Ben Ellman
@heybellman.bsky.social
Radio Producer / Reporter for the likes of Engadget, NPR, Digiday, and maybe you!
Probably sent you an invite to NYC Radio Club.
I treat this site like a sassy LinkedIn™ for media people
Probably sent you an invite to NYC Radio Club.
I treat this site like a sassy LinkedIn™ for media people
Folks,,, we need to accept that the internet touches every part of human life
November 18, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Folks,,, we need to accept that the internet touches every part of human life
Here’s the clip of Kal Penn telling that story
November 5, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Here’s the clip of Kal Penn telling that story
Neil Patrick Harris in Starship Troopers (1997)
October 28, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Neil Patrick Harris in Starship Troopers (1997)
The new Militarie Gun album is good, this rating is too low!
God Owes Me Money is a great song. Big support for any artist who can get out of the powerviolence trenches and write a song that’s lyrics-forward
God Owes Me Money is a great song. Big support for any artist who can get out of the powerviolence trenches and write a song that’s lyrics-forward
October 21, 2025 at 5:13 PM
The new Militarie Gun album is good, this rating is too low!
God Owes Me Money is a great song. Big support for any artist who can get out of the powerviolence trenches and write a song that’s lyrics-forward
God Owes Me Money is a great song. Big support for any artist who can get out of the powerviolence trenches and write a song that’s lyrics-forward
I’m literally just making observations
October 13, 2025 at 9:50 PM
I’m literally just making observations
Tech industry found an infinite GDP glitch that will probably stop working soon
October 13, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Tech industry found an infinite GDP glitch that will probably stop working soon
Es ist mittwoch meine kerle
Jogurt mit gabel essen
Jogurt mit gabel essen
October 1, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Es ist mittwoch meine kerle
Jogurt mit gabel essen
Jogurt mit gabel essen
He heard that the band Big Ass Truck said trans rights, got confused, and accidentally punished a whole industry
September 25, 2025 at 11:31 PM
He heard that the band Big Ass Truck said trans rights, got confused, and accidentally punished a whole industry
The chat bots meta threw at users were also just plain weird
August 29, 2025 at 9:23 PM
The chat bots meta threw at users were also just plain weird
You’re in good company
August 26, 2025 at 6:20 PM
You’re in good company
Brother get off the tennis court and start hooping!!!
August 26, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Brother get off the tennis court and start hooping!!!
Meanwhile, the account @showtoolsai on TikTok wiped an iPad, set it to auto play an hour of Cocomelon (NOT on the YouTube kids app) and then went to see what shorts came up for this new user.
These AI shorts are like a turbo powered version of the creepy Elsa-and-Spider-Man videos from 2017
These AI shorts are like a turbo powered version of the creepy Elsa-and-Spider-Man videos from 2017
August 18, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Meanwhile, the account @showtoolsai on TikTok wiped an iPad, set it to auto play an hour of Cocomelon (NOT on the YouTube kids app) and then went to see what shorts came up for this new user.
These AI shorts are like a turbo powered version of the creepy Elsa-and-Spider-Man videos from 2017
These AI shorts are like a turbo powered version of the creepy Elsa-and-Spider-Man videos from 2017
TikTok started allowing picture comments a few weeks ago and now you can find this on every video of a cute dog. I love it so much
August 13, 2025 at 10:38 PM
TikTok started allowing picture comments a few weeks ago and now you can find this on every video of a cute dog. I love it so much
Every couple weeks I check to see if Willy has joined this site and every couple of weeks I’m disappointed
July 31, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Every couple weeks I check to see if Willy has joined this site and every couple of weeks I’m disappointed
Remember the reaction to the first proposals for charging ports on public transit? A significant amount of people were like “don’t do it, they’re just going to end up clogged with gum”
I don’t think I’ve EVER seen one defaced
I don’t think I’ve EVER seen one defaced
July 23, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Remember the reaction to the first proposals for charging ports on public transit? A significant amount of people were like “don’t do it, they’re just going to end up clogged with gum”
I don’t think I’ve EVER seen one defaced
I don’t think I’ve EVER seen one defaced
I'm near the end of Empire of AI and it really strikes me that OpenAI's "safety clan" was so fixated on comic book visions of malevolent superintelligence and easy access to bioweapon recipes instead of say...bank fraud on a massive scale
(photoshop by @tvaziri.com)
(photoshop by @tvaziri.com)
July 23, 2025 at 5:26 PM
I'm near the end of Empire of AI and it really strikes me that OpenAI's "safety clan" was so fixated on comic book visions of malevolent superintelligence and easy access to bioweapon recipes instead of say...bank fraud on a massive scale
(photoshop by @tvaziri.com)
(photoshop by @tvaziri.com)
…and Part 2 of 2.
If you want to bring “”creators”” into your newsroom, you gotta let them do their thing. That’s a step too far for every media company I can think of right now
If you want to bring “”creators”” into your newsroom, you gotta let them do their thing. That’s a step too far for every media company I can think of right now
July 18, 2025 at 8:56 PM
…and Part 2 of 2.
If you want to bring “”creators”” into your newsroom, you gotta let them do their thing. That’s a step too far for every media company I can think of right now
If you want to bring “”creators”” into your newsroom, you gotta let them do their thing. That’s a step too far for every media company I can think of right now
Show me a big media org that would let @jstoobs.bsky.social post a video that talks so plainly about the recent CBS/Colbert/Skydance merger/NPR defunding situation
The script would be tweaked within an inch of its life to keep the lawyers happy
Here’s Part 1 of 2
The script would be tweaked within an inch of its life to keep the lawyers happy
Here’s Part 1 of 2
July 18, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Show me a big media org that would let @jstoobs.bsky.social post a video that talks so plainly about the recent CBS/Colbert/Skydance merger/NPR defunding situation
The script would be tweaked within an inch of its life to keep the lawyers happy
Here’s Part 1 of 2
The script would be tweaked within an inch of its life to keep the lawyers happy
Here’s Part 1 of 2
They’re doing the Macarena at the Brooklyn Zohran watch party
June 25, 2025 at 4:10 AM
They’re doing the Macarena at the Brooklyn Zohran watch party
