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
351
23 Thousands of men on the internet really want...
Will it ever be scientifically possible?
70 min
352
22 Bros before JNCOs: Where dudes help dudes ma...
The rise of Male Fashion Advice
66 min
353
21 The Passions Network has every dating site y...
Zombie dating? Yes, please.
75 min
354
20 Adult babies and diaper lovers
Goo!
46 min
355
19 Why are "Birds With Arms" so damn funny?
Welcome to the gun show.
56 min
356
18 The history of "shipping" in fan fiction
Putting the "ship" in relationship.
60 min
357
17 Inside the plastic world of Living Dolls
Life in plastic, it's fantastic.
44 min
358
16 Doing real archaeology inside video game worlds
It belongs in a museum!
60 min
359
15 What your Google search history really says ...
The data doesn't lie.
53 min
360
14 Inside the secret chat room where lawyers bi...
Lawyers: They're just like us.
45 min
361
13 The Fry Up Police
Don't let your beans touch your eggs.
37 min
362
12 How Reddit brings real science to millions
It's all about framing.
55 min
363
11 This dating app matches people on things the...
Love through hate.
44 min
364
10 ASMR: This episode will make you tingly
Whisper, crinkle, tap.
43 min
365
09 Interview with a (real?) vampire
Blood, energy, and vampire stereotypes
46 min
366
08 Today I F@*#ked Up
Everyone loves a good story gone wrong.
47 min
367
07 Professional cuddling could be the next yoga
Your cuddler will see you now.
52 min
368
06 How to teach a preschool class for adults
Because grown-ups never get to show and tell.
36 min
369
05 They quit their jobs to sell balloon sex toys
Once you pop, you can't stop.
38 min
370
04 What if we were all created by aliens?
Intelligent alien design
54 min
371
03 The hairy truth behind "Tinder for beards"
Love beards? We found the app for you.
54 min
372
02 Inside the touching world of online tickling
Are you ticklish?
46 min
373
01 Is 'furry' a sexual orientation?
"From the outside looking in, it looks like Disneyland."
56 min
374
Introducing 2 Girls 1 Podcast
You can't un-hear this.
1 min