we’re joined by fernando sdrigotti, author of shitstorm, to talk about his writing and how “the algorithm loves a shitstorm.” we find out about the (vastly different) origins of the “novelette,” how the pacing of the writing changed over time, and being on twitter throughout the news events referenced in his writing. we talk about richard dawkins, the need to “do the work” to keep up with social media (and the language therein), and how twitter has evolved over the years. can twitter be saved? how different would shitstorm be if he published it in 2022? does bob know about wagatha christie? we get to the bottom of all of these important questions, learn a great argentinian phrase used when people die, and return to our newest and best segment.

fernando’s mini-module picks:
the twittering machine by richard seymour
in the swarm: digital prospects by byung-chul han
so you’ve been publicly shamed by jon ronson

reading list for season three
a touch of jen by beth morgan
the shore by katie runde
literally show me a healthy person by darcie wilder
amygdalatropolis by b r yeager
shitstorm by fernando sdrigotti
17776 by jon bois
snow crash by neal stephenson
no one is talking about this by patricia lockwood
things have gotten worse since we last spoke by eric larocca
liveblog by megan boyle
neuromancer by william gibson
fake accounts by lauren oyler
we had to remove this post by hanna bervoets