Why The Costco Guys And Hawk Tuah Took Over The Internet — With Ryan Broderick

Big Technology Podcast

Alex Kantrowitz

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4.6 • 395 Ratings

🗓️ 8 January 2025

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

Ryan Broderick writes the Garbage Day newsletter and hosts the Panic World podcast. He joins Big Technology Podcast to discuss how the internet has fundamentally changed since the pandemic, in a special episode with Ranjan Roy and Alex Kantrowitz. Tune in to hear Broderick's insights about the rise of viral normie culture which includes Hawk Tuah and the Costco Guys, why sites like BuzzFeed are struggling to adapt, and how platforms are shifting from follow models to algorithmic feeds. We also cover shifting online political movements, the massive growth of OnlyFans, and why BlueSky might actually succeed where other Twitter alternatives failed. Hit play for a fascinating analysis of how internet culture is evolving and what it means for society. --- Enjoying Big Technology Podcast? Please rate us five stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ in your podcast app of choice. For weekly updates on the show, sign up for the pod newsletter on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/6901970121829801984/ Want a discount for Big Technology on Substack? Here’s 40% off for the first year: https://tinyurl.com/bigtechnology Questions? Feedback? Write to: [email protected]

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0:00.0	Let's talk about what the heck happened to the internet, which has gone through a major cultural shift of late.
0:05.6	That conversation with reporter Ryan Broderick and our own Ron John Roy is coming up right after this.
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0:55.0	Welcome to Big Technology Podcast, a show for Cool, at a nuanced conversation of the tech world and beyond.
1:00.4	We have a great show for you today because we're going to talk about what's happening to the internet.
1:05.1	We've talked about this a bit on the show in the past, but we're going to go into it in much greater depth.
1:10.2	Today, looking at the changes in algorithms, the content that rises to the top, and what it's doing to our
1:15.9	brains. And we have such a great group to do it with us today because joining us is Ryan Broderick.
1:22.6	He is a reporter and writes a great newsletter called Garbage Day. You can find it at Garbageday.
1:29.0	Email. He's also the host of the Panic World podcast. Ryan, great to see you. Welcome to the show.
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