Joe and Lou sit down with A.T. Callaghan, a freelance journalist who may be best known as the co-creator of Quarter Confessions, an Instagram web series in which Andrew interviews drunk people on Bourbon Street. They also discuss his book, "All Gas, No Brakes: A Hitchhikers Diary", a book wherein he hitchhiked from St. Louis to Washington State, and all the crazy people and events he encountered and experienced.

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Episode 8: A.T. Callaghan Talks About Hitchhiking, Hipsters, Zines, and Quarter Confesions!

We got two episodes in store for today. First up, Lou sits down with Luke O'Neil, a freelance writer (Esquire, VICE, The Guardian, etc) who may best be known for his newsletter "Welcome To Hellworld". We talk about his background as a writer, the hells of internet journalism, and why he started a newsletter in the first place.

Then...

Joe and Lou sit down with Jeremy Kaplowitz, a comedian who functions as editor-in-chief of Hard Drive, The Hard Times' video game magazine. We talk about his new endeavor, @GamerPres2020, a twitter account featuring gamer and presidential candidate Ace Watkins. We also talk about how he ended up co-creating Hard Drive, as well as what happened to Pete Holmes!

Episode 9: Luke O'Neil & Jeremy Kaplowitz Talk About Newsletters and Gamer Presidents

Luke Taylor is a Chicago based comedian who currently acts in the sketch group "The Shrimp Boys" and also does preforms in Helltrap Nightmare, a live comedy show hosted in Chicago. Luke also went soft viral recently after writing a VICE article in which he recounts being banned from Twitter for threatening to kill Mr. Peanut. 

Luke joins the podcast to talk making YouTube videos, doing live comedy with Helltrap, why Chicago is the best place to learn how to be a preformer, and what it's been like being banned from Twitter.

Episode 10: Luke Taylor Talks About YouTube Skits, Live Comedy, Mr. Peanut, and Twitter's Rules

Three friends break down, analyze, and riff on the vast subcultures of the internet! • Produced/Hosted by Dalvin Aboagye, Joseph Amendola, and Louis Marrone.

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