After eight long years of research, Dr. Ally Louks posted to Twitter about completing her Ph. D : "Olfactory Ethics: The Politics of Smell in Modern and Contemporary Prose." The Elon-fueled right-wing internet freaked out. In an exclusive interview, Jamie speaks with Dr. Louks about the experience of reclaiming the narrative around a nasty online backlash to better educate anti-intellectuals on the sense we ignore the most.

 Follow Dr. Ally here: https://x.com/DrAllyLouks

Read Dr. Ally's original thread here: https://x.com/DrAllyLouks/status/1861872149373297078?lang=en

vote for "we the unhoused" for a webby before april 17th!: https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2025/podcasts/shows/public-service-activism

After eight long years of research, Dr. Ally Louks posted to Twitter about completing her Ph. D : "Olfactory Ethics: The Politics of Smell in Modern and Contemporary Prose." The Elon-fueled right-wing internet freaked out. In an exclusive interview, Jamie speaks with Dr. Louks about the experience of reclaiming the narrative around a nasty online backlash to better educate anti-intellectuals on the sense we ignore the most.
&nbsp;Follow Dr. Ally here: <a href="https://x.com/DrAllyLouks" data-outlook-id="b20349df-3621-47ed-b440-36ba87fe4b15">https://x.com/DrAllyLouks</a>
Read Dr. Ally's original thread here:<a href="https://x.com/DrAllyLouks/status/1861872149373297078?lang=en">&nbsp;https://x.com/DrAllyLouks/status/1861872149373297078?lang=en</a>
vote for "we the unhoused" for a webby before april 17th!:&nbsp;<a href="https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2025/podcasts/shows/public-service-activism" data-outlook-id="541d7fc4-4189-4e95-9f93-1313a61a331d">https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2025/podcasts/shows/public-service-activism</a>

Sixteenth Minute (of Fame) is a weekly show from Jamie Loftus that takes a closer look at the internet’s main characters – one part reported, one part interviews, and one part Jamie collapsing her permanently internet-damaged brain. Whether it’s an enduring meme or a dreaded Character of the Day distinction, it’s the kind of notoriety that often results in little money, unwarranted attention, and a confusing blurred line of consent. What do you do when you get more attention and judgement than any one person is built to handle? The Sixteenth Minute of Fame is the place where we figure that out, putting people in the context of the moment they've been frozen inside of.

Sixteenth Minute (of Fame) is a weekly show from Jamie Loftus that takes a closer look at the internet’s main characters – one part reported, one part interviews, and one part Jamie collapsing her permanently internet-damaged brain. Whether it’s an enduring meme or a dreaded Character of the Day distinction, it’s the kind of notoriety that often results in little money, unwarranted attention, and a confusing blurred line of consent. What do you do when you get more attention and judgement than any one person is built to handle? The Sixteenth Minute of Fame is the place where we figure that out, putting people in the context of the moment they've been frozen inside of.

Sixteenth Minute (of Fame)

Sixteenth Minute (Of Fame)

the smell doctor who was 'too woke': dr. ally louks

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Before we go on (brief! I promise!) hiatus and move to a seasonal format, Jamie takes a look at your submitted stories about being the main character -- from viral pets to grieving online to reckoning with your relationship to a changing internet, we explore the spectrum of what it means to be too online. Bonus: one of Jamie's favorite memes of all time calls in!


Thank you for making the first year of Sixteenth Minute so special, see you soon <3

Buy Raw Dog here: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250847751/rawdog/

Before we go on (brief! I promise!) hiatus and move to a seasonal format, Jamie takes a look at your submitted stories about being the main character -- from viral pets to grieving online to reckoning&nbsp;with your relationship to a changing internet, we explore the spectrum of what it means to be too online. Bonus: one of Jamie's favorite memes of all time calls in!
 Thank you for making the first year of Sixteenth Minute so special, see you soon &lt;3
Buy Raw Dog here: <a href="https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250847751/rawdog/" data-ogsc="" data-outlook-id="7f7684f0-1a2f-4439-a7b9-4454e61257a2">https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250847751/rawdog/</a>

mailbag: your 'i was the main character' stories

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In my day, there were but three things middle schoolers cared about -- BADGERS, MUSHROOMS, AND SNAKES. This week, we look at the peak of Flash animation -- Jonti Picking, aka Mr. Weebl's masterpiece "Badger Badger Mushroom," and the obsessive subculture that was Newgrounds flash animation of the 2000s. How do you become an iconic animator online? Here's a tip: be an incredible musician already. Jamie talks to the multi-talented Jonti about how he makes art born from problem-solving.

