Topic: Direct Messaging

3 chapters across the catalog

Eyeballitis
Episode 1284 1:09:38 - 1:12:24

1284: Eyeballitis

Campaign Fundraising Texts and Marketing Tactics

The hosts compare fundraising text messages received from the Mike Pence and Joe Biden campaigns. Pence's messages use aggressive marketing tactics like "900% match," while Biden's messages use a more personal, soft-sell approach asking for specific amounts like $12. One host mentions receiving a "Platinum Trump Card" as a premium for a $100 donation.

Lone Rat
Episode 748 2:31:20 - 2:36:29

748: Lone Rat

FBI Twitter Surveillance, Talk To A Terrorist

James Comey's assertion that Twitter is a "valuable enterprise" for selling ideas is mocked, given the platform's financial struggles. The FBI director's focus on monitoring "ISIL tweeters" and their 21,000 English-language followers is viewed as a justification for extensive surveillance and the use of "honeypot" investigations.