Robin has a very simple question: No one likes Red Delicious apples. Why are they unavoidable? Please vote for us in the Signal awards! Vote for Best New Podcast Vote for Best Live Podcast Recording Please think about becoming a premium Hyperfixed Member: https://www.hyperfixedpod.com/join LINKS: David Karp on KCRW's Good Food Instagram Matthijs Welle's Apple Post on LinkedIn

This week, Alex is a guest on another podcast that solves a problem for him.  Episode description: Alex used to host a huge podcast (Reply All). He now makes a new independent show called Hyperfixed. He loves making it. Only problem is, Alex now has to ask for money all the time to survive, which he hates doing. From the episode:  Listen to Yowei's podcast, Proxy! Subscribe to Yowei's Patreon Become a premium Hyperfixed Member Learn more about Haley Bash and Donor Organizer Hub, a support network for people who fundraise for under-resourced causes The Accidental Fundraiser, Haley's step-by-step guide to raising money for your cause Alex's post about the state of Hyperfixed (posted May 2025)

This week, Mitchell finds out he's missing something almost everyone else has, and he wants to know -- who would I be if I had it? This show is made possible by your support so please consider joining up as a Hyperfixed premium member! https://www.hyperfixedpod.com/join Adam Zeman's book, The Shape of Things Unseen Sussex University Aphantasia Research Sign-up Form Future Minds Lab Radiolab's Aphantasia piece

Even thoug this is an off week, we decided to unlock a bonus episode for our main feed listeners, because we thought this was useful context. On this episode: Noted cat-lover Alex Goldman interviews the founder of FIP Warriors, Robin Kintz, and things get a little tense. If you liked this, you should think about signing up for our premium feed -- https://www.hyperfixedpod.com/join Thanks for listening! We'll see you next week with an episode that has nothing to do with cats, I'm pretty sure.

The conclusion of our series, ex members of the FIP Warriors facebook group get to work making the whole GS black market obsolete. Become a Hyperfixed Premium member for bonus episodes, access to our discord, exclusive merchandise (soon) and much much more! https://www.hyperfixedpod.com/join LINKS: Animal Medicinal Drug Use Clarification Act of 1994 (AMDUCA) GFI #256 FDA Announces Position on Use of Compounded GS-441524 to Treat FIP Stokes Pharmacy & Bova Group Partner to Bring Oral Treatment for Feline Infectious Peritonitis to U.S. U.S. Pharmacies Offering Compounded FIP Treatment

This week, a black market and community network of cat lovers sprang into existence to help pet parents get access to an illegal lifesaving drug for a cat disease called FIP. But a massive revelation threatens to tear this community apart.  Please consider becoming a Hyperfixed Premium member. It helps make this show possible. http://hyperfixedpod.com/join LINKS Nicole Randall Sentencing Release FIP Vet Guide FIP Warriors

When Marlena's cat was diagnosed with a terminal disease, she found herself seeking help not from a vet, but a series of websites and Facebook groups. The first in a three-part series. Support independent journalism by becoming a part of our premium user community. Join the discord, get access to exclusive merch (soon), and much much more.  https://www.hyperfixedpod.com/join LINKS: GS treatment available in pharmacies: https://bestfriends.org/sites/default/files/2024-11/Network_09%20Webinar_FIP%20Treatment_US-Pharmacy-FIP-Treatment-Options.pdf Dr. Pedersen's 2019 paper FIP Warriors Facebook Group Gilead's statement:  Since Gilead identified GS-441524 as a potential treatment for cats with feline infectious peritonitis (FIP), we made it available to institutions with the expertise to advance medicines for veterinary use. This is why we shared GS-441524 with UC Davis to research its impact on FIP. GS-441524 is an intermediate in the synthesis of remdesivir, an approved treatment for COVID-19. Gilead’s supply of GS-441524 was and continues to be used to manufacture remdesivir to meet the demands of COVID-19. Today, remdesivir has been made available to more than 14.5 million patients around the world, including more than 8.1 million in low- and lower-middle income countries. In parallel, Gilead has made progress in studies identifying prodrugs of GS-441524 with improved oral bioavailability that could be further investigated as a therapeutic for FIP in cats. Discussions with suitable veterinary specialty companies are ongoing, but to-date we have not identified an appropriate partner. Gilead supports finding a solution for FIP at the earliest opportunity.

