Conversations with People Who Hate Me

Dylan Marron & TED

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 clashed online – from old friends to complete strangers — to explore why we believe what we believe, how we relate to each other on the internet, and just what a phone call can accomplish. Don’t be fooled by the title! It’s actually a loving show that fosters unlikely connections in an age of increasing digital isolation. Whether Dylan is speaking with someone who wrote him a negative comment or is moderating a call between two strangers at odds, the results are often surprising, usually heartwarming, and always compelling.

Webby Winner, Best of 2018 (Apple Podcasts), “The Timeliest Podcast” (Fast Company), “Essential” (Vulture), Podcast Pick (USA Today & The Guardian)

New episodes will return in Fall 2021 to the TED Audio Collective.

Webby Winner, Best of 2018 (Apple Podcasts), “The Timeliest Podcast” (Fast Company), “Essential” (Vulture), Podcast Pick (USA Today & The Guardian)

New episodes will return in Fall 2021 to the TED Audio Collective.

35hr 28min

Conversations with People Who Hate Me takes hateful conversations online and turns them into productive conversations offline. As a writer and video maker who focuses on social justice issues, Dylan Marron receives a lot of negative messages on the...

July 10, 20173min 31sec7.22 MB

It’s 1999, and sixteen years after its original release, a new Star Wars is finally coming. Fans have been camping out in front of theaters across the country just to be the first to see it. The beloved intergalactic saga is set to debut a slew of brand new characters, one of whom is a revolutionary CGI creation named Jar Jar Binks. Whispers begin to spread about big changes coming to the galaxy far, far away – and not everyone’s happy about it. Transcripts for The Redemption of Jar Jar Binks are available at go.ted.com/jarjar

June 28, 202333min 37sec32.28 MB

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The Redemption of Jar Jar Binks is a six-part journey through the early internet to understand how one of the first-ever online hate campaigns began, and to right what we got so wrong about Jar Jar the first time around.

May 4, 20232min 29sec3.59 MB

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A conversion therapy survivor speaks to the man who ran the conversion therapy clinic he escaped from.

April 27, 20221hr 7min64.78 MB

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A man recounts how he came to run a well-known conversion therapy clinic.

April 20, 202238min 58sec37.44 MB

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A survivor of conversion therapy recounts his experience.

April 13, 202246min 15sec44.43 MB

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April 6, 202233min 38sec32.32 MB

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Dylan speaks to a friend who has been openly critical of this project since it began.

March 30, 20221hr 6min63.37 MB

A listener who is scared of the COVID vaccine speaks to Dylan's doctor.

March 23, 20221hr 9min65.97 MB

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Dylan tries (and fails) to produce a conversation for a popular artist who is derisively known to some as "balloon guy."

March 16, 202249min 42sec47.76 MB

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Two colleagues speak for the first time since their falling-out in a text message.

March 9, 202256min 27sec54.22 MB

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A widely recognized actor speaks to a teenager who participated in a misogynistic meme against her.

March 2, 202251min 32sec49.52 MB

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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 what she had to say. In reality, it was a small business run by a husband-and-wife team who are trying to make ends meet. Today, they speak to each other for the first time.

February 23, 202242min 39sec40.98 MB

A young trans man and his mother speak about her struggle to accept his gender identity.

February 16, 20221hr 7min64.17 MB

The first rule of the internet: avoid the comments sections. On Conversations with People Who Hate Me, host Dylan Marron breaks that rule.

November 22, 20212min 42sec2.61 MB

Two friends talk after getting into a Facebook altercation about COVID-19.

March 23, 202041min 46sec43.65 MB

A popular writer & vlogger speaks to someone who wrote that they hated him.

March 9, 202036min 43sec38.8 MB

An actor in a viral commercial speaks to someone who called him a "loser"

February 24, 202044min 32sec46.51 MB

A Bernie supporter and an Elizabeth Warren supporter connect after clashing online.

February 10, 202050min 24sec52.05 MB

A "cancelled" journalist speaks to one of the people who joined a pile-on against her.

January 27, 202048min 26sec52.67 MB

Host Dylan Marron shares his TED Talk "Empathy is not Endorsement"

July 31, 201912min 12sec15.24 MB

Dylan speaks to an old classmate from high school.

March 25, 201931min 2sec33.33 MB

Dylan speaks to a stranger who called him a gay slur.

March 11, 201937min 9sec39.22 MB

A celebrated drag queen talks to someone who dragged them online.

