Likes, lighting, and Lil Miquela. Influencers have taken over the online world, promoting everything from brands to lifestyle changes. But, what does it mean to exert influence over somebody and how has the rise of social media created a whole new category of the influencer? In episode 60 of Overthink, Ellie and David discuss the job and person we now know a ... Show More
Nov 2023
The Truth About Influencers and Brand Deals
For the FULL story, preorder my memoir “Semi-Well-Adjusted Despite Literally Everything” here: https://bit.ly/semiwelladjusted Every time we scroll, we’re bombarded with ads and sponsored content. Much of this is delivered directly by social media influencers, including child inf ... Show More
16m 59s
Jun 2023
BEHIND INFLUENCER UPDATES
This week we are chatting to Amber Paul, the owner of wildly popular influencer.updates.au instagram account. We chat about everything from what it's like to run a celeb gossip account, her thoughts on cancel culture, online bullying, and do we set our expectations of influencers ... Show More
46m 26s
Dec 2021
Influencers Are Mean & Dumb
This week, Ben throws a Christmas-load worth of shade on influencers and influencer culture, and lumps them into two categories, pretty or funny, and these aren't necessarily compliments. He talks about times he's met some of the meanest people are also some of the prettiest peop ... Show More
34m 31s
Feb 2022
Under the Influence Season 2
Just when you thought it was safe to go back on Instagram, we're here to blow everything up. On season 2 of Under the Influence, we’re exploring what it means to be a woman social media. We’re going into different pockets of influencing from teacher influencers, to fertility and ... Show More
5m 49s