The Content Mines

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We talk about content. How it's made. Why it's good. Why it's very bad. Sorry in advance for the British bits. www.thecontentmines.com

  1. Our Unified Theor(ies) Of 2023

    12/25/2023

    Our Unified Theor(ies) Of 2023

    We thought we’d jump back on mic and talk through the weirdness of 2023, our first year since COVID that we didn’t put out a podcast every week. Luke thinks 2023 feels weird because millennials are no longer relevant. Ryan thinks 2023 feels weird because the internet has reverted back to what it was like in 2010. Maybe both theories are correct! Or maybe it was some other third reason. Either way, we spend a lot of time arguing about TikTok. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thecontentmines.com

    1h 18m
  2. Another Dispatch From Outside

    07/28/2023

    Another Dispatch From Outside

    We’re back with another outside episode. We sat on a park bench and talked about Threads, NPC streamers on TikTok, and AI. Ryan also got chased by a wasp and a dog came by to say hi. Then we went and watched some cricket. A perfect summer afternoon. We’ll be back in a few months, probably. Bye bye! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thecontentmines.com

    50 min
  3. A Dispatch From Outside

    05/01/2023

    A Dispatch From Outside

    Ryan was in London so we did a little recording session out in a park last week. We wanted to talk about something other than Twitter and AI, but, let’s be real. That’s all we talked about. Also, perhaps most importantly, Luke finally watched all of Ted Lasso. And he’s real pissed. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thecontentmines.com

    47 min
  4. We're Escaping The Content Mines

    01/13/2023

    We're Escaping The Content Mines

    Well, all good things must come to an end. Also, this podcast. At least for a while. We’re going on indefinite hiatus! So this will be our last episode for a while. Why is this happening? A combination of reasons, which we explain in excruciating detail in this episode. But the main thing is that we just don’t want to be a show where we talk about whatever’s happening on Twitter every day and it feels like that’s what we’ve been turning into. Oh, we also talk about the new Avatar movie for a while. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thecontentmines.com

    1h 8m
  5. An A.I. Wrote This Podcast

    12/09/2022

    An A.I. Wrote This Podcast

    This week we’re talking about ChatGPT, the text-based A.I. that everyone loves sharing screenshots of right now. We also go over the new viral hero of the UK, a man named Tom Skinner. And, finally, we cover the first drop of the #TwitterFiles, which is not really as exciting as Elon Musk seems to think it is? Oh, and, remember crypto? We’ve got some updates on the FTX collapse! SHOW NOTES: The YouTube comment about A.I. translation The great Embedded piece about how boring text A.I. are Tom Skinner’s incredible Twitter account The FTX contagion This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thecontentmines.com

    51 min

  6. 12/02/2022

    BONUS: Season one of "Andor"

    Andor is so good that it almost makes it impossible to watch other Star Wars properties. We waited until the season had wrapped to really dive in and, boy, was there a lot to cover. So many layers to unpack! Also, Andor finally answers to very important questions for the franchise: What would a droid do at a funeral and what do kitchens look like in the Star Wars universe. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thecontentmines.com

    27 min
  7. Twitter Might Not Be Salvageable Anymore

    12/02/2022

    Twitter Might Not Be Salvageable Anymore

    This week, Luke admits that the US World Cup team is doing really well. Then we do a catch up on all the bad stuff that happened on Twitter this week. Though, we did record this before the Kanye West stuff, which means, there’s likely been even more bad stuff that’s happened since. We also took at a look at the podcasts that are performing the best on Spotify right now. And, finally, we take a tour through the weird Gen Z men’s rights world of TikTok. Oh, also, we go over The Content Mines’ Spotify Wrapped. We learned a lot about our own metrics! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thecontentmines.com

    48 min
  8. Has Facebook “Fixed” Its News Feed?

    11/25/2022

    Has Facebook “Fixed” Its News Feed?

    This week, we went through all the links in Facebook’s new Widely Viewed Content Report. We also do a catchup on Musk Twitter drama and run through the complexities of World Cup viral content. And here’s the Everton fans video, here’s the Wall Street Journal article about Facebook’s “Content Quality War Room,” and here’s this quarter’s Widely Viewed Content Report. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thecontentmines.com

    48 min
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We talk about content. How it's made. Why it's good. Why it's very bad. Sorry in advance for the British bits. www.thecontentmines.com

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  • Creator
    We're a podcast
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2023
  • Episodes
    138
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Ryan Broderick and Luke Bailey
  • Show Website
    The Content Mines