When Reply All, Gimlet’s tentpole podcast, began airing a four-part series about the reportedly unhealthy and racially exclusionary workplace atmosphere at Bon Appétit magazine, former Gimlet employees began accusing the company itself of those very problems, and the series was abruptly pulled. Reporter Nicholas Quah investigates, finding that Gimlet’s problems, especially regarding exploitation and equity are fairly typical of fast-growing startups, especially when the founders and early employees all come from the same small industry (public radio). – Vulture