The Content Mines
152 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 months ago -We talk about content. How it's made. Why it's good. Why it's very bad. Sorry in advance for the British bits.
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Our Unified Theor(ies) Of 2023
December 25, 2023 18:21 - 1 hour - 71.1 MBWe 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 weird because the internet has reverted back to what it was like in 2010. Maybe both theories are correct! Or maybe it was some other third reason. Either way, we spend a lot of time arguing about TikTok. This is a public episode. If you would like to di...
Another Dispatch From Outside
July 28, 2023 16:20 - 49 minutes - 45.4 MBWe’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 afternoon. We’ll be back in a few months, probably. Bye bye! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thecontentmines.com
A Dispatch From Outside
May 01, 2023 20:55 - 46 minutes - 32.2 MBRyan 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 all of Ted Lasso. And he’s real pissed. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thecontentmines.com
We're Escaping The Content Mines
January 13, 2023 13:43 - 1 hour - 46.5 MBWell, 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 excruciating detail in this episode. But the main thing is that we just don’t want to be a show where we talk about whatever’s happening on Twitter every day and it feels like that’s what we’ve been turning into. Oh, we also talk about the new Avatar movie for a...
An A.I. Wrote This Podcast
December 09, 2022 19:47 - 51 minutes - 35.1 MBThis 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, which is not really as exciting as Elon Musk seems to think it is? Oh, and, remember crypto? We’ve got some updates on the FTX collapse! SHOW NOTES: The YouTube comment about A.I. translation The great Embedded piece about how boring text A.I. are ...
BONUS: Season one of "Andor"
December 02, 2022 20:47 - 26 minutes - 18.3 MBAndor 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 important questions for the franchise: What would a droid do at a funeral and what do kitchens look like in the Star Wars universe. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, vis...
Twitter Might Not Be Salvageable Anymore
December 02, 2022 20:45 - 48 minutes - 33 MBThis 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 more bad stuff that’s happened since. We also took at a look at the podcasts that are performing the best on Spotify right now. And, finally, we take a tour through the weird Gen Z men’s rights world of TikTok. Oh, also, we go over The Content Mines’...
Has Facebook “Fixed” Its News Feed?
November 25, 2022 17:33 - 48 minutes - 66.3 MBThis 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 Street Journal article about Facebook’s “Content Quality War Room,” and here’s this quarter’s Widely Viewed Content Report. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www....
BONUS: Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
November 17, 2022 22:56 - 21 minutes - 29.9 MBBlack 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, but would have probably made a lot more sense if it had a real villain in it. Maybe even a certain Latverian despot?? Either way, we can all agree that Namor is absolutely cool as hell. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with ...
Turning Nostalgia Into Crypto Pyramid Schemes
November 17, 2022 22:55 - 31 minutes - 43.6 MBWe 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 run through the bizarre story of what happened with Sam Bankman-Fried and FTX. And, then, finally, but perhaps most importantly of all, we talk about why the UK treasury has a Discord now. Also, this episode has some extremely good new Producer Alan ...
The Great Paid Verification Debate
November 11, 2022 16:20 - 30 minutes - 41.8 MBThis 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. All things considered, this stayed pretty civil. Also, literally right before we finished editing this episode Elon Musk seemingly ended the paid verified, at least temporarily. Which makes this whole conversation a bit more philosophical that practical...
Vague Hype Cycles With Billion Dollar Valuations
November 04, 2022 20:17 - 38 minutes - 52.8 MBThis 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-ification of Twitter. Weirdly, Luke wants to pay for Twitter Blue. Ryan thinks it’s for class traitors, but also will probably end up paying for it. No bonus episode this week, but we’ll see you at our live show in London next week and be back with a who...
The Stay-At-Home Girlfriends Of Tiktok
October 28, 2022 16:31 - 47 minutes - 65.3 MBThis 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 “dangerous places” YouTubers. You know the ones. Those posh guys that go vlog in failed states and turn human misery into clickbait. And, finally, we take a long and comprehensive look at the rise of the TikTok stay-at-home girlfriend. Ryan says stay-...
