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Panic World

A weekly podcast, hosted by Ryan Broderick, about how the internet warps our minds, our culture, and eventually reality.

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00:39:34

My friend's dad is a Holocaust denier now

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2025/04/02

What causes people — especially our Boomer family members — to fall for conspiracy theories online? And can we help them?

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01:05:41

Here's who killed the #MeToo movement (with Kat...

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2025/03/26

If we're in the post-MeToo era, who killed it?

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00:58:59

Who turned Gen Z fascist? (With Felix Biederman)

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2025/03/19

In 2024 many of the youngest voters started finding the newest generation of right-wing freaks appealing. What gives?

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01:00:00

Can you order a hitman online? (With Carl Miller)

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2025/03/12

Supposedly, Red Rooms are a service/platform on the dark web where you can pay for hits or to watch live torture. But are they real?

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01:06:14

You’re panicking wrong about AI (with Casey Newton)

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2025/03/05

Everyone is freaking out about AI, but are we freaking out for the right reasons?

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00:55:53

Here's why everyone's fighting about delivery apps...

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2025/02/26

Perhaps you’ve seen someone pop off online about a delivery order going wrong, or it being too expensive. Maybe you’ve been one of those people. Some call them “Treatlerites” — “treat” + “Hitler,” of course — and it’s when general panic ensues after someone acts selfishly dictatorial about their delivery app output, and foolishly decides to rant about it online. Allegra Rosenberg joins us to discuss how much we should be reacting to this.Our guest Allegra Rosenberg is a writer, producer, and

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00:33:39

BONUS: One month of DOGE shit

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2025/02/24

Ryan and Grant discuss what we've seen one month into the second Trump Administration, and what it means.

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01:03:43

Is dating worse than ever? (With Magdalene Taylor)

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2025/02/19

When it comes to modern relationships, most reporting has three main points: Gen Z is sexless and puritan, Millennials are scared about their inevitable doom, and Boomers are boozers who are going down swinging — literally. In this age of social media and apps, we couldn’t help but wonder: has technology made dating worse? Magdalene Taylor joins us to talk about what led to the “loneliness and isolation epidemic” and what we can do about it, or if we’re screwed (and not in a good way).Our guest

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69:43

Is dating worse than ever? (With Magdalene Taylor)

Panic World ·

2025/02/19

When it comes to modern relationships, most reporting has three main points: Gen Z is sexless and puritan, Millennials are scared about their inevitable doom, and Boomers are boozers who are going down swinging — literally. In this age of social media and apps, we couldn’t help but wonder: has technology made dating worse? Magdalene Taylor joins us to talk about what led to the “loneliness and isolation epidemic” and what we can do about it, or if we’re screwed (and not in a good way).Our guest

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76:15

The liberals helping Project 2025's War on Sex (with...

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2025/02/12

As of this recording, 17 states don’t have access to PornHub. You might assume that’s because of very normal people like Speaker of the House Mike Johnson needing to monitor his son’s masturbation habits, but was it conservatives’ fault? Or… was it well-meaning liberals? Junlper joins us to discuss who is behind this new and extreme porn ban, and its implications beyond those states and across the country.Our guest Junlper works for The Onion and cohosts the podcast Western Kabuki. You can follow

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70:03

What Area 51 can teach us about the drones in NJ...

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2025/02/05

Americans love not believing anything the government tells us, and it seems likely we’ll just keep coming up with stories to explain what is probably really boring in real life. The latest of these is the mysterious drones that descended upon New Jersey and then vanished without a trace. Dylan Thuras joins us to shed light on Americans’ love of conspiracy theories, which naturally begins with Area 51.Our guest Dylan Thuras is the co-founder of Atlas Obscura. Follow his work at

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01:04:03

What Area 51 can teach us about the drones in NJ...

