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62 A Melania Trump Erotic Monster Fiction Book Is #1 on Amazon Thanks to Internet Protesters ✊ J.D. Boehninger
Feeling dismayed by U.S. politics in 2018, J.D. Boehninger (pen name) got advice from a friend who was writing self-published monster fiction for the Amazon Kindle. Many authors were making a good…
61 How Can We Teach Kids About AI When We Barely Understand It Ourselves? | Amber Ivey 🤖 AI for Kids
By day, Amber Ivey uses big data to inform governmental policy decisions. Back in 2020, she was invited to tinker with a new tool from a young startup called OpenAI - two years before the public had…
60 How the Man With 1,000 Voices Accidentally Became a Full-Time YouTuber 🎙 Brian Hull
Brian Hull unlocked his super power at a young age. Mimicking the voices of the world's most recognizable cartoon characters earned him lots of social cred on the schoolyard. In 2014, he uploaded a…
59 Cities By Diana: Making Absurd Video Game Neighborhoods Became Her Fulltime Job
Like many of us, the urban planning strategy game "SimCity" was an obsession for Diana Regan growing up. When she published YouTube videos about a modern incarnation -- "Cities: Skylines" and its…
58 Luke Plunkett: Rebuilding Online Journalism, One Subscriber at a Time
Greetings! I am couch/bed-ridden as my entire family recovers from Covid-19 (the BEST Covid!) While I waste away, I think you'll enjoy this episode from my other podcast. - Original Show Notes |…
57 You Might Need Govt ID to Use Social Media Soon. New Laws Explained by a Privacy Attorney | Laura Riposo VanDruff
Depending on what state or country you live in, logging into Instagram, Reddit, or (dare we say) Corn Hub might prompt you to submit a government ID to proceed. This fresh privacy nightmare is thanks…
56 Greg Miller Decided to Become a Video Game Journalist at Age 9
Greg Miller fell in love with Ghostbusters, Superman, and video games — as we all did — at a young age. But when he realized you could make money writing about his favorite things, he declared at…
55 Banks Are Deciding What Video Games You're Allowed to Buy, and It's Not the First Time (w/ games journalist Ana Valens)
Hey friends! I'm bringing an important conversation over from my other feed, as this story has huge ramifications for protected speech, the LGBTQ+ community, and how powerful companies can change…
54 This Harry Potter Podcast Is *Almost* Old Enough to Have a Butterbeer | 20 Years of MuggleCast with Eric & Micah
In August 2005, YouTube was a 6-month-old beta test, the iPhone was still years away, putting music on your iPod required a cable, and MuggleNet was *the* destination for news and conversation about…
Introducing: TALES FROM THE CLOUD SEA, an improvised comedy adventure podcast for kids and families!
I'm taking the week off, but hope you'll check out my new improv comedy podcast for kids and families! Listen to the first episode here, share it with the kids in your life, and subscribe wherever…
53 How the "Overly Attached Girlfriend" Finally Detached Herself From YouTube | Laina Morris
Laina Morris was 20 years old when she entered a Justin Bieber fan contest in 2012. She uploaded a video of herself to YouTube singing a creepy parody song. She didn't win the concert tickets, but…
52 The Alarming AI Experiment That Shook r/ChangeMyView to Its Core
When people post online, they usually declare their opinions. And in social media echo chambers, those opinions tend to be validated. But the subreddit r/ChangeMyView *might* be the only place on the…
51 The RE-Reinvention of Grace Helbig
Grace Helbig was cutting tape in her 2006 video editing class when the professor asked everyone to create accounts on a new website called "YouTube." That's where Grace found vloggers, jump cuts, and…
50 So ... Where Do Facts Come From, Anyway? | Joss Fong & Adam Cole of Howtown
Video journalists Joss Fong and Adam Cole are rarely satisfied with the results of scientific inquiry. As self-proclaimed "earnest nerds," they are compelled to unpack the process — to learn HOW…
49 Feeding the 38 trillion creatures in your colon could transform your health | Dr. Will Bulsiewicz
Dr. Will Bulsiewicz went to school for 14 years to become a gastroenterologist. He loved working with patients, and developed a fascination for emerging research about the gut microbiome -- trillions…
48 What to Do When AI Ads Steal Your Face and Voice
This week on INFLUENCE, the double-edged sword of YouTube's ContentID systems, and the explosion of AI-generated ads and voices which have no shame in cloning content creators for profit.Plus: Some…
47 Talking About Sex With Internet Strangers Is Beautiful and Terrifying | Zoë Ligon
Like many of us, Zoë Ligon worked a retail job after college. But in her case, it was a sex toy shop, where she would have fascinating interactions with customers. Talking sex with random strangers…
46 How a Minecraft Server for Autistic Kids Became the Best Place on the Internet (Encore)
-Original Show Notes from May 20, 2022-Stuart Duncan is the dad of an autistic son, and he's also autistic himself. So when he learned that autistic Minecraft players were being bullied on popular…
45 Shocker: Mental Health Information On TikTok Is Wildly Inaccurate (and Might Make You Feel Worse)
A peer reviewed study from the University of British Columbia analyzed the most popular ADHD-related videos on TikTok and found that very few of them contain information that aligns with medical…
44 The Big Ideas That Changed YouTube Forever | Mike Rugnetta
Here’s an idea: Around 2012, YouTube was undergoing a profound transformation from a novelty economy to a loyalty platform. This was largely driven by vlog culture, but another format was emerging:…
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