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This Is Not a Game with Marc Fennell
- Narrated by: Marc Fennell
- Length: 3 hrs and 19 mins
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This is like nothing you've ever heard before...
Publisher's Summary
This Is Not a Game is the extraordinary untold story of the internet’s first conspiracy theory, the legend of Ong’s Hat.
Marc Fennell will dive deep into a previously unexplored world of tech hippies, eccentric web subcultures and simmering paranoia, uncovering how this tongue-in-cheek artistic experiment backfired on its creator and went on to influence much of what’s wrong with the internet today.
Hosted and co-produced by Marc Fennell
A BBC Studios production for Audible
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- Anonymous User
- 14-05-2024
Gave me the creeps!
I don’t know why but this one made me scared to go to the toilet in the night. Something spooky and eerie about it, even though I know none of the Ong’s Hat stuff was even true!
A fascinating story, very atmospheric and really had me feeling creeped out, a bit sad, curious, optimistic…so many emotions!
The first episode was a bit of a drag, and took me a while to get into it. But after that it picked up rapidly.
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- Anonymous User
- 07-05-2024
A cautionary tale - well told
Loved this podcast about the original internet conspiracy. A great dive down a rabbit hole and so well told.
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- Anonymous User
- 07-05-2024
Very interesting
A look at how making art can take over a life. I really liked this and I thought the utopian idea of everyone playing nicely on the internet was lovely. It’s a shame it went the way it went. This is why we can’t have nice things!
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- KJ
- 11-05-2024
This was artfully pieced together
The series of interviews and historic facts were cleverly pieced/stitched together to create a very interesting and engaging story. I really enjoyed learning about our internets history.
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- Amy Robertson
- 13-05-2024
The internet mystery you didn’t know you needed
Marc Fennell never disappoints when he goes digging into a mystery. This story I had never heard of but I was hooked immediately and still desperate for more when it ended.
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- Anonymous User
- 08-05-2024
Interesting story
Liked the ideas and topic it was an interesting listen that I wasn’t prepared for. Intriguing and makes me want to look into it more
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- Anonymous User
- 12-05-2024
what a production
Mark Fernel and team take a bow. what a unique piece of investigation and journalism. great job! even better listen!!
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- Anonymous
- 07-05-2024
Fascinating series with a dose of 90s nostalgia
Highly recommended, particuarly if you were around for the dial-up era. You are in for a wild ride
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- Miss M.
- 09-05-2024
Marc is a phenomenal storyteller
As always, Marc’s reporting is compelling, well researched, entertaining, and beautifully produced. Can’t wait for whatever is next.
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- Anonymous User
- 14-05-2024
Marc Fennell Interviewer, Story Teller
Balanced, thoughtful, educational and entertaining as always. Thanks for an a morning of gardening that flew by, podcast time well spent.
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