Happy MaxFun Block Party, everybody! I charted the engagement with #BlockPartyBingo over the course of its twelve-day run.

I also can't decide if it's funny or sad

They probably think it's more sad than anything, probably even feels a little bit guilty about it too

I doubt they did it out of malice, in fact, they're probably even a genuine whole-hearted fan of a lot of the podcasts under the network. But the gross predatory financial practices of Maximum Fun and their interactions with the podcasts they host, which they try and slip under the rug by appearing to be a "Quirky And Wholesome Family-Friendly Podcast Network!" And Jesse Thorn's various ick things? She probably can't stand it. A person hurting dearly for money sees essentially a free opportunity to get some glassware, and what starts as a pretty funny joke accidentally ends up being a little bit more raw than intended. Whoops.

I dunno. It's a surprisingly complicated thing.

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