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Bonus Episode Will Be Released Tomorrow
Hey all,Just a note that due to a last-minute content issue on the planned bonus for this week, we're delaying the release until TOMORROW (06/02/2024).Thanks for being patient and hope you enjoy it.Best,HK
The State of the Arts ft. Fossil Free Books
Writers and Book Workers Jessica Gaitan Johannesson, Mohamed Tonsyand Guy Gunaratnecome on the show this week to talk about their work as organisers in Fossil Free Books, and their campaigns for a books industry free from fossil fuels, fossil fuel finance and investments in the arms industry.They talk about the hostile...
No Bonus Episode This Week (Sorry!)
Hey all,Hope you're doing good and enjoying what remains of the British sunshine if you're in the UK!Just a note for today – there will be no bonus episode. This was due to tech and scheduling issues from a guest, and then me (HK) going away from 10k Towers last week for personal reasons. While I tried my bes...
Both, Not Half ft. Jassa Ahluwalia
Actor, writer and avid 10kposts listener Jassa Ahluwaliajoins us this week to talk about his new book, "Both, Not Half: A Radical New Approach to Mixed Heritage Identity". A memoir looking back on code-switching, navigating multiple cultures and identities throughout his adolescence, and later, as an up-and-com...
Bromley Chicken Yaoi ft. Josh Boerman
Joshfrom The Worst of All Possible Worldsswung by the studio and so we forced him to podcast. In this episode, Hussein explains the Bromley Chicken Yaoi reddit post, and the phenomena of London chicken shops with American names. We also talk about some of our favourite recent posts, weird Christian TikToks and why exor...
Everything Is Fine in Germany ft. Uma from Corner Spati
As the far right surges across Europe, we look at Germany, where fascist electronic music has become a sensation on TikTok, and memefied in other parts of the internet – and ask, why is the government ignoring this?Uma, from the podcast Corner Späti,explains how Germany got to this point, what its reactions and resp...
Smooth Online Brain ft. Rory Blank
Comics artist and cartoonist Rory Blankjoins us on this weeks free episode as we ask: What is an AI image, exactly?Rory and Hussein discuss why the "All Eyes On Rafah" instagram post became the first 'viral' AI image, despite its inconsistencies, inaccuracies and lack of specificity. Rory explains how t...
My Life In Posting: Mollie Goodfellow
Comedy writer Mollie Goodfellow talks about her early experiences on the internet, which largely amounted to luring unsuspecting men into the woods of Runescape and beheading them for fun.. We talk about the transition between social networks and how it shaped our real-life social experiences in the suburbs, why being ...
Rise And Fall of the Vape Nation ft. Tom Nicholas
Youtube essayist Tom Nicholas joins us this week to talk about vaping and specifically, how the excesses of contemporary internet culture, guided by the philosophies of liminal capitalism, can explain the prominence of disposable vapes. Tom tells us how vaping went from a means to manage addictions to a new kind of add...
A Parliament of Posters ft. Zoë Grünewald
Political journalist Zoë Grünewald joins us to talk about the upcoming UK General Election, and why so many candidates are opting to run on hyper-online 'culture war' issues. Zoë explains how obsessions with social media among politicians and journalists has contributed to the eroded trust in politics, how a...
What if AI was just a guy’s voice? Ft. Paris Marx
Paris Marx returns to the show to talk about two AI conferences hosted by Google and OpenAI, and how both failed to provide any real evidence of why it’s any more than a chatbot with a voice, but also, why this doesn’t really matter to tech companies, and the government’s appeasing them. Paris talks about the con...
10K Posts Q&A 2
To commemorate Phoebe’s final episode (before she goes on maternity leave, not forever) we take questions from you. We discuss some big questions about the internet, whether one’s decision not to post still counts and posting, and if the age of vertical video discourse will make our lived experiences more bizarre t...
Wrong Way ft. Joanne McNeil
Journalist and author Joanne Mcneilreturns to the show to talk about her novel WRONG WAY, which was among the New Yorker’s best fiction of 2023. Centred around the proliferation of ‘self-driving’ taxis, the novel is an exploration of precarious work and social alienation, and the ways in which the technocratic ru...
10k TV Club: Telemarketers (Part 2) ft. The Worst Of All Possible Worlds
Welcome back to part 2 of our discussion about the 2023 True Crime/Documentary miniseries Telemarketers. Once again, we're joined by Brian, AJ, and Josh, the hosts of the Worst Of All Possible Worlds, a podcast that reviews and analyses popular culture.--------PALESTINE AID LINKSAs the humanitarian crisis continues...
10k TV Club: Telemarketers (Part 1) ft. The Worst Of All Possible Worlds
This week we're joined by Brian, AJ, and Josh, the hosts of the Worst Of All Possible Worlds, a podcast that reviews and analyses popular culture, to talk about the 2023 True Crime/Documentary miniseries Telemarketers. Join us on the bonus episode later this week for part 2 of this discussion!--------PALESTINE AID ...
