked to some …
2 years ago
The Wild World of Fake AI Influencers
Episode 33
We start the episode with an announcement: we've brought on our first 404 Media fellow Jules Roscoe! They did amazing work at Motherboard, and we're …
2 years, 1 month ago
The Xz Backdoor and the AI Peer-Review Crisis
Episode 32
This is a super fun episode with a lot of labor themes throughout. Jason starts off by describing the totally wild Xz backdoor which, in a way, was a…
2 years, 1 month ago