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Matt Silverman


Matt Silverman is the director of video and producer of 2 Girls 1 Podcast at the Daily Dot. He has been making internet shows and viral videos for nearly a decade, and has directed top talent including John Oliver, Kevin Bacon, Kate McKinnon, Alton Brown, and the Sesame Street Muppets. Silverman is also the creator of FREE DAD VIDEOS, a comedy and music channel with his young children.

2 Girls 1 Podcast AB TESTING BEARDS

This ‘scientist’ learned what women find attractive by A/B testing his beard on Tinder

The data doesn't lie. Except when it does.

On Jan 21, 2019 by chris boylan, Matt Silverman

2 Girls 1 Podcast HISTORY OF THE WEB

What the ’90s web can teach us about the future of the internet

Fire up your Netscape Navigators!

On Jan 14, 2019 by Matt Silverman, chris boylan

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How the transgender community found a safe haven on Discord

'We view gender as a sledgehammer, but it's actually a butterfly.'

On Jan 7, 2019 by Matt Silverman, chris boylan

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This couple quit the internet for a month and lived to vlog about it

How to live your best offline life.

On Dec 24, 2018 by Matt Silverman, chris boylan

2 Girls 1 Podcast SELFIE SURGERY

Meet the woman who got plastic surgery to match her filtered selfies

A healthier outlook or a worrying trend?

On Dec 17, 2018 by Matt Silverman, chris boylan

2 Girls 1 Podcast ESPERANTO

The ‘universal language’ of Esperanto is thriving on the internet

Finding common ground through common words.

On Dec 10, 2018 by Matt Silverman, chris boylan

2 Girls 1 Podcast THINGIVERSE

How 3D printing is transforming the board game industry

The rise of Creative Commons objects.

On Dec 3, 2018 by Matt Silverman, chris boylan

2 Girls 1 Podcast FAKE REVIEWS

How one guy tricked the internet into thinking his shed was London’s best restaurant

'Maybe we trust what we read online more than what we put in our mouths.'

On Nov 26, 2018 by Matt Silverman, chris boylan

2 Girls 1 Podcast CREEPYPASTA

Creepypasta and the evolution of internet horror storytelling

From urban legends to Slender Man.

On Nov 19, 2018 by Matt Silverman, chris boylan

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Meet the unlikely duo fighting Facebook’s rampant romance scams

Not all heroes wear capes.

On Nov 12, 2018 by Matt Silverman, chris boylan

2 Girls 1 Podcast REALBOTIX

Will sex robots ever replace your human partner? (Probably.)

BEEP BOOP oh yeah BOOP BEEP

On Nov 5, 2018 by Matt Silverman, chris boylan

2 Girls 1 Podcast KIDS YOUTUBE

Inside the terrifying rabbit hole of messed-up YouTube videos for kids

From the Finger Family to Elsa peeing on Spider-man.

On Oct 29, 2018 by Matt Silverman, chris boylan

2 Girls 1 Podcast KEVIN MACLEOD

How the internet’s most prolific composer makes a living by giving his music away for free

Creative Commons and the weird world of digital music rights.

On Oct 22, 2018 by Matt Silverman, chris boylan

2 Girls 1 Podcast: How Tay Zonday Survived YouTube Virality

How Tay Zonday survived being ‘Patient Zero’ of viral YouTube

Some stay dry and others feel the pain.

On Oct 15, 2018 by Matt Silverman, chris boylan

2 Girls 1 Podcast BOTNIK

Botnik’s algorithms create TV shows and Harry Potter books too hilarious to ignore

Beware the Singularity.

On Oct 8, 2018 by Matt Silverman, chris boylan