The End of Passwords?

Jul. 16, 2014

Alex and PJ from the TLDR podcast join us to talk about the end of online passwords, dating sites that use DNA to find your match, and chat roulette for stoners.

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Credits

Guests:

PJ Vogt - co-host of the podcast “Reply All” - @PJVogt
Alex Goldman - Reply All - @agoldmund

Host:

Madeleine Brand

Producers:

Andrew Walsh, Christian Bordal, Matt Holzman, Jolie Myers, Anna Scott

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The End of Passwords?

Alex and PJ from the TLDR podcast join us to talk about the end of online passwords, dating sites that use DNA to find your match, and chat roulette for stoners.

8 min