Follow Jonti: https://www.youtube.com/@weebl

See Jamie on book tour for Raw Dog!: https://us.macmillan.com/author/jamieloftus

Watch Boston PD Zamboni Crimes Division: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRTunzDofwY&list=PLTHWo4zMtfja4vxOAxnyDK0VXGpRhvRW5

In my day, there were but three things middle schoolers cared about -- BADGERS, MUSHROOMS, AND SNAKES. This week, we look at the peak of Flash animation -- Jonti Picking, aka Mr. Weebl's masterpiece "Badger Badger Mushroom," and the obsessive subculture that was Newgrounds flash animation of the 2000s. How do you become an iconic animator online? Here's a tip: be an incredible musician already. Jamie talks to the multi-talented Jonti about how he makes art born from problem-solving.
Follow Jonti: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@weebl">https://www.youtube.com/@weebl</a>
See Jamie on book tour for Raw Dog!: <a href="https://us.macmillan.com/author/jamieloftus">https://us.macmillan.com/author/jamieloftus</a>
Watch Boston PD Zamboni Crimes Division: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRTunzDofwY&amp;list=PLTHWo4zMtfja4vxOAxnyDK0VXGpRhvRW5" data-ogsc="" data-outlook-id="53e3478b-eb49-4b71-b325-87902ea56e0d">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRTunzDofwY&amp;list=PLTHWo4zMtfja4vxOAxnyDK0VXGpRhvRW5</a>

badger badger mushroom (with jonti picking)

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We all know that Haliey "Hawk Tuah" Welch was the face of a memecoin crypto scandal, and most know that the SEC excused it wholesale. What we don't fully know is why it was so easy to get away with it -- in our grand Hawk Tuah finale, Jamie speaks with former SEC enforcement attorney John Reed Stark about how the state of cryptocurrency can do more than sink a fledgling influencer's career, it can tank a whole economy. 

Follow John Reed Stark's work here: https://www.johnreedstark.com/

Come see Jamie on tour for Raw Dog starting next week! https://us.macmillan.com/tours/jamie-loftus-raw-dog/?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAaf-I3pdBDpG51TvRPCIfkS08847rolEcVNOqDZCUX8Hq9t9sZlX9idj_DI9NQ_aem_niy1HGU3U4vldbC-KP7JsA


BEFORE MAY 9TH, send a voice memo of your experience being the main character to: smalliceresurfacer@gmail.com for your chance to be on an upcoming episode of SIxteenth Minute!

We all know that Haliey "Hawk Tuah" Welch was the face of a memecoin crypto scandal, and most know that the SEC excused it wholesale. What we don't fully know is why it was so easy to get away with it -- in our grand Hawk Tuah finale, Jamie speaks with former SEC enforcement attorney John Reed Stark about how the state of cryptocurrency can do more than sink a fledgling influencer's career, it can tank a whole economy.&nbsp;
Follow John Reed Stark's work here: <a href="https://www.johnreedstark.com/" data-ogsc="" data-outlook-id="5dcb8182-ac8e-47aa-a334-f66a1a4bb537">https://www.johnreedstark.com/</a>
Come see Jamie on tour for Raw Dog starting next week! <a href="https://us.macmillan.com/tours/jamie-loftus-raw-dog/?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAaf-I3pdBDpG51TvRPCIfkS08847rolEcVNOqDZCUX8Hq9t9sZlX9idj_DI9NQ_aem_niy1HGU3U4vldbC-KP7JsA">https://us.macmillan.com/tours/jamie-loftus-raw-dog/?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAaf-I3pdBDpG51TvRPCIfkS08847rolEcVNOqDZCUX8Hq9t9sZlX9idj_DI9NQ_aem_niy1HGU3U4vldbC-KP7JsA</a>
 BEFORE MAY 9TH, send a voice memo of your experience being the main character to: <a href="mailto:smalliceresurfacer@gmail.com" data-ogsc="" data-outlook-id="61e61ddc-2eac-453d-b6df-0a281c550d55">smalliceresurfacer@gmail.com</a> for your chance to be on an upcoming episode of SIxteenth Minute!

why the SEC ignored the hawk tuah scam feat. john reed stark

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/d4e138e5-a05a-4adc-a369-b2d401420d53/transcript

the smell doctor who was 'too woke': dr. ally louks

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