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revolution.social Podcast @revolution.social · 10/10/2026

Australia banned kids from social media. It didn’t work. It simply pushed kids somewhere worse. Watch the full episode to hear what @garyvee.com and @rabble.nz think parents need to do instead.

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revolution.social Podcast @revolution.social · 09/10/2026

Nobody believed Gary Vee about Twitter. @garyvee.com was one of Twitter’s earliest and biggest users, building his audience on the platform before most people knew what it was. He was right then. Now he thinks he knows what’s coming next. Full episode out now.

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revolution.social Podcast @revolution.social · 26/08/2026

Karen Attiah just won her case against the Washington Post. Fired for posts following Charlie Kirk’s death, an arbitrator ruled the Post violated her union-protected rights & ordered her reinstated. Before the ruling, @karenattiah.bsky.social sat down with @rabble.nz to tell her story.

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revolution.social Podcast @revolution.social · 28/07/2026

When Twitter launched, it was the nicest place on the internet. What changed? At @vidcon.bsky.social, @rabble.nz dug into why the problem with social media isn't the platforms themselves. It's the economic incentives behind them. Full episode out now.

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revolution.social Podcast @revolution.social · 24/07/2026

What are people actually paying for when subscribing to OnlyFans? People pay to connect with creators they love, but big platforms don't want that relationship built outside their app, since it costs them revenue. @taylorlorenz.bsky.social & @rabble.nz break it down at @vidcon.bsky.social.

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revolution.social Podcast @revolution.social · 22/07/2026

In a world of so many social video platforms, what’s the appeal of Divine? @rabble.nz makes the case for why Divine isn't about replacing the platforms you’re familiar with, it's about finally being in the driving seat: owning what you create and choosing what you see.

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revolution.social Podcast @revolution.social · 16/07/2026

Before CapCut, TikTok, and Reels, there was Vine. @rabble.nz, the founder of @divine.video, breaks down how the invention of Vine back in 2013 put a professional editing studio in everyone's pocket, and sparked the era of social video we know today. Full episode out now.

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revolution.social Podcast @revolution.social · 15/07/2026

Twitter could have been built very differently. @blaine.bsky.social, one of the earliest architects of Twitter, built a version inside the company that worked like Mastodon or @bsky.app today. Even their lead investor backed it. So what happened? Listen to the full story, ep out now. Link below.

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revolution.social Podcast @revolution.social · 11/07/2026

What if the hashtag never came to be? @blaine.bsky.social, one of the earliest architects of Twitter, explains why he told @chrismessina.me to stop pursuing hashtags. Full episode out now.

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revolution.social Podcast @revolution.social · 10/07/2026

Twitter chose virality over safety with the @ mention. @blaine.bsky.social, the creator of the @ mention on Twitter, on the design decision that opened the door to harassment. Full episode with @rabble.nz out now.

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revolution.social Podcast @revolution.social · 05/07/2026

Is fun inherently political? @karenattiah.bsky.social says the most successful movements in history knew that dance clubs & sports weren't luxuries. They were necessary tools to build resilience to keep fighting. That's why excitement over the Knicks & ‪@divine.video matters so much.

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revolution.social Podcast @revolution.social · 30/06/2026

Why do institutions choose power over people? @karenattiah.bsky.social sat next to Bezos at dinners, won awards, and was on the inside at @washingtonpost.com. Now she's in professional exile. Full episode with @rabble.nz, out now.

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revolution.social Podcast @revolution.social · 27/06/2026

Ghanaian journalists were using Twitter before most of the world knew what it was. They showed @karenattiah.bsky.social how it could be used as a tool for accountability, and shaped how she used social media throughout her journalism career. Full episode with @rabble.nz, out now.

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revolution.social Podcast @revolution.social · 26/06/2026

How the @washingtonpost.com's behavior leads to the Saudification of America. The same institution that paraded @karenattiah.bsky.social around as a beacon of press freedom fired her when speaking truth became a liability. Full episode with @rabble.nz, out now.

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revolution.social Podcast @revolution.social · 23/06/2026

Do you remember Behind the Vine? Eric Artell, the creator and host, discusses the origin of one of the internet's first comedic interview shows and how it gave Vine creators a voice beyond six seconds. Full episode out now with @rabble.nz.

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revolution.social Podcast @revolution.social · 18/06/2026

Twitter started out as a podcasting company. When they pitched it to @npr.org, NPR said no one will ever listen to podcasts. Eric Artell joins @rabble.nz to reflect on how Behind the Vine was a video podcast before video podcasts were a thing. Full episode out now.

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revolution.social Podcast @revolution.social · 16/06/2026

Social media promised to get rid of gatekeepers. But gatekeepers also protected celebrities. So when Vine stars showed up in Hollywood with no agents or protections, they were on their own. Full episode with Eric Artell and @rabble.nz, out now.

