NPR podcasts got cryptic Spotify comments until a younger generation cracked the code
omojumiller · x · 2026-09-24
- This American Life reports: several NPR podcasts started receiving mysterious, nonsensical comments on Spotify — until someone from a younger generation cracked the code.
- The sharer's take: "Kids are smart as hell. They've hacked the system." Details in the episode.
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