Rabbit Hole

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What is the internet doing to us? The Times tech columnist Kevin Roose discovers what happens when our lives move online. Unlock full access to New York Times podcasts and explore everything from politics to pop culture. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

EPISODE 1

One: Wonderland

A young man finds escape on the internet. He doesn’t realize that on the other side of the screen, a force is pulling him in.

27 min
EPISODE 2

Two: Looking Down

“The truth is down there, and you’ve got to go down and dig for it.” We trace Caleb’s descent into YouTube, inch by inch.

37 min
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Three: Mirror Image

Five years into a rabbit hole, Caleb goes from one side of the screen to the other.

28 min
EPISODE 4 • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

Four: Headquarters

A trip to YouTube for a conversation with the woman trying to change it.

39 min
EPISODE 5 • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

Five: The Accidental Emperor

How one outsider came to rule the internet — and eventually embody its battle with mainstream culture.

34 min
EPISODE 6 • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

Six: Impasse

An interview with PewDiePie, as he comes to grips with his influence.

24 min
EPISODE 7 • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

Seven: 'Where We Go One'

QAnon believers, united in a battle against what they see as dark forces of the world, reveal where the internet is headed.

29 min
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Eight: 'We Go All'

One QAnon believer’s journey through faith and loss — and what becomes of reality as we move online.

35 min
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47 Ratings

Excellent podcast

30/08/2020

sadthegood

Great journalism and a fascinating, important and somewhat scary podcast. Required listening for anyone interested in how the media has been changed and disrupted by YouTube and social media generally. The goals have shifted - and we’re seeing it in the rise of extremist politics.
Great deep dive

18/04/2020

jmurphy6

NYT doing what it does best. Investigating a phenomenon that has major societal implications and laying out forces behind it. Google/YouTube have a lot of explaining to do.

What is the internet doing to us? The Times tech columnist Kevin Roose discovers what happens when our lives move online. Unlock full access to New York Times podcasts and explore everything from politics to pop culture. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

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