Episode 25: I Hope You're Eaten Alive

Conversations with People Who Hate Me

Dylan Marron & TED

Society & Culture

4.7 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 15 October 2018

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

Benjamin was a guest on this show and K is a listener who became so upset by Benjamin’s comments said that she publicly wrote “Ben, if you’re reading this I hope you’re eaten alive by wild dogs.” Dylan connected them on a call for this season’s finale.

Want to be a guest on the show and take your own online conversation and move it offline? Fill out the form at conversationswithpeoplewhohateme.com

Conversations with People Who Hate Me is a production of Night Vale Presents. Credits: Dylan Marron (creator, producer, host), Christy Gressman (executive producer), Vincent Cacchione (audio engineer, mixer), Rob Wilson (logo designer). Theme song: “These Dark Times” by Caged Animals.

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0:00.0	Ted Audio Collective.
0:02.0	Collective.
0:04.0	Okay, you commented.
0:08.0	Ben, if you're reading this, I hope you're eaten alive by wild dogs.
0:13.1	So fortunately, Ben has not been eaten alive by wild dogs.
0:18.4	Despite my best efforts.
0:20.8	Hey listener, a quick favor.
0:22.2	We are conducting an audience survey, and we'd be really grateful if you could take just a few minutes to respond please visit survey dot PRX.org
0:30.3	slash TED to take the survey today. That's survey dot PRX.org
0:35.0	slash Ted.
0:37.0	Thanks. Hey and welcome back to conversations with people who hate me the show where I use
0:52.0	negative online comments as a starting point for offline conversations.
0:56.2	I'm your host, Dylan Merrin.
0:58.6	This episode is the season 2 finale, which is closing out a huge year for the show. It won a Webby Award, so huge
1:05.4	thanks to all of you who voted. I expanded to a brand new format where I
1:09.5	moderate conversations between strangers rather than just speaking to people one-on-one, and I was even
1:15.1	invited to give a TED Talk about why I make the show, and you can watch that wherever you find
1:19.9	your TED Talks.
1:21.4	Our audience has grown, and it's been so nice hearing from you
1:24.4	about why you love this show and how it applies to your own life. So thank you so
1:29.2	much for listening and stay tuned because there will be a whole new season coming to you very, very soon.
1:35.0	In the meantime, I invite you to tell your friends about the show.
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