There's a lot of drone warfare footage on the internet from Ukraine and Russia. But over the last year, a surprising change has emerged, via photos from the battlefront posted online. It has become clear that a huge part of the drone war, from dropping grenades on soldiers in bunkers, to dropping explosives on infrastructure or airfields, is wired. Those wires are fiber optic cable, stretching from drone operators to the drones, which spool out cable across the ground and over trees along the battlefront. These drones are often single-use rarely returning from the mission they set out on. And the spools of fiber optic cable, stretching over 30-50 kilometers, don't get cleaned up. We explore this evolution of drone use in the conflict - where it came from, and why.

<description>&lt;p&gt;There's a lot of drone warfare footage on the internet from Ukraine and Russia. But over the last year, a surprising change has emerged, via photos from the battlefront posted online. It has become clear that a huge part of the drone war, from dropping grenades on soldiers in bunkers, to dropping explosives on infrastructure or airfields, is wired. Those wires are fiber optic cable, stretching from drone operators to the drones, which spool out cable across the ground and over trees along the battlefront. These drones are often single-use rarely returning from the mission they set out on. And the spools of fiber optic cable, stretching over 30-50 kilometers, don't get cleaned up. We explore this evolution of drone use in the conflict - where it came from, and why.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Drone warfare is common in Ukraine, but a new evolution in the conflict is leaving a strange web of fiber optic cables strewn across the battlefront. 

There's a lot of drone warfare footage on the internet from Ukraine and Russia. But over the last year, a surprising change has emerged, via photos from the battlefront posted online. It has become clear that a huge part of the drone war, from dropping grenades on soldiers in bunkers, to dropping explosives on infrastructure or airfields, is wired. Those wires are fiber optic cable, stretching from drone operators to the drones, which spool out cable across the ground and over trees along the battlefront. These drones are often single-use rarely returning from the mission they set out on. And the spools of fiber optic cable, stretching over 30-50 kilometers, don't get cleaned up. We explore this evolution of drone use in the conflict - where it came from, and why.

The drone web: how consumer drones have covered Ukraine's battle lines with fiber optic cable

The internet decides what's for dinner.

Ruby Tandoh is the author of the new book, All Consuming: Why We Eat the Way We Eat Now. A stint on the Great British Bake Off when she was in college launched her into the world of cookbooks — increasingly irrelevant in a world where we're more likely to turn to Google for a recipe than turn to our bookshelves — and provided her an education in how pop culture stokes our cravings. She takes Ben and Amory on a journey from the surprising history of AllRecipes and the "world's best lasagna," to the TikTok food trends of today. (Spoiler: they don't always taste particularly good.)

Show notes:

<a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/805767/all-consuming-by-ruby-tandoh/">All Consuming: Why We Eat the Way We Eat Now</a>

Credits: This episode was produced by Grace Tatter and hosted by Ben Brock Johnson and Amory Sivertson. It was edited by Meg Cramer. Mix and sound design by Emily Jankowski.

<description>&lt;p&gt;The internet decides what's for dinner.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Ruby Tandoh is the author of the new book, &lt;em&gt;All Consuming: Why We Eat the Way We Eat Now&lt;/em&gt;. A stint on the Great British Bake Off when she was in college launched her into the world of cookbooks — increasingly irrelevant in a world where we're more likely to turn to Google for a recipe than turn to our bookshelves — and provided her an education in how pop culture stokes our cravings. She takes Ben and Amory on a journey from the surprising history of AllRecipes and the "world's best lasagna," to the TikTok food trends of today. (Spoiler: they don't always taste particularly good.)&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Show notes:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/805767/all-consuming-by-ruby-tandoh/"&gt;All Consuming: Why We Eat the Way We Eat Now&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Credits: This episode was produced by Grace Tatter and hosted by Ben Brock Johnson and Amory Sivertson. It was edited by Meg Cramer. Mix and sound design by Emily Jankowski.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Writer Ruby Tandoh made a career out of food, and yet she's unsure if she, or any of us, have ever had an original craving in her life. Lately, we're taking our appetite cues from the internet.

The internet decides what's for dinner.

Ruby Tandoh is the author of the new book, All Consuming: Why We Eat the Way We Eat Now. A stint on the Great British Bake Off when she was in college launched her into the world of cookbooks — increasingly irrelevant in a world where we're more likely to turn to Google for a recipe than turn to our bookshelves — and provided her an education in how pop culture stokes our cravings. She takes Ben and Amory on a journey from the surprising history of AllRecipes and the "world's best lasagna," to the TikTok food trends of today. (Spoiler: they don't always taste particularly good.)

