Ten Thousand Posts

This is a preview of a bonus episode! listen to the whole episode, as well as our extensive backlog, on our Patreon!

This week, writer Sarah Manavis joins us to talk about the growth of Celebrity Book Clubs, and why celebrities, fashion houses, brands and influencers are using books to sell products, and in some cases, pivot their social media strategies.

We talk about why talking about books online is now really weird, whether authors or publishers really benefit from it, and what it tells us about the publishing industry today. We also talk about Ed Sheeran’s weird week, and in particular, the emergence of his doppelgänger as well as his vengeful rapper cousin, Jethro.

Check out Sarah's newsletter, All Consuming, here! https://substack.com/@sarahmanavis/posts

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LEBANON AID LINKS

-Beit El-Baraka started out as a food bank, but has grown to help people afford rent, cover their essentials, and live with dignity. 

-LiveLove was a charity for a number of other matters, but since 2024 has been solely comitted to helping people displaced by Israeli attacks.

-Lebanese Food Bank supports displaced and impoverished people

Solar Powered Lebanon is an initiative to restore people's power using solar panels, since larger infrastructure is at constant risk of attack.

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PALESTINE AID LINKS

These are some general links you can support collective efforts with!

-The Palestinian Communist Youth Union is doing a food and water effort, and is part of the official communist party of Palestine

-Water is Life, a water distribution project in North Gaza affiliated with an Indigenous American organization and the Freedom Flotilla

-Vegetable Distribution Fund, which secured and delivers fresh veg, affiliated with Freedom Flotilla also

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PHOEBE ALERT

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Ten Thousand Posts is a show about how everything is posting. It's hosted by Hussein (@HKesvani), Phoebe (@PRHRoy) and produced by Devon (@Devon_onEarth).

This is an unlocked bonus episode! Find the original post, as well as our extensive backlog, on our patreon!

Writer and editor Stephen Buranyi joins the pod this week to talk about his latest feature, which explores the shadow economy driving food reviewers and the restaurants who love and loathe them.

Stephen talks about the evolution of the food influencer, their distancing from being considered critics, and the ways that video-based platforms demand more from them, while also giving them less. Stephen explains how the evolution of food reviewers and influencers have reshaped the way restaurants operate and market themselves, and how influencers themselves are fighting each other for exclusivity.

We also commemorate Kirkmas, and look back on that strange day in 2025 when the right’s Horst Wessel got memed into irrelevance. 

Read Stephen’s article, here: https://www.theguardian.com/news/ng-interactive/2026/sep/03/a-crisis-of-authenticity-the-truth-about-food-influencers

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LEBANON AID LINKS

-Beit El-Baraka started out as a food bank, but has grown to help people afford rent, cover their essentials, and live with dignity. 

-LiveLove was a charity for a number of other matters, but since 2024 has been solely comitted to helping people displaced by Israeli attacks.

-Lebanese Food Bank supports displaced and impoverished people

Solar Powered Lebanon is an initiative to restore people's power using solar panels, since larger infrastructure is at constant risk of attack.

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PALESTINE AID LINKS

These are some general links you can support collective efforts with!

-The Palestinian Communist Youth Union is doing a food and water effort, and is part of the official communist party of Palestine

-Water is Life, a water distribution project in North Gaza affiliated with an Indigenous American organization and the Freedom Flotilla

-Vegetable Distribution Fund, which secured and delivers fresh veg, affiliated with Freedom Flotilla also

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PHOEBE ALERT

Okay, now that we have your attention; check out her Substack Here!

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Ten Thousand Posts is a show about how everything is posting. It's hosted by Hussein (@HKesvani), Phoebe (@PRHRoy) and produced by Devon (@Devon_onEarth).

This week, the lads examine Sydney Sweeney’s new advertising campaign, and look at how the betting industry is expanding and taking celebrities with them, and what that says about the future of American soft power.

They also talk about George Bush (the gouache painter) and the final stage of 9/11 memeification. Phoebe also recalls a story of telling a fellow parent a fun fact.

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LEBANON AID LINKS

-Beit El-Baraka started out as a food bank, but has grown to help people afford rent, cover their essentials, and live with dignity. 

-LiveLove was a charity for a number of other matters, but since 2024 has been solely comitted to helping people displaced by Israeli attacks.

-Lebanese Food Bank supports displaced and impoverished people

Solar Powered Lebanon is an initiative to restore people's power using solar panels, since larger infrastructure is at constant risk of attack.

