Best Joshua Cohen Podcasts (2024)

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Ferdia Lennon on Glorious Exploits 42:04

38m ago42:04

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Our guest in the writer’s studio this week is Ferdia Lennon, whose debut novel Glorious Exploits depicts the ancient world in a way readers will never have experienced it before. Set in Syracuse in 412 BC, after the catastrophic attempt by Athens to invade the city, Lampo and Gelon, two out-of-work potters, have the harebrained idea of staging a pr…

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Roxy Dunn on As Young As This 37:35

5h ago37:35

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Our guest this week is Roxy Dunn, whose debut novel As Young As This is a meticulous examination of the lives and loves of young women today. Told, strikingly, in the second person, it is structured by the the succession of first boys, then men in the protagonist Margot’s life, and populated by dysfunctional friends and a wisecracking, but deeply c…

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Demure, Daddy Gang and the DNC 37:11

2h ago37:11

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Here's what we covered this week: At DNC, influencers battle journalists for space and access | Reuters DNC invites 200 content creators to reach younger voters in the 2024 election The DNC’s Creator Play — The Information Now who's your Daddy? SiriusXM paying up to $125 million for exclusive Alex Cooper pact. - Tubefilter Brands are scrambling to …

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Poetry: Ishion Hutchinson reads from and discusses School of Instructions 47:31

15d ago47:31

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School of Instructions, the latest work by Ishion Hutchinson, draws from the time he spent in the archive of the Imperial War Museum, to foreground the experience—brutal, significant, but long overlooked—of West Indian volunteers in the First World War. This book length poem is a sensorial voyage into the convoys, garrisons and trenches of the Midd…

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We Got Invited to the White House, feat. Eric Wei 39:33

12d ago39:33

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Here's what we covered today: The White House Creator Economy Conference President Biden Visits White House Creator Economy Conference | C-SPAN.org The White House Conference Was Big for the Creator Economy. What's Next? | Inc.com Biden addresses creators at first-ever White House summit: "They listen to all of you" - Tubefilter MrBeast announces i…

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Michael Donkor on Grow Where They Fall 1:00:38

36m ago1:00:38

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This week’s guest is Michael Donkor whose new novel Grow Where They Fall is a meticulous and tender exploration of two formative moments in the life of one Kwame Akromah, twenty years apart. Kwame is Black, Gay, British of Ghanian descent, a dedicated teacher, a dependable friend—character traits and conditions of life that weave around each other …

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Creators and the Olympics feat. Nya-Gabriella Parchment, Co-Head of Brand Partnerships, UTA Creators 41:06

4d ago41:06

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Here's everything we covered today: Follow Nya-Gabriella Parchment on LinkedIn! Learn more about DBA / UTA Creators. YouTube creator launches class action lawsuit against OpenAI - Tubefilter Leaked Documents Show Nvidia Scraping ‘A Human Lifetime’ of Videos Per Day to Train AI Instagram is making views the primary metric for content - The Verge Rob…

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Writing Against Normality, with Samanta Schweblin 1:02:53

21d ago1:02:53

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The seven stories in Samanta Schweblin’s Seven Empty Houses are not just about houses—how they contain us, how they constrain us—but are also about the families compressed in them, the objects stored in them, the neighbours that circle them…and the trauma that has soaked into their walls over years past, and that is now seeping slowly out, poisonin…

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Meta Rolls out AI for All, and the Kids Online Safety Act Passes 32:36

11d ago32:36

32:36

Here's what we covered today: Josh loves DreamCon: https://www.dreamconvention.com/ Instagram starts letting people create AI versions of themselves Meta is rolling out its AI Studio in the US for creators to build AI chatbots | TechCrunch AI Chatbots Go Mainstream on Social Media Senate passes the Kids Online Safety Act - The Verge MatPat's next b…

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Parenting in the age of AI, with Helen Phillips 52:34

1M ago52:34

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So much has been written about the imminent transformation that Artificial Intelligence will bring to our world. But it is often hard to get much of a sense of what that will mean on a personal level—for our work, for our leisure and, perhaps most importantly of all, for our families. What improvements will result? What new tensions will arise? Wha…

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Kamala's Brat Summer and Stolen Vibes 28:00

18d ago28:00

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Here's what we covered today: NCAA Student-Athletes Competing at the 2024 Summer Olympic Games Kamala Harris wants you to know she’s having a ‘Brat’ summer - The Verge Kamala Harris's Brat Summer; More AI Chatbots for Creators — The Information One creator is suing another for (allegedly) copying her vibe. Can she win? - Tubefilter It's not just th…

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Creating Life from Art, with Catherine Lacey 58:12

1M ago58:12

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We recently welcomed Catherine Lacey to the bookshop to discuss her vertiginous latest novel Biography of X. Ostensibly the quest of a journalist, C.M. Lucca, to discover more about the life of her late wife—an artist who went by many names, but who she knew only as X—it quickly becomes clear that, in Biography of X, it’s not just one life being ca…

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Trump, the "Ultimate Influencer," Reverses on TikTok 27:51

2M ago27:51

27:51

Here's what we covered today: Is TikTok pushing young voters towards the far-right? - Tubefilter Trump Interview: His Plan for Taxes, Tariffs, Jerome Powell, More TikTok Loses in First Challenge to EU’s Big Tech Crackdown - Bloomberg The 18-Year-Old High Schooler Behind the RNC’s Creator Strategy — The Information Here's why VidSummit is going to b…

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Paul Murray on The Bee Sting 1:05:31

