Eric Johnson
@heyheyesj.bsky.social
Better late than never
Podcast maker @ LightningPod.fm
Podcast maker @ LightningPod.fm
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“A legitimate PhD-level expert in anything,” they said.
“Show me a diagram of the US presidents since FDR, with their names and years in office under their photos,” I said.
“Show me a diagram of the US presidents since FDR, with their names and years in office under their photos,” I said.
August 8, 2025 at 6:54 PM
“A legitimate PhD-level expert in anything,” they said.
“Show me a diagram of the US presidents since FDR, with their names and years in office under their photos,” I said.
“Show me a diagram of the US presidents since FDR, with their names and years in office under their photos,” I said.
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Generative AI by definition is conformity. It is an averaging of anything you ask of it - quite literally guessing what the most likely version of a thing might be. It is, by definition, mainstream, as is everything it creates old and deeply ideological, as every model trains on similar data.
AI filmmaking is peeing. It’s pooping. It’s throwing up. It’s a new kind of liquid coming out. It’s hated by the establishment. It’s what goes in the toilet. It’s wet. It’s what’s in the bathroom.
August 6, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Generative AI by definition is conformity. It is an averaging of anything you ask of it - quite literally guessing what the most likely version of a thing might be. It is, by definition, mainstream, as is everything it creates old and deeply ideological, as every model trains on similar data.
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So you’re telling me the Wizard of Oz presented itself as a towering force of overwhelming technology, only to be unmasked as just some guy, off-screen?
So apparently, it may turn out that The Wizard of Oz at the Las Vegas Sphere wasn’t entirely made in AI and Google threw the VFX crew under the bus by claiming it was all done by artificial intelligence.
If true, then fucking yikes.
If true, then fucking yikes.
August 5, 2025 at 3:02 PM
So you’re telling me the Wizard of Oz presented itself as a towering force of overwhelming technology, only to be unmasked as just some guy, off-screen?
This sketch is for anyone who has ever tried to reason with a wired microphone www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8kCwKwj/
Please excuse the technical difficulties. "The Denial of Us" was written and performed by Alex Bonifer and featured Chris Kleckner and Ashley Padilla. Performed here in Captain Groundlings All-You-Can...
TikTok video by The Groundlings
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August 5, 2025 at 4:36 PM
This sketch is for anyone who has ever tried to reason with a wired microphone www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8kCwKwj/
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1. There ARE people who still want to *just* listen to your show (and not watch!)
2. Being indie and niche is more powerful than ever and YES, there are advertisers / audiences out there for you
2. Being indie and niche is more powerful than ever and YES, there are advertisers / audiences out there for you
August 4, 2025 at 7:03 PM
1. There ARE people who still want to *just* listen to your show (and not watch!)
2. Being indie and niche is more powerful than ever and YES, there are advertisers / audiences out there for you
2. Being indie and niche is more powerful than ever and YES, there are advertisers / audiences out there for you
Theme park urbanism — we’d lure you in with a collection of vehicles from Disneyland rides, and then hit you with exhibits on civil engineering, public transit, and walkability in American life.
if u could open your own museum what would it be about what are u going to devote your life to curate
what is the most unique museum u have visited
for me possibly the ramen museum
for me possibly the ramen museum
August 2, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Theme park urbanism — we’d lure you in with a collection of vehicles from Disneyland rides, and then hit you with exhibits on civil engineering, public transit, and walkability in American life.
A couple months ago, I brought a mic to the @pacificpinball.bsky.social with a mission: Find out why pinball machines sound ... like pinball machines. And today, I'm on Twenty Thousand Hertz!!!!!! www.20k.org/episodes/sou...
Sound Off: Pinball Pings, Borrowed Melodies & Airport Acoustics — Twenty Thousand Hertz - The stories behind the world's most recognizable and interesting sounds.
Presenting the second short story collection from our Sound Off competition, featuring five pieces written and produced entirely by our listeners. From the sonic evolution of pinball to reused classic...
www.20k.org
July 30, 2025 at 5:10 PM
A couple months ago, I brought a mic to the @pacificpinball.bsky.social with a mission: Find out why pinball machines sound ... like pinball machines. And today, I'm on Twenty Thousand Hertz!!!!!! www.20k.org/episodes/sou...
I am a podcast producer in a movie. I use my phone to record conversations happening 10+ feet away and the audio comes out perfect.
I am a critic in a movie about the arts. I live in an immense big-city apartment or a very attractive old house that I own. I am only seen eating in fancy restaurants. I enjoy breaking the hearts of artists, especially at public events that are supposed to be about them.
