In part one of our ‘Sentient Brands on Social Media’ series, Jamie speaks with Serenity Discko, the original media writer behind the teenage edgelord Denny’s Tumblr account. But worry not, we go DEEP — Jamie sets the stage by tracing back our history of parasocial relationships with brands all the way back to World War I. Buckle in, the brands are getting angry, the brands are getting horny, and the brands want to be your best friend.

Follow Serenity’s work here: Serenity Discko

Watch The Century of the Self by Adam Curtis: https://youtu.be/eJ3RzGoQC4s?si=_eHsM0hadnUQA3Cr

Read The Attention Merchants by Tim Wu:  https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-attention-merchants-the-epic-scramble-to-get-inside-our-heads-tim-wu/8632123

In part one of our &lsquo;Sentient Brands on Social Media&rsquo; series, Jamie speaks with Serenity Discko, the original media writer behind the teenage edgelord Denny&rsquo;s Tumblr account. But worry not, we go DEEP &mdash; Jamie sets the stage by tracing back our history of parasocial relationships with brands all the way back to World War I. Buckle in, the brands are getting angry, the brands are getting horny, and the brands want to be your best friend.
Follow Serenity&rsquo;s work here: <a href="https://www.serenitydiscko.com/" data-ogsc="" data-outlook-id="c588b775-acc6-4dd8-9867-7a0e28be820a">Serenity Discko</a>
Watch The Century of the Self by Adam Curtis: <a href="https://youtu.be/eJ3RzGoQC4s?si=_eHsM0hadnUQA3Cr" data-ogsc="" data-outlook-id="d09b5a76-660b-407f-a6b4-b968f0e688f7">https://youtu.be/eJ3RzGoQC4s?si=_eHsM0hadnUQA3Cr</a>
Read The Attention Merchants by Tim Wu:&nbsp; <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-attention-merchants-the-epic-scramble-to-get-inside-our-heads-tim-wu/8632123" data-ogsc="" data-outlook-id="bffb62b5-0983-4de0-9cdb-7b2ed2e8dba6">https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-attention-merchants-the-epic-scramble-to-get-inside-our-heads-tim-wu/8632123</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 time the denny’s tumblr became an edgy teen

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/bdcc664b-ca9d-4ced-b120-b29c015c08be/transcript

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