The Liz Truss Lettuce And Trickle-Down Twitter Brain
October 20, 2022 23:07 - 50 minutes - 68.8 MBSoooo 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 moves, not much else we talked about this week has changed, so this should all still be pretty relevant! We also talked about the current trend of weird rich guys buying social networks and Ryan shares a theory he has about Netflix. Also, come to our...
TwitchCon's Cursed Foam Pit
October 14, 2022 15:29 - 45 minutes - 62.7 MBThis 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 pit. But we’re also, more broadly, talking about why Twitch remains a somewhat niche thing. There was this assumption years ago that Twitch would eventually replace ESPN somehow, but that moment never happened, leaving the platform in a bizarre gray ar...
Elon Musk Is Not A Deep Thinker
October 06, 2022 22:34 - 44 minutes - 60.8 MBThis 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 doesn’t know what two-factor authentication is. Also, Luke gets really mad about a New York Times tweet about cooking breakfast but then tries to act like he’s not actually mad. Also, come to our live show in London next month! SHOW NOTES A full tr...
There’s A Digital Advertising Apocalypse Coming
September 29, 2022 21:03 - 49 minutes - 68.5 MBThis 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 largest platforms — which are basically just advertising companies — stop being able to effectively sell ads? Also, we spend a lot of time trying to reverse engineer MrBeast’s formula for successfully psychologically torturing random people for ad reven...
Can Meta's Platforms Still Swing An Election?
September 23, 2022 17:42 - 51 minutes - 70.7 MBThis 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 in a completely new online world. So we’re curious whether apps like Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp have the viral power to impact an election in 2022. And if you’d like to vote for us for a Lovie Award, you can do that here. Please help us realize ...
The Daftest Ways The UK Is Mourning The Queen
September 15, 2022 21:24 - 56 minutes - 77.2 MBWe’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 also breaks down the difference between the magic hats and the magic stones and what they mean. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thecontentmines.com
The Weird Thread Men Of Twitter
September 08, 2022 20:42 - 52 minutes - 72 MBYou’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 sure.) Is it evil? (Maybe.) But most importantly, what does it say about Twitter as a platform? Also, yes, we talk about the Harry Styles spit video. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to b...
Have We Already Lost The Battle Over A.I. Content?
September 01, 2022 20:36 - 52 minutes - 71.8 MBWe’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.I. that is normally made by human creators. Is it unethical? Is it even worth worrying about considering we may have already missed a chance to even argue about it? Lot’s of questions this week. Also, speaking of A.I., we should build one that can rem...
Deplatforming A Trend Is Harder Than Deplatforming An Idiot
August 25, 2022 19:51 - 50 minutes - 69.9 MBWe’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, unfortunately, also Andrew Tate, the kickboxer and former Big Brother contestant who was just summarily deplatformed from the internet. We’re asking the question: Will it matter if his fans can still post content about him? If you’re looking for our pr...
Dead Platform Summer #4 - Foursquare
August 12, 2022 12:19 - 16 minutes - 22.9 MBIt’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 brunch. We also discovered that Foursquare stopped being fun in both New York and London for the exact same reason — hyper-obsessive weirdos started using it too much. (Cover art courtesy of the Midjourney AI.) This is a public episode. If you would like...
Dead Platform Summer #3 - Vine
August 05, 2022 09:46 - 13 minutes - 18.1 MBWelcome 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 car Vine that Ryan was babbling about. (Cover art courtesy of the Midjourney AI.) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thecontentmines.com
Dead Platform Summer #2 - Myspace
July 28, 2022 17:57 - 16 minutes - 23.2 MBWe’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 way we think about the internet and in many ways set the stage for the TikTok takeover of the 20202s. Stay tuned to see which weird old dead website we’ll resurrect next! (Cover art courtesy of the Midjourney AI.) This is a public episode. If you would ...
Dead Platform Summer #1 - Periscope
July 21, 2022 13:57 - 20 minutes - 27.5 MBRemember Periscope? It was a quirky little livestreaming app that either was or wasn’t part of Twitter depending on the day? There were hearts. There were riots. People streamed their fridges. It was a simpler time. We’re on vacation for the next few weeks, but we’ll be releasing a little miniseries called Dead Platform Summer. The first one is all about Periscope. Stay tuned to see which weird old dead website we’ll resurrect next! (Cover art courtesy of the Midjourney AI.) This is a publi...
