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LOG OFF
by Pennant Digital
LOG OFF explores the convergence of real lives and the Internet - and how to navigate the complicated web we've tangled ourselves in. Everyone has an Internet story to tell, and host Ryan Perry wants to hear all of them.New episodes premiere every Friday.LOG OFF is recorded, edited, produced, and promoted by Pennant Digital in Asbury Park, New Jersey.The LOG OFF theme was recorded and produced by friend of the pod Teen Daze
Episodes
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Dom Nero: How to get the world to pay attention to your videos and win a Webby Award
Dom Nero is a writer, co-host of the very good movie podcast Eye of the Duck, and the Webby award-winning video editor of the Seinfeld-Twin Peaks mashup Seinfeld: The Return. The A.V. Club once said, “Dominick seems determined to use his video-editing skills as a force for positive change in the...
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Phil Ranta: How to get billions and billions of views on the Internet
The prolific Phil Ranta was an early adopter and proponent of web video before YouTube. There's a good chance he's one of the minds behind your favorite streamer, content creator, or YouTube channel. He's spent the last decade-plus building massive creator networks at places like Fullscreen,...
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Brandon Wenerd: BroBible, Phish, creating content, and how to bet on yourself and win
Brandon Wenerd is an Internet OG who's worn every hat in the content game. Back in 2008 he helped jumpstart BroBible, a media empire that quickly developed a huge audience and was acquired just a few years later by UPROXX, only to be re-acquired by most of the brand's original partners in 2018.…
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Michael Rayner: How to juggle everything, including hundreds of millions of social media views
Michael Rayner has accumulated hundreds of millions of social media views doing unique tricks, but he's much more than just a screaming TikTok juggler. For decades he's been performing his unique act live and on-screen — including appearances on America's Got Talent, Letterman, and Sesame Street…
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Ronda Rousey: Internet comment ignorer, Pokemon forum moderator, graphic novelist, combat legend
Ronda Rousey has collected all the fighting accolades and milestones: first US woman to medal in Olympic judo, first woman signed to the UFC and first female UFC champ, first woman in the UFC Hall of Fame... she was in the first women’s match to headline WrestleMania... the list goes on. She's…
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Kwame Appiah: Love is Blind digital protocol, the influencer life, and scrubbing your social media accounts
Kwame Appiah is the head of influencer and creator engagement at Later, a social media management platform. He's also the co-host of Later's podcast, Beyond Influence. A former professional soccer player and development coach, Kwame is also a successful creator himself with nearly half a million...
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Vince Mancini: Navigating the digital media hellscape by making content people actually like
Vince Mancini is the founding editor of the popular and influential movie blog FIlmdrunk, which he launched in 2007 with LOG OFF host Ryan Perry. He's since written for titles including The Ringer and GQ, produced nearly 600 episodes of the Frotcast comedy podcast, and most recently launched his...
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Scott Rogowsky: HQ Trivia's rise and fall, viral videos and vintage clothes, and what's next for Quiz Daddy
As the face of HQ Trivia, Scott Rogowsky was probably THE most famous person on the Internet for a very enjoyable moment in time. But he's much more than just a Quiz Daddy. He's hosted several live talk shows, made some of the viralest of internet videos, and he's the collector and dealer behind…
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Dave Dobson: Snood's creator on how the game impacted his life—and millions of others
Dave Dobson is the creator of the addictive shareware computer game Snood, which captivated the early Internet. In this episode of LOG OFF, we find out how the game came about and hear how it impacted Dave's life—and the lives of over one-hundred million other people. Dave also reveals just how...
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Ben Gravy: How to make a living on YouTube, surf novelty waves, and keep it positive
Ben Gravy is a semi-pro surfer, a prolific vlogger, a chaser of novelty waves, a purveyor of stoke, and a New Jerseyan whose family once hosted Paris Hilton and Nicole Ritchie for an episode of The Simple Life. In 2019 he completed his goal of surfing in all 50 states—yes, even the landlocked...
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Rachel Feltman: Sex historian, award-winning science journalist, podcaster extraordinaire
Rachel Feltman is a blogging pioneer, having founded the Washington Post's "Speaking of Science" blog, home to such headlines as Uranus Might Be Full of Surprises. She was also the Executive Editor at Popular Science, a run that spanned multiple National Magazine Awards and the tumultuous…
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Andy Isaac: Battling cancer online, viral snack reviews, the Faturday revolution, Detroit sports
17 years ago, Andy Isaac started a blog to chronicle his cancer battle. He's still fighting that good fight, and has since broadened his posting portfolio to include viral snack reviews and rabid Detroit sports chatter. He's also gained the title Sausage King of Detroit, and has become synonymous...
