Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchInvestigating a cult inspired by a cartoon mouse (w/ PJ Vogt)
Season 2 Episode 28
If a fandom exists long enough in isolation, does it inevitably become toxic or at least, very strange? This is the main question we’ll be exploring …
9 months, 3 weeks ago
BONUS: Sydney Sweeney and rage bait
Ryan and Grant discuss that American Eagle ad and why everyone is arguing about Sydney Sweeney's "good jeans."
Want to hear the rest of their convers…
9 months, 4 weeks ago
Why eating disorder content is all over the internet
Season 2 Episode 27
Eating disorder content has been a problem on the internet since as early as 2001, but it accelerated with the advent of social media. Today we’re ex…
10 months ago
The cult using Minecraft to recruit
Episode 26
Often, like in the case of the Momo Challenge, when parents freak out about a thing online, it’s probably not really a thing. But, today we …
10 months, 1 week ago
Why Slenderman became a moral panic
Episode 25
What is the creepiest thing you’ve ever seen on the internet? For many people, it was Slenderman. This particularly lithe fellow started off…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
What happened to JK Rowling?
Episode 24
In April this year the UK Supreme Court ruled that the legal definition of a “woman” excludes trans women. Then — apparently celebrating her…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
The plot to ruin the new Superman movie
Episode 23
When did fandom become so zealous? Today we’re looking back at the release of the “Snyder Cut” and the people who still think that Zack Snyd…
10 months, 4 weeks ago
Some big news in Panic World
We've got a (good) announcement about the future of the show. We'll be back with your regularly scheduled panic next week. Enjoy the Fourth!…
11 months ago
We are living in a casino
Episode 22
First they came for our mobile apps, then they came for our videogames, and now, it seems pretty much every aspect of our lives is being re-…
11 months, 1 week ago
Why were cops fainting from fentanyl?
Episode 21
Some urban legends are just for fun, like the “Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus,” while others are not. Today we’re investigating the claim th…
11 months, 2 weeks ago