Snacktime: Mystery Celebs & Fed-Up Mods

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Technology, Reddit

4.1 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 28 August 2021

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

Ben tells Amory about a subreddit trying to determine the identity of a mystery celebrity, and Amory tells Ben about an open letter penned by Reddit moderators that's calling on the platform to take stronger action against COVID-19 misinformation and disinformation on the platform.

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0:00.0	WBWR's last scene is back with surprising news stories about people, places, and things
0:06.1	that have gone missing, all told by tenacious public radio storytellers who refuse to let
0:11.5	mysteries go unsolved.
0:13.7	Don't miss season 3, out now.
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0:20.5	Produced by the iLab at WBWR Boston.
0:36.0	We're getting close, we're almost departing snack.
1:04.1	We're on to the full meal.
1:07.0	This is going to be, it's not even a nibble.
1:11.6	It's like you found an almond, a stray almond.
1:15.9	That's how, that's basically how snacky this is.
1:19.1	I know, Emory, you're not really an almond gal because water use and things.
1:24.1	For you, it'll be a walnut.
1:25.3	I love a walnut.
1:26.3	I know, I know you do.
1:28.3	I'm ready.
1:29.3	I'm ready.
1:30.3	Here's your walnut.
1:31.3	I don't know anything about this.
1:32.3	That's why it's a tiny snack.
1:33.9	But I do know, we got a post to our subreddit suggesting that we discuss this other subreddit.
1:44.4	And I think you should look at it with me.
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