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Letter from the Editor
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Dear readers, Technology and pop culture have immense effects on each other, and on ourselves. When the editors of this magazine found that the interests they shared were technology and pop culture, it at first seemed that we had hit a wall in brainstorming. However, we soon realized that the intersection of tech and pop culture was an idea-rich topic for our magazine. In this magazine, we sought to provide readers with stories both relevant to their lives and inspiring and interesting. The first story is “WebToon”, a story about webcomics and how people can create their own. The second story is “Different Platform, Same City”, a story about the changing music business as music streaming services have been incorporated, and how these have changed the city of Austin. The third story is “Me10dy”, an article about the potentials of AI in the music industry. Our final article is “Podcast in your Pocket”, which features information from many different Austin-based podcasters on podcasts and how to start your own. Interspersed among the articles are the various ASFs of our magazine. These feature information one might find in a regular article presented in fun and creative visual formats. These too feature information that is relevant to the lives of our readers, such as an ASF about the streaming service Spotify, while also being fun and in some cases interactive, like our ASF about the different types of podcast listeners. It is our hope that with this magazine we are able to present information that will inform and inspire our readers, just as they have inspired us. Happy reading, Emily Thompson, Layout Editor
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Table Of Meet the Authors page 4 WebToon page 6
Webcomics: A Timeline page 10 Different Platform, Same City page 12
Spotify Around the World page 16
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Contents Me10dy page 20 The Rise of YouTube page 24
A Podcast in Your Pocket page 26 The Different Podcast Listeners page 30
SciPop Crossword page 32
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Meet the Martin Aguirre
- lawful evil - copy editor - hates his dog - hates his cats - does not listen to podcasts - who is ‘Bill Murray’ - “Welcome to the Black Parade” -My Chemical Romance - does not play bass - more of a KISS person - eww dancing
Emily Thompson
- chaotic good - layout editor - plays guitar and piano - has two cats - thinks Stranger Things is amazing - food is nourishment - uses groupMe and InDesign - Apple - Cross Country/Track - doesn’t even know what ethereum is
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Authors Jeriah Yu
- lawful good - content editor - plays violin - has no cats - thinks Stranger Things is too scary - loves food - uses SMS and Photoshop - Android - swimming - has a preference between bitcoin and ethereum
Mazzy Zimmerman
- chaotic neutral - graphics editor - loves her dog Schuyler - loves her cats Mr. Orange and Peony - listens to podcasts - Bill Murray impersonator - “The Fanatic� -Felony - plays bass - favorite band is by far Nirvana - loves to boogie
Graphic by Martin Aguirre
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Why webcomics are not as simple as they seem and tips to start your own by Martin Aguirre riday as usual, the Comic Chameleon app is open on the computer, and the new xkcd comic has been posted. Most webcomic readers don’t think about what goes into making a webcomic, and are
therefore unaware of the exhausting but rewarding process of webcomic creation. Webcomics have become a fair part of today’s pop culture, and people often find themselves reading webcomics without really paying attention because they have incorporated
themselves into social media. It might have even made some wonder why people become webcomic authors or how everything works. Questions like what is considered successful, or where do they get their inspiration for so many webcomics. Maybe at some point people wanted to
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Poorly drawn lines is a comic that is made by Reza Farazmand. Courtesy of Reza Farazmand make their own web comic and just did not know how to get started. Webcomic artists chose their career for common reasons. It always seems to lead back to comics they read when they were younger or a love for art at a young age. Reza Farazmand is the creator of ‘Poorly Drawn Lines,’ which is a webcomic. “I’ve always loved comedy and art, comics has been good ways to incorporate both of them into one and that’s what got me motivated,” said Farazmand. Some webcomic artists have more specific reasons why they enjoy art or making webcomics. “I read a lot of comics as a child: ‘Tintin’ and ‘Asterix’ and ‘The Far Side’ and Michael Leunig and ‘Garfield’ and ‘Bogor,’ mostly old books of comics found in dusty old boxes in the homes of relatives,” said James Squires,
