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We try to make sense of the world, one question at a time. No question too big, no question too small. Hosted by PJ Vogt, edited by Sruthi Pinnamaneni.
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About Search Engine
What's something you’re wondering about? No question too big, no question too small. What are the things in the world or in your life that you can’t stop wondering about, that you want explained? Maybe we'll tackle them on the show.
Credits
Search Engine is PJ Vogt, Sruthi Pinnamaneni, and Garrott Graham. Theme song & original music by Armen Bazarian.
Schedule
The 2024-25 Season 2 schedule is below (reruns, which begin in 2025, are not included).
The show is made by human beings, so the schedule may sometimes require adjusting.
2024
August: 9,16
September: 6,13, 20
October: 6, 18, 25
November: 1,8,15, 22
December: 6, 13, 20
2025
January: 10,18, 24
February: 7, 14, 21
March: 7, 14, 21
April: 4, 11, 25
May: 9, 16, 30
June: 13, 20
July: 4, 11, 18, 25 (reruns during show break)
August: 1, 8, 22
September: 5, 12, 26
October: 10, 17, 31
November: 14, 21
December: 5, 19
January: 10,18, 24
February: 7, 14, 21
March: 7, 14, 21
April: 4, 11, 25
May: 9, 16, 30
June: 13, 20
July: 4, 11, 18, 25 (reruns during show break)
August: 1, 8, 22
September: 5, 12, 26
October: 10, 17, 31
November: 14, 21
December: 5, 19
Our Advertising Ethics Policy
Search Engine's operations are currently funded in two ways - mainly through advertisements, and a small amount through listener contributions. We’re hoping in the long run for that balance to run closer to 50/50.
For now though, we’re mostly ad-supported.
And right now, many brands expect a kind of advertisement that the industry calls a personal endorsement. What this means is that companies ask podcast hosts to try their product, and make ads for that product in the podcaster’s own voice.
What occasionally makes this difficult is that we are not a product review site like Wirecutter or Consumer Reports. We podcast hosts are not exactly well-positioned to tell you which sprocket, for example, is the absolute best to purchase. That’s the reality.
Here is our ethics policy around that reality.
If a company advertises on Search Engine, the company dictates what we say in the ad. The company will not dictate our coverage outside of those ads. So for example, if a sprocket company buys an ad on Search Engine and we have a story that would interest our listeners but be unpleasant for that sprocket company, we will run that story.
Our team at Search Engine is trying to be realistic but thoughtful about the choices we make and transparent about our thinking.
If you have any questions or suggestions, shoot us an email, pjvogt85@gmail.com.
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What people are saying
I love explanatory journalism, and it’s explanatory journalism at its best. Simple questions that unfold into wondrous answers and, more than that, explorations.
- Ezra Klein, host of The Ezra Klein Show
I like that Search Engine is still figuring out what it can do with this new podcast form it's invented, and that every time I download an episode I really don't know what to expect. What's rarer than that? In podcasts or in anything?
- Ira Glass, host of This American Life
Search Engine’s particular spark comes from the way the team injects a sense of genuine discovery into the act of unspooling. This is a show that works to give you a good time, always hustling for your attention as it peels back layer after layer.
- Vulture
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