{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/669ec0949ab0c0ccb91b939f/66d22888d4bfadabd64d9819?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"06 - TikTok Radicalized Me (to Watch Young Sheldon) with Alex Cranz","description":"<p><a href=\"https://www.patreon.com/RabbitH0lePodcast\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>https://www.patreon.com/RabbitH0lePodcast</strong></a></p><p><br></p><p>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.</p><p><br></p><p>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.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode:</p><ul><li>Big Bang Theory and weird nerds</li><li>Watching TV on Facebook Reels</li><li>TikTok as cable access</li><li>Content creators and labor laws</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Links discussed:</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@thenursery_nurse\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Nursery Nurse</a>&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.reddit.com/r/YoungSheldon/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Young sheldon subreddit</a>&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/groups/secretstash\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">“Bluey moms who smoke weed” Facebook Group</a>&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/winnah_bassett/?hl=en\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Winnah Basset</a>&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@burntoutteachers\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Why I left teaching</a>&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtQ2_NjV6-8\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Kevin Can F*** Himself</a>&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/carolineeasom/?hl=en\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Caroline Easom</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://time.com/7010441/mrbeast-accusations-explained/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">What’s going on with MrBeast&nbsp;</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://press.hulu.com/shows/the-contestant/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Japanese reality show documentary</a>&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMrYRxFHpio&amp;pp=ygUXeW91bmcgc2hlbGRvbiBjb21tdW5pc3Q%3D%20https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FrU_pjsjiQ\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Comrade “Young Sheldon” is a communist&nbsp;</a></p><p><br></p><p>You can find Alex on the <a href=\"https://www.theverge.com/the-vergecast\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Vergecast</a> or on <a href=\"https://x.com/alexhcranz\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter </a>&nbsp;</p>","author_name":"Matthew Gault and Emily Lipstein"}