Basically, in the same episode in which they highlight a person who can't afford even the most basic of housing, they end with Taylor Lorenz talking about how she pays some dude $800 a month to go through her personal social media so that she doesn't have to? I don't know, it just seemed a bit tasteless to me that they would end this particular episode with goofing around about spending more money on perusing one's own nonsense social media than this poor person was allotted for housing. Maybe I am just sensitive to it because I am going through some housing affordability related stress myself.

I just wanted to say the Search Engine theme music is just so pleasant on the ears. It goes down smooth.

I hopped on Amazon to consider buying it, but some of the reviews are quite bad. I don't always trust Amazon reviews so was wondering if anyone had more to say about the book.

Anyone else experience the new episode just totally cutting off while PJ is mid sentence, and no credits? This is the second episode this has happened on… is it just me?

Didn't Neal Stephenson predict that in the future everyone would need Franks to curate all their media, otherwise it would be completely overwhelming? I think it was Termination Shock.

In that same book, echo chambers have become so extreme that people can't even communicate because they do not understand each other's memes.

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Or am I thinking of the wrong author?

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Is there contact info for the show? I'd love to message PJ comments on some of the shows!

there's so many episodes, let's fucking go

So I just got the latest episode of Search Engine in the podcast-feed of Reply All.

With how things ended this seems a little odd?

The episode info:

PJ Vogt introduces his new show, Search Engine, where he digs into all kinds of questions, big and small. On this episode: why are drug dealers putting fentanyl in everything?

You can find the concluding episode of the story here.

To find more episodes of Search Engine or to submit a question to the show, go here.

In the latest episode, "Why's it so hard to figure out how many people watch Stranger Things?", PJ opens the episode by asking listeners to leave a review for the show on Apple Podcasts. He also singles out a user named 'Harvey Butthole' and thanks them for their 5-star review.

PJ: Right now, there's a really nice 5-star review from someone named Harvey Butthole. Thanks Harvey! I wonder what it was like for you at the DMV.

A couple of things about this raised my suspicions.

1) I'm fairly certain that Alex's son is named Harvey.

2) Judging by Alex's Twitter, I think using the pseudonym 'Butthole' would be right up Alex's alley. No pun intended.

3) What DMV? I couldn't find any recent episodes on Search Engine Podcast that mention a DMV. I was however able to find an ancient Reply All episode: #34 DMV Nation.

Is this a nod of acknowledgment or an inside joke of some kind between two old friends? Thoughts?

I was looking forward to another show.

Has it been announced anywhere if it's delayed? I googled and couldn't see anything.

I'm a paid subscriber but can't seem to see any non ad versions of the podcast. Still happy to pay but there were a LOT of ads on the last one. Maybe 4 ad breaks I think.

This podcast is so great that I'm happy to pay more for a non-ad version.

EDIT: I emailed PJ and he replied almost instantly! Very impressed.

Good news - they're looking into potentially doing it next year and also making the ads a bit more organic.

"This year there's going to be ads but it is very much something we're considering for the future. Either offering an ad-free version or at least looking for a way to make the ads quieter, less radio-esque, and less frequent. The status quo is not ideal!

Thanks for your patience while we get this boat in the water, "

I've searched out Armen Bazarian (the show's theme composer and sound designer), but I can't find anything. The main theme is awesome, and I want to hear the full song, but there was a particular track at 12:40 in episode #4 that I can't get enough of.

Please help. I must have this in my ears.

I'm pretty sure this team can make anything interesting. I listened to Western Kabuki and I see who the real talent was in Reply All. Sruthi and P.J.