Listener Reviews

Currently my fav podcast. It’s always been good but now it’s great. A rationalist want to have a baby. Peptides. Thank you search engine team for the original thinking and reporting.

PJ does a great job at grabbing my interest on topics that normally I wouldn’t be interested in. I will say this podcast will help you become more interesting as you learn these random topics with PJ.

love this podcast. have been here since the start

I recently found Search Engine. I’m so happy to have this podcast with PJ Vogt. New episodes brighten my day.

Really interesting topics that I can engage with. Have you done or thought about doing an episode on why it’s IMPOSSIBLE to unsubscribe to emails?

An excellent, entertaining, thought-provoking show. A good PJ laugh always helps brighten my day!

Search Engine is one of my all time favorite podcasts. The reporting is smart and thoughtful. They explore questions that draw you in with honesty and humor. I’m always excited to see a new episode in my feed. (Listen for PJ’s great and unmistakable laugh)

First, I’m a “voice snob” and only follow pods that have hosts I love to listen to! PJ has a soothing voice.Second, you never know how much stuff you needed to know until you listen to PJs reporting! Engaging, informative, always entertaining! I’m a long time fan!

I love this podcast so much! However… I am trying to force my way through the cannibalism episode… it’s like they left that four-year-old on the microphone making mouth noises for the entire episode. I was getting more and more angry on the way to work listening to it :(Not sure if they were trying to be funny by leaving it in? It was agony

This podcast tickles the curious part of my brain. Super interesting and random topics (like my search engine queries), and stories researched and told really well. 100% recommend. I found it in a random Reddit comment, and my god I wish I could find the redditor who recommended it so I could thank them.

I always loved Reply All and think PJ Vogt has interesting stories and insights. I’m so tired of true crime, politics, cocky pundits, bro podcasts. I want to LEARN things. I want to know how things work. It’s so hard to find a really good, interesting podcast like this one.

I learned of this Pod from Heavyweight, and I have missed hearing PJ Vogt’s perspective on things. This podcast is engaging and different each week, and PJ shares his whole self in his work. PJ’s newest pod does not disappoint!I first heard PJ on his former podcast Reply All. It was a polished production that disappeared after the Gimlet/Spotify merger. When that happened , I found the precursor to Reply All; TL|DR. At this point I have listened to all three of PJ’s historical shows and I’m so excited to have found his newest project. If you’re all caught up on the Search Engine content - be sure to check out PJ’s other content too!

I wish every podcast had this level of research, commentary and insights! A work of ART. The Berghain episode is forever etched into my brain (and btw - I got in a few weeks later — the ep really helped lol). Excited for more!

This is the podcast that got me into podcasts! It’s also the only podcast that I listen to consistently. It’s refreshing, informative, and thought-provoking. I love the deep dives into niche topics and internet mysteries, and the interviews are always great. I recommend it to people all the time.

Thank you for this great info. I love Jonathon Goldstein and you are a close second. No wonder the two of you get along. Great topics and interesting answers.

So longtime listen first time caller (so to speak) - PJ we go back a couple podcasts ❤️I jumped off midway into the first third of the Body Scanner episode to chime in that I am a (gay) female that has been setting off the same scanners in the EXACT SAME WAYs for as long as they have been in use (and as routinely. I am cracking up over here! Fascinating stuff!

I don’t write many reviews, but felt compelled to for this one. I love search engine it’s my favorite podcast by far. If you’re looking for something relatable, thought provoking, and entertaining give it a shot.

The obituary episode was beautiful, and the end portion was very tastefully done. Thank you for giving Whitney’s family a voice.

I’m so happy to have found this podcast. It’s the perfect balance between pure entertainment (ex: the episode about “Berghain”) and educational (“Cuddly Killers”). Love the work! Thanks so much for enlightening us on so many fascinating subjects.

This is my favorite podcast. Their approach to storytelling keeps me engaged and they do a great job explaining concepts and bringing in interesting experts who I sometimes end up following (Matt Levine of Money Stuff and Joseph from 404 media). Keep up the great work!

I didn’t realize how much I missed PJ’s laugh until I was checking in on my favorite podcast, Heavyweight, and heard the best laugh I haven’t heard since PJ’s last show. So happy to have that back in my laugh.

Great topics, great interviews. Only let down by bringing Ezra Klein on - he’s such a hack and it brings this neolib elite intellectual vibe that is so white and out of touch

The gift of storytelling with words and music that creates an image in each listener’s mind without any visual display by the presenter is rare indeed. PJ & Sruthi produce episodes that conjure those images as though they have been doing this their entire working lives, and it shows . Search Engine is the perfect template of podcast production.

Search Engine took some time to find its stride, but has solidified itself into the standards of my podcasts for about 2 years now. The way the stories are written and told connects topics like technology to a very human attribute of curiosity. The search engine team, and PJ in particular are doing an excellent job and hope we continue to see them thrive.