Conversations with People Who Hate Me
In an internet era characterized by comment section wars, devastating clapbacks, and anonymous vitriol, Dylan Marron explores what happens when online feuders step out from behind the keyboard and get to know the human on the other side of the screen. Join Dylan as he connects people who have clashe… read more
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Conversations with People Who Hate Me, hosted by Dylan Marron – Teaser
July 10th, 2017
Conversations with People Who Hate Me takes hateful conversations online and turns them into productive conversations offline. As a writer and video …
Episode 1: You're a Piece of Sh*t
July 31st, 2017
Dylan Marron makes popular social justice videos on the internet, so he gets a lot of hate messages. In the first episode of this podcast, he speaks …
Episode 2: Hurt People Hurt People
August 7th, 2017
Dylan Marron talks to Josh, a teenager who told Dylan that he was “the reason this country is dividing itself.” Josh opens up and reveals that high …
Episode 3: The Call Is Coming from Inside the House
August 21st, 2017
Dylan Marron wants to make sure that this isn’t just a “conservative versus liberal” podcast, so this week he speaks with Matthew, a left-leaning queer artist who publically posted that Dylan “represents some of the …
Episode 4: Facts and Feelings
August 28th, 2017
“Facts don’t care about your feelings.” At least according to this week’s guest Anna, a school teacher from the south. Listen as Dylan and Anna try …
Episode 5: The Seeds of Hate
September 4th, 2017
Today’s guest not only doesn’t hate Dylan Marron, but at one point in the conversation he says he loves him. So why include this episode as part of the show? Listen to the end to find out why.
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Episode 6: The Good Troll
September 11th, 2017
Dylan Marron calls James, a stand up comedian and self-identified troll, who publicly wrote that Dylan was “condescending as f*ck.” James walks Dylan …
Episode 7: Sissies and Flaming Queens
September 18th, 2017
Lee publicly called Dylan a “flaming homo,” a “sissy,” a “flaming queen,” and an “idiot.” The twist? Lee is a gay man himself… with a fascinating life story.
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Episode 8: (Don't) Kill Yourself
September 25th, 2017
Content Warning: This episode contains a conversation about suicide. Dylan calls someone who publicly told him to kill himself and that people like …
Episode 9: Conclusion (For Now)
October 2nd, 2017
To close out this chapter Dylan calls up people who love the show and have used it as motivation for conversations in their own life, including a conservative listener who’s a fan of the podcast. (Thanks for listening, …
Episode 10: Bigot Scum
February 12th, 2018
Dylan moderates a conversation between two strangers who clashed online. Marcia is a stand up comedian and proud feminist who frequently writes things like “men are scum” on social media and Andrew is an “anti-feminist” …
Episode 11: The Trans Ban
April 2nd, 2018
Tyler Gilmore is a veteran of the Marines who vocally expressed his support for the trans ban. In this episode Dylan connects him to Maddie Makara, a veteran who served for 16 years and recently came out as a trans …
Episode 12: Burned At The Stake
April 16th, 2018
Jaya wrote an essay suggesting the television show ‘The Office’ doesn’t hold up to today’s standards. The essay was tweeted out and Tom tweeted back …
Episode 13: Talentless Hack
April 30th, 2018
Doug called Dylan Marron a “talentless propaganda hack” so Dylan called him up to ask why.
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Episode 14: Digital Self-Harm
May 14th, 2018
Alyson anonymously sent herself hateful and homophobic messages online. Dylan Marron asks her why.
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Episode 15: Teens and Guns
May 28th, 2018
Two teenagers from opposite ends of the political spectrum speak to each other about guns in the United States.
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Episode 16: Bitch Talk About Palestine
June 11th, 2018
Intesar told Dylan "bitch talk about Palestine" so Dylan called him up and they did.
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Episode 17: You Are a Liar
June 25th, 2018
A rape survivor speaks to someone who called them a liar.
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Episode 18: Civility
July 9th, 2018
Dylan connects two strangers to talk to about civility in the age of Trump.
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Episode 19: Latinx
July 23rd, 2018
Latinx is the gender-neutral alternative to the terms Latino and Latina. Kat Lazo is a content creator who made a video explaining why some people use it. Alvaro commented “this chic is annoying” beneath that video. …
Episode 20: They/Them
August 6th, 2018
Lindsay makes a web series that teaches young kids about LGBTQ issues. Lennox is a high schooler who wrote Lindsay a message saying the show is …
Episode 21: Nauseating
August 20th, 2018
Iain is a college senior who writes a bi-weekly column for his campus newspaper. In commenting on the current state of media he referred to Dylan’s …
Episode 22: Is This Racist?
