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Hyperfixed

Cry Fowl

Hyperfixed

Alex Goldman & Radiotopia

History, Society & Culture, Documentary, Technology

4.7963 Ratings

🗓️ 29 January 2026

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

In the summer of 2022, several dozens of residents of Birmingham, Alabama disappeared without a trace. This week, the Hyperfixed team breaks the story of what happened to them.

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Hey, it's Robin here from PRX, and I want to tell you about a brand new show in the Radiotopia family, an exciting partnership with our friends at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and fellow indie network talkhouse.

0:14.5

It's called Music Makes Us, and it's hosted by cultural icon, the legendary Kathleen Hanna, the frontwoman of Bikini Kill and La Tigra.

0:23.7

She sits down with revolutionary musicians like Shaka Khan, Olivia Rodrigo, and Haley Williams of Paramour

0:29.9

to speak about the things artists really want to talk about. Perfect lyrics, unforgettable shows,

0:36.3

treasured artifacts, and even snacks.

0:39.3

From the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Radiotopia and Talk House, Music Makes Us.

0:44.7

Out now wherever you listen to podcasts.

0:48.9

Hi, I'm Alex Goldman, and this is Hyperfixed.

0:52.8

Each week on our show, listeners write in with their problems big and small, and I solve them.

0:57.4

Or at least I try.

0:58.9

And if I don't, I at least give a good reason why I can't.

1:02.7

This week, cry foul.

1:09.0

The story you're about to hear took 11 months to report, and it really shouldn't have.

1:15.5

To answer a question like this one, we shouldn't have had to contact experts or lawyers or government agencies, but we did.

1:23.6

We ended up having to do all of that stuff, because when we started sniffing around this question, we immediately got caught in a campaign of coordinated obfuscation.

1:33.1

We just didn't realize it immediately.

1:35.7

And that's probably because the question we were chasing, it was about ducks.

1:41.8

I don't know if it's always had ducks, but if somebody were to come up to me and be like, hey, do you know the park with the ducks?

1:47.4

I'd be like, yeah, Avondale Park.

1:49.4

It's kind of known for that.

1:52.2

This is John.

1:53.2

He lives in Birmingham, Alabama.

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