the Revolution will be tweeted and the less catchy, but still good "feather" headline were some of the best. What you lose in the quantity of the listener, you make up in quality :) You need to kidnap Sarah the Haider and bring her back for at least some guest appearances. (or bribe her with some ayahuasca!) *whatever it takes!!" or try a bi-weekly or even once a month show like Glenn Loury does with John Mc Whorter. You and Sarah were a great combo. Also I need MORE Penelope Trunk! so can watch her destroy people's questions and imagined "traumas". She should be on at least once a month : ) btw, that Helen Andrews interview was really terrific, so I am glad it's getting so many views and so much attention. She went beyond her article into related areas and examples which were all a great listen! (like the hysterical example of a ship collision because two women weren't on "speaking terms" LOL
Aw, Meghan! I appreciate the non-clickbaitiness of your podcast, but I also understand the indignities of the attention economy.
My favorite YouTube channel as of late is ESOTERICA, with Dr. Justin Sledge. From the description, "This channel produces content relating to topics such as alchemy, magic, Kabbalah, mysticism, hermetic philosophy, theosophy, the occult and more using the best academic scholarship currently available." And I just found out he's local to me, because he taught at Wayne State - well, he did, but they let him go this summer, which is why I'm shouting him out here. His channel's good stuff, if you're into that sort of thing.
If your videos have click bait titles or thumbnails but people are still watching the whole video and appreciating its content, does that still count as a failure?
As commenter James noted, does it ultimately matter how people get to the podcast, as long as they are listening? I understand that as a literary person, you have qualms about Youtube clickbait. I recall you worrying about Youtube quite some time ago, even back when you had Special Place.
In your case, while the advertising may be cheesy, you are still offering great substance. So I wouldn't worry too much.
Also, consider that the Andrews episode was going to get a lot of traffic regardless of your clickbait headline - keep in mind that her initial essay and the blowback was extremely viral. So a lot of people probably went on Youtube and just typed in "Helen Andrews", then you showed up in the algorithm.
Loyal fan who doesn't give a rat's arse what platform you use and how you advertise it. (I'm sure I speak for many others.)
You don't have to answer this: are you among those who worry that the Youtube audience is too lowbrow and too far to the "Right" - especially compared to the Substack audience? I know that concern arises in the discourse about heterodox/center-left platforming and marketing. Content creators are afraid of being accused of capture by those evil right-wing viewers.
the Revolution will be tweeted and the less catchy, but still good "feather" headline were some of the best. What you lose in the quantity of the listener, you make up in quality :) You need to kidnap Sarah the Haider and bring her back for at least some guest appearances. (or bribe her with some ayahuasca!) *whatever it takes!!" or try a bi-weekly or even once a month show like Glenn Loury does with John Mc Whorter. You and Sarah were a great combo. Also I need MORE Penelope Trunk! so can watch her destroy people's questions and imagined "traumas". She should be on at least once a month : ) btw, that Helen Andrews interview was really terrific, so I am glad it's getting so many views and so much attention. She went beyond her article into related areas and examples which were all a great listen! (like the hysterical example of a ship collision because two women weren't on "speaking terms" LOL
Aw, Meghan! I appreciate the non-clickbaitiness of your podcast, but I also understand the indignities of the attention economy.
My favorite YouTube channel as of late is ESOTERICA, with Dr. Justin Sledge. From the description, "This channel produces content relating to topics such as alchemy, magic, Kabbalah, mysticism, hermetic philosophy, theosophy, the occult and more using the best academic scholarship currently available." And I just found out he's local to me, because he taught at Wayne State - well, he did, but they let him go this summer, which is why I'm shouting him out here. His channel's good stuff, if you're into that sort of thing.
If your videos have click bait titles or thumbnails but people are still watching the whole video and appreciating its content, does that still count as a failure?
Dearest Meghan,
As commenter James noted, does it ultimately matter how people get to the podcast, as long as they are listening? I understand that as a literary person, you have qualms about Youtube clickbait. I recall you worrying about Youtube quite some time ago, even back when you had Special Place.
In your case, while the advertising may be cheesy, you are still offering great substance. So I wouldn't worry too much.
Also, consider that the Andrews episode was going to get a lot of traffic regardless of your clickbait headline - keep in mind that her initial essay and the blowback was extremely viral. So a lot of people probably went on Youtube and just typed in "Helen Andrews", then you showed up in the algorithm.
Loyal fan who doesn't give a rat's arse what platform you use and how you advertise it. (I'm sure I speak for many others.)
You don't have to answer this: are you among those who worry that the Youtube audience is too lowbrow and too far to the "Right" - especially compared to the Substack audience? I know that concern arises in the discourse about heterodox/center-left platforming and marketing. Content creators are afraid of being accused of capture by those evil right-wing viewers.