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Rabbit Hole (podcast)

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Rabbit Hole is a podcast produced by The New York Times and hosted by Kevin Roose that discusses internet radicalization.

Background

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Each episode is about 30 minutes in length and is hosted by Kevin Roose and Andy Mills.^[1] The show has a total of eight episodes.^[2] The production team included Andy Mills, Julia Longoria, Larissa Anderson, Sindhu Gnanasambandan, and Wendy Dorr.^[3] The podcast was released during the COVID-19 pandemic when people were quarantining and spending an increased amount of time on the internet.^[4] YouTube's content recommendation algorithm is designed to keep the user engaged as long as possible, which Roose calls the "rabbit hole effect".^[5] The podcast features interviews with a variety of people involved with YouTube and the "rabbit hole effect".^[6] For instance, in episode four Roose interviews Susan Wojcicki—the CEO of YouTube.^[2] The podcast was created after multiple shootings that were tied to online radicalization such as the Christchurch mosque shootings.^[7] The first three episodes of the show focus on Caleb Cain and how his YouTube search history shifted from politically moderate videos to far-right conspiracy theories.^[8] Cain started by watching video game commentary, then Joe Rogan, and then began watching further right figures like Stefan Molyneux.^[9] Vanity Fair named the show one of the seven podcasts that defined the 2020s.^[10] Both Teen Vogue and The Atlantic included the show on their lists of the best podcasts of 2020.^[11]^[12]

References

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^ Stenvick, Blair. "New Podcast Rabbit Hole Delves Into Online Radicalization". Portland Mercury. Archived from the original on December 5, 2022. Retrieved October 20, 2023.

^ ^a ^b "Top 5: Podcast Recommendations | Arts | The Harvard Crimson". thecrimson.com. Archived from the original on May 8, 2023. Retrieved October 20, 2023.

^ George, Eric (May 15, 2020). "Down the Rabbit Hole". The Australian. Archived from the original on October 20, 2023. Retrieved October 20, 2023.

^ Monteros, María Jesús Espinosa de los (May 19, 2020). "Kevin Roose ('NYT'): "La tecnología no es una religión, pero es algo ineludible"". El País (in Spanish). ISSN 1134-6582. Archived from the original on October 20, 2023. Retrieved October 20, 2023.

^ Beer, Jeff (April 16, 2020). "The new 'New York Times' podcast 'Rabbit Hole' sends you down one to see what the internet does to us". Fast Company. Archived from the original on October 5, 2020. Retrieved October 20, 2023.

^ "Le meilleur de la culture scientifique – septembre 2020 – Québec Science" (in French). September 8, 2020. Archived from the original on October 4, 2020. Retrieved October 20, 2023.

^ Walters, Laura (May 15, 2020). "Down the rabbit hole: Shining a light on how the internet is changing us". The Spinoff. Archived from the original on August 10, 2022. Retrieved October 20, 2023.

^ Barnum, Kevin Chang (May 27, 2020). "On Rabbit Hole, Culture Wars and Algorithms Collide". Podcast Review. Archived from the original on May 28, 2023. Retrieved October 20, 2023.

^ O'Sullivan, Eoghan (June 8, 2020). "Podcast Corner: Down the YouTube rabbit hole". Irish Examiner. Archived from the original on January 25, 2022. Retrieved October 20, 2023.

^ "Seven New Podcasts That Defined 2020". Vanity Fair. December 17, 2020. Archived from the original on March 28, 2023. Retrieved October 20, 2023.

^ "The Best Podcasts of 2020". Teen Vogue. November 26, 2020. Archived from the original on June 9, 2023. Retrieved October 20, 2023.

^ McQuade, Laura Jane Standley, Eric (December 26, 2020). "The 50 Best Podcasts of 2020". The Atlantic. Archived from the original on January 22, 2022. Retrieved October 20, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)