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PALESTINE AID LINKS

These are some general links you can support collective efforts with!

-The Palestinian Communist Youth Union is doing a food and water effort, and is part of the official communist party of Palestine

-Water is Life, a water distribution project in North Gaza affiliated with an Indigenous American organization and the Freedom Flotilla

-Vegetable Distribution Fund, which secured and delivers fresh veg, affiliated with Freedom Flotilla also

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PHOEBE ALERT

Okay, now that we have your attention; check out her Substack Here!

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Ten Thousand Posts is a show about how everything is posting. It's hosted by Hussein (@HKesvani), Phoebe (@PRHRoy) and produced by Devon (@Devon_onEarth).

This is a preview of a bonus episode! Find it, along with our extensive backlog, on our patreon!

Writer and editor Stephen Buranyi joins the pod this week to talk about his latest feature, which explores the shadow economy driving food reviewers and the restaurants who love and loathe them. Stephen talks about the evolution of the food influencer, their distancing from being considered critics, and the ways that video-based platforms demand more from them, while also giving them less. Stephen explains how the evolution of food reviewers and influencers have reshaped the way restaurants operate and market themselves, and how influencers themselves are fighting each other for exclusivity. We also commemorate Kirkmas, and look back on that strange day in 2025 when the right’s last martyr got memed into irrelevance. 

Read Stephen’s article, here: https://www.theguardian.com/news/ng-interactive/2026/sep/03/a-crisis-of-authenticity-the-truth-about-food-influencers

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LEBANON AID LINKS

-Beit El-Baraka started out as a food bank, but has grown to help people afford rent, cover their essentials, and live with dignity. 

-LiveLove was a charity for a number of other matters, but since 2024 has been solely comitted to helping people displaced by Israeli attacks.

-Lebanese Food Bank supports displaced and impoverished people

Solar Powered Lebanon is an initiative to restore people's power using solar panels, since larger infrastructure is at constant risk of attack.

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PALESTINE AID LINKS

These are some general links you can support collective efforts with!

-The Palestinian Communist Youth Union is doing a food and water effort, and is part of the official communist party of Palestine

-Water is Life, a water distribution project in North Gaza affiliated with an Indigenous American organization and the Freedom Flotilla

-Vegetable Distribution Fund, which secured and delivers fresh veg, affiliated with Freedom Flotilla also

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PHOEBE ALERT

Okay, now that we have your attention; check out her Substack Here!

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Ten Thousand Posts is a show about how everything is posting. It's hosted by Hussein (@HKesvani), Phoebe (@PRHRoy) and produced by Devon (@Devon_onEarth).

This week, we’re joined by social affairs journalist Eve Livingston, to talk about her latest long-read, exploring the growing number of self-described ‘Hikikomori’ in Britain.

Eve talks to us about how harder economic pressures, alongside an expansive, all encompassing internet, is making it easier for some young people to live isolated and detached lives, and in many cases, even prefer doing so. She also talks about the parents of Hikikomori, and the techniques they’ve used to try bring their kids back into their social lives.

We also discuss a theory that Anne Hathaway over-charged her Jupiter Water in an occult ritual that potentially led to the death of Dolly Parton. 

Read Eve’s article: https://dispatch-media.com/meet-britains-hikikomori/

Follow Eve on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eve__rebecca/

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LEBANON AID LINKS

-Beit El-Baraka started out as a food bank, but has grown to help people afford rent, cover their essentials, and live with dignity. 

-LiveLove was a charity for a number of other matters, but since 2024 has been solely comitted to helping people displaced by Israeli attacks.

-Lebanese Food Bank supports displaced and impoverished people

Solar Powered Lebanon is an initiative to restore people's power using solar panels, since larger infrastructure is at constant risk of attack.

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PALESTINE AID LINKS

These are some general links you can support collective efforts with!

-The Palestinian Communist Youth Union is doing a food and water effort, and is part of the official communist party of Palestine

-Water is Life, a water distribution project in North Gaza affiliated with an Indigenous American organization and the Freedom Flotilla

-Vegetable Distribution Fund, which secured and delivers fresh veg, affiliated with Freedom Flotilla also

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PHOEBE ALERT

Okay, now that we have your attention; check out her Substack Here!

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Ten Thousand Posts is a show about how everything is posting. It's hosted by Hussein (@HKesvani), Phoebe (@PRHRoy) and produced by Devon (@Devon_onEarth).

