Brianna and Christina are joined by The Daily Beast’s Taylor Lorenz to talk flame throwers, YouTube drama, buying Twitter followers, and bad award optics.

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Guest Starring:

Taylor Lorenz

Links and Show Notes

Taylor Lorenz (@TaylorLorenz) | Twitter

Flamethrower — The Boring Company

The Boring Company is really pushing the definition of “Flamethrower” | Ars Technica

YouTuber Under Fire for ‘Acid Attack’ Prank Videos

The Follower Factory - The New York Times

Twitter Followers Vanish Amid Inquiries Into Fake Accounts - The New York Times

Lies, Dumb Lies, and Richard Roeper’s Twitter Following - The Ringer

Atari Founder Award Reexamined After Outcry Over History - Rolling Stone

#NotNolan: why game creators are speaking out against the founder of Atari - The Verge

Like and Subscribe: A podcast about YouTube culture by Julia / Taylor / Ross on Apple Podcasts

Microsoft Channel 9 - YouTube