In this week’s newsletter: Find out how the ‘no strings attached’ site hack forever altered thousands in Exposed. Plus: five of the best podcasts that ended too soon
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If you listened to Stephen Fry’s recent podcast, it might have left you puzzled. The recording of MS Singh’s The Missing Lines cut off after just two minutes and 48 seconds – leaving the next nine chapters in silence. But this was no mistake; it was a trick to raise awareness for the people who go missing every 90 seconds.
This isn’t the first time a podcast has been used as a stunt. Joe Lycett recently announced Turdcast – a podcast in which celebrities talk about their poo, such as Gary Lineker and his great pitch poo at the 1990 World Cup. But it was never released – Lycett used it as a moment to highlight the government’s handling of the sewage leak crisis.
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In this week’s newsletter: Find out how the ‘no strings attached’ site hack forever altered thousands in Exposed. Plus: five of the best podcasts that ended too soon
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If you listened to Stephen Fry’s recent podcast, it might have left you puzzled. The recording of MS Singh’s The Missing Lines cut off after just two minutes and 48 seconds – leaving the next nine chapters in silence. But this was no mistake; it was a trick to raise awareness for the people who go missing every 90 seconds.
This isn’t the first time a podcast has been used as a stunt. Joe Lycett recently announced Turdcast – a podcast in which celebrities talk about their poo, such as Gary Lineker and his great pitch poo at the 1990 World Cup. But it was never released – Lycett used it as a moment to highlight the government’s handling of the sewage leak crisis. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian