About this episode

Annie Rauwerda discusses her passion for Wikipedia and its impact on internet culture.

Wikipedia might be the last good corner of the internet.  Just take a look at the Instagram account Depths of Wikipedia . It’s run by superfan Annie Rauwerda. In the height of the pandemic, Annie started the page as a way to share screengrabs of the most obscure, weird, and hilarious entries to ever exist on the website. Since then the account has racked up thousands of followers.   Annie chats with Sam about the Wikipedia page that started her obsession, how a small but dedicated group of people continue to power the website, and what Wikipedia has taught her about the internet and humankind.   Sign up for Sam’s Newsletter to get behind the scenes stuff from every interview each week. The Sam Sanders Show is a production of KCRW and Sam Sanders Productions.

People in this episode

Host: Sam Sanders

Guest: Annie Rauwerda

Topics covered

• Wikipedia
• internet culture
• social media
• pandemic
• humanity

Keywords

• Wikipedia
• Annie Rauwerda
• internet
• social media
• pandemic
• Depths of Wikipedia
• humanity

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Wikipedia, KCRW

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