LOG OFF

LOG OFF

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LOG OFF episodes

  • 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 COVID-19 outbreak.

    Rachel also authored the book Been There, Done That: A Rousing History of Sex, and hosts and produces the popular podcast The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week, which was recently nominated for its first Webby Award. Vote for it here!
    Rachel joined LOG OFF to discuss her Internet journey, including how she became such a prolific typer, and play along with our usual stupid Internet questions.
    Buy Rachel's book
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    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. For more LOG OFF, follow on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter/X⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

    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.

    1 hr 1 min
  • 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 with the terms Faturday and Deez Nuts. Andy joined LOG OFF to discuss his Internet journey with his very good friend, plus mercifully answer the usual stupid Internet questions.

    ⁠Follow Andy on Twitter.⁠

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    ⁠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. For more LOG OFF, follow on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter/X⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

    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.

    1 hr 18 min
  • 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 Instagram.

    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. For more LOG OFF, follow on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter/X⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

    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.

    1 hr 55 min
  • 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, AND Georgia football; and he's also the author of six books, including the Edgar Award-nominated "How Lucky" and 2023's "The Time Has Come."

    Will joined LOG OFF to discuss his many projects, his online journey, one of Ryan's favorite stories Will ever published, and how he stays so productive. Plus mercifully answer our usual stupid Internet questions.
    ⁠Buy Will's books. Subscribe to his newsletter.⁠ Follow him on Twitter. Follow him on Instagram.
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    ⁠⁠⁠⁠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. For more LOG OFF, follow on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter/X⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

    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.

    53 min
  • 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 OFF to discuss creating a comedy empire, explain his crusade to make the world a funnier place with How to Write Funny, and answer our usual stupid questions about his Internet experience.

    Buy Scott's books. subscribe to his newsletter, check out How to Write Funny, and follow Scott on Twitter,

    ⁠⁠⁠⁠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. For more LOG OFF, follow on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter/X⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

    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.

    35 min
  • 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 people who ruined the internet"
    Keep up with Amanda Chicago Lewis via her website, newsletter, and Instagram.

    ⁠⁠⁠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. For more LOG OFF, follow on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter/X⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

    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.

    1 hr
  • 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 30s.

    Buy Joe's books. Follow Joe on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter/X⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠Threads⁠, and ⁠Bluesky⁠.

    Joe's favorite accounts to follow:

    - Patrick Monahan
    - Broti Gupta
    - Sarah Hagi
    - Samantha Kirby
    - Krang
    - P.E. Moskowitz
    - Linda Yaccarino
    - Jesse Hawken

    ⁠⁠⁠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. For more LOG OFF, follow on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter/X⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

    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.

    1 hr 15 min
  • 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 Brain Digital Consulting, teaching social media and memes at Marist University, being a viral Twitter antagonist, and what he's learned along the way.

    Follow Bailey Carlin on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter/X⁠⁠⁠⁠ and Instagram⁠.

    ⁠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. For more LOG OFF, follow on ⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter/X⁠⁠⁠⁠.

    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.

    1 hr 32 min
  • 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 this fake stuff.


    Buy "A History of Fake Things on the Internet"

    Follow Dr. Walter Scheirer on ⁠⁠⁠Twitter/X⁠⁠⁠ and Bluesky.

    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. For more LOG OFF, follow on ⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠Twitter/X⁠⁠⁠.

    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.

    58 min
  • 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 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. For more LOG OFF, follow on ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠, ⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠Twitter/X⁠⁠.

    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

    2 hr 17 min

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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.