Sixteenth Minute (of Fame)

By: Cool Zone Media and iHeartPodcasts
  • Summary

  • 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
  • william hung, pt. 2
    Nov 12 2024

    In part two of our William Hung series, Jamie takes a look at two of the biggest conversations that William sparked upon his debut: the representation of Asian Americans in the U.S., and how reality shows remove authorship from their subjects. Twenty years later, what can we take away from this moment? We speak with sociologist Nancy Wang Yeun about her experience first encountering William’s narrative and the legacy of Asian representation up until that time, and reality show editing vet Steve Flack about how reality television can Frankenbite its subjects into completely different people.

    Follow Nancy Wang Yeun here: https://www.nancywyuen.com/

    Read Serve the People: Making Asian America in the Long Sixties by Karen Ishizuka: https://bookshop.org/p/books/serve-the-people-making-asian-america-in-the-long-sixties-karen-l-ishizuka/9337769?ean=9781781689981

    Read The Making of Asian America: A History by Erika Lee: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-making-of-asian-america-a-history-erika-lee/16653245?ean=9781476739410

    Tickets to Jamie’s show The Tiny Man is Trying to Kill Me: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-tiny-man-is-trying-to-kill-me-special-tapings-tickets-1077914925559

    Listen to We the Unhoused: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/we-the-unhoused/id1490017575

    And reach out to Jamie for manosphere sources at smalliceresurfacer@gmail.com !

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • william hung, pt. 1
    Nov 5 2024

    Twenty years ago, William Hung of "She Bangs" American Idol fame became one of the earliest people to straddle traditional media and the internet to become an overnight sensation. A notorious "bad audition" on one of the world's most famous shows, William built a whole career on a mix of positivity and negative attention, remaining firmly himself every step of the way. Warning: this episode contains severe 2004, from Angelfire fan sites to successful prime time TV to early-aughts xenophobia. Buckle in, we're going deep, from William's college days to his TED talks and everywhere in between.

    This week, Jamie recounts William's story and speaks to the man himself. In part two, we take a closer look at what William's fame meant to Asian Americans, and what it said about the state of reality TV.

    Follow William here: https://williamhung.net/

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    1 hr and 29 mins
  • the tumblr bone witch, pt. 2
    Oct 31 2024

    Of course the graverobbing episode couldn’t be one part! In part two of the Tmblr bone witch story, Jamie speaks with the leading voice in American human remains law, a New Orleans cemetery preservationist and of course, a real-life witch.

    Follow Tanya Marsh here: https://x.com/tmar22

    Follow JV Hampton-Van Sant’s work and socials here: https://linktr.ee/RedBlaqueGolden

    Learn more about Save Our Cemeteries here: https://www.saveourcemeteries.org/

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    51 mins

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Thoughtful and original

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.

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