PJ Vogt
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#38 - Ask Leah
Wednesday, October 15, 2014 - 12:20 PM
In the late nineties Leah Reich was working for the video game website IGN, which was the most popular website on the internet for 13 to 18 year old boys at the time. She started reading and responding to the site's mailbag, and before she knew it she had become the trusted advisor for thousands of lonely teenaged boys. This week PJ (who was one of those boys) talks to Leah about the trials and rewards of being a counselor to confused, budding nerds.
Thanks for listening. You can read Leah's writing about her time as an advice columnist at The Bygone Bureau and The Kernel, and check out some of her old columns at the Internet Archive. She's also writing a series of essays called A Year of Wednesdays, which are very great. If you like our show, please subscribe to us on iTunes. You can also follow PJ and Alex and TLDR on Twitter.
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Alex Goldman
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Comments [6]
The Ask Leah show was interesting for a few minutes but the host is such an Ira Glass Wanker Clone I couldn't stand to listen any more.
Find another model .
I had no idea Opie & Anthony were so awful. Leah's takeaway from the experience--that people who make fun of others still want their own problems taken seriously--was very telling.
I didn't read IGN around then, but what it reminds me of now is Captain Awkward, an advice blog about sexuality and relationships that is constantly funny and thoughtful. I suspect Leah would enjoy it.
Thanks a lot for this :)
Loved the story of Leah, interesting to think back to what the interwebs were like in 2000. A good example of what the show was all about. Will miss PJ and Alex on the show, interesting to hear what is coming next.
Sorry to hear that this was the last episode of TLDR. I enjoyed the podcasts, and look forward to hearing other work that you may produce in the future.
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