It's hard to remember now, but the internet used to be fun.

I can't believe how easy it is to surf the net.

Surf's up!

On Longshadow, breaking the internet, we'll trace how a tool that once fueled democracy...

Opposition activists organized the march on Facebook...

...became a weapon aimed at the very heart of it.

You're watching the unraveling of our democracy right now.

From Longlead and PRX, this is Longshadow, breaking the internet.

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Athletic excellence.

The right stuff takes intense training.

And she runs away and wins it brilliantly.

But just enjoying sports is easy and universal.

I'm Carolyn Beeler.

And I'm Marco Werman. Today, the games people play and love.

From a class that helps international students understand first downs and field goals.

A fellow student from Saudi started asking me questions about football.

I could tell that he would really like to go to a game, but he was feeling a little bit of intimidation.

To the skateboarding women of Bolivia.

We have a school of skateboarding.

To hurling the ancient sport popular in Ireland and basically nowhere else.

My grand-uncle would have been a hurly maker before my father.

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