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Recess Therapy's Julian Shapiro-Barnum is skeptical of kids becoming social media stars
The point of Julian Shapiro-Barnum's Recess Therapy, a video series where he interviews kids about life's bigger questions, was never to make the kid…
2 years, 9 months ago
Half a million eyes are on TikTok's "tunnel girl"
In 2022, a TikTok creator who identifies herself as "Kala" began digging. What followed was an increasingly viral series of TikToks chronicling the e…
2 years, 9 months ago
The schism at the end of the tunnel
The discovery of a secret tunnel attached to a Brooklyn synagogue earlier this month quickly went viral, fueling antisemitic conspiracy theories that…
2 years, 9 months ago
Encore: The Faker
Earlier this week, the New Hampshire Attorney General's office announced that it was investigating some suspicious robocalls urging residents not to …
2 years, 9 months ago
Where's the Beef?
What if vegetables are poison? What if, instead, humans evolved to consume an animal-based diet of steak, liver, brain, testicles, eggs, butter, and …
2 years, 9 months ago
The Minnesota Timberwolves score NBA fandom in Brazil, but there's a kink
Rodrigo Barbosa runs social media for the NBA's Minnesota Timberwolves Brazilian fan club. He's fluent in Brazil's particularly zany brand of interne…
2 years, 9 months ago
This episode is a sign from the universe
Manifestation, astrology, tarot — during tumultuous times, people are more likely to look for answers from the universe, and social media has caught …
2 years, 10 months ago
Encore: Today You, Tomorrow Me
As we approach the new year, we revisit a story with a timeless message.
Ten years ago, a man was stuck on the side of the road for hours with a blow…
2 years, 10 months ago
Introducing Click Here: "Israel, Gaza and all the light you cannot see"
An episode from the Click Here podcast from Recorded Future News.
The story of two ordinary people who decided to tackle two extraordinary problems: …
2 years, 10 months ago
Encore: Niall Needs a Friend
As many people gather with family and friends for the holidays, we revisit a story about our listener Niall.
In 2020, Niall emailed us saying he felt…
2 years, 10 months ago