Listener Reviews

I feel compelled to write my first-ever podcast review because I truly love Search Engine. I'm a longtime listener of This American Life, which is my standard for interesting journalism, well-researched storytelling, and captivating human interest pieces. I mean it as the highest compliment when I say that Search Engine's host PJ's voice, confessional storytelling style, and way of looking at the world is strikingly similar to that of Ira Glass—which is a true feat. Search Engine is consistently the podcast I recommend to all my friends, and there is something for everyone here—even if you didn't think you cared about the feelings of the monkeys at the zoo, or Kratom, Bitcoin, or spiritual healing, you will by the end of PJ's shows. Thanks Search Engine for being a thoughtful, calming, and truly reflective antidote to the Joe Rogans of the world.

The Search Engine team always seem to find the story underneath the story, somehow making topics like car titles and airplane water filters fascinating. I find that almost every episode makes me curious about even the most mundane of things.

Getting served carvana ads on the carvana episode is *chefs kiss*

This podcast helps make sense of well articulated questions I may or may not have. I think in some ways I’m oddly more at peace and feel more equipped in my lifestyle choices.

Love the topics on this podcast. Most are things I never realized would be so interesting to understand fuller.

I have missed you!! I recognized your voice before I knew it was you! So glad you are back and with a very interesting podcast! Just listened to the A I one and it made me stop and 🤔 think.. and that’s all we can do..

This is my favorite podcast. PJ Vogt and his team have a knack for making everything interesting, including the IRS and taxes! Incredible storytelling that is informative and draws in the listener.

Much! Great podcast! Approachable and informative!

I was a huge fan of reply all and now here I am at Search Engine. PJ Vogt has a unique skill of explaining to me WHY I want to know something to hook me, and then telling me everything that I want to know about that thing. Thank you PJ and Sruthie for doing the best work you can do. It is appreciated.

PJ is my co-pilot. The sorties he tells are engaging and interesting so much that yes I have sat outside my destination to finish listening. Please please keep up the fantastic work. It’s hard to find a good co-pilot.

I’m so glad you’re back PJ! Find a way to bring back some version of Yes, Yes, No and I’ll be complete in life. 🙈

PJ is back to what he does best—finding interesting questions and following the answers to unexpected places.

This is THE podcast for you if you’re curious about our world, how it works and, mostly, why. Each episode starts with a “simple” question and then the “answers” reveal even more interesting and important questions. Isn’t our world amazing?!?!? The best part is that the show walks us along this path in a delightful way. This episode on inflation is a great example. I almost skipped it because “I know a lot about inflation already!“ but I learned a lot in a really succinct way.

PJ and the team do a great job. I look forward to every episode that comes out!I’ve never written a review about a podcast, but if a review keeps my favorite show on the air, then I will go out of my way to write one

I’ve been a fan of PJ since the TLDR segments on NPR. Reply All was far and away my favorite podcast. I was late to know about his new show but I got hooked immediately by the Crypto Island series. PJ asks the dumb questions so we don’t have to, and gets us smart answers. I’ve enjoyed the show so much that I became an annual paid subscriber, the first time I’ve done so for a podcast.

I love this show!!

This show offers a fun take on everyday questions. And many I’d never think to ask

PJ Vogt is such a great host! This podcast is so thoughtful and informative while still being entertaining. Just the right dose of fun and educational. Exactly my kind of pod!

This is a great show, every episode is well written and well produced. All the excellence you would expect from a modern podcast!

Podcast addict. Freakonomics has been my go-to favorite for decades. This unseat it. Don’t hesitate to give it a try.

Every week, my partner and I share a “most interesting thing of the week” that we’ve learned. I am alarmed to find that my most interesting thing has become a weekly Search Engine recap.

Well-researched, clever, and always interesting. I enjoy listening with my teenage sons . PJ is a great host and I’m so glad to have found this podcast!

With Search Engine PJ and Sruthi have gone to the next level.The questions explored on this podcast are more relevant to our lives than ever before. Dare I say Search Engine even goes a bit high brow compared their previous work but still keeps that humor and vibe they have been known for.Search Engine is almost more NPR than groovy tech podcast and the content informs me in awesome ways.

Search engine is one of my favorite podcasts! It does a great job of finding things that I didn’t know to ask or have an incomplete picture of and answering them in an interesting way. The storytelling is great, they’re very enjoyable listens even when sad and I leave each episode feeling like my understanding of the world has become just a tad more nuanced. I also love the variety of topics to go from economic issues to crime to religion to the history of techno music.