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The Good AI Wife ft. Magdalene Taylor
We’re joined by Magdalene Taylor to talk about the new versions of “AI” wives and girlfriends, and what their growing popularity suggests about the way digital culture has changed the way we think about intimacy. Magdalene tells us about the different kinds of AI partners available on the market, who their target...
Altman Unbound ft. Jathan Sadowski
Returning champion Jathan Sadowski from the This Machine Kills podcast came on to talk to us about the latest in the tech world, what's going on with AI, and once again concludes that we should just smash up all the servers.Find the Ted Chiang article Jathan mentions here!--------PALESTINE AID LINKSAs the humanitar...
The Mark of Mr Beast ft. Ryan Broderick
Ryan comes back on the podcast this week to explain Jimmy Donaldson's – aka "Mr Beast"- new antic, which seems to involve ignoring local government protocol in East Africa to build wells and electricity pylons. Though presented as an altruistic act, Ryan explains how these stunts feed into the expansive &...
Good Will Posting ft. Alana Levinson
This week, writer and editor Alana Levinson joins us to discuss Ben Affleck memes, and their place in wider stan culture. Why do we simply love to see images of Ben Affleck looking so sad?Check out Alana's work here!--------PALESTINE AID LINKSAs the humanitarian crisis continues to unfold in Gaza, we encourage anyo...
10K TV Club: The Greatest Show Never Made Part 2 ft. Josh Boerman
This week we're still joined by friend of the show and frequent collaborator Josh Boerman, host of The Worst Of All Possible Worlds podcast, to discuss 'The Greatest Show Never Made, a 3-part documentary about a faked reality TV show during the early 2000s big brother boom. This episode covers parts 2 and 3 of ...
10K TV Club: The Greatest Show Never Made ft. Josh Boerman
This week we're joined by friend of the show and frequent collaborator Josh Boerman, host of The Worst Of All Possible Worlds podcast, to discuss 'The Greatest Show Never Made, a 3-part documentary about a faked reality TV show during the early 2000s big brother boom. This episode covers part 1 of the documenta...
All the Ape Juice is Gone! ft. Jacob Silverman
Jacob (@JacobSilverman) comes on the pod this week to give us a brief overview of the rise and fall of 'non fungible tokens', the digital tokens that were supposed to usher in the blockchain-enabled economy and rejuvenate the art world. He tells us why NFTs were a scam from the very start, how it could have onl...
Scents & Sensibility ft Roisin Kiberd
We're joined by friend of the show Roisin Kiberd, to talk about Fragrantica, the online perfume community where there is hardly any politics, endless threads on perfumes, and regular questions along the lines of what perfume you should wear to go to a funeral. Roisin talks to us about an article she wrote on Fragra...
Sprinkle Sprinkle ft Kim Mcintosh
Hussein talks to author and journalist Kim Mcintosh about her recent Guardian article about SheaSeven, a Youtuber with a mass following, known for giving out cynical dating advice. Kim talks about how Sheaseven uses her channel to explain how romance should be considered transactional, and the ways in which she believe...
My Life in Posting: Oobah Butler
Friend of the show and returning guest Oobah Butler joined us this week to talk about his online regrets, his eccentric adolescence and his recent documentary The Great Amazon Heist!In the UK, you can stream The Great Amazon Heist here!You can find Oobah's work for Vice here!--------PALESTINE AID LINKSAs the humani...
A beginner's guide to having fun Online ft. Kyle Chayka
This week, Hussein speaks to author and New Yorker columnist Kyle Chayka about his recent New Yorker article "Why The Internet Isn't Fun Anymore". Kyle explains how the take-over by platforms in the late Aughts and 2010's expanded the internet's regular audience, and turned users into producers and ...
10K Posts Film Club: Accused (2023)
This week, we talk about the Netflix film Accused (2023), in which a young man travels from London to the countryside and has the worst night of his life, when he is blamed for a terrorist attack on social media. We discuss what the film gets right about pile-ons, and the ways in which violence is presented across diff...
Introducing the Human Cheese Tier
This week, we go back to one of our favourite topics: Youtubers. And in particular, we talk about a recent video from Max Fosh, an elder millennial British 'prankster' who, like many of his generation, are trying to figure out what's next for their online careers. We discuss the crisis facing older Youtuber...
The case for Surplus Healthcare ft. Beatrice Adler-Bolton
We're joined this week by Beatrice Adler-Bolton, a researcher, artist, co-host of Death Panel, and the co-author of HEALTH COMMUNISM: A Surplus Manifesto.We talk about the ways 'healthcare' as it is currently provided is directly linked to labor and economic growth, and as a result, dismissing those who can...
The Fast and Furiously stuck on the Motorway ft. Milo Edwards
The UK may be the only developed nation currently shifting its' infrastructure focus away from Trains and towards Cars, as the Prime Minister states that there is a 'War on Motorists'. In a country where the Car Guy feels like a rising political force, comedian Milo Edwards, who has a car, joins us to unpac...
