Completely Conspicuous 490: Social Disease

Part 2 of my conversation with guest Matt Phillion as we discuss social media dependency. Show notes: - Check out Matt's book Echo and the Sea - The political climate is disturbingly fascinating - O, Canada? - It used to be easy to fall out of political favor - Howard Dean's scream - The lack of competition - No alternative party - Navigating social media to victory - Coming up with an escape plan - Watch out for gators - Connected to social media all day but don't look at it all the time - Your info is constantly being collected by FB, Google, Amazon, etc. - Wandering through the social media graveyard - FB Messenger was banning people based on supposedly private conversations - Matt's adventures with drunken late-night purchases like the Ab Zapper - Buying swords on QVC - The desperate need for social media likes - Matt: No withdrawal symptoms when disconnected from the internet - Consequences for social media faux pas can come quickly Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes podcast directory. Subscribe and write a review! The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F'in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Voiceover work is courtesy of James Gralian.