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Conference talks from eight years of XOXO.
Molly White
Citation Needed / Web3 Is Going Just Great
2024
featured
writer
technology
capitalism
tech culture
Erin Kissane
Writer/Researcher, COVID Tracking Project
2024
featured
writer
pandemic
capitalism
social media
community
internet culture
Ed Yong
Journalist/Author
2024
featured
journalist
pandemic
mental health
burnout
Cabel Sasser
Panic
2024
featured
creativity
legacy
history
funny
Charlie Jane Anders
Sci-Fi Author, Writer, Podcaster
2024
featured
writer
podcaster
community
inclusion
legacy
Tracy Clayton
Another Round/Strong Black Legends
2019
featured
podcaster
racism
mental health
exploitation
Harry Brewis
Hbomberguy
2019
featured
video creator
videogames
community
empathy
Jahkara J. Smith
Sailor J/NOS4A2
2019
featured
video creator
actor
viral fame
self-image
Lindsay Ellis
Video Essayist
2019
featured
video creator
harassment
mental health
community
social media
Jonny Sun
Writer/Illustrator/Aliebn
2018
featured
writer
cartoonist
viral fame
anxiety
social media
community
Cameron Esposito
Comedian/Actor/Podcaster
2018
featured
comedian
actor
podcaster
activism
identity
Open Mike Eagle
Rapper/Podcaster
2018
featured
musician
self-image
anxiety
identity
performance
Natalie Wynn
ContraPoints
2018
featured
video creator
harassment
social media
Demi Adejuyigbe
Screenwriter, Comedian, Podcaster
2018
featured
comedian
writer
identity
viral fame
internet culture
social media
funny
Hari Kondabolu
Comedian, Writer, Podcaster
2018
featured
comedian
podcaster
representation
racism
Sammus
Rapper/Producer
2016
featured
musician
vulnerability
mental health
performance
Lucy Bellwood
Adventure Cartoonist
2016
featured
cartoonist
comics
boats
money
overwork
self-care
community
Simone Giertz
Queen of Shitty Robots
2016
featured
video creator
hardware
robots
viral fame
creativity
funny
Jenn Schiffer
Engineer/Artist
2016
featured
technologist
writer
tech culture
sexism
funny
C. Spike Trotman
Iron Circus Comics
2015
featured
comics
crowdfunding
entrepreneur
representation
expectations
Eric Meyer
Meyerweb
2015
featured
designer
writer
technologist
ethics
community
vulnerability
harassment
death
Lisa Hanawalt
Artist/Illustrator
2015
featured
comics
illustrator
podcaster
anxiety
depression
impostor syndrome
funny
Nicky Case
Explorable Explanations
2015
featured
technologist
education
videogames
community
expectations
Amit Gupta
Photojojo
2015
featured
entrepreneur
self-care
community
vulnerability
Jonathan Mann
Song A Day
2014
featured
musician
video creator
viral fame
vulnerability
death
performance
Anita Sarkeesian
Feminist Frequency
2014
featured
video creator
representation
social media
videogames
harassment
sexism
Darius Kazemi
Tiny Subversions
2014
featured
technologist
social media
creativity
success
funny
Hank Green
Vlogbrothers/VidCon
2014
featured
video creator
writer
community
self-image
audience
success
Jack Conte
Pomplamoose/Patreon
2013
featured
musician
video creator
entrepreneur
money
crowdfunding
Jay Smooth
Ill Doctrine
2013
featured
video creator
community
inclusion
history
music
Christina Xu
Breadpig/Awesome Foundation
2013
featured
publisher
crowdfunding
independence
inclusion
community
Cabel Sasser
Panic Inc.
2013
featured
technologist
entrepreneur
anxiety
success
legacy
vulnerability
Julia Nunes
Singer-Songwriter
2012
featured
musician
video creator
viral fame
community
audience
crowdfunding
Dan Harmon
Community
2012
featured
writer
podcaster
community
money
capitalism
Jen Bekman
20x200
2012
featured
entrepreneur
artist
money
Adam Savage
Mythbusters
2012
featured
maker
creativity
community
Darius Kazemi
Tiny Subversions
2024
technologist
social media
independence
capitalism
funny
Gita Jackson
Aftermath
2024
journalist
writer
independence
capitalism
exploitation
community
money
Sarah Jeong
The Verge
2024
journalist
harassment
mental health
viral fame
social media
Dan Olson
Folding Ideas
2024
video creator
creativity
vulnerability
self-image
Kim Belair
Sweet Baby Inc.
