Dave Jorgenson is a producer, writer, and creative video guy at The Washington Post where he’s most known for their viral TikTok account. He also produces “Department of Satire” and “Short Takes” with them, which can be found on YouTube, Facebo

#64 Boomers, Zoomers, Abusive Relationships, and Being A New Mom with Victoria Cucé Overton

Nov 29th, 2019 1h 58m

Victoria Cucé Overton is a personal friend, new mom, and one of the funniest people in Quakertown, PA (at least top 40). We talked about her relationship with her family, parenting online, living in small towns, abusive relationships, mental br

#63 A Rambling AMA with Nathan Allebach

Oct 1st, 2019 1h 30m

I finally got around to this AMA! I'm planning to do more solo episodes soon so if you like or dislike them please let me know.Questions answered:Why a podcast versus other forms of media distribution?Which industry do you think is most n

#62 Online Sports Culture, Twitch Streaming, and Crippling Anxiety with Matt Allaire

Sep 11th, 2019 1h 51m

Matt Allaire is an online sports commentator, content creator, twitch streamer, and streaming editor. In this conversation we talked about how he got into online sports, what the landscape looks like, the problems with DMCA takedowns and copyri

#61 Untangling Arguments Against Leftism with Ben Burgis

Aug 27th, 2019 1h 32m

Ben Burgis is a science fiction writer, philosophy professor, and author of the book "Give Them An Argument: Logic For The Left," available through Zero Books. He also does a segment called "The Debunk" every week on The Michael Brooks Show. In

#60 Local Music Struggles, Losing a Friend, and Being a Teacher with Kevin Cox

Aug 23rd, 2019 2h 47m

Kevin Cox is a math teacher at the Frankford Friends School, songwriter, and longtime friend. In this conversation we talked about our local Philly music scene, growing older as songwriters and having to make adult decisions, Kevin losing his b

#59 Meme Insider, Meme Economy, Memes Everywhere with Noerdy (@TheNoerdy

Aug 21st, 2019 56m 39s

Noerdy is the Managing Director of Meme Insider and a moderator of several high profile subreddit communities, including Wholesome Memes, Meme Economy, Political Humor, Westworld, and South Park. We talked about how he got into Reddit, moderati

#58 Political Twitter, Nuanced Identity Politics, and Being Extremely Online with Anjali Bhatt

Aug 16th, 2019 1h 55m

Anjali is the social media editor at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, a nonpartisan think tank based out of DC, and she’s also a photographer and designer. In this conversation we talked about being a public facing person whi

#57 A History of 4chan and the Online Culture Wars with Dale Beran

Aug 7th, 2019 1h 57m

Dale Beran is a writer, artist, and author of the new book “It Came From Something Awful: How A Toxic Troll Army Accidentally Memed Donald Trump Into Office.” In our conversation we talked about the early internet days and how various subcultur

#56 Bringing Whale Facts To Twitter with Preston Williams (@awhalefact)

Aug 2nd, 2019 2h 16m

Preston Williams is an actor, joke writer, and creator of the viral twitter account, Whale Fact. We talked about how he started the account, his creative process of coming up with jokes, inserting political humor into the feed, the loose commun

#55 Down The Rabbit Hole with Fredrik Knudsen

Jul 22nd, 2019 2h 23m

Fredrik Knudsen is an internet culture researcher, streamer, producer, and YouTuber most known for his "Down The Rabbit Hole" series where he takes deep dives into obscure online and offline corners of culture with subjects like Furries, Anime,

#54 The Politics, Problems, and Culture of YouTube with Chris Stokel-Walker

Jul 12th, 2019 1h 11m

Chris Stokel-Walker is a journalist, writer, and author of the book "YouTubers: how YouTube shook up TV and created a new generation of stars." His work has also been published in the New York Times, BBC, Wired, and The Economist. In this conve

#53 Early Internet, Tumblr Culture, and Becoming A Meme Librarian with Amanda Brennan

Jul 10th, 2019 1h 13m

Amanda Brennan is a meme librarian (internet culture researcher), tumblr fandom and social expert, and blogger. In our conversation we talked about growing up on the internet in the late 90’s and early 2000’s, local music scenes, how she got in