who runs the Moonbeard webcomic. “I guess they left an impact.” Making webcomics does not have rules or a specific process. It is mostly what the author wants it to be. There are many ways to make them, and an original way to make them is fine too. “I do a mixture of traditional and technology art by drawing the comics by hand and then scanning them and coloring and filling them in on photoshop with a drawing tablet that I own,” Farazmand said. Recent advances in technology has made it easier for Webcomic artists to work since now drawing tablets are not as expensive as they were before there are some relatively cheap ones out there. “I use a Wacom Cintiq 13HD [drawing tablet] and Adobe Photoshop,” said Squires. The use of Adobe Photoshop
has become quite popular with webcomic artists for editing purposes since it gives them access to a lot of tools. Squires said it is hard to define success in the webcomics field. “That’s different for everyone, and depends on why you got into it,” Squires said. “If I feel like people are getting some form of enjoyment out of what I do, and I’m feeling creatively fulfilled, then that’s success.” It is not all about the money apparently. Farazmand answered a bit more specifically to the same thing. “A good following of people who like the comic and money of course, but mostly people who like and come back to read your comics consistently,” he said. “It’s often more about making others happy as well as a creative outlet for webcomic artists, but the money is a nice bonus.” As for the business
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Moonbeard is a comic that is made by James Squires. Courtesy of James Squires
aspect of the webcomic world it doesn’t seem to be too competitive at all. “A rising tide lifts all boats,” Squires said. “When someone grows their audience it raises the profile of webcomics as a whole” Everybody benefits from a rising webcomic. It is free publicity since people who like a particular webcomic are more likely to branch out into others. There also always seems to be room for another artist. “It is not like business in that way” said Farazmand. It is an expanding industry and it has been since webcomics became a big thing. Things keep moving forward and webcomics will continue evolving. Social Media is a really important part of being a webcomic artist. It is were a lot of people discover new webcomics since other people can share them for others to see. “Yes, I’d say a crucial part of anything on the web to get it on social media because that is how you get your work out there in the world” said Farazmand. Social media also plays an important part for webcomic artists. It is essential so that they can get more publicity and spread the word of their webcomics other wise it is kind of difficult. “It’s a necessary evil, as most people experience the internet through a limited window, depending on their social network of choice,” Squires said. “If you want people to see your work, you
have to accept and embrace that.” Times are changing and we are at a point where social media is a really big thing and technology is something needed to succeed in the world at this point. If person is interested in starting their own webcomic
reflect, and improve. 9 Put something out there”. Being scared that it is not any good is bad for success because nothing is perfect first try and that is why practice is important. “I would say make a lot of comics and put them on the internet,” Farazmand said. I’ve always “That’s what I did. It gives loved comedy me a chance to practice my art and that is how you get and art, started just make comics and comics has been keep posting them otherwise how will you get them out” good ways to Creativity is also a big part i n c o r p o r a t e of making webcomics. This is actually the hardest part both” for a beginner usually. How -Reza Farazmand, people get inspiration is also a frequently asked question for Webcomic creator webcomic artists. it is useful to see advice from “It’s the most common experienced webcomic artists. question you get but also “Just start already,” Squires the least useful - people tend said. “Make something and to think of ‘inspiration’ as a make it yours. It will probably spark or eureka moment, but suck but you will learn from it isn’t, usually,” Squires said. it and then your next one “It’s more often a culmination will suck less. Don’t get too of work and reflection - an hung up if you don’t get an internal process.” immediate audience - you probably won’t. I sure didn’t, and I still don’t have a massive readership. Just create, read,
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Poorly drawn lines is a comic that is made by Reza Farazmand. Courtesy of Reza Farazmand
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In this time period webcomics were a bit more common than before. The comic at the bottom is Roomies by Willis Walky.
