06 - TikTok Radicalized Me (to Watch Young Sheldon) with Alex Cranz

https://www.patreon.com/RabbitH0lePodcastWhat’s the deal with all of those “pirated” movie and TV clips that show up on TikTok and Instagram? Well, some of them are being quietly breadcrumbed across your feeds by the studios themselves—and it’s proving to be a great way to get people to watch at least one network sitcom.This week, Emily and Matthew go down the rabbit hole with Alex Cranz, deputy editor at The Verge and host of the Vergecast, and share our deepest darkest secrets: We watch (and like) Young Sheldon.In this episode:Big Bang Theory and weird nerdsWatching TV on Facebook ReelsTikTok as cable accessContent creators and labor lawsLinks discussed:The Nursery Nurse Young sheldon subreddit “Bluey moms who smoke weed” Facebook Group Winnah Basset Why I left teaching Kevin Can F*** Himself Caroline EasomWhat’s going on with MrBeast Japanese reality show documentary Comrade “Young Sheldon” is a communist You can find Alex on the Vergecast or on Twitter   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.