This Blew Up

This Blew Up

By The RingerSociety & Culture
Download on the App Store

This Blew Up episodes

  • 6. The Fallout | This Blew Up

    An explosive letter sent to Clubhouse Media Group’s board of directors leads to an internal investigation. Leadership clashes as the company moves toward more explicit content. As the series concludes, influencers and staff reflect on their time in the company’s content houses.


    Host: Alyssa Bereznak

    Producers: Kaya McMullen, Amanda Dobbins, Conor Nevins, and Vikram Patel

    Sound Design: Kaya McMullen

    Mixing and Mastering: Scott Somerville

    Original Music: Devon Renaldo

    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    44 min
  • 5. The Vegas Trip | This Blew Up

    As Clubhouse Media Group’s stock price continues to climb, the company takes a celebratory trip to Vegas. But what happens in Vegas doesn't stay there; tensions between management and the influencers spill out into the public.


    Host: Alyssa Bereznak

    Producers: Kaya McMullen, Amanda Dobbins, Conor Nevins, and Vikram Patel

    Sound Design: Kaya McMullen

    Mixing and Mastering: Scott Somerville

    Original Music: Devon Renaldo

    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    35 min
  • 4. The Business | This Blew Up

    Amir Ben-Yohanan sets his sights on turning Clubhouse the content house into Clubhouse Media Group, a publicly traded company. And thanks to some good luck, meme stocks, and a stray Elon Musk tweet, it looks for a moment like it might just work.


    Host: Alyssa Bereznak

    Producers: Kaya McMullen, Amanda Dobbins, Conor Nevins, and Vikram Patel

    Sound Design: Kaya McMullen

    Mixing and Mastering: Scott Somerville

    Original Music: Devon Renaldo

    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    51 min
  • 3. The Prospectors | This Blew Up

    At first, living in a luxurious content house is like a dream for Leslie Golden, Daisy Keech, and all their friends. But it doesn't take long for this utopian arrangement to start showing some cracks.


    Host: Alyssa Bereznak

    Producers: Kaya McMullen, Amanda Dobbins, Conor Nevins, and Vikram Patel

    Sound Design: Kaya McMullen

    Mixing and Mastering: Scott Somerville

    Original Music: Devon Renaldo

    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    36 min
  • 2. The Media Machine | This Blew Up

    So what exactly is a content house? In this episode, we'll examine the evolution of creators banding together for clout, from the early days of Team 10 all the way up to the height of the TikTok boom—and all the internet gossip that came with it.


    Host: Alyssa Bereznak

    Producers: Kaya McMullen, Amanda Dobbins, Conor Nevins, and Vikram Patel

    Sound Design: Kaya McMullen

    Mixing and Mastering: Scott Somerville

    Original Music: Devon Renaldo

    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    41 min
  • 1. The Glow-Up | This Blew Up

    Leslie Golden was working as a pole dancer in San Antonio, still figuring out her life—until one day she blew up on social media. She underwent a whirlwind social media makeover, partying on yachts, jet-setting to Thailand, and moving into a luxury West Hollywood mansion with other influencers. What could go wrong?


    Host: Alyssa Bereznak

    Producers: Kaya McMullen, Amanda Dobbins, Conor Nevins, and Vikram Patel

    Sound Design: Kaya McMullen

    Mixing and Mastering: Scott Somerville

    Original Music: Devon Renaldo

    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    40 min

About This Blew Up

From the publisher's feed

How exactly does one become famous on the internet? Famous enough to secure thousands of dollars in brand deals or a spot in a swanky Hollywood Hills mansion? In this series, Alyssa Bereznak pulls…