Untold histories, unsolved mysteries, and other jaw-dropping stories online and IRL. Hosted by Ben Brock Johnson & Amory Sivertson.
The internet functions as an unpredictable, often uncontrollable landscape where digital personas frequently collide with physical reality. Amy Brown’s experience in El Cerrito, California, illustrates this friction, as her aggressive online commentary regarding a local library tax sparked real-world backlash from neig...
The Artemis II mission and the discovery of the Akiri civilization in the Amazon reveal how modern technology and human imagination intersect to reshape historical and contemporary narratives. Public fascination with the Artemis II crew has manifested in extensive fan fiction, reflecting a desire to humanize astronauts...
A United Airlines flight from Newark to Palma was forced to return to its origin after a passenger’s Bluetooth device, ironically named "BOMB," triggered a security alert. As the flight crew struggled to identify the source of the signal, passengers turned to Reddit to share information and speculate on the cause, effe...
Living without a smartphone for 51 days reveals the profound impact of constant digital connectivity on modern social interactions. Jeremy Rellosa, an associate editor at New York Magazine, replaces his iPhone with a landline to escape the overwhelming influx of group chats and social media noise. This experiment highl...
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