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Episode 200: Rick Steves is BACK for Episode 200! - Out of Office: A Travel Podcast
It's our 200th episode and Rick Steves is back to celebrate.
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Over six years ago, my dear friend Kiernan Schmidt and I launched Out of Office: A Travel Podcast, and today, we’re officially 200 episodes in.
Big thanks to travel icon @ricksteves.bsky.social for coming back to celebrate with us.
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Big thanks to travel icon @ricksteves.bsky.social for coming back to celebrate with us.
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Pressure money may be accidentally fueilong the MAGA machine. In our latest Influencer Impact, we unconver how some left-leaning orgs are unknowingly paying pro-Trump influencer firms and what that means for 2026! Read more on our Substack! Written by @ryannewyork.bsky.social
October 7, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Pressure money may be accidentally fueilong the MAGA machine. In our latest Influencer Impact, we unconver how some left-leaning orgs are unknowingly paying pro-Trump influencer firms and what that means for 2026! Read more on our Substack! Written by @ryannewyork.bsky.social
Over the past weeks, I’ve learned several progressive advocacy organizations may be accidentally paying MAGA-aligned influencer firms to source content for them. In doing so, they’re directly helping MAGA Republicans build & strengthen their influencer databases ahead of 2026.
October 6, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Over the past weeks, I’ve learned several progressive advocacy organizations may be accidentally paying MAGA-aligned influencer firms to source content for them. In doing so, they’re directly helping MAGA Republicans build & strengthen their influencer databases ahead of 2026.
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Boy do we got a crazy The Month in Digital for ya! @ryannewyork.bsky.social goes all the way from what’s going on with the new deal with TikTok all the way down to who Nigel Thistledown is! Read more here!
October 1, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Boy do we got a crazy The Month in Digital for ya! @ryannewyork.bsky.social goes all the way from what’s going on with the new deal with TikTok all the way down to who Nigel Thistledown is! Read more here!
Jimmy Kimmel is Back!
YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live
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September 24, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Never seen an episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live in my entire life, tuning in tonight and will buy from at least one advertiser.
September 23, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Never seen an episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live in my entire life, tuning in tonight and will buy from at least one advertiser.
Cancel Culture was always a fascist tactic that the left was just borrowing.
September 18, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Cancel Culture was always a fascist tactic that the left was just borrowing.
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Don’t forget to check out our brand new Influencer Impact Newsletter by our very own @ryannewyork.bsky.social speaking on what it really means to build campaigns for today’s social media landscape!
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Modern Problems With An Old Playbook
What it really means to build campaigns for today’s media landscape
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September 12, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Don’t forget to check out our brand new Influencer Impact Newsletter by our very own @ryannewyork.bsky.social speaking on what it really means to build campaigns for today’s social media landscape!
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Check out my latest piece on Influencer Impact about how Democrats are losing ground in voter registration and how creator content can drive more targeted C3 and C4 efforts to close the gap.
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Modern Problems With An Old Playbook
What it really means to build campaigns for today’s media landscape
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September 5, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Check out my latest piece on Influencer Impact about how Democrats are losing ground in voter registration and how creator content can drive more targeted C3 and C4 efforts to close the gap.
people1st.substack.com/p/modern-pro... @peoplefirsthq.bsky.social
people1st.substack.com/p/modern-pro... @peoplefirsthq.bsky.social
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We got a brand new The Month In Digital newsletter by our very own @ryannewyork.bsky.social ! Make sure to check it out below! Read all things you possibly missed in the digital world!
open.substack.com/pub/monthindig…
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September 2, 2025 at 7:47 PM
We got a brand new The Month In Digital newsletter by our very own @ryannewyork.bsky.social ! Make sure to check it out below! Read all things you possibly missed in the digital world!
open.substack.com/pub/monthindig…
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Vicky Dávila, leading contender in Colombia for the Presidency, has serious Trump-populist-media vibes.
August 20, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Vicky Dávila, leading contender in Colombia for the Presidency, has serious Trump-populist-media vibes.
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If your brand cares about how your product is made, then it would seem incongruous to use AI to mimic the style of a maker. @ryannewyork.bsky.social talks about what AI content really says about your brand in a brand new The Month In Digital!
Read here: monthindigital.substack.com
Read here: monthindigital.substack.com
August 18, 2025 at 7:52 PM
If your brand cares about how your product is made, then it would seem incongruous to use AI to mimic the style of a maker. @ryannewyork.bsky.social talks about what AI content really says about your brand in a brand new The Month In Digital!
