# Reply All episode 158 The Case of the Missing Hit

6 Hacker News commenters recommended Reply All episode 158 The Case of the Missing Hit and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 1 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** A podcast episode people say is worth hearing with little prior knowledge, following a long search for a band that charted once and vanished.

## Why people recommend it

- Gripping story best heard cold (2 comments): "it’s one of those stories that are best if you know very little going into it" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50005867)) "it's worth listening to them tell the story" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50002369))
- Praised as one of the best episodes (3 comments): "It really was one of the best podcast episodes I've ever heard." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50005827)) "What an AWESOME episode. The effort they put in was insane!" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50015578)) "It's a fantastic episode." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50006551))

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## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Reply All episode 158 The Case of the Missing Hit", https://hackerapproved.com/p/reply-all-episode-158-the-case-of-the-missing-hit/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).