“Can it save us?” Asks Codebreaker Season Two

Questions and decoding are back in podcastfrom Marketplace in partnership with Business Insider

Marketplace, in partnership with Business Insider, launched season two of its successful podcast, Codebreaker.

Hosted by Marketplace Tech’s Ben Brock Johnson, Codebreaker is a unique seasonal podcast that is binge-able like your favorite Netflix show. Crack the secret code in each episode to unlock the next episode (otherwise, listeners can wait for episodes to drop each week).Codebreaker’s lens for viewing the intersection of tech, culture and life is radio journalism inspired by The Twilight Zone and Black Mirror. The show “deciphers our complicated feelings about technology by asking straight forward questions with a sense of humor, a sense of awe, and hey—sometimes, a sense of dread.” This season Codebreaker has one question in mind: Can it Save Us? Through original reporting, interviews and stories, listeners will hear about our relationship technology at the bleeding edge."For our second season of Codebreaker, we are upping the ante with a fundamental question that feels even more relevant after last week,” says Ben Brock Johnson. “Can it save us? This season our codes are harder to crack, our subjects are even more compelling--from real life cyborgs and virtual reality therapists to a refugee who survived a deadly journey with the help of WhatsApp. We are really excited to present these important and thought-provoking stories. Listen, subscribe, and if you can, crack our codes!"Listeners who like a little twist in their podcast consumption are encouraged to listen extra hard for a code. Codes can be entered at  http://www.codebreaker.codes/ to unlock subsequent episodes. However, each new episode will still be available for download every Wednesday for regular listeners.“I’m so appreciative of the decoders from season one who wrote us and gave us feedback,” adds Johnson. “It’s been a fun way to connect with our listeners and build a community.”About Marketplace The Marketplace® portfolio of programs are produced and distributed by American Public Media®, one of the largest producers and distributors of public radio programming in the world.  Marketplace®, Marketplace Weekend®, Marketplace Morning Report® and Marketplace Tech® are currently broadcast by nearly 800 public radio stations nationwide and heard by more than 13 million weekly listeners.  Marketplace® has the largest broadcast audience of any business news program, on radio or television, in the country.  Marketplace® programs also have a robust digital audience, with almost 5 million podcast downloads and audio requests every month, on apps like iTunes, Slacker and TuneIn.  Marketplace® programs are noted for their timely, relevant and accessible coverage of business, economics and personal finance, focusing on the latest national and international business news, the global economy and wider events linked to the financial markets.  For more information on Marketplace® programs, visit marketplace.org.  For more information on American Public Media, visit americanpublicmedia.org.Source: Data are copyright Nielsen Audio and StreamGuys. Data are estimates only.About Business InsiderBusiness Insider, the largest business news site in the US and one of the fastest-growing news brands in the world, features a unique combination of reporting, video, photography and analysis. Business Insider – which includes Business Insider, twelve sites around the world, and INSIDER lifestyle brand – reaches more than 100 million unique visitors globally each month. Founded in 2007, Business Insider pioneered a digital-native approach to business news aimed at the next generation of business leaders. The company offers a subscription research service, Business Insider Intelligence (BII), that provides in-depth insight, data and analysis of the digital landscape, including e-commerce, mobile, the “Internet of Things”, and Fintech. Each year, the company hosts hosts a leading technology conference in New York: IGNITION. Business Insider Inc. is a company of Axel Springer SE.

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