The Phone Losers of America (PLA) is an internet prank call community founded in 1994 as a phone phreaking and hacking e-zine. Today the PLA hosts the popular prank call podcast the Snow Plow Show which it has hosted since 2012. History The Phone Losers of America were founded in 1994, in an era when landlines were plentiful. The PLA text files continued until mid-1997. In 2002, RBCP (Brad Carter) began an internet radio station which he called PLA Radio which still exists today as The Snow Plow Show, along with a Discord channel. In the early 2000s, with the introduction of companies offering Caller ID Spoofing, groups such as the Phone Losers of America became notable in their utilisation of the service for prank calling, for example in the spoofing of law enforcement and corporate office numbers. Activities The Snow Plow Show The Snow Plow Show is a comedy podcast featuring prank calls by the host, RBCP. The show was previously part of the Prank Call Nation network and releases episodes around once a week. As of 2021, this is the primary show hosted by RBCP. It includes both free full-length episodes and shorter "hobosodes" available for paying subscribers. Live Shows As of 2022, PLA hosts occasional live shows on Prankcast.com and Twitch. The shows vary between live prank calls, where chatroom members can listen in and offer suggestions, and a "Hang Up The Phone" show, where listeners can dial in. Listeners who follow PhoneLosers on Twitter or Prankcast can receive a notification when he goes live. Hang Up the Phone Show is co-hosted RBCP and Fresno Carl, who also voiced the Mr. Biggs comedy podcast. RBCP is also a frequent guest on other live prank call shows on Prankcast, including the weekly Take Your Pants Off show, hosted by comedian DevonAnustart. World of Prank Calls PLA maintains a separate website documenting external prank calls and linking to other prank call shows, located at worldofprankcalls.com. As of March 2022, a best of prank call compilation, called "Mr. Dobalina's Wonderful World of Prank Calls," is also still being actively released. PLA Radio In early 2001, RBCP started releasing almost-monthly audio comedy shows called PLA Radio. The shows feature comedy skits, commercials, parodies, and pranks. The show is released as a podcast and has been featured several times on iTunes and is regularly listed in the Top 10 on Podcast Alley.