1985-1993 In this time period webcomics were not common because internet was not common then. On the Right is a comic from 1993 called “Dr. Fun” drawn by David Farley.
1996-2000
Courtesy of David Farley
Courtesy of Willis Walky
1994-1995 In this time period
webcomics were still not common. There were more than before though so webcomics were not completly hidden now. On the right there is a comic from 1994 called Rogues of Clwyd-Rhan drawn by Reinder Dijkhuis
Courtesy of Reinder Dijkhu
2001-2006 In this time period webcomics gained an unexpected amount of popularity and the webcomic “Penny Arcade” (right) by Jerry Holkins and Mike krahukic became a huge success. It got it’s own convention called PAX that is still very popular to this day.
Courtesy of Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahukic
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Graphic by Martin Aguirre 2007-Now In this time and era the webcomics started a transition to apps and social media. Web comics authors are slowly moving to apps to make a bit more money and for more advertisement are using social media. The web comic to the right is the famous and arguably the most popular webcomic xkcd by Randall Munroe. They are on his website and on Comic Chamelon. Randall Munroe also wrote two books called What If? and Thing Explainer.
Courtesy of Randall Munroe
Future Now we just have to wait eagerly and see what the future has in store for wecomics. “I expect webcomics to get bigger and more popular, and probably be replaced by some other form of comics in the future� - Reza Farazmand
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Different Platform, Same City
A look into the changes in the music business, and how this has changed music in Austin
physical platforms. Perhaps the most popular of these n the car, on is Spotify, but many other the trail, spilling platforms exist, all seeking out of clubs to innovatively address the onto Red River demands of listeners. In street - music Austin, music streaming has is everywhere in had as much of an impact as it Austin. There is not a place in has on any other city, meaning the city affectionately known that the old ways of the music as the live music capital of business in Austin have had to the world where people do adapt. not listen to music, but how “Over the years, of course, people access music has had the albums went away,” enormous effects on the said Kelly Willis, an Austin people that provide the music based artist, “the cassettes for Austin. went away, it was just CDs Music has gone from an forever, and now the albums entirely physical business to are coming back, but the one intimately involved with streaming services - at our streaming and other non- shows people buy CDs just as by Emily Thompson
a souvenir, just as something to get autographed.” The success of any business is based on its ability to make money. If artists and recording companies want to be successful in this changed industry, they must reassess their platforms in order to adjust to this new environment. “It’s really changed the way people make money, the record companies don’t make as much money, everybody’s reconfiguring the whole system,” Willis said. However, in some ways the business has stayed exactly the same, which is partly true
A late night concert at Saturnalia Music Fest. Photo taken by Jorge Sanhueza-Lyon, courtesy of KUTX.
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The flags that have long been a symbol of ACL Fest. ACL Fest is one of the most well-known music festivals of Austin, drawing roughly 450,000 people per year (Austin Business Journal). Photo taken by Martin do Nascimento, courtesy of KUTX. when it comes to the ways they want right then. It’s become a voice that both musicians support themselves. great for that purpose. Music spreads local music as well “Making the records or is totally free now, and it’s as promotes community selling the records has never everywhere.” with events, bringing people been really a source of In some ways, music together from around the city. income that you can count streaming is easily better than “Wherever you are, you get on, but that’s like the whole radio, but music streaming the same experience,” said point, make these records, does not have everything radio Reilly. “Radio, the advantages make this music,” Willis said. does. What music streaming are connecting you to your “That record gets everyone’s services cannot replicate is local environment, and city, attention, so they’ll book you the local feel of radio. Austin’s and music scene, and making for more shows, and they’ll local radio station KUTX has your world a little bit smaller.” come out to see you play.” well as being known for now the itsAstaste