have you ever been the main character?

We're switching to a seasonal format on Sixteenth Minute in a few weeks, and to close the chapter on week-to-week main characters, we want to know -- have you ever been the main character? And if not, how has your relationship to the internet changed? For our May 20th episode, we'll be airing your stories!

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Hi Sixteenth Minute listeners, Jamie here with a formal announcement
and a request from you. Okay, I'll go first. Starting
in a few weeks, Sixteenth Minute is going to go
on hiatus for a bit while we reconfigure the show
into a more seasonal format, because I absolutely love talking

(00:22):
with the Internet's characters of the day from week to week.
But as time has gone on, I've noticed that people
really seem to enjoy when I have the time and
the bandwidth to get deeper into a single topic about
Internet history. And if you don't feel this way, sorry
for gaslighting you, but the numbers don't lie. And honestly,

(00:45):
I am but one person, and I write and research
and record this show, and I edit the interviews, and
with the current format, it can be difficult to go
as deep as I'd like to, or interview as many
people as I would like to without never sleeping. So
we're switching things up. After our hiatus, We're going to

(01:07):
be back with seasons of episodes going deep on under
explored moments or trends in Internet histories, talking about main
characters where there is a much larger context to look at,
and talks with those who want to make the Internet
a better place, not just a closer approximation of what
it was like when you were eleven years old. I'm

(01:29):
talking about digging into how internet culture has shaped the
way that court cases go as the new court of
public opinion. I'm talking about looking into the role of
the Internet with incarcerated people. I'm talking about really taking
a closer look at the areas of the Internet that
can't be tackled in a single week. I'm talking about
histories of niche internet communities that are misunderstood or fully

(01:53):
formed online. I'm talking about how the Internet has permanently
changed the way that we write and and soon news.
And that's just off the top of my head. But
I would love to hear what figures and what topics
you would want to hear about. I'm really excited to
do more in depth recording, and I also want to

(02:15):
give you, guys, what you're interested in, unless I think
it's boring, in which case I will ignore your suggestion.
But please, if you are a member of our reddit community,
our producer Ian is going to start a thread there
when this episode releases, and I would love to hear
what you want to hear more about But to close
out this iteration of sixteenth minute, I have a request.

(02:38):
There is one more weekly character episode coming out, and
we will continue to release occasional episodes in the interim
if we get an interview that is too good to resist.
But for now, I would like to hear from you
my question, have you ever been a main character of
the Internet on any scale, and if so, what was

(03:02):
it like? And if you haven't been. I would also
love to hear about how your relationship to the Internet
in general has changed over time, whether you're an Internet
native or not. I feel like for me it's been
like a relationship with a bad parent that has only
gotten stranger as I grow more and more dependent on it.

(03:23):
So in short, I want to hear your stories. I
want to hear about your favorite, your least favorite, your
changing memories with this big monster that's got us in
such a chokehold, and whether you feel if it's too
late to turn things around, whatever that means to you.
If you record a voice memo when you hear this

(03:44):
and send it to the email address small Ice Resurfacer
at gmail dot com, it's in the description as well.
I will go through these voice memos and air my
favorites in our last episode before hiatus in a couple weeks.
So again, that email address is small. I see servicer

(04:05):
at gmail dot com. And more than anything, I really
wanted to thank you so much for continuing to listen
to Sixteenth Minute as it has grown in its first
year into what it is. I'm really proud of what
we've done here so far. Thank you to my amazing
producers Sophie Ian and Robert. Thank you to Grant for

(04:29):
doing incredible voice work week in and week out. And
biggest thanks of all, I cannot overstate thanks to the
guests on this show who have been unbelievably generous with
their time and in trusting me with their stories. It
would not be a show at all without their generosity

(04:49):
and trust. And oh also Zoe Blade and Sadie Duqui,
who scores this show. I just there's so many great people. Okay,
jump scare Love you small Icebreez surfacer at gmail dot com.
Voice memo, Internet memories, were you the main character? Got
it great? See you next Tuesday. Bye,