The Gang Thinks About the Roman Empire ft. Pat Wyman
Returning champion Patrick Wyman, host of Pursuit of Dadliness, Romecast, and Tides of History, came on to talk to us about the new tactical guys, true crime brain for boys and of course, how often we think about the Roman Empire.--------PHOEBE ALERTCan't get enough Phoebe? Check out her Substack Here!--------This ...
Inner Monologues
10K Posts welcomes Phoebe back from her holiday with this comforting El Classico episode. What's been going on with Posting lately?--------PHOEBE ALERTCan't get enough Phoebe? Want some Milo and Pat Wyman in the mix too? Check out their new limited series about Rome Here!And while you're clicking links, che...
Imagine a prison ft. Paris Marx
This week, we're joined by friend of the show Paris Marx, host of the podcast 'Tech Won't Save Us' and author of 'Road to Nowhere: What Silicon Valley Gets Wrong about the Future of Transportation'.In this episode, Hussein and Paris talk about silicon valley's obsessions with generative AI, ...
10K Posts Film Club: The Last Jedi ft. Alison Rumfitt
This week, Hussein talks to Alison Rumfitt, author of "Tell Me I'm Worthless" and "BRAINWYRMS", about Star Wars Episode 8: The Last Jedi. We talk about what happened in the film that seemingly got so many people mad, from stan accounts to online fascists, as well as how the response to the film spoo...
Hot Takes (Do Not) Melt Steel Beams ft. Alex Goldman
This week, journalist and podcaster Alex Goldman (@AGoldmund) joins us to talk about how 9/11's impact on posting. We talk about early 9/11 conspiracies on forums and early youtube videos, to more bizarre, esoteric content in which 9/11 was never a tragedy, but a posting phenomenon that crosses cultures. Alex tells...
American Born Confused Poster ft. Ashwin Rodrigues
This week we're joined by Ashwin Rodrigues, a journalist who writes for GQ, among other places, to discuss the ongoing Republican nominee debates, all of which seem to centre around posting.At the forefront of it all is Vivek Ramaswamy, a venture capitalist who simply refuses to log off until he defeats wokeness. W...
Hope That Helps
This week it's an El Classico episode- it's just the Lads talking about Posts!--------PHOEBE ALERTCan't get enough Phoebe? Want some Milo and Pat Wyman in the mix too? Check out their new limited series about Rome Here!And while you're clicking links, check out Phoebe's Substack Here!--------This sh...
The End of the Influencer and the Last Post ft. Taylor Lorenz
This week, we're joined by Washington Post tech columnist Taylor Lorenz, who has recently published her first book, "Extremely Online: The Untold Story of Fame, Influence, and Power on the Internet". Hussein talks to Taylor about how the idea of fame has changed in the past decade of accelerated online cult...
My Life In Posting: Aiden 'Taco' Jones
Comedian and long-time friend of the show Aiden Jones joins us to talk about his childhood, His experiences at the Fringe, and above all else, his Posting.Check out Aiden's website Here!--------PHOEBE ALERTCan't get enough Phoebe? Want some Milo and Pat Wyman in the mix too? Check out their new limited series a...
10K Posts Film Club: We Live In Public
This week, just the lads have an in-depth discussion about Ondi Timoner's 2009 documentary 'We Live In Public', charting the course of early internet pioneer Josh Harris, an artist who, in the late 90s, created an installation that housed 100 members of the public in a hyper-surveilled 3-storey loft in New ...
Boobenheimer
On this week's bonus episode, Just The Lads revisit an El Classico post and discuss the 'recovering porn addict husband' tiktoks...--------PHOEBE ALERTCan't get enough Phoebe? Want some Milo and Pat Wyman in the mix too? Check out their new limited series about Rome Here!And while you're clicking li...
The Posters’ Tales: Jan Hus ft. Dr Eleanor Janega
In our ongoing series about the Posters of History, Dr Eleanor Janega came on to talk to us about Jan Hus, the 15th century Czech theologian and church reformer, and one of the key forerunners in the establishment of Protestantism.Czech out Dr. Janega's book, The Once And Future Sex, Support her on Patreon,And list...
I Just Like Clothes ft. Derek Guy
On this episode, Hussein talks to Derek Guy, who you might know as "the menswear guy" on Twitter. We talk about Derek's sudden twitter fame when he was forced to become a main character after Elon changed the algorithm, and why he thinks his posts about menswear are incredibly popular, even among the most c...
Quora’s Folk Part 2 ft. Alex Ptak
We're back discussing everyone's favourite community hub, Quora, with our friend and yours Alex Ptak, who among many other podcasts also hosts the Quorator's podcast. We discuss some of our favourite Quora questions, including whether you should code an AI girlfriend, and what happens when said AI girlfrien...
10K Posts Tv Club: Pls Like
This week, we watch the BBC Three webseires "Pls Like", starring Liam Williams, Tom Stourton and Emma Sidi. The show, starting in 2016, was a satirical exploration the world of Youtubers as a time when the platform started getting taken more seriously by advertisers, brands and wider popular culture.We discuss ...
