WEBVTT - have you ever been the main character?

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<v Speaker 1>Hi Sixteenth Minute listeners, Jamie here with a formal announcement

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<v Speaker 1>and a request from you. Okay, I'll go first. Starting

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<v Speaker 1>in a few weeks, Sixteenth Minute is going to go

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<v Speaker 1>on hiatus for a bit while we reconfigure the show

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<v Speaker 1>into a more seasonal format, because I absolutely love talking

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<v Speaker 1>with the Internet's characters of the day from week to week.

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<v Speaker 1>But as time has gone on, I've noticed that people

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<v Speaker 1>really seem to enjoy when I have the time and

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<v Speaker 1>the bandwidth to get deeper into a single topic about

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<v Speaker 1>Internet history. And if you don't feel this way, sorry

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<v Speaker 1>for gaslighting you, but the numbers don't lie. And honestly,

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<v Speaker 1>I am but one person, and I write and research

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<v Speaker 1>and record this show, and I edit the interviews, and

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<v Speaker 1>with the current format, it can be difficult to go

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<v Speaker 1>as deep as I'd like to, or interview as many

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<v Speaker 1>people as I would like to without never sleeping. So

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<v Speaker 1>we're switching things up. After our hiatus, We're going to

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<v Speaker 1>be back with seasons of episodes going deep on under

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<v Speaker 1>explored moments or trends in Internet histories, talking about main

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<v Speaker 1>characters where there is a much larger context to look at,

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<v Speaker 1>and talks with those who want to make the Internet

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<v Speaker 1>a better place, not just a closer approximation of what

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<v Speaker 1>it was like when you were eleven years old. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>talking about digging into how internet culture has shaped the

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<v Speaker 1>way that court cases go as the new court of

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<v Speaker 1>public opinion. I'm talking about looking into the role of

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<v Speaker 1>the Internet with incarcerated people. I'm talking about really taking

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<v Speaker 1>a closer look at the areas of the Internet that

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<v Speaker 1>can't be tackled in a single week. I'm talking about

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<v Speaker 1>histories of niche internet communities that are misunderstood or fully

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<v Speaker 1>formed online. I'm talking about how the Internet has permanently

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<v Speaker 1>changed the way that we write and and soon news.

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<v Speaker 1>And that's just off the top of my head. But

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<v Speaker 1>I would love to hear what figures and what topics

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<v Speaker 1>you would want to hear about. I'm really excited to

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<v Speaker 1>do more in depth recording, and I also want to

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<v Speaker 1>give you, guys, what you're interested in, unless I think

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<v Speaker 1>it's boring, in which case I will ignore your suggestion.

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<v Speaker 1>But please, if you are a member of our reddit community,

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<v Speaker 1>our producer Ian is going to start a thread there

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<v Speaker 1>when this episode releases, and I would love to hear

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<v Speaker 1>what you want to hear more about But to close

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<v Speaker 1>out this iteration of sixteenth minute, I have a request.

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<v Speaker 1>There is one more weekly character episode coming out, and

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<v Speaker 1>we will continue to release occasional episodes in the interim

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<v Speaker 1>if we get an interview that is too good to resist.

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<v Speaker 1>But for now, I would like to hear from you

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<v Speaker 1>my question, have you ever been a main character of

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<v Speaker 1>the Internet on any scale, and if so, what was

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<v Speaker 1>it like? And if you haven't been. I would also

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<v Speaker 1>love to hear about how your relationship to the Internet

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<v Speaker 1>in general has changed over time, whether you're an Internet

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<v Speaker 1>native or not. I feel like for me it's been

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<v Speaker 1>like a relationship with a bad parent that has only

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<v Speaker 1>gotten stranger as I grow more and more dependent on it.

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<v Speaker 1>So in short, I want to hear your stories. I

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<v Speaker 1>want to hear about your favorite, your least favorite, your

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<v Speaker 1>changing memories with this big monster that's got us in

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<v Speaker 1>such a chokehold, and whether you feel if it's too

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<v Speaker 1>late to turn things around, whatever that means to you.

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<v Speaker 1>If you record a voice memo when you hear this

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<v Speaker 1>and send it to the email address small Ice Resurfacer

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<v Speaker 1>at gmail dot com, it's in the description as well.

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<v Speaker 1>I will go through these voice memos and air my

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<v Speaker 1>favorites in our last episode before hiatus in a couple weeks.

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<v Speaker 1>So again, that email address is small. I see servicer

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<v Speaker 1>at gmail dot com. And more than anything, I really

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<v Speaker 1>wanted to thank you so much for continuing to listen

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<v Speaker 1>to Sixteenth Minute as it has grown in its first

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<v Speaker 1>year into what it is. I'm really proud of what

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<v Speaker 1>we've done here so far. Thank you to my amazing

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<v Speaker 1>producers Sophie Ian and Robert. Thank you to Grant for

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<v Speaker 1>doing incredible voice work week in and week out. And

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<v Speaker 1>biggest thanks of all, I cannot overstate thanks to the

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<v Speaker 1>guests on this show who have been unbelievably generous with

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<v Speaker 1>their time and in trusting me with their stories. It

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<v Speaker 1>would not be a show at all without their generosity

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<v Speaker 1>and trust. And oh also Zoe Blade and Sadie Duqui,

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<v Speaker 1>who scores this show. I just there's so many great people. Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>jump scare Love you small Icebreez surfacer at gmail dot com.

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<v Speaker 1>Voice memo, Internet memories, were you the main character? Got

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<v Speaker 1>it great? See you next Tuesday. Bye,