This is a preview of a bonus episode! Find the rest on our patreon!

This week, we’re joined by journalist and author Amelia Tait, to talk about the early moments of life online that shaped who she is today.

We talk about early MSN messaging and the ways that print-outs could be weaponised against your childhood opponents. We also talk about Amelia’s latest article in the New Statesman, which investigates why so many people think that the concept of time is ‘different’ now, and whether there’s any scientific truth to the belief that time is now faster than it used to be. 

Read Amelia’s article in The New Statesman : https://www.newstatesman.com/special-report/2026/08/have-you-noticed-that-time-is-speeding-up

Get a copy of Amelia’s debut book, Lily Tripp: Diary of an Accidental Time Traveller : https://www.waterstones.com/book/lily-tripp-diary-of-an-accidental-time-traveller/amelia-tait/9781444931983

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LEBANON AID LINKS

-Beit El-Baraka started out as a food bank, but has grown to help people afford rent, cover their essentials, and live with dignity. 

-LiveLove was a charity for a number of other matters, but since 2024 has been solely comitted to helping people displaced by Israeli attacks.

-Lebanese Food Bank supports displaced and impoverished people

Solar Powered Lebanon is an initiative to restore people's power using solar panels, since larger infrastructure is at constant risk of attack.

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PALESTINE AID LINKS

These are some general links you can support collective efforts with!

-The Palestinian Communist Youth Union is doing a food and water effort, and is part of the official communist party of Palestine

-Water is Life, a water distribution project in North Gaza affiliated with an Indigenous American organization and the Freedom Flotilla

-Vegetable Distribution Fund, which secured and delivers fresh veg, affiliated with Freedom Flotilla also

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PHOEBE ALERT

Okay, now that we have your attention; check out her Substack Here!

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Ten Thousand Posts is a show about how everything is posting. It's hosted by Hussein (@HKesvani), Phoebe (@PRHRoy) and produced by Devon (@Devon_onEarth).

In this unlocked bonus episode from March, Josh returns to the podcast to talk about the Theatre of Cruelty, and the Trump administrations use of ICE agents to create bizarre viral content for its diminishing base of supporters.

We talk about how the administration’s content strategy has changed since 2016, and how it’s had to change to adapt to aimless scrolling and lowered attention spans.

We also visit the UK and talk about the results of the Gorton & Denton by-election, and ask: did Matt Goodwin lose because he spent too much time on his phone? 

Listen and subscribe to The Worst of All Possible Worlds: https://www.worstpossible.world/

Follow Josh on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/bosh.worstpossible.world

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LEBANON AID LINKS

-Beit El-Baraka started out as a food bank, but has grown to help people afford rent, cover their essentials, and live with dignity. 

-LiveLove was a charity for a number of other matters, but since 2024 has been solely comitted to helping people displaced by Israeli attacks.

-Lebanese Food Bank supports displaced and impoverished people

Solar Powered Lebanon is an initiative to restore people's power using solar panels, since larger infrastructure is at constant risk of attack.

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PALESTINE AID LINKS

These are some general links you can support collective efforts with!

-The Palestinian Communist Youth Union is doing a food and water effort, and is part of the official communist party of Palestine

-Water is Life, a water distribution project in North Gaza affiliated with an Indigenous American organization and the Freedom Flotilla

-Vegetable Distribution Fund, which secured and delivers fresh veg, affiliated with Freedom Flotilla also

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PHOEBE ALERT

Okay, now that we have your attention; check out her Substack Here!

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Ten Thousand Posts is a show about how everything is posting. It's hosted by Hussein (@HKesvani), Phoebe (@PRHRoy) and produced by Devon (@Devon_onEarth).

This week, Hussein talks to reporter and editor Sasha Baker, about their recent investigation into the anonymous X accounts that seem to be informing and directing the UK’s approach to housing asylum seekers and refugees.

Sasha talks about the accounts that have direct communications access to senior Members of Parliament, and use it to disrupt official channels of communication online.

Sasha also explains how a broken internet and siloed online platforms make it much harder to stop targeted misinformation, and what governments can do in order prevent weaponised posts targeting society’s most vulnerable people. 

Read Sasha’s article : https://www.vashtimedia.com/fascists-v-the-thistle/

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LEBANON AID LINKS

-Beit El-Baraka started out as a food bank, but has grown to help people afford rent, cover their essentials, and live with dignity. 