“Thor: Love And Thunder” And The Current MCU Mess
July 16, 2022 14:54 - 37 minutes - 50.8 MBWe’re on vacation! So this week we’re putting our usually paywalled episode out for free for everyone. Hope you enjoy! We’re talking about the frustrating mess that was Thor: Love And Thunder. We really really wanted to like this movie but boy was it hard to watch. Don’t worry we did try and make this a bit more interesting and talked about the current state of streaming content as a whole in case you don’t care about Marvel. But the episode does have a lot of Marvel talk lol. Also, keep an...
“Thor: Love And Thunder” And The Current MCU Mess
July 16, 2022 14:54 - 37 minutesWe’re on vacation! So this week we’re putting our usually paywalled episode out for free for everyone. Hope you enjoy! We’re talking about the frustrating mess that was Thor: Love And Thunder. We really really wanted to like this movie but boy was it hard to watch. Don’t worry we did try and make this a bit more interesting and talked about the current state of streaming content as a whole in case you don’t care about Marvel. But the episode does have a lot of Marvel talk lol. Also, keep an ...
Why Does Gen Z Love Flashmobs?
July 07, 2022 23:15 - 55 minutes - 76.4 MBThis week TikTok is full of videos of Gen Z guys dressing up in suits to watch Minions: The Rise of Gru. The trend is called #Gentleminions. Is it irony? Is it nostalgia? Is it boredom? Why does Gen Z love doing stuff like this so much? And how does it connect to the Binley Mega Chippy and the Summer of Morbius? As you can see, we have a lot of questions. Press play and find out if we end up with any answers! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers...
BNNBreaking And The Rats Nest Of News Twitter
June 30, 2022 21:33 - 1 hour - 95.9 MBThis week we went deep into a network of news accounts on Twitter called BNN. It turned out to be an insanely confusing rabbit hole and we still have a lot of questions about exactly why the BNN accounts were created and what they’re actually meant to do. But, excitingly, right when we were about to finish this episode a big update happened! So listen to the end to get at least some closure about this very strange pocket of Twitter. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss thi...
How NFT Scammers Take Over Your Twitter Account
June 23, 2022 18:12 - 49 minutes - 68.6 MBWe’re back with one more installment about NFT scammers and hijacked Twitter accounts. We learned a heck of a lot over the last week. We heard from all kinds of people who have lost access to their social media accounts this way and have a few more answers about what’s actually going on here. Also, Ryan has a tense email conversation with a source. SHOW NOTES The crone video The @conspirator0 thread This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get...
Were These Twitter Accounts Hijacked By NFT Scammers?
June 16, 2022 20:26 - 1 hour - 83 MBFull disclosure: We had a whole plan for this episode and then things went insanely off the rails when we discovered something kind of shocking? What it looks like has happened is that several South American E-sports players, a professional soccer player, and a Welsh arts correspondent are either all shilling random NFTs in the exact same way or all had their accounts taken over? We have a lot of questions and not a ton of answxers. But this episode is honestly an absolutely wild journey. Al...
TikTok’s Top Videos Are A Mix Of Ads And Gibberish
June 10, 2022 14:21 - 48 minutes - 66.6 MBThis week we finally got to play around with TikTok’s Creative Center. It’s a tool for marketers, but also has some really powerful tools for looking at what’s trending globally on the app. We spent some time this week playing around with it. What did we learn? Well, a couple weird things. TikTok users love Sundays, the top videos on the app are mostly ads, and TikTok is offering marketers a tool for replacing popular songs with royalty free stock music to use in their campaigns. That last o...
TikTok’s Top Videos Are A Mix Of Ads And Gibberish
June 10, 2022 14:21 - 48 minutesThis week we finally got to play around with TikTok’s Creative Center. It’s a tool for marketers, but also has some really powerful tools for looking at what’s trending globally on the app. We spent some time this week playing around with it. What did we learn? Well, a couple weird things. TikTok users love Sundays, the top videos on the app are mostly ads, and TikTok is offering marketers a tool for replacing popular songs with royalty free stock music to use in their campaigns. That last on...
