Jamie Loftus talks her journey as a gonzo-style journalist turned podcast maker, covering her deep-dive series on Mensa, Lolita, viral fame, and hot dogs. They share the challenges of building a career while corporate media consolidates.

Timestamps:

00:00:00 Trailer

00:00:41 Intro

00:01:07 Journalism-as-Podcast and the Mensa Project

00:06:24 Mensa, IQ Tests, and Right-Wing Overlap

00:11:14 16th Minute Podcast and Viral Fame's Dark Side

00:17:50 The "Leech Period" and Early Career Content

00:20:02 Lolita Podcast and Nuance Online

00:23:46 Creative Time, Deep Dives, and Algorithm Pressure

00:26:33 Raw Dog: The Hot Dog Eating Book

00:33:46 Independent Filmmaking and Ownership

00:37:17 Warner Bros Mergers and Content Disappearing

00:44:28 Mensa's Main Lesson: Anyone Can Be Hateful

00:45:21 Outro

Follow Jamie:

Website - https://www.jamieloftus.xyz/

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/jamiechristsuperstar/?hl=en

X - https://x.com/jamieloftusHELP?lang=en

Tiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@jamieloftus8

Follow Mary:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/maryhoulihan

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/maryhoulie/

twitch - twitch.tv/maryhoulie

TikTok - tiktok.com/@maryhoulie

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