INFLUENCE
What does it really take to make a living (and an impact) on the Internet today?
Join Matt Silverman (who has been covering online culture for 15+ years) in conversation with YouTubers, musicians, podcasters, streamers, journalists, TikTokers and more about turning creativity into a job, building community on ever-changing platforms, and their complex relationships with huge online audiences.
INFLUENCE is the relaunch of 2 GIRLS 1 PODCAST, a weekly comedy/interview show about fascinating online communities, which ran for 7 years and nearly 300 episodes.
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96 Why is there so much Sonic the Hedgehog porn?
Gotta go fast.
68 min
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95 Fake Facebook Events
No, Limp Bizkit is not performing at your local hardware store.
54 min
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94 Sweepers
Gotta be in it to win it.
69 min
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93 Macrophilia
This is going to be big.
48 min
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92 Unicorn Moms
"Perfect moms are like unicorns. They don't exist."
54 min
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91 Murderinos
"You're in a cult. Call your dad."
60 min
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90 If you think dating is hard, try doing it at 60
Boasting and ghosting in the golden years.
79 min
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89 Subverse: The porn video game that took Kick...
Can a porn game actually be good?
68 min
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88 The 8-Bit Guy
Beep boop.
73 min
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87 Birds of North America
Where Twitter and bird watching make beautiful music.
60 min
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86 Death Cafe
Coping with mortality online and off.
44 min
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85 r/AskOldPeople
It's time to tap the wisdom of our elders.
56 min
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84 Best of Nextdoor
The anonymity of social media, right in your own backyard.
46 min
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83 Searching for the Hidden Treasure of Forrest...
There's gold in them thar hills!
58 min
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82 God
Prepare ye the way of THE LORD.
46 min
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81 How Linguist David J. Peterson Created the D...
Valar morghulis.
79 min
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80 Feminist Memes Are a Banner of Social Change...
Humor and empowerment go hand-in-hand.
62 min
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79 How Could Anyone Really Believe the Earth is...
Less science, more social pressure.
74 min
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78 Can Instagram save independent book stores?
#Bookstagram is more than fancy covers and coffee.
44 min
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77 April Fools: 3 Chrome Extensions to Prank Yo...
How to get 20GB of free Butt storage.
70 min
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76 Musketeers: The Global Elon Musk Super Fan N...
Enter the cult of Musk.
53 min
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75 The Power of Parasocial Relationships in the...
How well do you really know your favorite online influencer?
69 min
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74 Transhumanism and the Next Phase of Human Ev...
Immortality might only be a generation or two away.
46 min
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73 Hire This Tinder Ghostwriter If You Suck at ...
Marketing yourself is hard.
59 min
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72 The Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster
When is a religion a "real" religion?
43 min