Instagram Reels Are Facebook’s Last Hope — It Won’t Work
June 02, 2022 22:29 - 1 hourThis week, we kick off the episode with a big long discussion about weird stuff European people do. The Brits are obsessed with a random restaurant near Coventry. The Swedes are feeding people who stay over for dinner. And the Finnish appear to have constructed an elaborate years-long joke about their love of buckets. But our main topic for the week is Instagram Reels. It’s Zuckerberg’s last chance at creating a genuinely exciting content ecosystem. After an hour of scrolling through it, we’...
Instagram Reels Are Facebook’s Last Hope — It Won’t Work
June 02, 2022 22:29 - 1 hourThis week, we kick off the episode with a big long discussion about weird stuff European people do. The Brits are obsessed with a random restaurant near Coventry. The Swedes are feeding people who stay over for dinner. And the Finnish appear to have constructed an elaborate years-long joke about their love of buckets. But our main topic for the week is Instagram Reels. It’s Zuckerberg’s last chance at creating a genuinely exciting content ecosystem. After an hour of scrolling through it, we’r...
Depp v. Heard Memes Are QAnon For Millennials
May 27, 2022 23:41 - 1 hourWe’ve had a crazy week. But we’re back with a heap of upsetting updates from the world of crypto. And then we dive into our main topic of the week: What if the weirdos making memes and fancams and supercuts of the Depp v. Heard trial don’t disappear after the trial is over? What if the trial doesn’t end the way these very sad Disney adults want? What if it morphs into something like QAnon, where truthers endlessly rant and rave about this for years? What if this horrible thing just never goe...
The Top Site On Facebook Is A Vietnamese Content Farm
May 20, 2022 01:49 - 56 minutesIt’s that time again! Facebook has new Widely Viewed Content Report and it’s just as weird and bizarre as the previous one. This time we’re talking about a Vietnamese content farm, relatable Netflix memes, and an impossibly viral Eminem video. This episode also features an exciting cameo!! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thecontentmines.com
BONUS: Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness
May 12, 2022 19:23 - 31 minutesWARNING: This episode does contain spoilers. This week, as a way to celebrate 100 episodes of The Content Mines, we’re sending out our bonus minisode to all our listeners for free. As long-time listeners of the show know, we love arguing about Marvel movies. So we decided to go see the new Doctor Strange and, boy, do we have lots of thoughts about it. TL;DR - Ryan really liked it at first and now isn’t so sure and Luke wasn’t so sure at first and now he really likes it. Typical. Thank you ...
The Biggest Crypto Crash Since The Last One
May 12, 2022 19:16 - 54 minutesIt’s our 100th episode! That’s crazy! In that time we’ve gone through two names for the show, three versions of our theme song, and, just, so many stories about magicians on Facebook. This week is all about the big crypto crash of May 2022. We have to call it that because there’s a very good chance that there could be more this year. Or this one ends up spiraling so far out of control that the whole thing goes to zero. Let’s talk about what happens when the line stops going up! This is a pu...
No One’s Watching Piers Morgan’s New Show
May 06, 2022 09:21 - 59 minutesThis week Ryan and Luke are recording from the same place! They’ve left their respective Zoom screens to sit in the same room. It’s a whole different vibe. This week’s big topic is Piers Morgan, the British tabloid journalist who tweets absolute garbage all day. He has a new show on a new channel and, according to Luke, the metrics they’re bragging about don’t make any sense. Weird, right? This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus ...
No One’s Watching Piers Morgan’s New Show
May 06, 2022 09:21 - 59 minutesThis week Ryan and Luke are recording from the same place! They’ve left their respective Zoom screens to sit in the same room. It’s a whole different vibe. This week’s big topic is Piers Morgan, the British tabloid journalist who tweets absolute garbage all day. He has a new show on a new channel and, according to Luke, the metrics they’re bragging about don’t make any sense. Weird, right? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bo...
