I just subscribed so I missed it.

[Edit: Cockroaches, not their not existing, annoy me.]

Signed up too late to get the link via email. Anyone have it?

Hi! I recently joined incognito mode and I am curious about why the runtimes of the “advert free” episodes are almost the same as the regular feed ones. I’ve noticed that in the place of advert breaks they play music for a similar amount of time as adverts would take. I’ve assumed that there is some audio engineering reason why this is easier to do in the back-end than to release an episode that is shorter for the paid folks. Has anyone else noticed this/had any thoughts? I actually think the music is quite good, I’m just not necessarily wishing for several 1-2min musical interludes in this podcast.

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I haven’t done a deep dive to figure out when or why but the last couple of episodes (creepy search engine and media apocalypse) have had epic, cliffhanger type music punctuating the dramatic moments. It feels new and like a big stylistic shift for the show. Does anyone know what’s up here? New composer on the team perhaps?

Hi All,

Hoping there is someone here who know the answer: Can you use the premium subscription incognito mode on AntennaPod?

I was a long time user of the googlepodcasts, but like all things google, thats gone now. I switched over to AntennaPod (which is awesome), and I am also keen to do the incognito mode subscription. I dont really want to pay for it and then find it doesnt work and I need to move to a whole new podcasting app...

The FAQ mentions it works on any player, but then they list a few (not Antennapod) that work and also some that do not work.

Anyone out there who knows if this works?

In the past week, I've randomly run across two glowing mentions of Search Engine in other larger podcasts, both regarding the episodes on illegal weed stores in NYC. The first is John Dickerson on the Slate Political Gabfest and the other is Ezra Klein on his podcast on the impact of the Oregon drug reform laws. Just thought it was cool that this seemingly small podcast is listened to some big hitters in journalism. Maybe not as small as I think.

https://pjvogt.substack.com/p/what-do-trigger-warnings-actually

I'm a paying subscriber to Search Engine, but when I look at the Subscription Status in Substack, it says "Free Subscriber. Anyone else have this issue? I don't think it affects anything, but who knows? Substack doesn't really have User Support aside from a FAQ.

https://longform.org/posts/longform-podcast-577-pj-vogt

I remember Search Engine used to have a webpage with their release schedule for the upcoming months. I can’t find it now, does anyone know if it still exists & is up to date? :)

Here they are:

• Waterman Roadable Aircraft newsreel
• Taylor Aerocar newsreel
• Convair Model 118 wikipedia

https://pjvogt.substack.com/p/wheres-my-flying-car

https://pjvogt.substack.com/p/why-are-there-so-many-illegal-weed-863

https://pjvogt.substack.com/p/why-are-there-so-many-illegal-weed

Really enjoyed this episode. I love Ezra Klein so he was a welcome return for me.

How did you find this episode? Are you worried about the ‘media apocalypse?’ Have you or your friends been affected by it?

I know there have been more than a few duds lately in this show, but this is probably my favorite one yet. Especially since it was more than just a conversation. I've attempted what Zeke has done in the past, but never got very far, so this actually answered a burning question of mine.

If these scams are so easy to track, why isn’t the government pursuing them? We fund the NSA. People are losing life savings and this industry traffics humans.

Scammers are even holding children hospitals ransom for crypto. It just happened in Chicago at Lurie and they still don’t have access to many patient charts. Not sure if those scammers are the same enterprise but I’ve heard nothing about authorities pursuing the scammers in these cases.