We thought we’d jump back on mic and talk through the weirdness of 2023, our first year since COVID that we didn’t put out a podcast every week. Luke thinks 2023 feels weird because millennials are no longer relevant. Ryan thinks 2023 feels wei

Another Dispatch From Outside

Jul 28th, 2023 49m 38s

We’re back with another outside episode. We sat on a park bench and talked about Threads, NPC streamers on TikTok, and AI. Ryan also got chased by a wasp and a dog came by to say hi. Then we went and watched some cricket. A perfect summer after

A Dispatch From Outside

May 1st, 2023 46m 54s

Ryan was in London so we did a little recording session out in a park last week. We wanted to talk about something other than Twitter and AI, but, let’s be real. That’s all we talked about. Also, perhaps most importantly, Luke finally watched a

We're Escaping The Content Mines

Jan 13th, 2023 1h 7m

Well, all good things must come to an end. Also, this podcast. At least for a while. We’re going on indefinite hiatus! So this will be our last episode for a while. Why is this happening? A combination of reasons, which we explain in excruciati

An A.I. Wrote This Podcast

Dec 9th, 2022 51m 4s

This week we’re talking about ChatGPT, the text-based A.I. that everyone loves sharing screenshots of right now. We also go over the new viral hero of the UK, a man named Tom Skinner. And, finally, we cover the first drop of the #TwitterFiles,

BONUS: Season one of "Andor"

Dec 2nd, 2022 26m 42s

Andor is so good that it almost makes it impossible to watch other Star Wars properties. We waited until the season had wrapped to really dive in and, boy, was there a lot to cover. So many layers to unpack! Also, Andor finally answers to very

Twitter Might Not Be Salvageable Anymore

Dec 2nd, 2022 48m 3s

This week, Luke admits that the US World Cup team is doing really well. Then we do a catch up on all the bad stuff that happened on Twitter this week. Though, we did record this before the Kanye West stuff, which means, there’s likely been even

Has Facebook “Fixed” Its News Feed?

Nov 25th, 2022 48m 15s

This week, we went through all the links in Facebook’s new Widely Viewed Content Report. We also do a catchup on Musk Twitter drama and run through the complexities of World Cup viral content.And here’s the Everton fans video, here’s the Wall S

BONUS: Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Nov 17th, 2022 21m 44s

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is a fantastic and heartfelt tribute to Chadwick Boseman. It is also a bit messy and suffers from a lot of the same problems that other Phase 4 MCU movies are having. Also, its script doesn’t make a ton of sense,

Turning Nostalgia Into Crypto Pyramid Schemes

Nov 17th, 2022 31m 45s

We have three huge topics of equal importance to cover on this week’s show. First, we catch you up on the latest with Musk Twitter — fired employees, weird confusing product decisions, bugs and glitches, and hallucinogenics, apparently. Then we

The Great Paid Verification Debate

Nov 11th, 2022 30m 25s

This week Ryan and Luke sat down in their favorite pub in London and hashed out what is, perhaps, the greatest debate of our time: Whether or not paid verification on Twitter is good or bad. Luke thinks it’s fine. Ryan thinks it’s disgusting. A

Vague Hype Cycles With Billion Dollar Valuations

Nov 4th, 2022 38m 28s

This week Ryan and Luke are in Lisbon, Portugal, for (the) Web Summit! They learned all about the metaverse and the blockchain and artificial intelligence and the highkey art of crushing deals. We also talked, of course, about the Elon Musk-ifi

The Stay-At-Home Girlfriends Of Tiktok

Oct 28th, 2022 47m 32s

This week we kick things off with a look at Google’s very bad earnings report and a bombshell Reuters report that revealed that Twitter seems to be hemorrhaging users. Then we take a dive into the exploitative and uncomfortable world of British

The Liz Truss Lettuce And Trickle-Down Twitter Brain

Oct 20th, 2022 50m 5s

Soooo this week’s big topic was about the currently-unraveling political situation in the UK. And while we were editing the episode British Prime Minister Liz Truss resigned. But other than that, thanks to how weirdly slow-fast British politics

TwitchCon's Cursed Foam Pit

Oct 14th, 2022 45m 41s

This week we’re checking back in on Twitch, the livestreaming platform that just can’t quite seem to figure out how to fit in with the rest of the internet. We’re going through the latest controversies from TwitchCon, including the cursed foam

Elon Musk Is Not A Deep Thinker

Oct 6th, 2022 44m 16s

This week we’re talking about what was revealed by Elon Musk’s texts about Twitter. It turns out Elon Musk is not the deep thinker a lot people think he is. It’s not clear he understands how Twitter works or why people use it. And he definitely

There’s A Digital Advertising Apocalypse Coming

Sep 29th, 2022 49m 54s

This week we’re talking about the very dark times that appear to be fast approaching the world of digital advertising. That may sound kind of boring, but it’s going to have ramifications all over the internet. What happens when the internet’s l

Can Meta's Platforms Still Swing An Election?

Sep 23rd, 2022 51m 28s

This week we’re looking forward at the US midterms and the upcoming Brazilian presidential election by looking back at how Meta’s platforms played a role in both four years ago. It may feel like nothing’s changed, but it also feels like we’re i

The Daftest Ways The UK Is Mourning The Queen

Sep 15th, 2022 56m 12s

We’re talking about the Queen of England’s death this week. We’re talking about the totally bizarre reactions the American media had and the even more bizarre reactions British society had. Also, yes, we also talk about Tumblr’s reaction. Luke

The Weird Thread Men Of Twitter

Sep 8th, 2022 52m 26s

You’ve definitely seen these guys. They take what would normally be one very boring LinkedIn post, but turn it into an even duller Twitter thread. What’s the deal? Is it a growth hack? (Yes, probably.) Is it because they crave attention? (For s

Have We Already Lost The Battle Over A.I. Content?

Sep 1st, 2022 52m 18s

We’re talking about A.I. this week! It’s finally gotten good enough that we can actually talk about what a world of “A.I.-based content” might look like. We’re looking into real A.I., extremely fake A.I., and the ethics of making content with A

Deplatforming A Trend Is Harder Than Deplatforming An Idiot

Aug 25th, 2022 50m 53s

We’re back from vacation and all fired up about content! This episode is a big catch-up. We’re talking about the John Fetterman campaign, Dark Brandon, British Four Loko, why millennials love to write serious news stories about fun memes, and,

Dead Platform Summer #4 - Foursquare

Aug 12th, 2022 16m 40s

It’s the end of our summer minisodes! We’ll back to our normal nonsense the week of August 22th. Until then, enjoy our look back at foursquare. Turns out Luke was a Foursquare mayor guy and Ryan really loved using it to get slightly cheaper bru

Dead Platform Summer #3 - Vine

Aug 5th, 2022 13m 9s

Welcome to our third vacation episode. We’re talking about the best social media platform ever created, which is Vine, of course. It was like animated GIFs, but with sound. It changed everything. RIP in peace, Vine. Also this is the dog in the

Dead Platform Summer #2 - Myspace

Jul 28th, 2022 16m 53s

We’re back with another vacation minisode. We’re talking about the dead platform to end all dead platforms. The one, the only Myspace. It’s responsible for more bad haircuts than another other website possibly. It also profoundly altered the wa