Conversations with People Who Hate Me

Conversations with People Who Hate Me

In an internet era characterized by comment section wars, devastating clapbacks, and anonymous vitriol, Dylan Marron explores what happens when online feuders step out from behind the keyboard and get to know the human on the other side of the screen. Join Dylan as he connects people who have clashed online – from old friends to complete strangers — to explore why we believe what we believe, how we relate to each other on the internet, and just what a phone call can accomplish. Don’t be fooled by the title! It’s actually a loving show that fosters unlikely connections in an age of increasing digital isolation. Whether Dylan is speaking with someone who wrote him a negative comment or is moderating a call between two strangers at odds, the results are often surprising, usually heartwarming, and always compelling. Webby Winner, Best of 2018 (Apple Podcasts), “The Timeliest Podcast” (Fast Company), “Essential” (Vulture), Podcast Pick (USA Today & The Guardian) New episodes will return in Fall 2021 to the TED Audio Collective.

Episodes

June 28, 2023 33 mins

It’s 1999, and sixteen years after its original release, a new Star Wars is finally coming. Fans have been camping out in front of theaters across the country just to be the first to see it. The beloved intergalactic saga is set to debut a slew of brand new characters, one of whom is a revolutionary CGI creation named Jar Jar Binks. Whispers begin to spread about big changes coming to the galaxy far, far away – and not eve...

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Jar Jar Binks became one of the most polarizing figures in cinematic history when he made his debut in Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace in 1999. He was even named “the most annoying movie character of all time” by Complex Magazine. After the release, Ahmed Best, the man who played Jar Jar, was hit with the full force of the backlash — and it nearly destroyed him. The Redemption of Jar Jar Binks is a six-part journey...

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April 27, 2022 67 mins

A conversion therapy survivor speaks to the man who ran the conversion therapy clinic he escaped from. (Part 3 of 3)

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Transcript for this episode: dylanmarron.com/podcast/episode-guide/episode-46

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April 20, 2022 38 mins

John Smid recounts how he came to run a well-known conversion therapy clinic. (Part 2 of 3)

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April 13, 2022 46 mins

Garrard Conley, a survivor of conversion therapy, recounts his experience. (Part 1 of 3)

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April 6, 2022 33 mins

This is... NOT an episode of Conversations with People Who Hate Me. We're taking a week off, so instead we're sharing an episode of another podcast from the TED Audio Collective called How to Be a Better Human. It's a show hosted by comedian (and good friend of Dylan's) Chris Duffy, about how we can all learn to be a little less terrible. Dylan was interviewed by Chris last year and shares what he’s learned about apologies...

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March 30, 2022 65 mins

Dylan speaks to a friend who has been openly critical of this project since it began.

Conversations with People Who Hate Me The Book is out now! Get it here: https://tedtalks.social/3HUsF3m

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March 23, 2022 68 mins

A listener who is scared of the COVID vaccine speaks to Dylan's doctor about the vaccine's benefits.

To learn more about the safety of COVID vaccines, check out the CDC's website here.

Find Dr. Keith Roach on Facebook and Twitter.

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March 16, 2022 49 mins

Dylan tries (and fails) to produce a conversation for Michael James Schneider, a popular artist who is derisively known to some as "balloon guy.”

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Transcript for this episode: https://www.dylanmarron.com/podcast/episode-guide/episode-41

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March 9, 2022 56 mins

Two colleagues speak for the first time since their falling-out in a text message.

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March 2, 2022 51 mins

A widely recognized actor speaks to a teenager who participated in a misogynistic meme against her.

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Transcript for this episode: https://www.dylanmarron.com/podcast/episode-guide/episode-39

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February 23, 2022 42 mins

When Amanda left a snarky comment in response to a sponsored ad, she assumed she was taking a shot at a gigantic corporate entity who wouldn’t care what she had to say. In reality, it was a small business run by a husband-and-wife team who are trying to make ends meet. Today, they speak to each other for the first time.

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February 16, 2022 66 mins

A young trans man and his mother speak about her struggle to accept his gender identity.

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You can find Janna on TikTok and Instagram at @Jannatransmomma

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The first rule of the internet: avoid the comments sections. On Conversations with People Who Hate Me, host Dylan Marron breaks that rule. He explores what happens when online feuders step out from behind the keyboard and get to know the human on the other side of the screen. Join Dylan as he connects people who have clashed online – from old friends to complete strangers — to explore why we believe what we believe, how we...

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March 23, 2020 41 mins

Two longtime friends talk after getting into a Facebook altercation about COVID-19.

Conversations with People Who Hate Me is a production of Night Vale Presents. Credits: Dylan Marron (creator, producer, host), Vincent Cacchione (audio engineer, mixer), Emily Newman & Mark Stoll (associate producers), Christy Gressman (executive producer), Phillip Blackowl (logo designer), Mindy Tucker (logo photographer). Theme song:...

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March 9, 2020 36 mins

Popular writer, vlogger, and creator Hank Green speaks to someone who tweeted “popular opinion but I hate hank green.”

If you’d like to be a guest on this show fill out the form at conversationswithpeoplewhohateme.com

Conversations with People Who Hate Me is a production of Night Vale Presents. Credits: Dylan Marron (creator, producer, host), Vincent Cacchione (audio engineer, mixer), Emily Newman & Mark Stoll (assoc...

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February 24, 2020 44 mins

When a Peloton commercial went viral, countless people shared their thoughts online. In this episode, Dylan connects Sean, an actor in that commercial with Tom, a man who called him a loser.

If you’d like to be a guest on this show fill out the form at conversationswithpeoplewhohateme.com

Conversations with People Who Hate Me is a production of Night Vale Presents. Credits: Dylan Marron (creator, producer, host), Vincent...

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February 10, 2020 50 mins

A Bernie supporter and an Elizabeth Warren supporter connect after clashing online.

If you’d like to be a guest on this show fill out the form at conversationswithpeoplewhohateme.com

Conversations with People Who Hate Me is a production of Night Vale Presents. Credits: Dylan Marron (creator, producer, host), Vincent Cacchione (audio engineer, mixer), Emily Newman & Mark Stoll (associate producers), Christy Gressman (...

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January 27, 2020 48 mins

In the summer of 2017 journalist Katie Herzog wrote a piece that was widely criticized. Ultimately she found herself at the bottom of a social media pile-on. 3,000 miles east of Katie, a woman named Robyn Kanner joined that pile-on tweeting “ur just trash.” In this episode, taped live in front an audience, Katie and Robyn meet onstage for the first time to discuss what happened between them, and the unlikely twist that bro...

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July 31, 2019 12 mins

Host Dylan Marron shares his 2018 TED Talk “Empathy is not Endorsement.”

TED Talks Daily features a new TED Talk every weekday. You can find it wherever you get your podcasts.

You can watch his talk here: https://www.ted.com/talks/dylan_marron_empathy_is_not_endorsement

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