2M ago1:05:31

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Set in small-town, post-crash Ireland, The Bee Sting follows the Barnes family—Dickie, Imelda, Cass and PJ—as the fabric of their lives first frays at the edges, then begins to unravel completely. The Barnes’ are endearing, and complex, and funny, and infuriating… In short, one of the most realistic and memorable portrayals of a family you’ll find …

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The Hawk Tuah Explosion feat. Tonner Jackson, CEO of Course Studio 31:50

1M ago31:50

31:50

Here's what we covered on the show: Child Influencers Make Big Money. Who Gets It? - The New York Times Parenting influencers in Illinois must now pay their children if they feature in videos. Experts say it's about time A new Illinois law will force influencer parents to compensate their children for appearing in social media content ‘Hawk Tuah Gi…

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VidCon 2024 Recap, feat Phil Ranta, COO of Fixated 34:25

2M ago34:25

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Here are some helpful links supporting today's episode: Follow Phil Ranta on LinkedIn here! Learn more about Fixated here. Did Cannes Lions Steal VidCon's Thunder? — The Information The White House will host a conference for social media creators | TechCrunch For the first time, more than half of Gen Z self-identifies as content creators - Tubefilt…

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Claire Kilroy on Parenting under the Patriarchy 54:57

1M ago54:57

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A woman tells her son about his early life. About the months and years that he will by now have forgotten. When he was a baby, then a toddler, and when she was going into battle every day. For him first, and only then for herself. It’s a battle fought on many fronts. Against exhaustion, against time, against the loss of selfhood, against an increas…

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Ahead of VidCon, Influencers Make Less than Ever 29:48

2M ago29:48

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Here's what we covered today: VidCon is this weekend. Check out their site to see what's happening. Our Creator on the Rise is HappyHappyGal! Read our full interview with her on Tubefilter. Social-Media Influencers Aren’t Getting Rich—They’re Barely Getting By - WSJ TikTok encourages advertisers to "connect with" viewers as agencies prepare for pot…

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Rachel Cusk on Art, Violence and Freedom through Destruction 1:00:16

2M ago1:00:16

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The biographies of several artists, all named G, form a kind of exoskeleton to Rachel Cusk’s latest novel Parade, encasing the book’s other captivating strands—the story of an unprovoked attack on a Parisian street, the story of a couple on a remote island, the story of a suicide at a museum, the story of the death of a mother. Elements which thems…

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Cracking the Instagram Algorithm and Kai Cenat Breaks Another Record 36:37

3M ago36:37

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Here's everything we covered on the show today: Colin and Samir's interview with Adam Mosseri Adam Mosseri says Instagram's creator payouts are "burning money" and resulting in lower-quality content - Tubefilter Kai Cenat Breaks Twitch Record with Stream Featuring Kevin Hart and Druski - The Source AMP isn't making its own hydration drink. Instead,…

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MrBeast Officially Wears the YouTube Crown 32:06

3M ago32:06

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Here's what we covered today: PewDiePie avenged: MrBeast passes T-Series to become YouTube's most-subscribed channel - Tubefilter MrBeast Hires Exec Who Managed SoftBank’s Deal Spree — The Information YouTube employees can watch videos before they go live. That's causing problems. - Tubefilter Creators on the Rise: Fearfiction wants to turn cosplay…

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When Radical Art meets Obscene Wealth, with Hari Kunzru 56:55

3M ago56:55

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Last week we were joined in the bookshop by Hari Kunzru, whose new novel Blue Ruin is a deeply unsettling, and intensely thought provoking reflection on the impact capital has on people, but also on art, and those who create it. It is the perfect final instalment—alongside White Tears and Red Pill—in Hari Kunzru’s own trois couleurs —a loose trilog…

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2024 Pride Kickoff Party / The Eagle - Wilton Manors, FL [LIVE SET] 2:00:00

3M ago2:00:00

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I hope you enjoy the first two hours of my extended 6-hour live set from The Eagle in Wilton Manors, Florida this past weekend! I will be back at The Eagle on Friday, August 2nd -- so mark your calendars! 🙌🏻Listen & Follow on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3yUptFeBy DJ JOSHUA D

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ViewStats, AI, and Brand Safety feat. Viral Nation Chief Product Officer Nicholas Spiro 41:59

3M ago41:59

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Here's what we covered today: Check out Viral Nation Secure! Follow Nicholas Spiro on LinkedIn. YouTube's mobile game push Playables is rolling out to all users - Tubefilter MrBeast Reveals His Biggest Secret (Interview) YouTube Channel Statistics - ViewStats TikTok is testing AI-generated search results from ChatGPT - Tubefilter OpenAI's "media ma…

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OpenAI vs The World as YouTube and ScarJo Investigate, plus a BrandCast recap 32:58

3M ago32:58

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Here's what we covered on today's episode: YouTube is investigating whether OpenAI used creators' videos to train Sora. It also thinks its own AI products can do better. - Tubefilter Scarlett Johansson's AI Legal Threat Sets Stage for Actors' Battle With Tech Giants Scarlett Johannson’s Complaints Could Fuel U.S. ‘Right of Publicity’ Law — The Info…

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Sheila Heti on Alphabetical Diaries 50:07

3M ago50:07

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Last week we were joined by the wonderful Sheila Heti to celebrate the launch of her Alphabetical Diaries. In taking a decade of her journals, sorting the sentences alphabetically, then paring them down to about a tenth of their original length, Sheila Heti has freed a slice of her life from the shackles of time and in doing so has extracted some o…

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