-LiveLove was a charity for a number of other matters, but since 2024 has been solely comitted to helping people displaced by Israeli attacks.

-Lebanese Food Bank supports displaced and impoverished people

Solar Powered Lebanon is an initiative to restore people's power using solar panels, since larger infrastructure is at constant risk of attack.

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PALESTINE AID LINKS

These are some general links you can support collective efforts with!

-The Palestinian Communist Youth Union is doing a food and water effort, and is part of the official communist party of Palestine

-Water is Life, a water distribution project in North Gaza affiliated with an Indigenous American organization and the Freedom Flotilla

-Vegetable Distribution Fund, which secured and delivers fresh veg, affiliated with Freedom Flotilla also

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PHOEBE ALERT

Okay, now that we have your attention; check out her Substack Here!

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Ten Thousand Posts is a show about how everything is posting. It's hosted by Hussein (@HKesvani), Phoebe (@PRHRoy) and produced by Devon (@Devon_onEarth).

This is a preview of a bonus episode. To listen to the full episode, subscribe for as little as $5 a month on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/10kpostspodcast

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This week, we’re joined by Conrad Qulity-Harper, editor of the newsletter Dark Luxury, and formerly a writer and editor at GQ.

We talk about the dark side of the luxury industry, and the changing relationships between the luxury industry and the influencer economy, and whether luxury brands are slowly weaning themselves off promoting their products via social media. We also talk about how luxury has changed conceptually, and how global wars, tariffs and a rising cost of living has subsequently made fakes and duplicates valuable commodities. We also talk about how our styles and tastes in fashion have changed as young parents, and what kind of stuff you need to wear to the playground to mog other parents.

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Read and subscribe to Dark Luxury: https://www.darkluxury.news/

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LEBANON AID LINKS

-Beit El-Baraka started out as a food bank, but has grown to help people afford rent, cover their essentials, and live with dignity. 

-LiveLove was a charity for a number of other matters, but since 2024 has been solely comitted to helping people displaced by Israeli attacks.

-Lebanese Food Bank supports displaced and impoverished people

Solar Powered Lebanon is an initiative to restore people's power using solar panels, since larger infrastructure is at constant risk of attack.

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PALESTINE AID LINKS

These are some general links you can support collective efforts with!

-The Palestinian Communist Youth Union is doing a food and water effort, and is part of the official communist party of Palestine

-Water is Life, a water distribution project in North Gaza affiliated with an Indigenous American organization and the Freedom Flotilla

-Vegetable Distribution Fund, which secured and delivers fresh veg, affiliated with Freedom Flotilla also

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PHOEBE ALERT

Okay, now that we have your attention; check out her Substack Here!

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Ten Thousand Posts is a show about how everything is posting. It's hosted by Hussein (@HKesvani), Phoebe (@PRHRoy) and produced by Devon (@Devon_onEarth).

This week, Annie returns to the podcast to talk about her podcast miniseries, Truly, Tradly, Deeply. 

We talk about the diversity of ‘tradwives’ as expressed online, their relationship to broader conspiratorial movements like QAnon, and how they fit into the governing ambition of the political right. We also discuss how the online content made by tradwives has changed over the past few years as they received media attention, and in some cases, lucrative brand deals.

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LEBANON AID LINKS

-Beit El-Baraka started out as a food bank, but has grown to help people afford rent, cover their essentials, and live with dignity. 

-LiveLove was a charity for a number of other matters, but since 2024 has been solely comitted to helping people displaced by Israeli attacks.

-Lebanese Food Bank supports displaced and impoverished people

Solar Powered Lebanon is an initiative to restore people's power using solar panels, since larger infrastructure is at constant risk of attack.

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PALESTINE AID LINKS

These are some general links you can support collective efforts with!

-The Palestinian Communist Youth Union is doing a food and water effort, and is part of the official communist party of Palestine

-Water is Life, a water distribution project in North Gaza affiliated with an Indigenous American organization and the Freedom Flotilla

-Vegetable Distribution Fund, which secured and delivers fresh veg, affiliated with Freedom Flotilla also

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PHOEBE ALERT

Okay, now that we have your attention; check out her Substack Here!

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Ten Thousand Posts is a show about how everything is posting. It's hosted by Hussein (@HKesvani), Phoebe (@PRHRoy) and produced by Devon (@Devon_onEarth).