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Eric Ritter: Viral lead tests, risking his life for content, and the Stanley "scam"
Eric Ritter has racked up hundreds of thousands of Instagram followers in a few short months, simply by testing everything for lead. Eric joined LOG OFF to discuss why and how he makes this wildly informative content, plus mercifully answer our usual stupid Internet questions. Follow Eric on...
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Will Leitch: Deadspin's rise and fall, maturing online, and how to become a prolific writer
Will Leitch founded the influential sports blog Deadspin in 2005, but he's far more prolific and eclectic than that. Among many other things, he's a contributing editor to New York Magazine; a National Correspondent for MLB.com; the co-host of podcasts about movies, St Louis Cardinals baseball…
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Scott Dikkers: The Onion's founder on creating a comedy empire and how to write funny
Scott Dikkers is the founding editor of The Onion and its longest-serving Editor-in-Chief. His comic strip Jim's Journal was the inspiration for Diary of a Wimpy Kid. He's got bunch of books to his name, he's got a Peabody, he's got a Thurber, and he's got a big pile of Webby Awards. He joins LOG...
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Amanda Chicago Lewis: Who ruined the Internet, Google vs SEOs, advice for aspiring writers
Amanda Chicago Lewis joins LOG OFF to discuss whether SEOs or Google are ruining the Internet, the history and future of search results, how she became a successful journalist, and her best advice for aspiring writers. Plus the usual stupid questions about her Internet experience. Read "The…
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Joe Berkowitz: A grand LinkedIn experiment, George Carlin AI, worker-owned media, and more Internet trends
Author and opinion columnist Joe Berkowitz joins LOG OFF to discuss the Internet trends he's following, his LinkedIn experiment, the George Carlin AI drama, Bluesky backlash, his big Death Cab for Cutie deception, and how he became a professional writer despite not publishing anything until his...
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Bailey Carlin: Meme teacher, Stephen A. Smith's social media guy, mental health ally, viral tweeter
Social media pro Bailey Carlin discusses his rapid rise to working with Stephen A. Smith, Amazon, Barstool Sports, Dave & Busters, Sports Illustrated, Chris Bosh, Fan Duel, the XFL, and many more impressive names. Plus insights into his mental health transparency, the process of starting Bad…
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Deepfakes, AI, hacking, and memes with "A History of Fake Things on the Internet" author Dr. Walter Scheirer
Dr. Walter Scheirer, Notre Dame computer science professor and author of the new book "A History of Fake Things on the Internet," joins LOG OFF to talk deepfakes, artificial intelligence, hacking, the longer-than-you-realized history of memes, and whether we should actually be scared about all…
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Leigh Ellis: Travel, basketball, podcasts, Jeter, Kobe, helping Steph Curry win a 3-point contest | LOG OFF Episode 3
International man of mystery Leigh Ellis, who is on a journey to play 20 pickup basketball games in 20 cities across 20 countries, joins LOG OFF for a fascinating talk about podcasting, travel, hoops, and his online adventures. Follow Leigh Ellis on Twitter/X and Instagram. LOG OFF...
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Art But Make It Sports: How LJ Rader runs one of social media's best accounts | LOG OFF Episode 2
How does an account like Art But Make It Sports become so entertaining and popular? LJ Rader tells all in episode two of LOG OFF. Follow Art But Make It Sports on Twitter/X and Instagram. LOG OFF explores the convergence of real lives and the Internet - and how to navigate the complicated…
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Brian Grubb: Internet mischief, writing for UPROXX, and "the wheelchair stuff" | LOG OFF Episode 1
UPROXX editor-at-large Brian Grubb discusses the internet mischief he's made over the years, and his fascinating career journey, including his Danger Guerrero years and "the wheelchair stuff." Follow Brian on Bluesky, Twitter/X, and Threads. Read his work on UPROXX and subscribe to his weekly...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
LOG OFF explores the convergence of real lives and the Internet - and how to navigate the complicated web we've tangled ourselves in. Everyone has an Internet story to tell, and host Ryan Perry wants to hear all of them.New episodes premiere every Friday.LOG OFF is recorded, edited, produced, and promoted by Pennant Digital in Asbury Park, New Jersey.The LOG OFF theme was recorded and produced by friend of the pod Teen Daze
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