Encore: Why YouTube Loves Video Essays

Today, we’re revisiting one of our favorite episodes from this
January about longform video essays. In this episode, Candice Lim
is joined by Anisa Khalifa, a podcast producer and host of The
Broadside from WUNC. They dissect the phenomenon surrounding video
essays, which are not exactly new to YouTube, but finding a
captivated audience in Gen-Z and millennial culture. From deep
dives into The Hobbit to retellings of Greek
mythology, the ability to analyze pop culture, cite sources and
listen to spoken essays uninterrupted is creating the hunger for
more longform content. This podcast is produced by Se’era Spragley
Ricks, Daisy Rosario and Candice Lim. Learn more about your ad
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