2024
writer
videogames
harassment
viral fame
social media
representation
Emma Kinema
Game Workers Unite
2019
videogames
activism
capitalism
exploitation
community
empathy
Rekka Bellum & Devine Lu Linvega
Hundred Rabbits
2019
illustrator
technologist
videogames
open source
independence
boats
duo
Katherine Paul
Black Belt Eagle Scout
2019
musician
representation
history
performance
Soleil Ho
Restaurant Critic
2019
writer
podcaster
food
representation
Caitlin Doughty
Mortician/Author
2019
video creator
writer
death
money
self-image
Emily & Amelia Nagoski
Burnout
2019
writer
mental health
anxiety
sexism
duo
Mikki Kendall
Writer/Cultural Critic
2019
writer
activism
racism
sexism
social media
Nat Puff
Left At London
2019
musician
viral fame
performance
social media
funny
Jenny Odell
Artist/Writer
2019
writer
tech culture
mental health
capitalism
River Butcher
Comic/Actor/Writer
2019
comedian
actor
podcaster
intersectionality
social media
funny
Jean Grae
Rapper/Writer/Director
2018
writer
actor
musician
comedian
creativity
Jennifer 8. Lee
EmojiNation
2018
entrepreneur
writer
inclusion
representation
internet culture
Beth Newell & Sarah Pappalardo
Reductress
2018
writer
comedian
sexism
intersectionality
duo
Matt Furie
Artist/Illustrator
2018
cartoonist
internet culture
harassment
Claire L. Evans
Broad Band, YACHT
2018
writer
musician
technology
history
representation
sexism
Adam Conover
Adam Ruins Everything
2018
actor
comedian
identity
history
education
community
funny
Helen Rosner
Writer, Editor
2018
writer
food
viral fame
social media
harassment
sexism
MariNaomi
Author, Illustrator
2018
cartoonist
comics
representation
inclusion
racism
sexism
Ijeoma Oluo
Writer, Editor
2018
writer
racism
education
community
Gaby Dunn
Just Between Us
2016
video creator
writer
money
exploitation
tech culture
independence
Talia Jane
Comedian/Writer
2016
writer
comedian
tech culture
viral fame
social media
harassment
Neil Cicierega
Internet Person
2016
musician
video creator
internet culture
videogames
funny
Star Simpson
Engineer
2016
hardware
robots
crowdfunding
Starlee Kine
Mystery Show
2016
podcaster
impostor syndrome
overwork
expectations
John Roderick
The Long Winters
2016
podcaster
musician
overwork
expectations
David Rees
Going Deep with David Rees
2016
cartoonist
podcaster
video creator
money
anxiety
funny
Leaf Corcoran
Itch.io
2016
technologist
videogames
independence
money
Sarah Jeong
Journalist/Writer
2016
journalist
technology
privacy
community
Frank Chimero
Designer
2016
designer
writer
creativity
expectations
independence
community
Heather Armstrong
Dooce
2015
writer
mental health
depression
vulnerability
viral fame
Alex Blumberg
Gimlet
2015
podcaster
entrepreneur
storytelling
Daniel Mallory Ortberg
The Toast
2015
writer
audience
community
expectations
funny
Anil Dash
Makerbase
2015
entrepreneur
writer
history
storytelling
technology
internet culture
community
representation
Zoe Quinn
Crash Override
2015
writer
videogames
harassment
viral fame
internet culture
tech culture
Akilah Hughes
It's Akilah, Obviously!