It has long been the case in music, Austin has that recordings are what albums are more recently become a hub draw audiences to shows the technological innovation. coming back, for musicians can profit from. But the roots of Austin are still Ultimately, music streaming but the streaming based in quality, never getting has shown itself to be less caught up in the newness of services at about the performers, and some technologies. more about the listeners. our shows people “I think streaming is a great No longer is music centered way to sample music and to buy CDs just as a get a taste,” said Dan Plunkett, around what the musicians feel like sharing. Now, music souvenir, just as who works at End of an Ear, is about the consumer, and a local record store. “But to something to get what the listeners desire. my ears, it doesn’t equal the “It’s like Netflix, or Hulu, or autographed.” experience of enjoying it at Amazon Prime,” said Matt home on a nice stereo system. -Kelly Willis, Reilly, the program director Austin Area Musician But at the same time it is easy of Austin’s local radio station and convenient.” KUTX. “People just want what It is difficult to weigh
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the upsides and the 14 downsides against each other. What may seem like an upside can easily prove to be the opposite as you look deeper. Austin has long been known as an environment conducive for people wishing to begin their music careers, but now more and more aspiring musicians are flocking to places like Soundcloud. While platforms such as these might seem like a benefit, with their policies
copies to streaming, has led to a loss of money for the musicians. Recording companies no longer have money to spend on musicians without a chance of making it big. Austin, despite its welcoming environment for musicians, is experiencing this as well. Some hopeful musicians who move here with big dreams of making and performing their music at best end up with small paychecks, while others end up with You could nothing at all. “It’s not like every songwriter kind of know was making a ton of money what rose to before, but still, it’s chipping here and there where the top and what away you can make money because people would it all helps,” remarked Willis, she discussed her personal invest in, and as experiences as a musician. The lack of money musicians you could kind making has not made them of know what was are any less inspired. “There’s a few [musicians] worth your time, are making a ton of but now there’s that money, but most of them are so much music out doing it because they love it,” said Willis. there.” Music streaming has often -Kelly Willis, been marketed as for everyone. Austin Area Musician But in Austin, music was everywhere long before music of allowing any musician to streaming made this concept post, this has proven to be a popular. Just as records gave double-edged sword. way to cassettes, which then “There were things I fell to CDs, which eventually complained about, about the developed into the music way the system was before, streaming of today, another but at least there was a filter big movement will come along. for people,” said Willis. “You And though the market will could kind of know what rose change, the heart of Austin to the top and what people music will stay steady, just as would invest in, and you could it has for every other change kind of know what was worth in this turbulent business. your time, but now there’s so much music out there.” Children dancing to the music at Sat This change, from hardlocal acts. Photo taken by Jorge San
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turnalia Music Festival. Saturnalia is a mostly psych-rcok, alternative, and world music festival, with many nhueza-Lyon, courtesy of KUTX.
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Spotify Around the World Graphic by Emily Thompson
Fast Facts 71 million subscribers Over 35 million songs 159 million active users Over 2 billion playlists Available in 61 markets
1. “Shape of You”, Ed Sheeran
Most Streamed Songs of 2017 Source: Spotify
3. “Despacito (ft. Daddy Yankee)”, Luis Fonsi
2. “Despacito (ft. Justin Bieber)”, Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee
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5. “I’m the One (ft. Justin Bieber, Quavo, Lil Wayne and Chance The Rapper)”, DJ Khaled 4. “Something Just Like This (ft. Coldplay)”, The Chainsmokers
7. “It Ain’t Me (ft. Selena Gomez)”, Kygo
6. “Humble”, Kendrick Lamar
9. “That’s What I Like”, Bruno Mars
8. “Unforgettable (ft. Swae Lee)”, French Montana
10. “I Don’t Wanna LIve Forever”, ZAYN & Taylor Swift
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Photo by Stephanie Tacy, courtesy of KUTX.
