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The hottest new hangout for middle schoolers is NPR's comment section?

4 hours ago
  • Kids used NPR podcast comment sections as a hidden social media platform.
  • The 'Wild Card' team initially mistook the comments for bot traffic.
  • Gen Z producer Hannah Chin identified them as middle schoolers.
  • The kids chose NPR because it had few comments, making it a good hiding spot.
  • Host Ira Glass was taken aback by the candid reason.