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