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Dom Nero is a writer, co-host of the very good movie podcast Eye of the Duck, and the Webby award-winning video editor of the Seinfeld-Twin Peaks mashup Seinfeld: The Return. The A.V. Club once said, “Dominick seems determined to use his video-editing skills as a force for positive change in the digital world.” He's created many funny things you've probably seen on his social channels or in high-p...

The prolific Phil Ranta was an early adopter and proponent of web video before YouTube. There's a good chance he's one of the minds behind your favorite streamer, content creator, or YouTube channel. He's spent the last decade-plus building massive creator networks at places like Fullscreen, Studio71, Facebook Gaming, and beyond. He created original comedy for SuperDeluxe and played a...

Brandon Wenerd is an Internet OG who's worn every hat in the content game. Back in 2008 he helped jumpstart BroBible, a media empire that quickly developed a huge audience and was acquired just a few years later by UPROXX, only to be re-acquired by most of the brand's original partners in 2018. He remains the publisher and face of the brand today. Ryan's had the pleasure of working wit...

Michael Rayner has accumulated hundreds of millions of social media views doing unique tricks, but he's much more than just a screaming TikTok juggler. For decades he's been performing his unique act live and on-screen — including appearances on America's Got Talent, Letterman, and Sesame Street — and was involved with several programs on Nickelodeon, where his wife played everyone&#39...

Ronda Rousey has collected all the fighting accolades and milestones: first US woman to medal in Olympic judo, first woman signed to the UFC and first female UFC champ, first woman in the UFC Hall of Fame... she was in the first women’s match to headline WrestleMania... the list goes on. She's also a prolific writer, having authored two memoirs plus a biopic screenplay based on those books, wh...

Kwame Appiah is the head of influencer and creator engagement at Later, a social media management platform. He's also the co-host of Later's podcast, Beyond Influence. A former professional soccer player and development coach, Kwame is also a successful creator himself with nearly half a million followers on social media. He's probably BEST known to the masses as a contestant on Netfli...

Vince Mancini is the founding editor of the popular and influential movie blog FIlmdrunk, which he launched in 2007 with LOG OFF host Ryan Perry. He's since written for titles including The Ringer and GQ, produced nearly 600 episodes of the Frotcast comedy podcast, and most recently launched his Substack newsletter The #Content Report. Vince joined LOG OFF to discuss the ups and downs of his I...

As the face of HQ Trivia, Scott Rogowsky was probably THE most famous person on the Internet for a very enjoyable moment in time. But he's much more than just a Quiz Daddy. He's hosted several live talk shows, made some of the viralest of internet videos, and he's the collector and dealer behind a wildly impressive vintage clothing collection. Scott joined LOG OFF to discuss all of tha...

Dave Dobson is the creator of the addictive shareware computer game Snood, which captivated the early Internet. In this episode of LOG OFF, we find out how the game came about and hear how it impacted Dave's life—and the lives of over one-hundred million other people. Dave also reveals just how much money he made during the game's peak. In the decades since creating Snood, Dave was a colle...

Ben Gravy is a semi-pro surfer, a prolific vlogger, a chaser of novelty waves, a purveyor of stoke, and a New Jerseyan whose family once hosted Paris Hilton and Nicole Ritchie for an episode of The Simple Life. In 2019 he completed his goal of surfing in all 50 states—yes, even the landlocked ones—earning himself a world record and a tidal wave of subscribers to his channel. Subscribe to Ben's...

Rachel Feltman is a blogging pioneer, having founded the Washington Post's "Speaking of Science" blog, home to such headlines as Uranus Might Be Full of Surprises. She was also the Executive Editor at Popular Science, a run that spanned multiple National Magazine Awards and the tumultuous COVID-19 outbreak. Rachel also authored the book Been There, Done That: A Rousing History of Sex...