September 3rd, 2018
Three years ago Lauren called in to Andrew Ti’s popular call-in podcast Yo Is This Racist? with a question. She felt Andrew and his guest co-host …
Episode 23: Unfriended
September 17th, 2018
Jabari and Andrew were Facebook friends until the 2016 election tore them apart and one unfriended the other. Dylan connects them on a phone call for their first extended conversation about what happened.
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Episode 24: I Hate This Podcast
October 1st, 2018
Dylan talks to Steve who really does not like this podcast at all.
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Episode 25: I Hope You're Eaten Alive
October 15th, 2018
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 …
Listener Call: Kaleb
November 12th, 2018
Dylan answers listener questions from a man named Kaleb.
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Listener Call: Jamie
November 26th, 2018
Dylan speaks to a listener about their family dynamics.
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Listener Call: Nick
December 10th, 2018
Dylan speaks with Nick, a listener of the podcast who had a very personal connection to one of the episodes.
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Episode 26: Happy & Merry
December 24th, 2018
“Merry Christmas” can be a divisive phrase. In this episode Dylan connects two strangers who open up to each other about their respective feelings …
Episode 27: I Hate Amanda Palmer
January 28th, 2019
Amanda Palmer is a celebrated musician and artist with a whole bunch of devoted fans… and some vocal detractors. In this episode Dylan moderates a …
Episode 28: Hypocrite
February 11th, 2019
Jesse called Dylan a hypocrite. Dylan admits he may be right.
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Episode 29: Bob The Drag Queen
February 25th, 2019
Celebrated drag queen & winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race Bob The Drag Queen chats with James, a stranger who tweeted “I really really really don’t …
Episode 30: Easy Target
March 11th, 2019
Dylan speaks to Brian, a stranger who called him a gay slur.
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Episode 31: High School Reunion
March 25th, 2019
Dylan speaks to Carl, an old high school classmate, about something Carl wrote online seventeen years ago - before social media as we know it was …
Empathy is not Endorsement
July 31st, 2019
Host Dylan Marron shares his 2018 TED Talk “Empathy is not Endorsement.”
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Episode 32: Trash
January 27th, 2020
In the summer of 2017 journalist Katie Herzog wrote a piece that was widely criticized. Ultimately she found herself at the bottom of a social media pile-on. 3,000 miles east of Katie, a woman named Robyn Kanner joined …
Episode 33: Bernie Bros
February 10th, 2020
A Bernie supporter and an Elizabeth Warren supporter connect after clashing online.
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Episode 34: Peloton Husband
February 24th, 2020
When a Peloton commercial went viral, countless people shared their thoughts online. In this episode, Dylan connects Sean, an actor in that commercial with Tom, a man who called him a loser.
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Episode 35: I Hate Hank Green
March 9th, 2020
Popular writer, vlogger, and creator Hank Green speaks to someone who tweeted “popular opinion but I hate hank green.”
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Episode 36: Dangerously Dead Wrong
March 23rd, 2020
Two longtime friends talk after getting into a Facebook altercation about COVID-19.
Conversations with People Who Hate Me is a production of Night Vale Presents. Credits: Dylan Marron (creator, producer, host), Vincent …
Returning in 2022: Conversations with People Who Hate Me
November 22nd, 2021
The first rule of the internet: avoid the comments sections. On Conversations with People Who Hate Me, host Dylan Marron breaks that rule. He …
Episode 37: Salvation
February 16th, 2022
A young trans man and his mother speak about her struggle to accept his gender identity.
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Episode 38: Cheap Ass Sponsored Ad
February 23rd, 2022
When Amanda left a snarky comment in response to a sponsored ad, she assumed she was taking a shot at a gigantic corporate entity who wouldn’t care …
Episode 39: You're a Meme
March 2nd, 2022
A widely recognized actor speaks to a teenager who participated in a misogynistic meme against her.
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Episode 40: What a Disgrace
March 9th, 2022
Two colleagues speak for the first time since their falling-out in a text message.
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Episode 41: Balloon Guy
March 16th, 2022
Dylan tries (and fails) to produce a conversation for Michael James Schneider, a popular artist who is derisively known to some as "balloon guy.”
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Episode 43: Throw Your Book In The Fire
March 30th, 2022
Dylan speaks to a friend who has been openly critical of this project since it began.
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How to Be a Better Human
April 6th, 2022
This is... NOT an episode of Conversations with People Who Hate Me. We're taking a week off, so instead we're sharing an episode of another podcast …
Episode 44: Conversion Part 1
April 13th, 2022
Garrard Conley, a survivor of conversion therapy, recounts his experience. (Part 1 of 3)
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Episode 45: Conversion Part 2
April 20th, 2022
John Smid recounts how he came to run a well-known conversion therapy clinic. (Part 2 of 3)
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Episode 46: Conversion Part 3
April 27th, 2022
A conversion therapy survivor speaks to the man who ran the conversion therapy clinic he escaped from. (Part 3 of 3)
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