Read here: monthindigital.substack.com
Read here: monthindigital.substack.com
As more brands and organizations turn to Gen AI for content, have you considered what it communicates to your audience about your brand?
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What Your AI Content Really Says About Your Brand
AI-generated creative may be fast and cheap, but audiences see it as lazy, inauthentic, and untrustworthy. The future belongs to brands that prove they still care about craft.
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August 16, 2025 at 7:21 PM
As more brands and organizations turn to Gen AI for content, have you considered what it communicates to your audience about your brand?
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Bluesky has a growth problem
Bluesky has hit 38M monthly users, up 8M since March
Once adding 5M users per month, it’s now slowed to 1.6M. A 60% drop
But post volume is falling—more users, less activity
It risks becoming a ghost town with a loyal but shrinking core
#bluesky #fediverse
Bluesky has hit 38M monthly users, up 8M since March
Once adding 5M users per month, it’s now slowed to 1.6M. A 60% drop
But post volume is falling—more users, less activity
It risks becoming a ghost town with a loyal but shrinking core
#bluesky #fediverse
Bluesky Reaches 38 Million Users, Though Post Volume is Declining
Bluesky’s growth momentum has slowed, but it is still growing.
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August 7, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Bluesky has a growth problem
Bluesky has hit 38M monthly users, up 8M since March
Once adding 5M users per month, it’s now slowed to 1.6M. A 60% drop
But post volume is falling—more users, less activity
It risks becoming a ghost town with a loyal but shrinking core
#bluesky #fediverse
Bluesky has hit 38M monthly users, up 8M since March
Once adding 5M users per month, it’s now slowed to 1.6M. A 60% drop
But post volume is falling—more users, less activity
It risks becoming a ghost town with a loyal but shrinking core
#bluesky #fediverse
"Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity."
July 29, 2025 at 6:33 PM
"Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity."
Hey @netrootsnation.bsky.social Crew!
@peoplefirsthq.bsky.social is hosting a happy hour with some of our Higher Ground Labs favs in New Orleans and we hope you can join us!
My colleague Nicole will be there representing.
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@peoplefirsthq.bsky.social is hosting a happy hour with some of our Higher Ground Labs favs in New Orleans and we hope you can join us!
My colleague Nicole will be there representing.
lu.ma/jg8ddf34
Political Tech Community Happy Hour: Netroots 2025 · Luma
Join our Political Tech Community Happy Hour to kick off Netroots Nation and chat all things political tech in 2025!
Co-hosted by Higher Ground Labs, Civitech,…
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July 29, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Hey @netrootsnation.bsky.social Crew!
@peoplefirsthq.bsky.social is hosting a happy hour with some of our Higher Ground Labs favs in New Orleans and we hope you can join us!
My colleague Nicole will be there representing.
lu.ma/jg8ddf34
@peoplefirsthq.bsky.social is hosting a happy hour with some of our Higher Ground Labs favs in New Orleans and we hope you can join us!
My colleague Nicole will be there representing.
lu.ma/jg8ddf34
June’s Month in Digital Strategy is out.
- How Gen AI may out-hustle human marketers
- What CapCut’s fine print means for your IP
- TikTok breezing toward its mid-September deadline
- A comic's adventure on Facebook Marketplace that still has me LOLing
monthindigital.substack.com/p/june-2025-...
- How Gen AI may out-hustle human marketers
- What CapCut’s fine print means for your IP
- TikTok breezing toward its mid-September deadline
- A comic's adventure on Facebook Marketplace that still has me LOLing
monthindigital.substack.com/p/june-2025-...
June 2025 in Digital Strategy
Everything you missed in June about digital and influencer marketing.
monthindigital.substack.com
July 1, 2025 at 3:36 PM
June’s Month in Digital Strategy is out.
- How Gen AI may out-hustle human marketers
- What CapCut’s fine print means for your IP
- TikTok breezing toward its mid-September deadline
- A comic's adventure on Facebook Marketplace that still has me LOLing
monthindigital.substack.com/p/june-2025-...
- How Gen AI may out-hustle human marketers
- What CapCut’s fine print means for your IP
- TikTok breezing toward its mid-September deadline
- A comic's adventure on Facebook Marketplace that still has me LOLing
monthindigital.substack.com/p/june-2025-...
Hey Washington DC digital folks!
We're hosting a free happy hour with our friends at bushwick digital and Fenton Advertising on June 26 at Kramer's! Come say hello and celebrate the end of Pride Month.