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revolution.social Podcast @revolution.social · 12/06/2026

The most successful creators are the ones their audience can truly relate to. Eric Artell joins @rabble.nz this week to discuss how Vine helped build that kind of community and why Divine is bringing it back. Full episode out now.

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revolution.social Podcast @revolution.social · 11/06/2026

For many Vine creators, Behind the Vine was the first time they had ever sat down for an interview. @rabble.nz joins Eric Artell, former host of Behind The Vine, to talk about the golden age of Vine, creator culture, & the mental health realities of social media youtu.be/VODgZC_oPMQ

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revolution.social Podcast @revolution.social · 08/06/2026

Founder and CEO of @divine.video, @rabble.nz, says the quiet part out loud: "you shouldn't depend on me making arbitrary calls about YOUR audience.” The full episode with Reggie Couz is out now.

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revolution.social Podcast @revolution.social · 02/06/2026

Being a creator has never been just about talent, it’s about adaptability. The full episode with Reggie Couz, out now.

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revolution.social Podcast @revolution.social · 30/05/2026

Every platform you use now was once "the dumbest idea anyone's ever heard." Twitter’s first employee, @rabble.nz, on what people said to his face. Full episode out now.

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revolution.social Podcast @revolution.social · 28/05/2026

"That's what Vine felt like. Whatever idea you have, shoot it right now." OG Viner Reggie Couz joins @rabble.nz to reflect on the early days of Vine and how authentic ideas and community were the key to building a real audience. Full ep out now.

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revolution.social Podcast @revolution.social · 23/05/2026

Who wins when Big Tech gets regulated? Not who you think. Meta and TikTok have armies of lawyers, unlike smaller platforms like @bsky.app, @flipboard.com, & @divine.video. @mmccue.bsky.social argues proposed regulations don't protect us from Big Tech, they prevent smaller platforms from existing.

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revolution.social Podcast @revolution.social · 20/05/2026

AI companies aren't asking to be regulated out of responsibility, they're doing it to lock out competition. Unlike social media giants, OpenAI & Anthropic have no competitive moat. @masnick.com argues they're inviting regulators in because it's the only way to stop rivals from catching up.

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revolution.social Podcast @revolution.social · 18/05/2026

Meta doesn't want Section 230 reform to protect you, it wants to eliminate competition. Section 230 protects platforms from being sued for how they moderate content. @masnick.com argues Meta only turned against it when TikTok got big & they stopped being dominant.

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revolution.social Podcast @revolution.social · 05/05/2026

Why did Vine really shut down? 20 creators who lived together at 1600 Vine Street in Hollywood, met with Vine & demanded $1M each or they were walking. @taylorlorenz.bsky.social breaks down how Vine never figured out how to make money and why that ultimately killed it.

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revolution.social Podcast @revolution.social · 01/05/2026

Is there a future for social media? @bridgettodd.bsky.social has an answer: decentralized platforms. Where you choose your algorithm and no one person controls your feed. Full episode with @rabble.nz out now.

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revolution.social Podcast @revolution.social · 30/04/2026

One default camera setting made Vine feel totally different. While Snapchat defaulted to selfie mode, Vine chose to the outward facing camera. That single choice gave people a candid glimpse into each other's lives & created a tight-knit community unlike anything else. @taylorlorenz.bsky.social

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revolution.social Podcast @revolution.social · 27/04/2026

Can you really leave Substack? Substack was built on the promise that creators could leave whenever they wanted, taking their audience & payments with them. Then they built an app, started processing payments through Apple & Google Pay, & now if you leave, you lose everything.

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revolution.social Podcast @revolution.social · 23/04/2026

What happens when GenAI writes and sells a fake biography about you on Amazon? @sophiasgaler.bsky.social found 63 of them being sold in two months, including one “about” her. She flagged the inaccuracies to Amazon, who removed all 63, but non-journalists have not had the same success.

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revolution.social Podcast @revolution.social · 20/04/2026

How did Burning Man inspire the founding of social media? Rabble, one of Twitter's first employees, went to Burning Man six months before launching Twitter, and says the same culture built both. Equal on the surface, but full of power dynamics nobody wants to acknowledge.

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revolution.social Podcast @revolution.social · 17/04/2026

Why does a viral video reach more people than CNN primetime? @rabble.nz went on @cnn.com live & had 100k viewers, way less viewers than a viral TikTok. @sophiasgaler.bsky.social breaks down why short-form video is now the single most powerful tool for reaching audiences online. Full ep out now.

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revolution.social Podcast @revolution.social · 17/04/2026

Can fact-based journalism go viral? @sophiasgaler.bsky.social (former BBC & Vice journalist) joins @rabble.nz to explore why short video is now the most powerful tool journalists have to reach audiences. 🤖 How users game algorithms 📖 AI's biography about her 🌍 Why languages are disappear Out now.

