Hello Internet
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Hello Internet | |
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Presentation | |
Hosted by | |
Genre | Discussion |
Language | English |
Length | 90—170 minutes |
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Audio format | MP3 |
No. of episodes | 63 |
Publication | |
Original release | 31 January 2014 |
Related | |
Related shows | Cortex |
Website | www |
Hello Internet is an audio podcast by CGP Grey and Brady Haran.[1] It debuted in 2014 and currently has 63 episodes and 1 bonus episode.[2][3] The podcast peaked as the #1 iTunes podcast in the United Kingdom, United States, Germany, Canada, and Australia in February 2014[4] and was selected as one of Apple's best new podcasts of 2014.[5][6] The podcast is also known for coining the term "freebooting" to describe copyright infringing content rehosting.[7][8][9] Episodes usually last from 1.5 to 2 hours.[10]
Flag

At the end of 2015, the podcast held a referendum to decide on the official flag of Hello Internet. The referendum was conducted by postal vote using a preferential voting system.[11] The Nail & Gear flag, pictured, was announced as the winning flag on December 16th, 2015.[12][13] Other candidates were Club & Claws, White Cross, Flaggy Flag, and H.I. Logo.[11]
Option | First preference | Second iteration | Third iteration | |||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | |
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1812 | 47.6 | 1888 | 49.7 | 2027 | 53.6 |
Flaggy Flag | 801 | 21.1 | 838 | 22.1 | 958 | 25.3 |
Club & Claws | 710 | 18.7 | 754 | 19.9 | 797 | 21.1 |
White Cross | 306 | 8 | 316 | 8.3 | ||
H.I. Logo | 175 | 4.6 | ||||
Total | 3804 | - | 3796 | - | 3782 | - |
Fan culture
Adoption of "CGP Grey the penguin"
Brady had the opportunity to have a dinner at Bristol Zoo with David Prowse, known for playing Darth Vader, for a charity fund supporting African penguin conservation. Brady was able to organize an event in which tickets to watch Star Wars with Prowse, Brady, and Grey were sold to the HI audience and proceeds donated to the fund.[11] A penguin chick (A20583) was born on March 22, 2015, and named "CGP Grey" by the zoo in thanks to the podcast for helping fundraise. The zoo also made Brady the official adopter of CGP Grey the penguin. They were presented the two certificates the night of the event. The penguin was later found out to be female.[15]
List of episodes
Episode | Title | Date |
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N–A | "The Shortlist (BONUS EPISODE)" | October 21, 2015 |
Hello Internet Animated
On 5 September 2014, the first episode of Hello Internet Animated was released on YouTube.[16] Their production are almost entirely done by animator fan "Dovsky". Dovsky takes short and memorable audio clips from various episodes and loosely animates them with Brady and Grey caricatures. Length ranges from about 1-3 minutes.
References
- ^ "15 Podcasts for Extremely Specific Kinds of Nerds". Mental Floss. Retrieved 2016-05-22.
- ^ "Hello Internet". iTunes. Retrieved 2016-05-22.
- ^ "Hello Internet". Podcast Chart. Retrieved 2016-05-23.
- ^ "CGP Grey & Brady Haran - 'Hello Internet' American iTunes Chart Performance". iTunesCharts.net. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
- ^ Haran, Brady; Grey, CGP (2014-12-25). "Bumper Christmas Special". Hello Internet (Podcast). No. 27. Hellointernet.fm. 46:30 minutes in. Retrieved 2015-05-15.
- ^ @HelloInternetFM (2014-12-08). "Hello Internet made Apple's 'Best Podcasts of 2014' list :D" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Oremus, Will (8 July 2015). "Facebook's Piracy Problem". Slate. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
- ^ Foxx, Chris. "Facebook announces new tools to tackle video theft — BBC News". BBC News. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
- ^ Nayar, Varun (31 August 2015). "Facebook Has A Video Piracy Problem". Tech Times.
- ^ Adajos (2015-12-31). "Top 3 Podcasts You Must Listen To In 2016". Intention Deficit. Retrieved 2016-05-22.
- ^ a b c SDM, Author (2015-11-23). "Hello, Hello Internet!". Portland Flag Association. Retrieved 2016-05-23.
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has generic name (help) - ^ Simon M. Joseph (6 January 2016). "Vexillogicast 020a". vexillogicast.com (Podcast). Event occurs at 3:10. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
- ^ Hello Internet (2015-12-16), H.I. #53: Two Dudes Counting, retrieved 2016-05-23
- ^ "Brady Haran on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2016-04-28.
- ^ "CGP Grey the Penguin". Brady Haran. Retrieved 2016-04-22.
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1EcAoyOIXk