Full transcript ⬇️ When her college friend Amber invited her to the beach five years ago, T.J. Raphael had no idea that saying "yes" would change the course of her career. On the beach, Amber told T.J. about discovering — thanks to an at-home DNA kit…

ERIC JOHNSON: Today on Follow Friday, we're going to talk about the allegory of the cave, updating your priors, roller skating, sexuality, stubbornness, big tech, and the artist formerly known as the artist formerly known as Prince. But first,…

(A full transcript of this episode will be available soon. Please check back later!) Some of New York Times writer Kara Swisher's favorite follows are people she has admired, crushed on, and befriended — and also people she has battled with, debated,…

(A full transcript of this episode will be available later today. Please check back!) Once upon a time, Dallas Taylor remembers, it was a compliment to call someone an "audiophile." "Traditionally, audiophiles have been people who are super into…

ERIC JOHNSON: Today on Follow Friday, we're going to talk about Phantom of the Opera, creepy musicians, 50 Shades of Grey, bad-faith actors, air disasters, poorly-designed game shows, and weird internet purchases. That's in a minute with author and…

ERIC JOHNSON: Today on Follow Friday, we're going to talk about celebrity gossip, Hogwarts Houses, AOL Instant Messenger, Bridgerton, cicadas, aliens, Jim Gaffigan, Survivor, and breaking the fourth wall. That's in a minute with Dave Jorgenson from…

ERIC JOHNSON: Today on Follow Friday, we're going to talk about horse medicine, puppets, Florida men, the best celebrity chef in the world, old-school bloggers, Apple fanboys, and why the year 2020 was like a Japanese roller coaster. That's in a…

ERIC JOHNSON: Today on Follow Friday, we're going to talk about himbos, bimbos, ice cream, frog bread, self-help, astrology, 30something punks, dyeing your hair, cottagecore, and how to forage for wild mushrooms without accidentally killing yourself.…

ERIC JOHNSON: Today on Follow Friday, we're going to talk about magic powers, train surfing, Chernobyl, singing skeletons, Heffalumps and Woozles, giving money away to strangers, and Jar-Jar Binks. That's coming up in a minute with Freddie Wong. ERIC…

ERIC JOHNSON: Today on Follow Friday, we're going to talk about broken windows, game jams, Chicago's worst food, the Berenstein Bears, the Berenstain Bears, and a perfect motto for the internet. That's in a minute with Mark Chrisler from The…

ERIC JOHNSON: Today on Follow Friday, we're going to talk about food fakery, chocolate sculptures, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, glitterbombs, squirrels, and how to take good pictures of your brunch. That's coming up with Ann Reardon from How to Cook…

ERIC JOHNSON: Today on Follow Friday, we're gonna talk about the joy of puns, smuggling drugs inside of fish, jet packs, UFOs, spooky stories, Hannibal Lecter, the naughty parts of literature, and the universally beloved film musical "Cats." That's…

ERIC JOHNSON: What can we learn from hairy-chested crabs? How well did the media cover COVID-19? And what, exactly, is the language of science? The answers to all those questions and more are coming up, today on Follow Friday with Rose…

⬇️ Click here to jump to the transcript On the podcast they co-host, Underunderstood, journalists Adrianne Jeffries and Regina Dellea answer the questions that you can't resolve with a simple Google search. For example: Why does everyone in Japan…

ALLEGRA FRANK: On my old computer, I literally had it bookmarked on my bookmark bar so I could just look at it. And then I don't know what happened, but months later, I noticed this, and I was, "I don't remember why I did this." ERIC JOHNSON: OK. I…

HELEN ZALTZMAN: ... And she had this pool toy inflatable dolphin that she had cut open and was wearing. ERIC JOHNSON: Unfortunately, Helen Zaltzman is not talking about red carpet fashion there, but there is still time to fix that! Margot Robbie, if…

JOHANA BHUIYAN: I have never met him, I have yet to have the pleasure. But his dad seems dope and really, really funny. ERIC JOHNSON: Whose dope dad gets the Johana Bhuiyan seal of approval? The answer is coming up, today on Follow Friday. [ad +…

ERIC JOHNSON: I'm Eric Johnson. Welcome to Follow Friday, a show about the best people on the internet and why you should follow them. If you're new to the show, welcome! Every week, I talk to the internet creators I admire most about who they follow…

Asa Mathat for Vox Media Cooperation between the US government and tech giants like Facebook, Google, and Twitter has improved somewhat in recent years, Senator Mark Warner says — but there’s a snowball’s chance in hell they’re going to be able to…

SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images From Edward Snowden to Chelsea Manning to the anonymous US official who raised the alarm about President Trump’s call with the president of Ukraine, the past 10 years have been a “Renaissance of whistleblowing” in the US,…