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HyperfixedPresenting: The Dream - Babies Not Having BabiesThis week, we're running an episode of one of our favorite shows, The Dream, hosted by Jane Marie. At the top of this episode I talk to Jane Marie about her show, and the fact that we went to the same high school and didn't know each other (true story!) THIS EPISODE:This past year Charlotte Isenberg, a once-popular teen anti-abortion activist, found herself switching sides in this national debate. What happened to her next is unprecedented and a warning for parents and kids alike.Find Charlotte on Tik Tok here:2025-07-031h 40HyperfixedThe Aldean InstrumentSpecial unlocked bonus ep! And a note at the top from Alex!Please support Hyperfixed by becoming a premium member to hear more episodes like this one and get many more perks besides! https://www.hyperfixedpod.com/Astrid, the star of the episode Little by Little, talks about recreating an impossible instrument from an iconic episode of Star Trek in real life.LINKS:The Aldean InstrumentAstrid's Keynote at the Audio Developer ConferenceCommander Riker Sits Down
Learn about your ad c...2025-06-1940 minHyperfixedPremium Episode Preview: A Slice of HopeA preview of what you're missing if you aren't subscribed to Hyperfixed Premium! A story about a wonderful mother and daughter and their hunt for the perfect cake. Even if you aren't planning on signing up, please listen. You’ll love it, I promise.To listen to the entire interview: https://www.hyperfixedpod.com/join
Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices2025-06-1204 minHyperfixedThe Thing About Losing EverythingAli's house burnt down in this year's Los Angeles fires and took her entire life with it. Well almost her entire life. And she wants our help to make sure she doesn't lose one of the few precious things that survived the fire.Becoming a premium member helps Hyperfixed continue to exist! Sign up for bonus episodes, access to our discord forthcoming exclusive merchandise, and more!https://www.hyperfixedpod.com/join
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HyperfixedLittle By LittleAstrid designs music hardware, and specifically circuitboards. And over the past few years, she's fallen in love with a specific font. But the software the font is in is being discontinued, and there's no way to export it. Where did it come from? Can she rescue it from the program it’s trapped in?PLEASE help keep the lights on over here by becoming a premium member. https://www.hyperfixedpod.com/joinLINKS:The Little Character Font SetBelaThe Albert Einstein Institute
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HyperfixedThe “World's Greatest” EpisodeThis week: Kyle has a medal that was awarded to his great great great Grandfather over a century ago. Was it awarded by a shadowy secret society? We investigate.THE FRONT OF THE MEDALTHE BACK OF THE MEDALLink to Andrew J. Seymour's book "The World's Greatest"For Premium Hyperfixed listeners, we included some supplementary research material, photos and news clippings. If you'd like to see them, or if you'd simply like to support independent journalists, you can beome a premium subscriber below!https...2025-05-0837 minHyperfixedParker’s Obsessed with this Movie (But She Cannot Find it Anywhere)Your membership to Hyperfixed helps us keep the show going. Please consider becoming a member to get bonus episodes, access to our discord, exclusive merch, and more!hyperfixedpod.com/joinThis week: Somehow, a movie release in 2014 has disappeared off the internet. It can't be streamed, it can't be torrented, you can't even buy a physical copy. Parker needs to see it.LINKS: Missing MoviesThe Day the Clown CriedThe Missing Dr. Who EpisodesI Am Obsessed With You But You've Got to L...2025-04-2433 minHyperfixedMOORED: A Cautionary TaleBecome a Hyperfixed Premium member and support independent journalism! Get access to bonus episodes, the hyperfixed Discord, and more!https://hyperfixedpod.com/joinIntrigue on the high seas. I mean on land. LINKS: Jenny Phenix's legal complaint against Villa Vie
Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices2025-04-1036 minHyperfixedThe Shopify Arms RaceThis week - Scammers have managed to copy Jordan's entire website and steal her business -- more than once. But how are they doing it? And why is it so hard to fight now? If you like this show, please think about becoming a premium member - it will help us keep making it, making it better, and making it weirder.https://www.hyperfixedpod.com/joinLINKS:StoreLockICANNWhat is the GDPR
Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices2025-03-2735 minHyperfixed‘Only to be Consumed’ in CanadaThis week, An asks us perhaps the smallest question we've ever had to answer, and inadvertently sends us on a wild reporting journey. Also Alex yells and swears.Help support Hyperfixed by becoming a premium subscriber! You will get two bonus episodes a month, access to the discord, and much much more. http://hyperfixedpod.com/join
Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices2025-03-1330 minHyperfixedTwo Birds, One Hundred StonesThis week - Keenan always had this question about his mom's past, and he turned to us for help. And then we turned to him for help. A very special episode of Hyperfixed.Become a premium Hyperfixed member today to get access to bonus episodes, our discord, monthly AMAs and much much more.http://hyperfixedpod.com/joinIf you are a Hyperfixed member, you can see some supplementary photos for this story by following this link.
Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices2025-02-2745 minHyperfixedJack and the Missouri Color CabalJack has noticed something weird about some license plates. It could be a conspiracy. We investigate.Become a premium supporter of Hyperfixed to get all kinds of bonus stuff! It's thanks to all of you this show exists! http://hyperfixedpod.com/joinLINKS:The Automobile License Plate Collectors Association
Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices2025-02-1326 minHyperfixedJoe Rhodes - Unmoored, Part IJoe Rhodes is a former journalist that is writing about his experiences on the Villa Vie Odyssey, a cruise ship that has just embarked on a 3 & 1/2 year voyage. It hasn't all been smooth sailing. We talk to him about his experience. This is part one of a multi-part series we are running on our premium feed -- part II comes out next week!https://hyperfixedpod.com/joinLINKS:Joe Rhodes' Substack
Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices2025-01-3025 minHyperfixedDonny Talks About ToiletsWe've had maybe a dozen submissions from people who reached out to us with questions about public restrooms. Specifically: why are they designed so poorly? And how gross are they actually? Alex and Hyperfixed Producer Amor Yates investigate. Help us continue making hyperfixed! Become a premium member for bonus episodes, access to our discord and much much more! https://www.hyperfixedpod.com/joinLINKS:Toilet: The Public Restroom and the Politics of Sharing.The American Restroom AssociationThe Germ Files: The Surprising Ways Microbes Can Improve Your Health and...2025-01-1634 minHyperfixedFolklore (Kyle's Version)This week, Kyle asks us whether a bit of folk wisdom, passed down through generations, is actually true, and once again we end up in a big philosophical discussion about the nature of knowledge and stuff.Your support makes this show possible! Please consider becoming a premium member for bonus episodes, access to the discord, merch drops, and morehttp://hyperfixedpod.com/joinThere are still buttons available from our episode "Casey Wants to Believe" but they're going fast! Get one athttp://hyperfixedpod.com/buttonLINKS:...2025-01-0236 min
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HyperfixedKristin Has DoubtsThis week - Kristin asks us for help on one of the most difficult decisions she'll ever have to make. You can sign up for bonus episodes, join our discord, and much more at https://hyperfixedpod.com/joinIf you would like to get the button featured in the "Casey Wants to Believe" episode of Hyperfixed, you can get one at hyperfixedpod.com/button (while supplies last!)Dylan Matthews: 23 charts and maps that show the world is getting much, much betterOur World in Data Robert De Neufville's substack "Te...2024-12-1937 minHyperfixedPresenting: Science Vs. - Lucid Dreaming: The Bonkers World Inside Our MindsI've known Wendy, the host of Science Vs. for almost a decade at this point, and her show is spectacular! We are sharing an episode of her show on the feed this week, just because we love her and would like you all to hear it. You can find many more episodes of Science Vs. on SpotifyThere is a new bonus episode on our premium feed this week -- if you are interested in hearing that and getting a bunch of other fun premium perks you can sign up here:https://www.hyperfixedpod.com...2024-12-1250 minHyperfixedCasey Wants to BelieveThis week - Casey has been chasing the origin of a very specific piece of ephemera for years. He came to us for help.If you like this episode and want to hear more, please sign up for our premium feed here!https://hyperfixedpod.com/joinIf you would like to join at the $60 yearly level and receive your very own Big Chub Chet's button, you can do so here:https://hyperfixedpod.com/buttonThere are a limited number so get them before they're gone! LINKS:B...2024-12-0532 min
The Audio BrowserEva Needs to Measure Podcast: Hyperfixed (LS 52 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)Episode: Eva Needs to MeasurePub date: 2024-09-19Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationThis week: Eva lives in the UK, loves to bake, and frequently tries to bake American recipes. But Americans measure by volume and everyone else measures by weight — and converting those measurements is complicated, for complicated reasons.Sign up for bonus episodes and extra content at: https://hyperfixedpod.com/joinDo you have problems you'd like Alex and the ga...2024-12-0228 minHyperfixedDylan's Supermarket Cold CaseOn this episode, Dylan is concerned about something going on at the grocery store, but he's not quite sure how concerned he should be. That's where we step in.Subscribe to the Hyperfixed premium feed for bonus episodes, access to our discord, and much much more!https://hyperfixedpod.com/joinLINKS:Daniel and Kelly's Extraordinary Universe PodcastPaco Underhill's Why we Buy: The Science of ShoppingJamie Loftus's 16 Minute PodcastIf you would like to call your grocery store about the energy...2024-11-2124 minHyperfixedEva Needs to MeasureThis week: Eva lives in the UK, loves to bake, and frequently tries to bake American recipes. But Americans measure by volume and everyone else measures by weight — and converting those measurements is complicated, for complicated reasons.Sign up for bonus episodes and extra content at: https://hyperfixedpod.com/joinDo you have problems you'd like Alex and the gang to solve? Get in touch with us at http://hyperfixedpod.com by clicking the "Submit a Problem" button.Links: The National Institute of Standards and MeasuresLe Grand K2024-09-1928 minHyperfixedGwen Can't DriveThis week: Gwen was born and raised in New York, and never felt like she needed to learn to drive. Now that she's turned 30, she's scared she's too old to change that. Alex stands around with a microphone and tries to help.Sign up for bonus episodes and extra content at: https://hyperfixedpod.com/joinDo you have problems you'd like Alex and the gang to solve? Get in touch with us at http://hyperfixedpod.com by clicking the "Submit a Problem" button.
Learn about your ad c...2024-09-1930 minHyperfixedComing Soon: HyperfixedMaybe it’s just a quiet annoyance you’ve grudgingly learned to put up with, or a life defining issue that makes it hard to move forward. Whatever it is, Alex Goldman — reporter, radio producer, and overconfident idiot — will get to the bottom of it (if there’s a bottom to be found. Results may vary). Follow Alex as he figures out not only the vast hidden mechanisms that create these problems, but works with you, the listener, to find a solution. Or at least enough of an explanation that you’re ok with the annoyance. He’s not perfect. Hyper...2024-09-1201 min