February 25, 201958min 47sec60.03 MB

Jesse called Dylan a hypocrite. Dylan admits he may be right.

February 11, 201941min 6sec43.01 MB

Celebrated musician and artist Amanda Palmer talks to someone who tweeted that they hated her.

January 28, 20191hr 8min69.07 MB

Two strangers open up to each other about the divisiveness of saying "Merry Christmas"

December 24, 201844min 23sec43.01 MB

A listener opens up to Dylan about something he hasn't shared with many people.

December 10, 201830min 53sec30.05 MB

Dylan speaks to a listener about their family dynamics.

November 26, 201832min 4sec31.19 MB

Dylan answers listener questions from Kaleb.

November 12, 201833min 51sec32.91 MB

K wrote that she hopes Benjamin is "eaten alive by wild dogs." Dylan connects them on a call.

October 15, 20181hr 5min62.51 MB

Dylan speaks to someone who really doesn't like this podcast.

October 1, 201833min 27sec32.51 MB

Two friends torn apart by the 2016 election speak to each other for the first time.

September 17, 201839min 49sec38.63 MB

Lauren is afraid Andrew hates her. Dylan connects the two of them on the phone.

September 3, 201834min 57sec34.01 MB

Dylan speaks to a college senior who called his work "nauseating."

August 20, 201830min 19sec29.5 MB

The host of a children's LGBTQ educational web series speaks to someone who thinks the show is harmful to kids.

August 6, 201844min 5sec42.72 MB

Kat and Alvaro discuss the term "Latinx."

July 23, 201837min 45sec36.66 MB

Two strangers talk to each other about civility in the age of Trump.

July 9, 201835min 46sec34.74 MB

A rape survivor speaks to someone who called them a liar.

June 25, 20181hr 3min60.52 MB

Intesar told Dylan "bitch talk about Palestine" so Dylan called him up and they did.

June 11, 201821min 27sec20.99 MB

Two teenagers talk to each other about the state of guns in the United States.

May 28, 201834min 51sec33.9 MB

Alyson anonymously sent herself hateful and homophobic messages online. Dylan Marron asks her why.

May 14, 201828min 51sec28.09 MB

Doug called Dylan a "talentless hack" so they discussed why he wrote that.

April 30, 201824min 23sec23.8 MB

Two strangers talk about the tv show 'The Office.' One thinks it doesn't hold up, the other thinks she should be "burned at the stake" for that opinion.

April 16, 201833min 16sec80.27 MB

Two veterans of the Marines are connected on a phone call. One supports the trans ban, the other recently came out as trans.

April 2, 201832min 12sec31.31 MB

Dylan moderates a conversation between Marcia, a feminist comedian, and Andrew, a man who called her a bigot on the internet.

February 12, 201840min 51sec39.61 MB

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, we’ll be cooking up some new...

October 2, 201748min 33sec46.99 MB

Content Warning: This episode contains a conversation about suicide. Dylan calls someone who publicly told him to kill himself and that people like him "deserve to be put on island to die." Conversations with People Who Hate Me is a production of...

September 25, 201732min 41sec31.75 MB

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. Conversations with People Who Hate Me is a production of Night Vale...

September 18, 201735min 37sec34.58 MB

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 through the difference between a good troll and a bad troll, and his views on comedy....

September 11, 201730min 48sec29.95 MB

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. Conversations with People Who Hate Me is a production...

September 4, 201727min 50sec27.1 MB

“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 to get to the bottom of why they see that catchphrase so differently… and why they both agree...

August 28, 201727min 20sec26.63 MB

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 worst aspects of...

August 21, 201723min 55sec23.33 MB

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 school was hell for him, which means the two might have more in common than they think....

August 7, 201731min 6sec30.24 MB

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 with Chris, a man who called Dylan “a piece of sh*t”... among many other things. Conversations...

July 31, 201729min 13sec28.44 MB

Conversations with People Who Hate Me, hosted by Dylan Marron – Teaser

July 10, 20173min 31sec

Conversations with People Who Hate Me takes hateful conversations online and turns them into productive conversations offline. As a writer and video maker who focuses on social justice issues, Dylan Marron receives a lot of negative messages on the internet. In this new podcast he calls some of the folks who wrote them to ask one simple question: why? What follows is a complicated and sometimes hilarious navigation of two strangers getting to know each other.

Season 1 premieres on July 31, with new episodes released weekly.

Produced by Night Vale Presents, the people who brought you Welcome to Night Vale, Alice Isn't Dead, Within the Wires, and The Orbiting Human Circus (of the Air).