#31: 'Multiple People Read This'

This week, Cher and James discuss read receipts. From text messaging to Facebook Messenger to Outlook, they dissect what’s wrong with them, and how to make them work. In the aftershow, Cher talks about her favorite culture year end wrap-ups, and James has a crush on a fictional character from a film franchise. We are sponsored this week by: Iron Galaxy: Scream like a school kid with Capsule Force, an intergalactic-retro-anime multiplayer game now available on PS4 and Steam! Visit capsuleforce.com for more information. We also have announcements like: We are kicking off a new fundraising goal for 2015! We have our eyes on a portable recorder so we can start doing more on-site interviews, continue to pay our guests, and make this podcast sustainable. Give us a hand with a one-time donation openended.fm/donate, and becoming a member starting at $1 a month, at patreon.com/openended. Rate us on iTunes! Recommend us on Overcast! References made during our conversation: The Wiz Live! on NBC Read Receipts, a massive fink Rachel Hyman, if you don’t know her, you’re doing it wrong iMessage, bad for ghosting Facebook Messenger, the fuckboy of the Internet Outlook Read Receipts, why does this exist? Group Messages, for frans, maybe Contact us, so we can low-key ignore you for a while You know we couldn't forget about Open Call: Cher: NPR’s All Songs Considered Annual “Year in Music” Episode James: Gale from the Hunger Games and "To Kill A Mockingjay" fanfiction Thanks for listening to episode 31. It couldn't have been made without the help of the following folks: The Chicago Podcast Cooperative. Like this show? You might What Else. What Else is an interview show spanning various topics and fields of endeavor. It's like the Charlie Rose show, but with less Charlie. Our Patreon supporters: Caty, Amy, Stewart, Classy, Jennifer, Joelle, Will, "Michael", and Revision Path podcast. Next week, we will be in conversation with Roboism’s Alex and Savannah! Script written by Cher and James. Music by U+1F60C. Until next time, keep things Open Ended.