#52 A Day In The Life As Satan On Twitter with @s8n

Jul 5th, 2019 56m 56s

@s8n is a viral parody account on twitter that writes jokes about hell and all sorts of fun, wholesome, bizarre mischief. In our conversation we talked about how the account came into being, how @s8n was shadow banned on twitter for no reason,

#51 A Leftist Critique of Identity Politics, Reactionaries, and the Culture Wars with Ralph Leonard

Jul 1st, 2019 1h 10m

Ralph Leonard is a writer, Secular Humanist, and “Conservative Marxist” who regularly commentates on politics, economics, and the culture wars online. In this conversation we talked about the differences in how leftists (marxists, socialists, e

#50 The Internet vs. The Education System and Life as a Songwriter with Jason Ager

Jun 23rd, 2019 2h 38m

Jason Ager is a songwriter and college professor with a a PhD in German Literature. In this conversation we talked about the state of the education system in contrast to how people learn from the Internet, political identity, the future of tech

#49 Cultural Upbringings, Game of Thrones, Politics, and Songwriting with William H. Travis

Jun 3rd, 2019 2h 33m

William H. Travis is a songwriter and teacher. We talked about him growing up in a small town and being raised culturally Catholic then how he’s eventually come back around to faith through meditation and seeing through a more modern framework,

#48 Growing Up Adopted From Honduras, Identity Conflicts, MMA, and Alcoholism with Jon Moyer

May 22nd, 2019 2h 33m

Jon Moyer is a TSS worker for Foundations Behavioral Health, an athlete, and longtime personal friend. In this conversation he shared what his childhood was like being adopted from Honduras and growing up in our majority white, religious, afflu

#47 Exploring Personal Identity, Songwriting, and MMA with Kim Edwards

May 16th, 2019 1h 55m

Kim Edwards is a musician and songwriter. In our conversation we talked about how she got into songwriting, how her writing has evolved over the years, balancing music with other aspects of life, different styles of musical branding, and some g

#46 Spirituality, Loss, Mushrooms, Hunting, And Becoming A Chef with Kenneth Worstall

May 9th, 2019 2h 30m

"Homechef" Kenneth Worstall is a chef, hunter, mushroom forager, kombucha conctoctor, spiritual teacher, construction worker, and all around eccentric human being. In this conversation we talked about his upbringing and how he got into cooking,

#45 Steel City, Local Music, Political Polarization, And The Power Of Food with Eli Wenger

May 6th, 2019 4h 24m

Eli Wenger is the ex owner of Steel City Coffee House, current manager of Martha's Choice Marketplace, and a lifelong musician. In our conversation we shared memories of Steel City Coffee House (Phoenixville, PA), which has been a unique hub fo

#44 A Lifetime Of Working As An Artist with Mighty Joe Castro

Apr 30th, 2019 3h 17m

Mighty Joe Castro is a collage artist, painter, designer, and musician who plays in Mighty Joe Castro And The Gravamen. In our conversation we talked about growing up in local music scenes, how he got into art, current social views surrounding

#43 From Son Of A Legendary Pitchman To Becoming A Pitchman For Music with Billy Mays III

Apr 22nd, 2019 1h 41m

Billy Mays III is a musician, producer, and son of the late Billy Mays. In our conversation we talked about what it’s been like being his son, how that’s woven into his identity as a person and artist, and how his death changed his life. We tal

#42 Internet Culture, People Being Brands, & Twitter Politics with Drew "Toothpaste" Fairweather

Apr 19th, 2019 2h 29m

Drew “Toothpaste” Fairweather is a webcomic creator, artist, musician, and all around Internet culture personality. He's the creator of Toothpaste for Dinner, Married To The Sea, Kompressor, Crudbump, Fuck The Future podcast, The Worst Things F

#41 NOT A WOLF, Leftist Politics, and the Power of Storytelling with Dan Sheehan (@SICKOFWOLVES)

Apr 11th, 2019 1h 57m

Dan Sheehan is a writer, comedian, creator of the viral NOT A WOLF Twitter account, and one of the creators of We Still Like You. In this podcast we talked about how NOT A WOLF has evolved, how important storytelling is in our current political