This week, we're running an episode of one of our favorite shows, The Dream, hosted by Jane Marie. At the top of this episode I talk to Jane Marie about her show, and the fact that we went to the same high school and didn't know each other (true story!)  THIS EPISODE: This past year Charlotte Isenberg, a once-popular teen anti-abortion activist, found herself switching sides in this national debate. What happened to her next is unprecedented and a warning for parents and kids alike. Find Charlotte on Tik Tok here: LINKS: Follow Charlotte on TikTok Here Listen to The Dream iTunes Spotify PocketCasts Follow Jane Marie on: Instagram BlueSky TikTok

Special unlocked bonus ep! And a note at the top from Alex! Please support Hyperfixed by becoming a premium member to hear more episodes like this one and get many more perks besides!  https://www.hyperfixedpod.com/ Astrid, the star of the episode Little by Little, talks about recreating an impossible instrument from an iconic episode of Star Trek in real life. LINKS: The Aldean Instrument Astrid's Keynote at the Audio Developer Conference Commander Riker Sits Down

A preview of what you're missing if you aren't subscribed to Hyperfixed Premium! A story about a wonderful mother and daughter and their hunt for the perfect cake. Even if you aren't planning on signing up, please listen. You’ll love it, I promise. To listen to the entire interview: https://www.hyperfixedpod.com/join

Ali's house burnt down in this year's Los Angeles fires and took her entire life with it. Well almost her entire life. And she wants our help to make sure she doesn't lose one of the few precious things that survived the fire. Becoming a premium member helps Hyperfixed continue to exist! Sign up for bonus episodes, access to our discord forthcoming exclusive merchandise, and more! https://www.hyperfixedpod.com/join

Astrid designs music hardware, and specifically circuitboards. And over the past few years, she's fallen in love with a specific font. But the software the font is in is being discontinued, and there's no way to export it. Where did it come from? Can she rescue it from the program it’s trapped in? PLEASE help keep the lights on over here by becoming a premium member.  https://www.hyperfixedpod.com/join LINKS: The Little Character Font Set Bela The Albert Einstein Institute

This week: Kyle has a medal that was awarded to his great great great Grandfather over a century ago. Was it awarded by a shadowy secret society? We investigate. THE FRONT OF THE MEDAL THE BACK OF THE MEDAL Link to Andrew J. Seymour's book "The World's Greatest" For Premium Hyperfixed listeners, we included some supplementary research material, photos and news clippings. If you'd like to see them, or if you'd simply like to support independent journalists, you can beome a premium subscriber below! https://www.hyperfixedpod.com/join

Your membership to Hyperfixed helps us keep the show going. Please consider becoming a member to get bonus episodes, access to our discord, exclusive merch, and more! hyperfixedpod.com/join This week: Somehow, a movie release in 2014 has disappeared off the internet. It can't be streamed, it can't be torrented, you can't even buy a physical copy. Parker needs to see it. LINKS:  Missing Movies The Day the Clown Cried The Missing Dr. Who Episodes I Am Obsessed With You But You've Got to Leave Me Alone

Become a Hyperfixed Premium member and support independent journalism! Get access to bonus episodes, the hyperfixed Discord, and more! https://hyperfixedpod.com/join Intrigue on the high seas. I mean on land.  LINKS:  Jenny Phenix's legal complaint against Villa Vie

If you like this show, please think about becoming a premium member - it will help us keep making it, making it better, and making it weirder. https://www.hyperfixedpod.com/join This week - Scammers have managed to copy Jordan's entire website and steal her business -- more than once. But how are they doing it? And why is it so hard to fight now?  LINKS: StoreLock ICANN What is the GDPR

Help support Hyperfixed by becoming a premium subscriber! You will get two bonus episodes a month, access to the discord, and much much more.  http://hyperfixedpod.com/join This week, An asks us perhaps the smallest question we've ever had to answer, and inadvertently sends us on a wild reporting journey. Also Alex yells and swears.

Become a premium Hyperfixed member today to get access to bonus episodes, our discord, monthly AMAs and much much more. http://hyperfixedpod.com/join This week - Keenan always had this question about his mom's past, and he turned to us for help. And then we turned to him for help. A very special episode of Hyperfixed. If you are a hyperfixed member, you can see some supplementary photos for this story by following this link.

Become a premium supporter of Hyperfixed to get all kinds of bonus stuff! It's thanks to all of you this show exists!  http://hyperfixedpod.com/join Jack has noticed something weird about some license plates. It could be a conspiracy. We investigate. LINKS: The Automobile License Plate Collectors Association 

https://hyperfixedpod.com/join Joe Rhodes is a former journalist that is writing about his experiences on the Villa Vie Odyssey, a cruise ship that has just embarked on a 3 & 1/2 year voyage. It hasn't all been smooth sailing. We talk to him about his experience. This is part one of a multi-part series we are running on our premium feed -- part II comes out next week! LINKS: Joe Rhodes' Substack