Posters of History: Yukio Mishima ft. Joe Kassabian
Joe Kassabian, host of the Lions Led By Donkeys podcast and sci-fi author, comes back on the show to talk about Yukio Mishima, once Japans most famous novelist, who led a failed project to restore imperial glory to the country- only to be booed and commit Seppuku.Joe talks to us about what Mishima's novels, and the...
10kposts May Q&A Episode
Hey all,As you know, Phoebe is about to head off on Maternity leave later this month. We thought it'd be fun to do a Q&A episode for subscribers to mark the occasion, and because we haven't done one in a while.Questions can be about stuff we've covered on the show that you'd like to hear more about, thi...
Glycine Dreams ft. Edijana Obiakpani-Guest
Edi returns to the show to update us on posting in China, and in particular, explain why a medium-sized factory manufacturing glycine went viral on TikTok. Edi talks to us about how Chinese companies and factories use social media and how it differs from business in the Western world, how China's social media cultu...
My Life In Posting: Jeremy Kaplowitz
This week Jeremy Kaplowitz, from the Quorators podcastand Dibs Next, joins us to talk about his life in posting! From the highs of owning some loser in an online argument to the crushing lows of realising youve been arguing about politics with a 14 year old, tonight we advance our policy platform: Delete all websites.-...
Posting Through Pregnancy ft. Sirin Kale
Journalist Sirin Kalereturns to the show to talk about how and why content feeds change when a social media platform detects that you might be pregnant, and how weird, often dangerous content is targeted at new parents. Sirin shares her own experiences with navigating platforms while looking after a newborn, the comfor...
Touching Grass: Pottery ft. Rose Schmits
On this week's bonus episode, we're beginning a new occasional series! 'Touching Grass' documents offline hobbies and interests, through conversation with the people already engaged with them. This week, friend of the show and returning guest Rose Schmitsjoins us to give an introduction to Pottery!Rose ...
Bad Taste ft. Nathalie Olah
This week, journalist and author of 'Class' and 'Steal As Much As You Can', Nathalie Olah joins us to talk about her most recent book, 'Bad Taste'.Order your copy here!--------PALESTINE AID LINKSAs the humanitarian crisis continues to unfold in Gaza, we encourage anyone who can to donate to Medi...
P O S T S I N B I O ft John Herrman
This week, Hussein and Phoebe are joined by tech writer John Herrman to discuss his recent article in NY Magazine's Intelligencer about the 'Pussy in bio' bots. We all know them, we've all seen them. John takes us through the history of spam bots, and helps us place this most modern expression of them i...
10K Posts Film Club: Dream Scenario
The gang tackles a listener request and watch Dream Scenario, the 2023 Kristoffer Borgli film starring Nic Cage. Dream Scenario tells the story of an unassuming academic who becomes famous for appearing without explanation in the dreams of strangers. We discuss what works and what doesn't, what the film is trying t...
Reader, I posted it: a Booktok Primer ft. Barry Pierce
Arts and Culture critic Barry Pierce comes into the studio to talk to us about 'BookTok , a section of TikTok which reviews and recommend books to viewers, and is often used by publishers to market new releases. Barry talks to us about the array of book content on the platform, and why the most successful content r...
#WheresKate: Experiments with Editing ft. Ellie Hall
We're joined by investigative reporter Ellie Hall to talk about the revelation of Princess Catherine of Wales' cancer diagnosis, and the media pressures driven by memes, stan groups and online conspiracy theories that forced her to reveal the condition. Ellie talks to us about the structure of the Royal Househo...
Posters of History: Dante ft. Eleanor Janega and Luke Waters
In the latest of our posters of history series, Phoebe is joined by one of our history correspondents Eleanor Janega and her We're Not So Different Co-host Luke Waters to talk about Dante Alighieri, the pioneering Italian poet, writer, philosopher and poster. We talk about the historical context of 13th and 14th ce...
The Curious Case of Jay Shetty ft. John McDermott
We're joined by reporter John McDermott, whose recent investigation into the self-proclaimed 'monk' turned corporate lifestyle guru Jay Shetty, has caused ruptures in online life coaching and wellness influencer circles. John talks to us about how Shetty went from being a blogger living in the suburbs of no...
Lamenting the LAN Party ft. Merritt K
Writer and journalist Merritt K joins us this week to talk about their new book, LAN Party: Inside the Multiplayer Revolution.A collection of photographs, essays and vignettes documenting a short period in the late 90s and early 2000s, the book documents the rise of an internet culture driven by connectivity, created b...
My Life In Posting: Jay Caspian Kang
Hussein talks to the writer and podcaster Jay Caspian Kang about his early memories of being on the internet, and how its shaped his thinking about life today. Jay talks about spending time on hip hop forums and participating in text-based rap battles, and how the New York blog culture of the 90s and 2000s took him fro...
