Substack should use their $100m to get Stephen Colbert on the platform

The Friday Dump!

Hi chat! Forgive me for the lack of daily newsies this week, I got hit with a devilish illness and the last 48 hours I was indisposed. I’m curious if you’re like me because as someone who doesn’t typically get sick, when I do it hits so hard and I spend most of my down time questioning my life and my choices. I try to bargain with the universe that I’ll do x y z if I get better and I lament on not realizing just how good I had it on the days before I got sick. Anybody else like this? I know I cannot be the only crazy one here so please tell me.

Because I was out of commission, there is much to catch up on so let’s get into it. And while I know everyone’s feeds were overrun with the story of the CEO and Head of HR at the Coldplay concert, I think we are good to leave it in the past until we get another solid update, if we ever do!

Cultural Currency

While you come for entertainment, stay for the culturally-driven industry trends that are no doubt coming soon to a consumer shelf near you.

What is happening in the world when Prime Video needs to ask audiences to keep it respectful in the discourse around the final season of ‘The Summer I Turned Pretty’ – we need kids to start going outside again.