An explosive letter sent to Clubhouse Media Group’s board of directors leads to an internal investigation. Leadership clashes as the company moves toward more explicit content. As the series concludes, influencers and staff reflect on their time in the company’s content houses.
Host: Alyssa Bereznak
Producers: Kaya McMullen, Amanda Dobbins, Conor Nevins, and Vikram Patel
Sound Design: Kaya McMullen
Mixing and Mastering: Scott Somerville
Original Music: Devon Renaldo
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5. The Vegas Trip | This Blew Up
As Clubhouse Media Group’s stock price continues to climb, the company takes a celebratory trip to Vegas. But what happens in Vegas doesn't stay there; tensions between management and the influencers spill out into the public.
Host: Alyssa Bereznak
Producers: Kaya McMullen, Amanda Dobbins, Conor Nevins, and Vikram Patel
Sound Design: Kaya McMullen
Mixing and Mastering: Scott Somerville
Original Music: Devon Renaldo
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4. The Business | This Blew Up
Amir Ben-Yohanan sets his sights on turning Clubhouse the content house into Clubhouse Media Group, a publicly traded company. And thanks to some good luck, meme stocks, and a stray Elon Musk tweet, it looks for a moment like it might just work.
Host: Alyssa Bereznak
Producers: Kaya McMullen, Amanda Dobbins, Conor Nevins, and Vikram Patel
Sound Design: Kaya McMullen
Mixing and Mastering: Scott Somerville
Original Music: Devon Renaldo
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3. The Prospectors | This Blew Up
At first, living in a luxurious content house is like a dream for Leslie Golden, Daisy Keech, and all their friends. But it doesn't take long for this utopian arrangement to start showing some cracks.
Host: Alyssa Bereznak
Producers: Kaya McMullen, Amanda Dobbins, Conor Nevins, and Vikram Patel
Sound Design: Kaya McMullen
Mixing and Mastering: Scott Somerville
Original Music: Devon Renaldo
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2. The Media Machine | This Blew Up
So what exactly is a content house? In this episode, we'll examine the evolution of creators banding together for clout, from the early days of Team 10 all the way up to the height of the TikTok boom—and all the internet gossip that came with it.
Host: Alyssa Bereznak
Producers: Kaya McMullen, Amanda Dobbins, Conor Nevins, and Vikram Patel
Sound Design: Kaya McMullen
Mixing and Mastering: Scott Somerville
Original Music: Devon Renaldo
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How exactly does one become famous on the internet? Famous enough to secure thousands of dollars in brand deals or a spot in a swanky Hollywood Hills mansion? In this series, Alyssa Bereznak pulls back the curtain on the Tik Tok influencer ecosystem, looking at how young creators try to supercharge their careers by moving into content houses. Over the course of five episodes, we will also examine the pitfalls of this new, unregulated industry, and how little protects the creators from the other people hoping to profit from their popularity.
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