TraegerMethod Podcast

Episode 95: FREAKSCENE.us creators Nico Daunt and Corbin Corbin


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Calling All Freaks!

My guests this episode are Nico Daunt and Corbin Corbin, the guys behind the new and very cool FREAKSCENE.us Indie/D.I.Y.  social media network now taking the underground by storm.

What is Freakscene? How is it different from Instagram or the other oligarch-owned, algorithmically driven, surveillance and advertising platforms masquerading as ‘social media’ in 2025?

As Corbin and Nico explain in our conversation, FS is not intended to be just another 'virtual community'. Instead it is an online space where already existing real-life D.I.Y. communities, organized by regions and cities, can network, strengthen and grow, free from corporate overlords. Its design harkens back to an era of the internet before it sucked, with lively forums and up to the minute flyer walls, all 100% free from algo-bots deciding what you will and won’t see. 

The mission and vibe of Freakscene.us will likely sound familiar to TMpod listeners who came of age in the punk/HC/indie scenes of the 80’s and 90’s. Freakscene is bringing that same resourceful, handmade energy to your devices right when it’s most sorely needed.

I salute the work Nico, Corbin and all the volunteers have put in making FS a reality and I encourage everyone interested to get involved, after all, just like every cool underground scene, it is what we make it.


LINKS: 

FREAKSCENE.US

Freakscene Insta

Corbin’s photo archive

Nico’s website

TRAEGERMETHOD on FREAKSCENE

Jaron Lanier 'Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Account Right Now' talk


Music in order of appearance:

Porridge Radio ‘Born Confused’

West America ‘The World Destroys Itself’

Porridge Radio ‘7 Seconds’


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