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Combining artificial intelligence with music creates exceptional results by Jeriah Yu
The composer behind AIVA Technologies’ music. The latest powerful computing technologies allow AIVA to generate music very quickly. Photo taken by Laurent Antonelli, courtesy of Chamber of Commerce Luxembourg. 00:37 02:45
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A recording session of AIVA’s compositions in Fox Studios. Recording is a larger human aspect of AIVA’s production, and development is underway to digitally synthesize compositions instead. Photo by Lance Bachelder, courtesy of Aiva Technologies.
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23 many iterations, meaning that changes don’t always make sense logically. “There are these hidden units that need to be trained and they’re trained by sort of a cross fertilization technique,” Cope explained, “in which the thing it’s trying to learn has this carrot-and-stick awards, like a carrot and the stick which is like punishment of some sort, and they get this going through them and they get closer and closer and closer to something and finally, they get something that sounds like what they put in. That’s the goal for somebody using music in a neural net.” Cope compares this to the latest new AI technology, dubbed deep learning neural networks, being used by modern high tech industry, such as Google, Facebook, and Aiva. “Basically a deep learning system is pretty much the same sort of way,” Cope said, “Except instead of having just an input and an output, there are a number of various levels between the two that are similar to inputs and outputs. So that gives you a kind of more or less hierarchical way of looking at things, and it can become much more accurate. It can work much quicker doing that, and you can put a lot more data through without having to have the thing fall apart a couple times. Basically the fundamental point of view of AIs is that neural net is 02:45
The chief officers of Aiva Technologies next to their AI composer, including Pierre Barreau (right). Photo taken by Laurent Antonelli, courtesy of Chamber of Commerce Luxembourg. where we began and more or less a very high level version of that is what deep learning is.” Cope built his own AI, named Experiments in Musical Intelligence (EMI), early on to assist him in composing music. “I just thought [digital sound generation] wasn’t what I wanted to do,” Cope said. “I wanted to compose using the computer, so I learned a lot up there, but I generally came home and then worked on plans of my own, and the reason I went in the direction I went in was because I was having a composer’s block on an opera I was writing, and I needed to have something that would give me some impetus to work from, and so I
created the very basic elements of Experiments in Musical Intelligence at that time.” His Experiments in Musical Intelligence would end up making David Cope renowned amongst the music artificial intelligence community. Aiva Technologies has also become well known within music and artificial intelligence, being the first AI composer to be recognized by SACEM, the French society of composers. AI will soon take on a bigger stage with a larger audience as its capabilities and accessibility improves in the future.
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Charlie H. and Kyle S. from “Everyday Superhumans� sit in a coffee house during an interview. Courtesy of Jennifer Zimmerman.
ome people have never heard of podcasts. Some think they are the exact same as radio shows. Some listen to podcasts on a daily basis. Some have their own podcasts. Whatever your affiliation with podcasts, you can now get the inside scoop from the creators of three Austin podcasts. Podcasts are downloadable audio entertainment that can be in different series of installments. Podcasts are accessed the same way as online music, by downloading it onto an electronic device or listening on YouTube, but have content similar to a radio show. The creators of three popular Austin podcasts were interviewed in order to gain an behind the scenes perspective on the inner-workings of podcasts. “Luckily podcast existed so
I could make the show that I wanted to make and put it out into the world, and didn’t have to go on the radio,” said Elizabeth McQueen from KUTXs’ “This Song” podcast. “I like to to artists about songs that changed their lives.” McQueen explains about her podcast, “This Song”. Podcasting is a convenient way to get your opinions out into the world without having to battle for a spot on radio or TV, but that’s not even half of the appeal. Podcasts give people the opportunity to put the content they want out into the world. “We want to how science works in a way that’s really endearing for kids whether or not they like science,” say Lindsay Patterson and Marshall Escamilla of “Tumble” podcast. “No one would want to put a kids science show on
the radio...people are really excited about 27 podcasts it’s great.” Patterson says. “An Austin based podcast about nonprofits and to better your faith in humanity,” or “Everyday Superhumans” is a podcast produced by Charlie H. and Kyle S. After working for a newspaper Charlie H. was able to “push positive news out there” through his podcast. “We are blown away actually. It’s grown a lot since we’ve started.” Says Patterson when asked if she’s happy with the amount of listeners on her podcast. Unlike radio shows, podcasts are pre-recorded, so they can’t have people calling in. this makes it more difficult to communicate with listeners. “Social media creates this more intimate thing between you and your listeners,” says Kyle S. when asked about communicating with his listeners. “Twitter is the easiest platform for getting our word out and communicating to our listeners”, he says. “With podcasts people have to actively want to hear it. So there’s something nice about that,” says McQueen. Podcasting has something that other forms of entertainment don’t:
“Tumble’s” Lindsay Patterson and Marshall Escamilla sit in their home studio. Courtesy of “Tumble”podcast.