Show notes:

<a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/805767/all-consuming-by-ruby-tandoh/">All Consuming: Why We Eat the Way We Eat Now</a>

Credits: This episode was produced by Grace Tatter and hosted by Ben Brock Johnson and Amory Sivertson. It was edited by Meg Cramer. Mix and sound design by Emily Jankowski.

What's on the menu: Ruby Tandoh on how the internet and algorithms shape our appetites

In honor of the day-after-Thanksgiving leftover sandwich, we're revisiting our conversation with Barry Enderwick, the man behind the beloved and wildly popular "Sandwiches of History" social media accounts.

Barry joined Ben and Amory to make a triple-decker sandwich from 1958, and to talk about his first cookbook, "<a href="https://geni.us/SandwichesofHistory">Sandwiches of History the Cookbook: All the Best (and Most Surprising) Things People Have Put Between Slices of Bread</a>."

To quote Barry's signature phrase, we think you should give this episode "a GO!" If you're hungry for more, check out Sandwiches of History on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sandwichesofhistory/">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@sandwichesofhistory?lang=en">TikTok</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/sandwichesofhistory">YouTube</a>, and <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/SandwichesofHistory/">Reddit</a>.

<description>&lt;p&gt;In honor of the day-after-Thanksgiving leftover sandwich, we're revisiting our conversation with Barry Enderwick, the man behind the beloved and wildly popular "Sandwiches of History" social media accounts.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Barry joined Ben and Amory to make a triple-decker sandwich from 1958, and to talk about his first cookbook, "&lt;a href="https://geni.us/SandwichesofHistory"&gt;Sandwiches of History the Cookbook: All the Best (and Most Surprising) Things People Have Put Between Slices of Bread&lt;/a&gt;."&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;To quote Barry's signature phrase, we think you should give this episode "a GO!" If you're hungry for more, check out Sandwiches of History on &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/sandwichesofhistory/"&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@sandwichesofhistory?lang=en"&gt;TikTok&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/sandwichesofhistory"&gt;YouTube&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/SandwichesofHistory/"&gt;Reddit&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;</description>

In honor of the day-after-Thanksgiving leftover sandwich, we're revisiting our conversation with Barry Enderwick, the man behind the beloved and wildly popular "Sandwiches of History" social media accounts. Barry joined Ben and Amory to make a triple-decker sandwich from 1958, and to talk about his first cookbook.

In honor of the day-after-Thanksgiving leftover sandwich, we're revisiting our conversation with Barry Enderwick, the man behind the beloved and wildly popular "Sandwiches of History" social media accounts.

Barry joined Ben and Amory to make a triple-decker sandwich from 1958, and to talk about his first cookbook, "<a href="https://geni.us/SandwichesofHistory">Sandwiches of History the Cookbook: All the Best (and Most Surprising) Things People Have Put Between Slices of Bread</a>."

To quote Barry's signature phrase, we think you should give this episode "a GO!" If you're hungry for more, check out Sandwiches of History on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sandwichesofhistory/">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@sandwichesofhistory?lang=en">TikTok</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/sandwichesofhistory">YouTube</a>, and <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/SandwichesofHistory/">Reddit</a>.

Episodes we love: Sandwiches of History

Endless Thread serves up two of Reddit's most absurd food sagas. First course: Chivegate, in which a Redditor vows to chop a cup of chives daily until the kitchen confidential subreddit declares perfection, only to be accused of fraud.  Second course: A Reddit user desperately seeking advice on how to quietly move 13 two-thousand-pound pallets of margarine.

Show Notes:
<ul>
 	<li>u/occasionallyvertical's post on <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/UnethicalLifeProTips/comments/1odgtdd/ulpt_i_need_a_way_to_move_13_2000lbs_pallets_of/">r/UnethicalLifeProTips</a></li>
 	<li><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/KitchenConfidential/">r/kitchenconfidential</a></li>
</ul>
This episode was produced and co-hosted by Amory Sivertson and Ben Brock Johnson, and edited by Meg Cramer. Production assistance from Grace Tatter. Mix and sound design by Paul Vaitkus.

<description>&lt;p&gt;Endless Thread serves up two of Reddit's most absurd food sagas. First course: Chivegate, in which a Redditor vows to chop a cup of chives daily until the kitchen confidential subreddit declares perfection, only to be accused of fraud.  Second course: A Reddit user desperately seeking advice on how to quietly move 13 two-thousand-pound pallets of margarine.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Show Notes:&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
 	&lt;li&gt;u/occasionallyvertical's post on &lt;a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/UnethicalLifeProTips/comments/1odgtdd/ulpt_i_need_a_way_to_move_13_2000lbs_pallets_of/"&gt;r/UnethicalLifeProTips&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
 	&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/KitchenConfidential/"&gt;r/kitchenconfidential&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;em&gt;This episode was produced and co-hosted by Amory Sivertson and Ben Brock Johnson, and edited by Meg Cramer. Production assistance from Grace Tatter. Mix and sound design by Paul Vaitkus.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Endless Thread serves up two of Reddit's most absurd food sagas. First course: Chivegate, in which a Redditor vows to chop a cup of chives daily until the kitchen confidential subreddit declares perfection, only to be accused of fraud.  Second course: A Reddit user desperately seeking advice on how to quietly move 13 two-thousand-pound pallets of margarine.

