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Panic World
Panic World
Garbage Day

A weekly podcast from Garbage Day about the moral panics, witch hunts, and viral freakouts that bubble up out of the weirdest... more

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Episodes

Here's why everyone's fighting about delivery apps (with Allegra Rosenberg)

Perhaps you’ve seen someone pop off online about a delivery order going wrong, or it being too expensive. Maybe you’ve... more

26 Feb 2025 · 55 minutes
BONUS: One month of DOGE shit

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

24 Feb 2025 · 33 minutes
Is dating worse than ever? (With Magdalene Taylor)

When it comes to modern relationships, most reporting has three main points: Gen Z is sexless and puritan, Millennials are... more

19 Feb 2025 · 1 hour, 3 minutes
The secret plan to outlaw porn in the US (with Junlper)

As of this recording, 17 states don’t have access to PornHub. You might assume that’s because of very normal people... more

12 Feb 2025 · 1 hour, 10 minutes
What Area 51 can teach us about the drones in NJ (with Dylan Thuras)

Americans love not believing anything the government tells us, and it seems likely we’ll just keep coming up with stories... more

05 Feb 2025 · 1 hour, 4 minutes
Are online "suicide games" real? (With Alex Goldman)

Momo and the Blue Whale Challenge are two trends that targeted young social media users, supposedly challenging them to an... more

29 Jan 2025 · 1 hour, 24 minutes
How bin Laden killed TikTok (with Rachel Gilmore)

America is in a “will they or won’t they” situation with TikTok, but it’s not cute. As of last week,... more

22 Jan 2025 · 1 hour, 13 minutes
BONUS: Meta doesn't care anymore

Producer Grant joins Ryan to talk about how Mark Zuckerberg went from looking and acting like “Every Guy Walking Down... more

15 Jan 2025 · 25 minutes
How Facebook caused January 6th (with Charlie Warzel)

On January 7, 2021, did you think the storming of the capitol would be politically successful? Charlie Warzel joins us... more

08 Jan 2025 · 1 hour, 9 minutes
BONUS: Does the left really need a Kyle Rittenhouse?

Ryan and Grant talk about the fallout from Luigi Mangione's alleged assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, and whether or... more

20 Dec 2024 · 27 minutes