06 - TikTok Radicalized Me (to Watch Young Sheldon) with Alex Cranz
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https://www.patreon.com/RabbitH0lePodcast What’s the deal with all of those “pirated” movie and TV clips that show up on TikTok and Instagram? Well, some of them are being quietly breadcrumbed across your feeds by the studios themselves—and it’s proving to be a great way to get people to watch at least one network sitcom. This week, Emily and Matthew go down the rabbit hole with Alex Cranz, deputy editor at The Verge and host of the Vergecast, and share our deepest darkest secrets: We watch (and like) Young Sheldon. In this episode: Big Bang Theory and weird nerdsWatching TV on Facebook ReelsTikTok as cable accessContent creators and labor laws Links discussed: The Nursery Nurse  Young sheldon subreddit  “Bluey moms who smoke weed” Facebook Group  Winnah Basset  Why I left teaching  Kevin Can F*** Himself  Caroline Easom What’s going on with MrBeast  Japanese reality show documentary  Comrade “Young Sheldon” is a communist  You can find Alex on the Vergecast or on Twitter   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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