Endless Thread serves up two of Reddit's most absurd food sagas. First course: Chivegate, in which a Redditor vows to chop a cup of chives daily until the kitchen confidential subreddit declares perfection, only to be accused of fraud.  Second course: A Reddit user desperately seeking advice on how to quietly move 13 two-thousand-pound pallets of margarine.

Show Notes:
<ul>
 	<li>u/occasionallyvertical's post on <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/UnethicalLifeProTips/comments/1odgtdd/ulpt_i_need_a_way_to_move_13_2000lbs_pallets_of/">r/UnethicalLifeProTips</a></li>
 	<li><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/KitchenConfidential/">r/kitchenconfidential</a></li>
</ul>
This episode was produced and co-hosted by Amory Sivertson and Ben Brock Johnson, and edited by Meg Cramer. Production assistance from Grace Tatter. Mix and sound design by Paul Vaitkus.

Chiveman and a mountain of margarine

Ben and Amory share two stories about some out-of-the-box internet trolling. First, Amory tries to untangle a web of rumors surrounding an unusual dish from New Zealand. Then, Ben takes us aboard Terri's Tourz, an alleged Everglade tourist attraction claiming to offer the nation's first ever tours of the South Florida Detention Center known as Alligator Alcatraz.
Show notes:
<ul class="ul1">
 	<li class="li1"><a href="https://alannairving.medium.com/3-facts-about-new-zealand-i-didnt-know-until-i-moved-here-28208ef8b700">3 Facts About New Zealand I Didn’t Know Until I Moved Here </a>(Medium)</li>
 	<li class="li1"><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/newzealand/comments/8u2xmy/was_this_post_a_joke/">Was this post a joke?</a> (r/newzealand)</li>
 	<li class="li1"><a href="https://www.terristourz.com/alligatoralcatraz">Terri's Tourz</a></li>
</ul>

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;p class="p1"&gt;Ben and Amory share two stories about some out-of-the-box internet trolling. First, Amory tries to untangle a web of rumors surrounding an unusual dish from New Zealand. Then, Ben takes us aboard Terri's Tourz, an alleged Everglade tourist attraction claiming to offer the nation's first ever tours of the South Florida Detention Center known as Alligator Alcatraz.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Show notes:&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;ul class="ul1"&gt;
 	&lt;li class="li1"&gt;&lt;a href="https://alannairving.medium.com/3-facts-about-new-zealand-i-didnt-know-until-i-moved-here-28208ef8b700"&gt;&lt;span class="s1"&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;3 Facts About New Zealand I Didn’t Know Until I Moved Here &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span class="s3"&gt;(Medium)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
 	&lt;li class="li1"&gt;&lt;span class="s1"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/newzealand/comments/8u2xmy/was_this_post_a_joke/"&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;Was this post a joke?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="s3"&gt; (r/newzealand)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
 	&lt;li class="li1"&gt;&lt;span class="s1"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.terristourz.com/alligatoralcatraz"&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;Terri's Tourz&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Ben and Amory share two stories about some out of the box internet trolling.

Ben and Amory share two stories about some out-of-the-box internet trolling. First, Amory tries to untangle a web of rumors surrounding an unusual dish from New Zealand. Then, Ben takes us aboard Terri's Tourz, an alleged Everglade tourist attraction claiming to offer the nation's first ever tours of the South Florida Detention Center known as Alligator Alcatraz.
Show notes:
<ul class="ul1">
 	<li class="li1"><a href="https://alannairving.medium.com/3-facts-about-new-zealand-i-didnt-know-until-i-moved-here-28208ef8b700">3 Facts About New Zealand I Didn’t Know Until I Moved Here </a>(Medium)</li>
 	<li class="li1"><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/newzealand/comments/8u2xmy/was_this_post_a_joke/">Was this post a joke?</a> (r/newzealand)</li>
 	<li class="li1"><a href="https://www.terristourz.com/alligatoralcatraz">Terri's Tourz</a></li>
</ul>

Fryders and Alligator Alcatraz tours: When trolls get inventive

Hosts Ben Brock Johnson and Amory Sivertson dig into the internet's vast and curious ecosystem of online communities to find untold histories, unsolved mysteries, and other jaw-dropping stories online and IRL. 

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