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This week, we discover who was actually behind the hack of Alex Blumberg's Uber account. This episode picks up where Episode 91, The Russian Passenger, left off.Further InfoCome see Alex and PJ at The Bell House with Linda Holmes!Wirecutter on password managers

In the United States, the idea of having a conversation with the President is pretty outlandish. But in Latin America, it’s a regular occurrence. The most accessible president on Latin American social media is Ecuador’s Rafael Correa. But what’s it like to get the attention of a head of state when you may not exactly want it? (NOTE: We first broadcast this story in 2015, but we have since gone back and added a new chapter.)This story was originally reported by Silvia Vinas of the radio show Radio Ambulante. Listen to a Spanish language version of the story on their website.Subscribe to the Reply All newsletter over at replyall.soy/newsletter!

Somewhere in Russia, a man calls for a car. Somewhere in New York City, a stranger's phone buzzes.Email us at replyall@gimletmedia.com and use the subject "theory" if you think you can provide us additional information.Further readinghaveibeenpwned.comA good article on how and why you should use password managers, and the best password managers out there.Further listeningSimplicity by Macroform

This week, one man has been warning the world about an impending disaster for years, but no one will listen. Also, Alex makes a dumb decision.Further ReadingW3C's proposed standard W3C Director, Tim Berners-Lee, posts "On EME in HTML5"Mozilla's blog post "DRM and the Challenge of Serving Users"Cory Doctorow's post "The World Wide Web Consortium at a Crossroads: Arms-Dealers or Standards-Setters?"

The unlikely rise of Lee O'Denat, the founder of Worldstar Hip Hop. Also, we reopen a cold case.Further ListeningQ's interview on Shots FiredQ's interview on The Champs

A new Yes Yes No, plus Sruthi meets her first fully-functional cyborg.Further ReadingNorm Kelly's TwitterEric Valor's WebsiteEric's non-profit Sciopen Research Group

This week: Alex meets his hero, the thorn in the side of Dick Dale, GG Allin, and Alex Trebek.Further ReadingLongmont Potion Castle's websiteThe Twice Removed podcastNazanin Rafsanjani's Twitter

This week — a new technology falls into the wrong hands.Pope Brock's book, CharlatanPenny Lane's documentary, Nuts!

For years, Dr. Richard Bedlack has hunted for a cure for ALS, a fatal degenerative disease.  And then one day he builds a website called ALS Untangled. That's when strange things start to happen. Reported by Peter Andrey Smith and Reply All producer Sruthi Pinnamaneni.Further ReadingThe ALS Untangled website Dr. Richard Bedlack’s ALS Reversals website The PatientsLikeMe website The ALS TDI website Nelda Buss wrote a book, You Can Walk, about her experience, and she originally appeared on Fox in 1992 Eric Valor’s website Angelina Fanous’s reporting on VICE and The New York TimesPeter Andrey Smith’s website

This week, updates on some of the stories we’ve done over the past year, some bonuses and surprises, some breakbeats, a motorcycle ride, and we take a glimpse into the future.Check out the amazing 2016 Reply All poster by Matt Lubchansky!The Episodes#56 Zardulu#64-67 On the Inside Parts I-IV#53 In the Desert#68 Vampire Rules#57 Milk Wanted#47 Quit Already!Lightning Round#76 Lost in a Cab#83 Voyage Into Pizzagate#60 A Simple Plan#61 Baby King#69 Disappeared#78 Very Quickly to the DrillFurther ReadingIllustrator Matt Lubchansky’s website is OVER HERESinger/songwriter Matt Farley can be found on his website or on Spotify.Our theme song is by the Mysterious Breakmaster Cylinder.Our ad music is by Build Buildings.

Everybody has that one Facebook friend who just won’t stop posting their political opinions. This week, we talk to one of those Facebook friends, someone whose opinions got her into an enormous mess.

A conspiracy theory, a pizza related map, and a website fighting for its very soul.Further ReadingBryan Menegus' great article, "Reddit is Tearing Itself Apart."An interview with Edgar Welch, the Pizzagate gunman.The Donald SubredditIf you have a question about a story we've reported this year, please email a voice memo of 30 seconds or less to replyall@gimletmedia.com with the subject line "updates."

On today's episode of Reply All we are bringing you the first episode of Gimlet’s new show Crimetown. Crimetown is by the creators of HBO’s The Jinx. This season is about organized crime and corruption in Providence, Rhode Island.

Alex and PJ take calls from anyone, about anything, for 48 hours straight.Thank YousAdam Quinn (for setting up our phone system)Peter Nelson (for his excellent horn playing)The Mysterious Breakmaster Cylinder (for going above and beyond this week)Matt FarleyJorge JustAustin ThompsonBuild BuildingsEveryone who called

One man tries to unite America. One Frog threatens to tear it apart.