17 years ago, Andy Isaac started a blog to chronicle his cancer battle. He's still fighting that good fight, and has since broadened his posting portfolio to include viral snack reviews and rabid Detroit sports chatter. He's also gained the title Sausage King of Detroit, and has become synonymous with the terms Faturday and Deez Nuts. Andy joined LOG OFF to discuss his Internet journey wit...

Eric Ritter has racked up hundreds of thousands of Instagram followers in a few short months, simply by testing everything for lead. Eric joined LOG OFF to discuss why and how he makes this wildly informative content, plus mercifully answer our usual stupid Internet questions. Follow Eric on Instagram. LOG OFF⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  explores the convergence of real lives and the Internet - and how to navigate...

Will Leitch founded the influential sports blog Deadspin in 2005, but he's far more prolific and eclectic than that. Among many other things, he's a contributing editor to New York Magazine; a National Correspondent for MLB.com; the co-host of podcasts about movies, St Louis Cardinals baseball, AND Georgia football; and he's also the author of six books, including the Edgar Award-nomin...

Scott Dikkers is the founding editor of The Onion and its longest-serving Editor-in-Chief. His comic strip Jim's Journal was the inspiration for Diary of a Wimpy Kid. He's got bunch of books to his name, he's got a Peabody, he's got a Thurber, and he's got a big pile of Webby Awards. He joins LOG OFF to discuss creating a comedy empire, explain his crusade to make the world a f...

Amanda Chicago Lewis joins LOG OFF to discuss whether SEOs or Google are ruining the Internet, the history and future of search results, how she became a successful journalist, and her best advice for aspiring writers. Plus the usual stupid questions about her Internet experience. Read "The people who ruined the internet" Keep up with Amanda Chicago Lewis via her website , newsletter , a...

Author and opinion columnist Joe Berkowitz joins LOG OFF to discuss the Internet trends he's following, his LinkedIn experiment, the George Carlin AI drama, Bluesky backlash, his big Death Cab for Cutie deception, and how he became a professional writer despite not publishing anything until his 30s. Buy Joe's books. Follow Joe on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Twitter/X⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ,  ⁠⁠Instagram⁠ ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ,  ⁠Threads⁠...

Social media pro Bailey Carlin discusses his rapid rise to working with Stephen A. Smith, Amazon, Barstool Sports, Dave & Busters, Sports Illustrated, Chris Bosh, Fan Duel, the XFL, and many more impressive names. Plus insights into his mental health transparency, the process of starting Bad Brain Digital Consulting, teaching social media and memes at Marist University, being a viral Twitter a...

Dr. Walter Scheirer, Notre Dame computer science professor and author of the new book "A History of Fake Things on the Internet," joins LOG OFF to talk deepfakes, artificial intelligence, hacking, the longer-than-you-realized history of memes, and whether we should actually be scared about all this fake stuff. Buy "A History of Fake Things on the Internet" Follow Dr. Walter Sch...

International man of mystery Leigh Ellis, who is on a journey to play 20 pickup basketball games in 20 cities across 20 countries, joins LOG OFF for a fascinating talk about podcasting, travel, hoops, and his online adventures. Follow Leigh Ellis on ⁠⁠ Twitter/X ⁠⁠ and  ⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ . ⁠⁠LOG OFF⁠⁠  explores the convergence of real lives and the Internet - and how to navigate the complicated web w...

How does an account like Art But Make It Sports become so entertaining and popular? LJ Rader tells all in episode two of LOG OFF. Follow Art But Make It Sports on ⁠ Twitter/X ⁠ and Instagram ⁠ . ⁠LOG OFF⁠  explores the convergence of real lives and the Internet - and how to navigate the complicated web we've tangled ourselves in. Everyone has an Internet story to tell, and host Ryan Perry want...

UPROXX editor-at-large Brian Grubb discusses the internet mischief he's made over the years, and his fascinating career journey, including his Danger Guerrero years and "the wheelchair stuff." Follow Brian on Bluesky , Twitter/X , and Threads . Read his work on UPROXX and subscribe to his weekly newsletter on Substack . LOG OFF explores the convergence of real lives and the Internet...