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Sixteenth Minute (of Fame)

Sixteenth Minute (of Fame)

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Sixteenth Minute (of Fame) is a weekly show from Jamie Loftus that takes a closer look at the internet’s main characters – one part reported, one part interviews, and one part Jamie collapsing her permanently internet-damaged brain. Whether it’s an enduring meme or a dreaded Character of the Day distinction, it’s the kind of notoriety that often results in little money, unwarranted attention, and a confusing blurred line of consent. What do you do when you get more attention and judgement than any one person is built to handle? The Sixteenth Minute of Fame is the place where we figure that out, putting people in the context of the moment they've been frozen inside of.

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Episodes
  • mailbag: your 'i was the main character' stories

    mailbag: your 'i was the main character' stories
    May 20 2025

    Before we go on (brief! I promise!) hiatus and move to a seasonal format, Jamie takes a look at your submitted stories about being the main character -- from viral pets to grieving online to reckoning with your relationship to a changing internet, we explore the spectrum of what it means to be too online. Bonus: one of Jamie's favorite memes of all time calls in!


    Thank you for making the first year of Sixteenth Minute so special, see you soon <3

    Buy Raw Dog here: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250847751/rawdog/

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    1 hr and 8 mins
  • badger badger mushroom (with jonti picking)

    badger badger mushroom (with jonti picking)
    May 13 2025

    In my day, there were but three things middle schoolers cared about -- BADGERS, MUSHROOMS, AND SNAKES. This week, we look at the peak of Flash animation -- Jonti Picking, aka Mr. Weebl's masterpiece "Badger Badger Mushroom," and the obsessive subculture that was Newgrounds flash animation of the 2000s. How do you become an iconic animator online? Here's a tip: be an incredible musician already. Jamie talks to the multi-talented Jonti about how he makes art born from problem-solving.

    Follow Jonti: https://www.youtube.com/@weebl

    See Jamie on book tour for Raw Dog!: https://us.macmillan.com/author/jamieloftus

    Watch Boston PD Zamboni Crimes Division: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRTunzDofwY&list=PLTHWo4zMtfja4vxOAxnyDK0VXGpRhvRW5

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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • why the SEC ignored the hawk tuah scam feat. john reed stark

    why the SEC ignored the hawk tuah scam feat. john reed stark
    May 6 2025

    We all know that Haliey "Hawk Tuah" Welch was the face of a memecoin crypto scandal, and most know that the SEC excused it wholesale. What we don't fully know is why it was so easy to get away with it -- in our grand Hawk Tuah finale, Jamie speaks with former SEC enforcement attorney John Reed Stark about how the state of cryptocurrency can do more than sink a fledgling influencer's career, it can tank a whole economy.

    Follow John Reed Stark's work here: https://www.johnreedstark.com/

    Come see Jamie on tour for Raw Dog starting next week! https://us.macmillan.com/tours/jamie-loftus-raw-dog/?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAaf-I3pdBDpG51TvRPCIfkS08847rolEcVNOqDZCUX8Hq9t9sZlX9idj_DI9NQ_aem_niy1HGU3U4vldbC-KP7JsA


    BEFORE MAY 9TH, send a voice memo of your experience being the main character to: smalliceresurfacer@gmail.com for your chance to be on an upcoming episode of SIxteenth Minute!

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    1 hr and 17 mins
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This is a really great show, I like how the host does such an excellent job of homing in on the cultural issues at play in viral memes while also giving us unique follow ups on stories the news cycle forgot about.

Thoughtful and original

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