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May 6, 2025 41 mins

In a high stakes meeting with Vine’s top creators, a one-million-dollar demand threatens to upend the platform. What started as a push for collaboration spirals into chaos, with creators leveraging their power and Vine’s leadership scrambling to respond. Was this bold move the cause of Vine’s demise, or just one piece of a much larger story? 

Credits:

Benedict Townsend - Host & Creator

Mary Goodhart - Producer & Creator

Kevyah Cardoso - Narrative & Creative Producer

Patrick Lee - Sound Design & Score

Chris Janes - Mix

Lucy Chisholm Batten - Legal

Sophie Snelling - Executive Producer

Al Riddell - Head of Factual Podcasts

Vicky Etchells - Director of Podcasts

Archive acknowledgements:

Marcus Johns/ Co Vines

Marcus Johns/ Instagram

Inside Edition/ ‘20-Year-Old Disney Channel Star Terrorizing Neighbors With YouTube Stunts’

Logan Paul/YouTube/’Viners React to Vine Shutting Down!’

CBS News/CNET/’It’s official: Twitter Shut Down Vine’

Artwork acknowledgments:

Cathleen Dovolis

Brandon Moore 

B Bowen

Nicholas Fraser

James Morosky

Ava Ryan

Mark as Played

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