And yes, there will be crab deviled eggs.
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We're hosting a free happy hour with our friends at bushwick digital and Fenton Advertising on June 26 at Kramer's! Come say hello and celebrate the end of Pride Month.
And yes, there will be crab deviled eggs.
lu.ma/sdfxao2m?tk=...
Digi Pride Happy Hour 🌈🍸🍹 · Luma
Calling all message-makers, campaign crafters, and digital doers—we’re taking over Kramers during World Pride Week for a FREE, casual happy hour to reconnect…
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June 16, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Hey Washington DC digital folks!
We're hosting a free happy hour with our friends at bushwick digital and Fenton Advertising on June 26 at Kramer's! Come say hello and celebrate the end of Pride Month.
And yes, there will be crab deviled eggs.
lu.ma/sdfxao2m?tk=...
We're hosting a free happy hour with our friends at bushwick digital and Fenton Advertising on June 26 at Kramer's! Come say hello and celebrate the end of Pride Month.
And yes, there will be crab deviled eggs.
lu.ma/sdfxao2m?tk=...
Hey Eastern Shore MD/DE folks,
I’ll be speaking in Berlin, MD on June 25 to a group of Democrats about what went right and what went wrong with Democratic influencer strategy in 2024, and what we can do better moving forward. If you’re in the area, come join us!
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I’ll be speaking in Berlin, MD on June 25 to a group of Democrats about what went right and what went wrong with Democratic influencer strategy in 2024, and what we can do better moving forward. If you’re in the area, come join us!
lu.ma/5izc6cib
Creators for Change: Powering the Next Democratic Wave · Luma
Come hear from Ryan Davis, CEO and Co-Founder of People First, the largest and most experienced influencer marketing firm in Democratic politics and social…
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June 14, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Hey Eastern Shore MD/DE folks,
I’ll be speaking in Berlin, MD on June 25 to a group of Democrats about what went right and what went wrong with Democratic influencer strategy in 2024, and what we can do better moving forward. If you’re in the area, come join us!
lu.ma/5izc6cib
I’ll be speaking in Berlin, MD on June 25 to a group of Democrats about what went right and what went wrong with Democratic influencer strategy in 2024, and what we can do better moving forward. If you’re in the area, come join us!
lu.ma/5izc6cib
Some exciting personal/business news:
TLDR: Today I'm taking over the reins of @peoplefirsthq.bsky.social as CEO.
TLDR: Today I'm taking over the reins of @peoplefirsthq.bsky.social as CEO.
June 11, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Some exciting personal/business news:
TLDR: Today I'm taking over the reins of @peoplefirsthq.bsky.social as CEO.
TLDR: Today I'm taking over the reins of @peoplefirsthq.bsky.social as CEO.
Loved having Phillip and Sara from Swell on the People First pod this month to talk about using creators in local campaigns.
Phil & I worked together for years at Blue State, so we also touched on how digital campaigns have evolved since the Obama days. Give it a listen!
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Phil & I worked together for years at Blue State, so we also touched on how digital campaigns have evolved since the Obama days. Give it a listen!
linktr.ee/influencerim...
June 5, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Loved having Phillip and Sara from Swell on the People First pod this month to talk about using creators in local campaigns.
Phil & I worked together for years at Blue State, so we also touched on how digital campaigns have evolved since the Obama days. Give it a listen!
linktr.ee/influencerim...
Phil & I worked together for years at Blue State, so we also touched on how digital campaigns have evolved since the Obama days. Give it a listen!
linktr.ee/influencerim...
This month: Which founders of a massively popular party-planning app are Palantir alumni?
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May 2025 in Digital Strategy
Everything you missed in May about digital and influencer marketing.
monthindigital.substack.com
June 2, 2025 at 4:20 PM
This month: Which founders of a massively popular party-planning app are Palantir alumni?
monthindigital.substack.com/p/may-2025-i...
monthindigital.substack.com/p/may-2025-i...
Last night, People First took home three Pollie Awards for our industry-leading social impact influencer marketing work on campaigns with our partners Precision, Swell, Inc. , and NewWorld.
May 22, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Last night, People First took home three Pollie Awards for our industry-leading social impact influencer marketing work on campaigns with our partners Precision, Swell, Inc. , and NewWorld.
Hey #Pollies25! @peoplefirsthq.bsky.social is here talking creators, Democrats, & Public Affairs. Come say hey!
May 20, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Hey #Pollies25! @peoplefirsthq.bsky.social is here talking creators, Democrats, & Public Affairs. Come say hey!