TMHS Episode 28 - Jamie Loftus

Jamie Loftus talks her journey as a gonzo-style journalist turned podcast maker, covering her deep-dive series on Mensa, Lolita, viral fame, and hot dogs. They share the challenges of building a career while corporate media consolidates.Timestamps:00:00:00 Trailer 00:00:41 Intro 00:01:07 Journalism-as-Podcast and the Mensa Project 00:06:24 Mensa, IQ Tests, and Right-Wing Overlap 00:11:14 16th Minute Podcast and Viral Fame's Dark Side 00:17:50 The "Leech Period" and Early Career Content 00:20:02 Lolita Podcast and Nuance Online 00:23:46 Creative Time, Deep Dives, and Algorithm Pressure 00:26:33 Raw Dog: The Hot Dog Eating Book 00:33:46 Independent Filmmaking and Ownership 00:37:17 Warner Bros Mergers and Content Disappearing 00:44:28 Mensa's Main Lesson: Anyone Can Be Hateful 00:45:21 OutroFollow Jamie: Website - https://www.jamieloftus.xyz/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/jamiechristsuperstar/?hl=en X - https://x.com/jamieloftusHELP?lang=en Tiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@jamieloftus8Follow Mary: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/maryhoulihanInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/maryhoulie/ twitch - twitch.tv/maryhoulie TikTok - tiktok.com/@maryhoulieSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.