The Facebookification Of Netflix
April 28, 2022 21:49 - 56 minutesThis week we’re talking about Netflix’s very bad week. The stock has plummeted. Employee morale has cratered. Layoffs have started. It seems like a real mess. We look into how years of relying on an algorithm led the company to start making real weird decisions that actually remind us a lot of another company… Facebook. Also, Luke talks about the greatest British art project of maybe all time. SHOW NOTES “The Netflix Bubble Is Finally Bursting” The Duke Smoochum Thread “Netflix’s Big Wak...
We Watched Tucker Carlson's Documentary Stuff
April 21, 2022 18:32 - 55 minutesThis week, Luke goes through the various petty beefs that he’s been following on the internet and attempts to explain why he doesn’t really care about them. Though, it kinda sounds like he cares about them. And Ryan spent some time watching Tucker Carlson’s weird — and kinda homoerotic — documentaries on the Fox Nation streaming platform. There was a surprising amount of stuff on there about aliens! SHOW NOTES The Scott Adams thread “Meet the woman behind Libs of TikTok, secretly fueling ...
Here's What A Miami Bitcoin Convention Is Like
April 14, 2022 23:07 - 57 minutesThis week caps off our final installment from the Miami Bitcoin convention. We also talk about Elon Musk trying to takeover Twitter. Hilariously, we recorded this on Tuesday of this week, before the news that he wanted to do a big takeover of the company. We were worried that this would be dated but the news on Thursday, but actually we think we kind of nailed it. So that's pretty cool! If you want to hear more about crypto from us, here are two other recent episodes to check out if you hav...
Why Are Crypto Bros Obsessed With Miami?
April 07, 2022 22:39 - 51 minutesRyan just landed in Miami for Bitcoin 2022, the huge crypto conference. And Luke surprised him by telling him mid-recording this week that he has COVID. So, yeah, this episode has some weird vibes to it. We’re talking about why Miami is trying to become the Bitcoin capital of the United States and what it would mean if that actually happened. SHOW NOTES “The Tech Bros Take Miami” “Miami Is Hosting The World’s Biggest Crypto Party” “Miami Wants to Be the Hub for Bitcoin” “Crypto tax: ‘Mi...
Unfortunately, We Have To Talk About The Slap
March 31, 2022 22:17 - 55 minutesWhat does The Oscars Slap mean for content? What does it say about personal brands in 2k22? R buzzy viral topics still relevant?? Can u b alt and also online? Has the vibe shifted and, if so, how effed is it rn? We’re talking about Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars and why it’s the end of the current era of the internet and why Grimes allegedly hacking and extorting Hipster Runoff may have been the end of the era before that! This is a public episode. If you would like to discus...
How The Heck Does NFT Copyright Work???
March 25, 2022 02:44 - 54 minutesWe’re going long on NFTs this week. Particularly the confusing and murky world of NFT copyright. Who owns an NFT? And what can you do with it? We’re exploring the Web3 concept of a “headless brand”. Turns out it’s really confusing and also kind of dumb! But also kind of interesting! SHOW NOTES The “Headless Brands” white paper The Egregore Wikipedia article “Prolific restaurant developer Andy Nguyen plans first restaurant tied to Bored Ape Yacht Club” This is a public episode. If you wo...
Structural Dissonance Defines The Internet
March 17, 2022 21:40 - 1 hourThis week we’re going deep on a term Luke coined a few episodes ago: “structural dissonance”. It’s that feeling you get seeing images of the invasion of Ukraine in the same content feed as memes, viral animals, lifestyle influencers, or video game playthroughs. It defines the internet, but it also defines kind of our entire current existence. It’s confusing and weird and is breaking our brains and making it harder to understand actual reality. As you can tell, this week’s episode is very lig...
Inside The World Of Boomer Bingo Livestreams
March 10, 2022 20:41 - 50 minutesWe went deep into the weird and uncanny world of Facebook again. We promise we’re moving one after this lol. But we couldn’t ignore Facebook’s massive transparency report. We discovered some absolutely wild stuff. Most importantly, bingo livestreams are a thing and, damn, they are popular. Also, we spend a little while talking about why sanctions against Russia do not mean that Russian dark money suddenly disappeared from Facebook and make the internet magically better over night. SHOW NOTE...