Benedict Townsend

Vine's 6 Seconds That Changed the World is a Global Original podcast, created and hosted by me, Benedict Townsend, and produced by my co-creator, Mary Goodheart. Narrative and creative by producer Kevya Cardoso, score and sound design by Patrick Lee, and mix by Chris James.

Vine's 6 Seconds That Changed the World is a Global Original podcast, created and hosted by me, Benedict Townsend, and produced by my co-creator, Mary Goodheart. Narrative and creative by producer Kevya Cardoso, score and sound design by Patrick Lee, and mix by Chris James.

Sophie Snelling is the executive producer, Al Riddell is head of factual podcasts, and Vicky Etchells is director of podcasts at Global. This is a Global Player original podcast.

Sophie Snelling is the executive producer, Al Riddell is head of factual podcasts, and Vicky Etchells is director of podcasts at Global. This is a Global Player original podcast.

This is a Global Player original podcast. On our last episode, we learned of Sweet Baby Vine's bittersweet graduation into the mainstream as content copycats and competition crowded the platform. Taylor Lorenz, a celebrated tech journalist well-known for her coverage of Vine, summarizes it all pretty well.

This is a Global Player original podcast. On our last episode, we learned of Sweet Baby Vine's bittersweet graduation into the mainstream as content copycats and competition crowded the platform. Taylor Lorenz, a celebrated tech journalist well-known for her coverage of Vine, summarizes it all pretty well.

This is all leading up to that confrontation that we all know is coming, right on their home turf. The 1600 Viners had figured out how to dominate the platform, game the system, and now their influence is exploding, along with their sense of entitlement.

This is all leading up to that confrontation that we all know is coming, right on their home turf. The 1600 Viners had figured out how to dominate the platform, game the system, and now their influence is exploding, along with their sense of entitlement.

Mary, you can taste the foreshadowing. You've got this group of people who live on Vine Street, who have worked out how to completely dominate the app, have this incredible sense of entitlement, and now they're mad.

Mary, you can taste the foreshadowing. You've got this group of people who live on Vine Street, who have worked out how to completely dominate the app, have this incredible sense of entitlement, and now they're mad.

Because we started with this climactic meeting that everyone's heard of and everyone has a take of, but no one seems to have been at. We cannot get any information from people inside the room. Every creator we've tried to talk to who is inside the room, we haven't been able to get hold of. Complete silence. But apparently you have a lead.

Because we started with this climactic meeting that everyone's heard of and everyone has a take of, but no one seems to have been at. We cannot get any information from people inside the room. Every creator we've tried to talk to who is inside the room, we haven't been able to get hold of. Complete silence. But apparently you have a lead.

I'm very intrigued.

I'm very intrigued.

Yes, this name Karen has come up quite a few times.

Yes, this name Karen has come up quite a few times.

Especially because those are two worlds that seem to be in almost constant tension.

Especially because those are two worlds that seem to be in almost constant tension.

So she was in the room. She was in the room. And she led that meeting.

So she was in the room. She was in the room. And she led that meeting.