I’m a writer in a film. my agent has no life and will abandon Thanksgiving dinner with their family to fly 4 hours and drink half a bottle of wine with me on the sidewalk outside a restaurant because I feel sad.
July 28, 2025 at 9:22 PM
I am a podcast producer in a movie. I use my phone to record conversations happening 10+ feet away and the audio comes out perfect.
ICYMI: @karaswisher.bsky.social is on the latest ep of @revolution.social and has a few choice words about Zuck, Elon, Jack Dorsey, and the rest.
“They’re exhausting in their shamelessness.”
🎧 Listen: episodes.fm/1824528874
▶️ Watch: youtu.be/Lv820srV64k?...
“They’re exhausting in their shamelessness.”
🎧 Listen: episodes.fm/1824528874
▶️ Watch: youtu.be/Lv820srV64k?...
July 28, 2025 at 3:02 PM
ICYMI: @karaswisher.bsky.social is on the latest ep of @revolution.social and has a few choice words about Zuck, Elon, Jack Dorsey, and the rest.
“They’re exhausting in their shamelessness.”
🎧 Listen: episodes.fm/1824528874
▶️ Watch: youtu.be/Lv820srV64k?...
“They’re exhausting in their shamelessness.”
🎧 Listen: episodes.fm/1824528874
▶️ Watch: youtu.be/Lv820srV64k?...
It’s a shame Tom Lehrer never accomplished much. Why, when Mozart was his age, he’d been dead for 62 years!
RIP to one of the greats.
RIP to one of the greats.
July 27, 2025 at 5:47 PM
It’s a shame Tom Lehrer never accomplished much. Why, when Mozart was his age, he’d been dead for 62 years!
RIP to one of the greats.
RIP to one of the greats.
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I learned “The Elements” when I was probably … eight or nine? I can still do it. Some things never leave you. Thank you thank you thank you to this grump genius who did whatever he wanted, including putting his music into the public domain. “The Vatican Rag” and “Silent E”? A life.
Tom Lehrer, Musical Satirist With a Dark Streak, Dies at 97
A mathematician by training, he acquired a devoted following with songs that set sardonic lyrics to music that was often maddeningly cheerful.
www.nytimes.com
July 27, 2025 at 5:33 PM
I learned “The Elements” when I was probably … eight or nine? I can still do it. Some things never leave you. Thank you thank you thank you to this grump genius who did whatever he wanted, including putting his music into the public domain. “The Vatican Rag” and “Silent E”? A life.
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Did Mark Zuckerberg ever care about community?
@karaswisher.bsky.social says no—he’s always been focused on power, control, and profit.
Watch the full episode of Revolution.Social, out now:
🎧 Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/0X1D...
🍎 Apple: podcasts.apple.com/kg/podcast/k...
@karaswisher.bsky.social says no—he’s always been focused on power, control, and profit.
Watch the full episode of Revolution.Social, out now:
🎧 Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/0X1D...
🍎 Apple: podcasts.apple.com/kg/podcast/k...
July 24, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Did Mark Zuckerberg ever care about community?
@karaswisher.bsky.social says no—he’s always been focused on power, control, and profit.
Watch the full episode of Revolution.Social, out now:
🎧 Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/0X1D...
🍎 Apple: podcasts.apple.com/kg/podcast/k...
@karaswisher.bsky.social says no—he’s always been focused on power, control, and profit.
Watch the full episode of Revolution.Social, out now:
🎧 Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/0X1D...
🍎 Apple: podcasts.apple.com/kg/podcast/k...
You've inherited a movie theater, what's your first double feature?
July 20, 2025 at 9:18 PM
You've inherited a movie theater, what's your first double feature?
I say a version of this a lot. A lot of non-listeners and infrequent listeners assume podcasts are — by default — just a couple bros, shooting the shit with no prep.
And you ~can~ find that, if you’re into that sort of thing.
But SO many people are doing cooler, better things with this medium
And you ~can~ find that, if you’re into that sort of thing.
But SO many people are doing cooler, better things with this medium
When I was spinning up Post Games, a bunch of people (with love) told me it’s a terrible time to launch a podcast. But what I’ve learned is it’s a terrible time to launch a BAD podcast.
I’ve listened to so many new shows over the last few months and we’re in a golden age of formats and voices
I’ve listened to so many new shows over the last few months and we’re in a golden age of formats and voices
July 20, 2025 at 9:10 PM
I say a version of this a lot. A lot of non-listeners and infrequent listeners assume podcasts are — by default — just a couple bros, shooting the shit with no prep.
And you ~can~ find that, if you’re into that sort of thing.
But SO many people are doing cooler, better things with this medium
And you ~can~ find that, if you’re into that sort of thing.
