Video's resurgence and podcast-video crossover

Original post via Culturally Determined: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/20-years-ago-bloggingheads-was-a-trailblazer-with/id981282353?i=1000735793526

Bob and former Bloggingheads.tv staffer and contributor Aryeh Cohen-Wade reflect on the legacy of Bloggingheads.tv, the pioneering website Bob co-founded in 2005. Bob and Aryeh discuss how the site and the technology that powered it anticipated modern trends in online media. They also consider whether Twitter still has any use for journalists, the pros and cons of Substack, and whether Culturally Determined should pivot back to video.

Recorded October 28, 2025

Links Included:

Max Read on his Substack stats

Andrew Thompson on the economics of Substack and money vs. attention

https://components.news/the-desire-distribution/

MeaningOfLife.tv

https://meaningoflife.tv/

Follow Bob on Twitter: https://x.com/robertwrighter

Follow Aryeh on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/aryehcw.bsky.social

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