2015
video creator
comedian
impostor syndrome
self-image
audience
Rami Ismail
Vlambeer
2015
videogames
tech culture
representation
education
racism
Veronica Belmont
Host/Podcaster
2015
podcaster
writer
self-image
internet culture
sexism
harassment
viral fame
Kathy Sierra
Serious Pony
2015
writer
education
technology
internet culture
tech culture
harassment
Kevin Kelly
Cool Tools
2014
writer
maker
success
technology
independence
crowdfunding
Gina Trapani
ThinkUp
2014
technologist
writer
entrepreneur
death
community
social media
Golan Levin & Pablo Garcia
NeoLucida
2014
technologist
illustrator
maker
education
ethics
hardware
history
crowdfunding
duo
Ethan Diamond
Bandcamp
2014
entrepreneur
technologist
music
money
independence
Rachel Binx
Gifpop/Meshu
2014
artist
technologist
maker
crowdfunding
money
vulnerability
John Gruber
Daring Fireball
2014
writer
technology
history
internet culture
tech culture
community
Erin McKean
Wordnik
2014
writer
technologist
entrepreneur
independence
tech culture
community
empathy
Justin Hall
Links from the Underground
2014
writer
video creator
vulnerability
internet culture
community
empathy
privacy
Joseph Fink
Welcome to Night Vale
2014
podcaster
viral fame
internet culture
money
success
audience
Edna Piranha
Meatspace
2014
technologist
open source
internet culture
community
Leigh Alexander
Writer
2014
writer
videogames
inclusion
harassment
vulnerability
Paul Ford
Writer
2014
writer
technologist
technology
anxiety
internet culture
history
legacy
mental health
death
Chris Anderson
DIY Drones/3D Robotics
2013
writer
maker
entrepreneur
hardware
robots
open source
technology
Max Temkin
Cards Against Humanity
2013
independence
community
impostor syndrome
crowdfunding
performance
Erika Moen
Oh Joy Sex Toy
2013
cartoonist
comics
independence
education
community
vulnerability
Maciej Ceglowski
Pinboard
2013
writer
independence
community
money
funny
Adrian Holovaty
Soundslice
2013
technologist
musician
video creator
viral fame
performance
Vi Hart
Mathemusician
2013
musician
video creator
education
performance
funny
Jack Cheng
Writer/Designer
2013
writer
designer
identity
success
independence
crowdfunding
Molly Crabapple
Artist/Writer
2013
artist
capitalism
crowdfunding
exploitation
independence
Ev Williams
Medium/Twitter/Blogger
2013
entrepreneur
technology
internet culture
social media
Mark Frauenfelder, Cory Doctorow, David Pescovitz, Xeni Jardin
Boing Boing
2013
interview
writer
internet culture
independence
money
community
Julie Uhrman
Ouya
2013
videogames
hardware
crowdfunding
vulnerability
independence
Marco Arment
The Magazine/Instapaper
2013
entrepreneur
technologist
podcaster
publisher
independence
Mike Rugnetta
Idea Channel
2013
video creator
internet culture
audience
community
independence
Jonathan Coulton
Musician
2013
musician
success
identity
audience
expectations
independence
Tim Schafer
Double Fine Productions
2013
videogames
entrepreneur
independence
crowdfunding
community
Dan Provost & Tom Gerhardt
Studio Neat/Glif/Cosmonaut
2012
hardware
designer
crowdfunding
duo
R. Stevens
Diesel Sweeties
2012
cartoonist
independence
crowdfunding
community
James Swirsky & Lisanne Pajot
Indie Game: The Movie
2012
filmmaker
videogames
crowdfunding
independence
community
duo
interview
Emily Winfield Martin
Black Apple
2012
artist
illustrator
writer
audience
Ron Carmel
World of Goo/Indie Fund
2012
videogames
independence
exploitation
money
interview
Bre Pettis
MakerBot
2012
entrepreneur
maker
hardware
open source
Matt Haughey
Metafilter
2012
technologist
internet culture
community
money
Yancey Strickler
Kickstarter
2012
entrepreneur
crowdfunding
community
independence
Maggie Vail & Jesse Von Doom
CASH Music
2012
music
open source
money
exploitation
independence
duo
Evan Ratliff
The Atavist
2012
writer
journalist
publisher
storytelling
money
Jamie Wilkinson
VHX
2012
entrepreneur
technologist
video creator
filmmaker
independence
audience
Josh Reich
Simple
2012
entrepreneur
technologist
money
maker
Chad Dickerson
Etsy
2012
entrepreneur
technologist
maker
artist
ethics
money
Chris Poole
Canvas/4chan
2012
technologist
internet culture
community
audience