But SO many people are doing cooler, better things with this medium
This week's Podcast Recommendations (1/4)
👍 Imaginary Worlds - "The Hitchhiker's Guide to Douglas Adams" ft. @arvdhld.bsky.social (hosted by @emolinsky.bsky.social)
🦸🏻♂️ @panicworld.com - "The plot to ruin the new Superman movie" ft. @mike-eagle.bsky.social (hosted by @ryanhatesthis.bsky.social)
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👍 Imaginary Worlds - "The Hitchhiker's Guide to Douglas Adams" ft. @arvdhld.bsky.social (hosted by @emolinsky.bsky.social)
🦸🏻♂️ @panicworld.com - "The plot to ruin the new Superman movie" ft. @mike-eagle.bsky.social (hosted by @ryanhatesthis.bsky.social)
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July 18, 2025 at 9:31 PM
This week's Podcast Recommendations (1/4)
👍 Imaginary Worlds - "The Hitchhiker's Guide to Douglas Adams" ft. @arvdhld.bsky.social (hosted by @emolinsky.bsky.social)
🦸🏻♂️ @panicworld.com - "The plot to ruin the new Superman movie" ft. @mike-eagle.bsky.social (hosted by @ryanhatesthis.bsky.social)
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👍 Imaginary Worlds - "The Hitchhiker's Guide to Douglas Adams" ft. @arvdhld.bsky.social (hosted by @emolinsky.bsky.social)
🦸🏻♂️ @panicworld.com - "The plot to ruin the new Superman movie" ft. @mike-eagle.bsky.social (hosted by @ryanhatesthis.bsky.social)
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I couldn’t fit all my NPR podcasts on one screen. So sad to see this.
July 18, 2025 at 5:04 PM
I couldn’t fit all my NPR podcasts on one screen. So sad to see this.
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Is Jack Dorsey to blame for selling Twitter to Elon Musk?
In the debut episode of Revolution.Social, Jack tells @rabble.nz what went down—and why it’s not what you think.
Listen to the full episode out now:
🎧 Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/3msM...
🍎 Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/j...
In the debut episode of Revolution.Social, Jack tells @rabble.nz what went down—and why it’s not what you think.
Listen to the full episode out now:
🎧 Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/3msM...
🍎 Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/j...
July 17, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Is Jack Dorsey to blame for selling Twitter to Elon Musk?
In the debut episode of Revolution.Social, Jack tells @rabble.nz what went down—and why it’s not what you think.
Listen to the full episode out now:
🎧 Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/3msM...
🍎 Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/j...
In the debut episode of Revolution.Social, Jack tells @rabble.nz what went down—and why it’s not what you think.
Listen to the full episode out now:
🎧 Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/3msM...
🍎 Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/j...
A huge congratulations to @rabble.nz on the launch of their podcast about the future of social media, @revolution.social
The first episode is out today and it’s a doozy: An exclusive interview with @bsky.app founder + former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey
The first episode is out today and it’s a doozy: An exclusive interview with @bsky.app founder + former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey
Jack Dorsey on Selling Twitter, Leaving Bluesky & What He's Building Next
YouTube video by revolution.social with @rabble
youtu.be
July 17, 2025 at 2:34 PM
A huge congratulations to @rabble.nz on the launch of their podcast about the future of social media, @revolution.social
The first episode is out today and it’s a doozy: An exclusive interview with @bsky.app founder + former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey
The first episode is out today and it’s a doozy: An exclusive interview with @bsky.app founder + former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey
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I'm starting a podcast, @revolution.social to talk about social media and our need to move from platforms to protocols.
My first episode is a sit down with Jack Dorsey, where he explains in more detail about why he helped create Bluesky and then choose to leave it.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfNg...
My first episode is a sit down with Jack Dorsey, where he explains in more detail about why he helped create Bluesky and then choose to leave it.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfNg...
Podcast Trailer - Revolution.Social with Rabble
YouTube video by revolution.social with @rabble
www.youtube.com
July 16, 2025 at 2:58 AM
I'm starting a podcast, @revolution.social to talk about social media and our need to move from platforms to protocols.
My first episode is a sit down with Jack Dorsey, where he explains in more detail about why he helped create Bluesky and then choose to leave it.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfNg...
My first episode is a sit down with Jack Dorsey, where he explains in more detail about why he helped create Bluesky and then choose to leave it.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfNg...
Finally made it to the party. Send me podcast recommendations.
a man sitting at a table with the words this could be a podcast written below him
Alt: a man sitting at a table with the words this could be a podcast written below him
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July 16, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Finally made it to the party. Send me podcast recommendations.