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revolution.social Podcast @revolution.social · 14/04/2026

How did crypto buy the White House? Coinbase's CEO didn't like a crypto bill. Hours later, the hearing was canceled. @molly.wiki and @rabble.nz break down how the crypto industry moved from the margins to pulling strings at the center of US politics. Full ep, out now.

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revolution.social Podcast @revolution.social · 04/04/2026

Sam Altman has a solution to his AI taking your job. Universal basic income, paid in crypto. @molly.wiki breaks down how Worldcoin pitched a crypto-based UBI for the workers OpenAI would put out of work. This means Sam Altman is both creating the problem & profiting from the solution. Ep out now.

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revolution.social Podcast @revolution.social · 03/04/2026

Can Elon Musk buy Wikipedia? Wikipedia Editor @molly.wiki explains why it's impossible. @wikipedia.org is run by a nonprofit with no owner to buy it from, unlike Twitter. Its content is written by thousands of editors whose opinions all carry equal weight. Full ep, out now.

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revolution.social Podcast @revolution.social · 31/03/2026

How is your AI changing your thinking? @zoew.bsky.social, founder of @exante.bsky.social, explains how AI chatbots have become an echo chamber of one, and why that gives companies unprecedented influence over how we think. Full episode with @rabble.nz, out now.

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revolution.social Podcast @revolution.social · 27/03/2026

Why subscriptions didn’t work for social media. Brad Burnham, one of Twitter's earliest investors, explains why advertising on Twitter was inevitable, and how a vampire attack exposed exactly how vulnerable Twitter’s open system really was. Full ep, out now.

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revolution.social Podcast @revolution.social · 20/03/2026

“Listen wherever you get your podcasts” is the simplest explanation of decentralization. @bridgettodd.bsky.social, host of There Are No Girls on the Internet, explains how podcasts are portable and resistant to centralized control. Full ep, out now.

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revolution.social Podcast @revolution.social · 18/03/2026

Online fandoms used to revolve around a handful of big creators that everyone was familiar with. @louderback.com, editor of Inside the Creator Economy, explains why Gen Z users now belong to smaller, more personal fandoms that even their closest friends might not know about. Full ep, out now.

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revolution.social Podcast @revolution.social · 13/03/2026

What is the future of advertising in the era of AI? Jim Louderback on why the answer will depend on trust, and whether the generation growing up with AI will trust it in ways the rest of us won’t. Full ep with @louderback.com, out now.

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revolution.social Podcast @revolution.social · 12/03/2026

Creators can spend years building an audience of millions without ever really knowing who those people actually are. @louderback.com, editor of Inside the Creator Economy, on why the most valuable thing a creator can have is a direct connection with their biggest fans.

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revolution.social Podcast @revolution.social · 11/03/2026

The future of AI depends on who controls it. @rabble.nz says tech like AI & robotics could be incredible if they are controlled by everyone & benefit everyone. Instead, we have tech leaders who read Lord of the Rings, named their company after Palantir, & embraced the Ring’s abuse of power.

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revolution.social Podcast @revolution.social · 06/03/2026

Venture capital is designed to build companies that grow fast & dominate markets. Healthy media ecosystems rely on independent voices competing. @propublica.org's @werd.io on why VC incentives can lead to consolidation in media & @doctorow.pluralistic.net’s idea of “enshittification”.

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revolution.social Podcast @revolution.social · 05/03/2026

AI summaries are already changing how people consume news, but AI can’t replace the human work behind journalism. @werd.io, Sr. Director of Technology at @propublica.org, on why people rely on trusted human relationships to understand context. Full episode with @rabble.nz, out now.

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revolution.social Podcast @revolution.social · 02/03/2026

What kind of leaders are shaping the tech industry right now? @komorama.bsky.social uses Lord of the Rings to explain the divide between top-down visionaries who believe progress comes from exceptional individuals and collaborative leaders who foster greatness in others. Full ep, out now.

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revolution.social Podcast @revolution.social · 27/02/2026

Why are people using AI as a therapist? Alex Komoroske explains why chat interfaces make AI feel personal, even though these systems are designed to serve corporate incentives different from yours. Full ep w/ @rabble.nz and @komorama.bsky.social, out now.

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revolution.social Podcast @revolution.social · 26/02/2026

Alex Komoroske entered the tech industry to build tools that help people thrive. This week, @rabble.nz and @komorama.bsky.social discuss how today’s industry has shifted away from that ideal and toward growth targets and KPIs. Full episode, out now.

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revolution.social Podcast @revolution.social · 24/02/2026

High tech salaries have often allowed partners and family members to work in non-profits, education, & lower-paying public service roles. @anildash.com on why mass tech layoffs cause a second-order collapse in the labor market & impact society’s social safety net. Full ep with @rabble.nz, out now.

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