Panic World ·

2025/02/05

Americans love not believing anything the government tells us, and it seems likely we’ll just keep coming up with stories to explain what is probably really boring in real life. The latest of these is the mysterious drones that descended upon New Jersey and then vanished without a trace. Dylan Thuras joins us to shed light on Americans’ love of conspiracy theories, which naturally begins with Area 51. Our guest Dylan Thuras is the co-founder of Atlas Obscura. Follow his work at

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01:24:28

Are online "suicide games" real? (With Alex Goldman)

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2025/01/29

Momo and the Blue Whale Challenge are two trends that targeted young social media users, supposedly challenging them to an escalating series of dares. Were these viral “challenges” actually causing kids to kill themselves, or was it all a hoax? Alex Goldman joins us to trace the origins of these “suicide games,” as well as the fallout that resulted from them. Our guest Alex Goldman is the host of a great new podcast called Hyperfixed. Find that anywhere you listen to podcasts, and you can find him

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90:28

Are online "suicide games" real? (With Alex Goldman)

Panic World ·

2025/01/29

Momo and the Blue Whale Challenge are two trends that targeted young social media users, supposedly challenging them to an escalating series of dares. Were these viral “challenges” actually causing kids to kill themselves, or was it all a hoax? Alex Goldman joins us to trace the origins of these “suicide games,” as well as the fallout that resulted from them.Our guest Alex Goldman is the host of a great new podcast called Hyperfixed. Find that anywhere you listen to podcasts, and you can find him

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01:13:36

How bin Laden killed TikTok (with Rachel Gilmore)

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2025/01/22

America is in a “will they or won’t they” situation with TikTok, but it’s not cute. As of last week, the app was finally set to get banned, but over the weekend Trump stayed its execution. Because we don’t really know if/when the app will get deleted, instead, let’s look back at how we got to this dark and dumb moment in the first place. Rachel Gilmore joins us to talk about where it all began: like so many other things, with Gen Z and Osama bin Laden. Our guest Rachel Gilmore is a journalist. You

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79:36

How bin Laden killed TikTok (with Rachel Gilmore)

Panic World ·

2025/01/22

America is in a “will they or won’t they” situation with TikTok, but it’s not cute. As of last week, the app was finally set to get banned, but over the weekend Trump stayed its execution. Because we don’t really know if/when the app will get deleted, instead, let’s look back at how we got to this dark and dumb moment in the first place. Rachel Gilmore joins us to talk about where it all began: like so many other things, with Gen Z and Osama bin Laden.Our guest Rachel Gilmore is a journalist. You

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25:26

BONUS: Meta doesn't care anymore

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2025/01/15

Producer Grant joins Ryan to talk about how Mark Zuckerberg went from looking and acting like “Every Guy Walking Down the Street in Boston in the Mid-2000s” to his current era, “I Work in the Financial District and I’m Dating A Girl from Bushwick,” and said man’s recent announcement that Meta would no longer be employing fact checkers, instead relying on community notes to flag offensive content.Catch the full episode and plenty of other great bonus content, plus ad-free episodes, by joining our

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00:25:30

BONUS: Meta doesn't care anymore

Panic World ·

2025/01/15

Producer Grant joins Ryan to talk about how Mark Zuckerberg went from looking and acting like “Every Guy Walking Down the Street in Boston in the Mid-2000s” to his current era, “I Work in the Financial District and I’m Dating A Girl from Bushwick,” and said man’s recent announcement that Meta would no longer be employing fact checkers, instead relying on community notes to flag offensive content. Catch the full episode and plenty of other great bonus content, plus ad-free episodes, by joining our

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01:09:35

How Facebook caused January 6th (with Charlie Warzel)

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2025/01/08

On January 7, 2021, did you think the storming of the capitol would be politically successful? Charlie Warzel joins us on the eve of Donald Trump retaking the White House to weigh that question as he and Ryan trace the origins of the insurrection and its ultimate impact on US politics. Our guest Charlie Warzel is a writer for The Atlantic and for his Substack, Galaxy Brain (https://warzel.substack.com/). You can follow him there or @cwarzel on X and Instagram, or @cwarzel.bsky.social. Catch the

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