We’re back with another edition of the Infinite Scroll podcast. My guest this time around is Substack’s co-founder Hamish McKenzie. Even if you’re not a ‘podcast person’ most of the time, I think this conversation was fascinating. We get into the guts of what Substack is: Is it a neutral piece of technology that just sends out emails? Is it a new kind of social network? Does that distinction imply different strategies for content moderation? With the decline of mainstream publishing, what is the total addressable market for Substack? And is it a mistake to think of Substack as just ‘newsletters and blogs’?

Some extra podcast content for you - the show Left, Right and Center did a entire segment on my recent article How Gay Marriage Ruined Democratic Activism. Segment discussing the article begins around 33:00-35:00 depending on your platform.

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