A Message from the Staff of Reply All

An update on the future of The Test Kitchen series and PJ Vogt and Sruthi Pinnamaneni's departure.

Feb 2021

#173 The Test Kitchen, Chapter 2

Chapter 2, “Glass Office”: Years later, in 2018, a new wave of people of color arrives at Bon Appétit. And when their white bosses don’t understand the problems they’re facing, those people will decide to fix the place themselves.Check out:Jesse Sparks’ portfolioElyse Inamine’s InstagramRyan Walker-Hartshorn’s website and TwitterA reported story by...

Feb 2021

#172 The Test Kitchen, Chapter 1

Chapter 1, “Original Sin”: In the summer of 2020, Bon Appétit faced an online reckoning. It imploded, seemingly overnight, former employees calling it a racist and toxic workplace. But the story of what actually happened there started ten years earlier.Here are some recipes to try from the people featured in this week’s story:Yewande Komolafe’s yam...

Feb 2021

#171 Account Suspended

The President is no longer allowed to Tweet. PJ and Alex sit down with their boss to explain what that means, how it happened, and what might happen next. Plus -- an upset listener berates our climate reporter.Click here to listen to How to Save a Planet

Jan 2021

#170 A Song of Impotent Rage

Alex Goldman tackles his newest job: prophet of doom.Taylor Moore's podcasts, Rude Tales of Magic and Fun CityEmily Atkin's newsletter, HeatedJohn Colpitts' latest album, The Ochre WorldWant to learn to play drums? Learn from John ColpittsListen to Song Exploder, a huge inspiration for this episode.

Dec 2020

#86 Man of the People

This week — a new technology falls into the wrong hands.This episode originally aired in January, 2016.Pope Brock's book, Charlatan Penny Lane's documentary, Nuts! 

Dec 2020

#169 The Confetti Cannon

In the midst of a historic election, Alex, PJ and Emmanuel talk to our listeners.

Nov 2020

We're Taking Your Calls Today

We will be opening up our phone lines a few times over the next couple days. We are hoping to talk to specific groups of people who have helped shape this incredible election.The first group we want to hear from is Black people in the South. We want to know how you’re feeling. Give us a call today (11/6) at 4pm ET at 917-793-2272. If you don’t get through,...

Nov 2020

#168 Happiness Calculator vs. Alex Goldman

Alex meets a scientist who has built a tool meant to do the impossible -- measure the world's overall happiness and sadness. Plus, Alex volunteers for a risky and strange experiment.

Oct 2020

Introducing: Resistance

Faced with an impossible choice, one man goes live on instagram. Saidu Tejan Thomas Jr. shares a story from his new podcast, Resistance.Find more episodes of Resistance here: https://open.spotify.com/show/02JzQLXpqTtViFUGQjRkj3?si=PvQrGlB7QEuf0AcgsGklHg&utm_source=copy-link To get more information about the show, follow the show's Instagram page:...

Oct 2020