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Creator Spotlight: The AI Expert Teaching 500,000 on Instagram
Stanford-educated computer scientist Harper Carroll demystifies what’s ‘under the hood’
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TikTok Live Is Chaos — and Creators Are Cashing In (YouTube, Your Move)
Aug 27, 2025
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Ben Meiselas Built ‘MeidasTouch’ Into an Empire as TV News ‘Betrayed Their Audiences’
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A 60-Min. Microdrama, $100K Budget, $1M Sale? I Got the Scoop on Set
Sep 3, 2025
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TikTok, BuzzFeed Jump Into the Microdrama Race
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Creators Move to Unionize. Hollywood Wants to Help. Solidarity Not Guaranteed
I break down the tension between independence and worker protection as an ‘industrial age’ movement scrambles to catch up to digital creators’ growing…
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Creator Spotlight: How ‘Fantasy Footballers’ Won the Long Game Beyond the Super Bowl
Host Andy Holloway tells me how his 11-year podcast built scale, loyalty and a real business — without chasing trends or platform saviors
Feb 6
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Ben Meiselas Built ‘MeidasTouch’ Into an Empire as TV News ‘Betrayed Their Audiences’
Now rivaling Joe Rogan, he talks Don Lemon’s arrest, the risks facing independent journalists, and a culture of ‘fascism’ mainstream news won’t confront
Feb 3
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The YouTuber With $7M in Ticket Pre-Sales for His Movie. How He Did It
Markiplier on getting theaters on board for his indie ‘Iron Lung.’ Plus: Dhar Mann Studios’ CEO on the company’s microdrama deal with Fox
Jan 27
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SCOOP: Substack Is Launching a TV App Today
CEO Chris Best tells me about the new platform’s bid to grab some of YouTube’s living-room audience
Jan 22
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Brent Montgomery: Hollywood ‘Needs a Win.’ Microdramas Are the Answer
The Wheelhouse CEO tells me about investing in app My Drama: ‘Gatekeepers are the audience now’; plus: a YouTube competition series scoop
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