Revolution.Social podcast

Revolution.Social

A podcast about the future of social media and reclaiming our digital communities. Revolution.Social is hosted by technologist and community advocate Rabble, a.k.a. Evan Henshaw-Plath — who was Twitter’s first employee and hired Jack Dorsey. In weekly interviews, Rabble will interview thought leaders, technologists, academics, and more about the need for a new social media "bill of rights." Just as the original Bill of Rights protected individual freedoms from government overreach, we need fundamental protections from corporate control and surveillance capitalism. This is the start of a conversation about what developers are building, how they're building it, and what consumers need to be asking for. Guests will include Jack Dorsey (former CEO & co-founder of Twitter); Kara Swisher (host of On with Kara Swisher, co-host of Pivot); Cory Doctorow (science fiction author & former editor of Boing Boing); and Taylor Lorenz (founder of User Mag, host of Power User).

A podcast about the future of social media and reclaiming our digital communities. Revolution.Social is hosted by technologist and community advocate Rabble, a.k.a. Evan Henshaw-Plath — who was Twitter’s first employee and hired Jack Dorsey. In weekly interviews, Rabble will interview thought leaders, technologists, academics, and more about the need for a new social media "bill of rights." Just as the original Bill of Rights protected individual freedoms from government overreach, we need fundamental protections from corporate control and surveillance capitalism. This is the start of a conversation about what developers are building, how they're building it, and what consumers need to be asking for. Guests will include Jack Dorsey (former CEO & co-founder of Twitter); Kara Swisher (host of On with Kara Swisher, co-host of Pivot); Cory Doctorow (science fiction author & former editor of Boing Boing); and Taylor Lorenz (founder of User Mag, host of Power User).

 

#18

Jeff Jarvis on the Death of Mass Media, Twitter vs. UberMedia, and Section 230’s Brilliance

In books like The Web We Weave and podcasts such as Intelligent Machines, journalist and e... more

23 Oct 2025

1 HR 07 MINS

1:07:13

23 Oct 2025


#17

Harper Reed on Building for Obama, Social Media for Bots & Why Tech Isn't Always the Solution

2389 Research CEO Harper Reed was previously the CTO of President Barack Obama's 2012 reel... more

16 Oct 2025

1 HR 12 MINS

1:12:48

16 Oct 2025


#16

“Think Like a Commoner" Author David Bollier on the Commons & Why Open Platforms Aren't Enough

When a community wants to organize itself, it might decide between private ownership and s... more

09 Oct 2025

57 MINS

57:34

09 Oct 2025


#15

“The Etymology Nerd” Adam Aleksic on Algospeak, AI Slop, and the End of Writing

Adam Aleksic, known to his social media followers as the “Etymology Nerd,” has built a mas... more

02 Oct 2025

58 MINS

58:48

02 Oct 2025


#14

Rudy Fraser on Blacksky, Mutual Aid & Reclaiming Social Media

Rudy Fraser is the founder of [Blacksky] (https://blackskyweb.xyz/) , a community-driven p... more

25 Sep 2025

1 HR 04 MINS

1:04:56

25 Sep 2025


#13

Techdirt’s Mike Masnick on Growing Bluesky, Clueless Regulators & the Case for Optimism

Techdirt founder & editor Mike Masnick has long argued that the internet’s power should li... more

18 Sep 2025

1 HR 14 MINS

1:14:48

18 Sep 2025


#12

Bonus: Cory Doctorow on Sci-Fi Influences & the Social Media Bill of Rights

We had more to talk about with Cory Doctorow than we could fit in this week’s episode. In ... more

13 Sep 2025

20 MINS

20:33

13 Sep 2025


#11

Cory Doctorow on Escaping Big Tech, Privacy Battles & “Enshittification”

Sci-fi isn’t about hypothetical technologies, but rather about challenging the social impa... more

11 Sep 2025

1 HR 08 MINS

1:08:42

11 Sep 2025


#10

Taylor Lorenz on Moral Panics, Tech Villains & Protecting Free Expression

Journalist and [Power User] (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLu4srHCWJrrjFyF0hHNi7l... more

04 Sep 2025

1 HR 04 MINS

1:04:58

04 Sep 2025


#9

Chris Messina on Hashtags, Google+ & the Unintended Consequences of Building Social Media

Chris Messina is best known for co-founding BarCamp and giving Web 2.0 the hashtag. Now o... more

28 Aug 2025

1 HR 05 MINS

1:05:39

28 Aug 2025


#8

Medium CEO Tony Stubblebine on AI Slop, Quality Content & Social Media Fragmentation

After the introduction of generative AI tools such as ChatGPT, the blogging platform Mediu... more

21 Aug 2025

1 HR 11 MINS

1:11:38

21 Aug 2025


#7

"Invisible Rulers" author Renee DiResta on Propaganda, Disinformation, & Online Abuse

Renee DiResta has spent a decade tracking how small groups can hijack global conversations... more

14 Aug 2025

1 HR 17 MINS

1:17:17

14 Aug 2025


#6

Substack CEO Chris Best on Democratizing Media, Content Moderation & Freedom of Speech

"If you're a consistent advocate for freedom of the press, you will unfortunately have occ... more

07 Aug 2025

56 MINS

56:04

07 Aug 2025


#5

Why We Need a New Social Media Bill of Rights

Thanks for listening to Revolution.Social! in this bonus episode, recorded live at Web Sum... more

02 Aug 2025

20 MINS

20:50

02 Aug 2025


#4

Yoel Roth on Banning Trump, Battling Bots & the Difficult Job of Trust & Safety

"Content moderation decisions are like assholes," says Yoel Roth, the former head of trust... more

31 Jul 2025

56 MINS

56:48

31 Jul 2025


#3

Kara Swisher on Tech Founders' Flaws & Why Social Apps Are the New Cigarettes

The founders of social media companies like Facebook and Twitter never cared about the lof... more

24 Jul 2025

49 MINS

49:21

24 Jul 2025


#2

Jack Dorsey on Selling Twitter, Leaving Bluesky & What He's Building Next

Twitter never should have been a traditional tech company, says Twitter co-founder and for... more

17 Jul 2025

50 MINS

50:04

17 Jul 2025


#1

The Internet Doesn’t Have to Be Like This

Revolution.Social is a podcast about the future of social media and reclaiming our digital... more

11 Jul 2025

03 MINS

03:35

11 Jul 2025