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.

Technology
Hobbies
301
22 Bros before JNCOs: Where dudes help dudes ma...
The rise of Male Fashion Advice
66 min
302
21 The Passions Network has every dating site y...
Zombie dating? Yes, please.
75 min
303
20 Adult babies and diaper lovers
Goo!
46 min
304
19 Why are "Birds With Arms" so damn funny?
Welcome to the gun show.
56 min
305
18 The history of "shipping" in fan fiction
Putting the "ship" in relationship.
60 min
306
17 Inside the plastic world of Living Dolls
Life in plastic, it's fantastic.
44 min
307
16 Doing real archaeology inside video game worlds
It belongs in a museum!
60 min
308
15 What your Google search history really says ...
The data doesn't lie.
53 min
309
14 Inside the secret chat room where lawyers bi...
Lawyers: They're just like us.
45 min
310
13 The Fry Up Police
Don't let your beans touch your eggs.
37 min
311
12 How Reddit brings real science to millions
It's all about framing.
55 min
312
11 This dating app matches people on things the...
Love through hate.
44 min
313
10 ASMR: This episode will make you tingly
Whisper, crinkle, tap.
43 min
314
09 Interview with a (real?) vampire
Blood, energy, and vampire stereotypes
46 min
315
08 Today I F@*#ked Up
Everyone loves a good story gone wrong.
47 min
316
07 Professional cuddling could be the next yoga
Your cuddler will see you now.
52 min
317
06 How to teach a preschool class for adults
Because grown-ups never get to show and tell.
36 min
318
05 They quit their jobs to sell balloon sex toys
Once you pop, you can't stop.
38 min
319
04 What if we were all created by aliens?
Intelligent alien design
54 min
320
03 The hairy truth behind "Tinder for beards"
Love beards? We found the app for you.
54 min
321
02 Inside the touching world of online tickling
Are you ticklish?
46 min
322
01 Is 'furry' a sexual orientation?
"From the outside looking in, it looks like Disneyland."
56 min
323
Introducing 2 Girls 1 Podcast
You can't un-hear this.
1 min