flexibility. Radio shows 28 need a studio, and TV shows need bulky camera equipment. “Tumble’s” studio is, “just in the closet [on] a shelf that we don’t have stuff for.” “The most space is the wires because we have these really long cords with the microphone so that it’s almost like a band or a live performance.” Says Charlie H. about “Everyday Superhumans’” studio. “I can actually pack everything I need in a little carrying case and it fits in my backpack.” McQueen says about her on-the-go studio. For people who want a podcast, but can’t afford microphones, there’s always a phone.
“You can really make a podcast just using your phone if you want to,” Patterson said. “The audio quality from phones is just ridiculously high these days.” Escamilla says. There are apps that help to further improve your phones audio quality, McQueen recommends “Report-IT”. Materials should never put a podcast on hold, when all the materials needed are sitting in a back pocket. Escamilla gives some of the best advice for those who are just starting out a podcast. “Use something free.” Patterson builds on that by saying, “anyone can record using a phone, but it’s important to have it in a quiet space, or near the person you’re talking to because if you just put a phone in a room you’re
not going to get stuff that people are going to want to really enjoy.” “Find something that
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With podcasts people have to actively want to hear it. So there’s something nice about that.” -Elizabeth McQueen, “This Song” Podcast you take passion in and then find a community that takes interest in it and then just start talking or interviewing people in that niche.” Kyle S. says about the non-technological aspect of podcast creation. “Make the podcast that you wanna hear, and you can assume that if you want to hear it there are other people out there who want to hear it too.” McQueen says. When it really comes down to it, podcasting is up to the creator. Whether saving up for the highest quality materials or just us a voice recording preset app, it’s about sharing passion with the world.
The materials from “Everyday Superhumans’” mobile studio. Courtesy of “Everyday Superhumans”.
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The studio for recording podcasts at the KUT/KUTX building. Courtesy of Jennifer Zimmerman.
Mazzy Zimmerman and Elizabeth McQueen in the podcast studio. Courtesy of Jennifer Zimmermman.
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Graphic by Mazzy Zimmerman
The On Occassions
- listens to podcasts about once a month - about 30 seconds in they get on their phone and go on social media - catches bits and peices of the podcast - tells everyone they love listening to podcasts
The Selective Listener
- listens to podcasts witha strong fanbase only - tells all their friends they NEED to listen to said podcasts -will stare at a wall and listen for hours
The When It’s Convenient
- listens in the car/on the bus/ during quiet moments at work -looks like they’re talking to themself 98% of the time - wants to start their own podcast - made an instagram for their dog
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The Anti-Podcaster
- loathes The When It’s Convenient - tells their buddies how much of a waste of time podcasting is - “I mean who has time to just sit and listen to a stranger talk about nothing”
The Fake Listener
- most likely friends with selective listener - ‘yeah I’ll give it a listen’ - thinks podcasting is a type of fishing - listens to radio shows - they’re trying their best
The Worker Bee
- listens to podcasts while they run, clean, work, eat, shower, etc. - loves the convenience - a walking podcast advertisement, tells all her friends how useful they are - has an arm band phone holder and waterproof shower speaker - can’t hear what’s happening
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