Some Internet trends are temporary, but eggs are forever. Today, host Ben Brock Johnson serves up a story about a recipe that, according to the people of r/pickled, can't be beat, and producer Kalyani Saxena egg-splores online discourse around Korean mayak eggs, and why it matters which creators get credit for their popularity.

Show notes:

• "Been a few years now. Figured I’d share my recipe." (r/pickling)
• The eggs so addictive authorities want to change their name (The Sydney Morning Herald)
• How a South Korean comfort food went global (BBC)
• "Marinade recipe" (@courtneylcook's TikTok)
• "we've officially lost the plot (@beefyboiii's TikTok)
• @princess.paulai on Courtney Cook's mayak egg content (TikTok)

Of all the internet communities in all the world, you walked into ours.

Hosts Ben and Amory pay homage to the magic of chance encounters with producer Grace Tatter. Together, they explore the ways in which the internet fuels random yet delightful meetings between strangers online, from a website where you can impersonate ChatGPT to Craigslist's beloved Missed Connections page.

Show notes:

• YourAISlopBores.Me
• What Craigslist’s missed connections are still good for (The Bold Italic)

Comedian Ben Palmer set up a fake tip line for reporting immigrants in the United States suspected of not having legal status. He recorded the conversations, and things... got uncomfortable and, in some cases, disturbing. But for a lot of viewers, these calls were surprisingly funny. How does Ben Palmer withstand the awkwardness and maintain his deadpan delivery as he trolls unsuspecting Americans trying to get their neighbors deported? And how did he go from being your average stand-up comic, doing sets after his day job, to creating viral social commentary full-time?

Show notes:

• He made a fake ICE deportation tip line. Then a kindergarten teacher called. (Washington Post)
• God, Country, Family (YouTube)
• Ben Palmer's YouTube Channel (YouTube)