How Ben Gibbard Wrote One of Death Cab for Cutie's Best Songs

Have you had the funny feeling that content online is just a worse than it used to be – that actually a lot of art – movies, TV, music, comedy is just not has good as 3, 5, 10 years ago? Or maybe you are a person who makes art for a living who feels like the frog in boiling water, slowly being squeezed by the powers that be out of being able to make a living. How did this happen? Why is this the case? To use a word coined by this week's guest Cory Doctorow – Enshittification. That is the title of Cory’s book about how the internet and, in turn, our modern lives slowly and, often intentionally, were made less enjoyable and less functional by the people that control the major tech companies. Cory is an author, professor, and digital rights activist and generally one of the most articulate speakers on how the de facto tech monopolies are degrading our standard of living. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Certified nice person and actor D'Arcy Carden joins us to talk about her diverse body of work, her new role on Peacock's 'Five Star Weekend' and why she's so good at being friends with celebrities. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jemaine Clement stops by to talk about masculinity, Flight of the Conchords and his newest show 'Alice and Steve'. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week Vulture critic Kathryn VanArendonk returns to the podcast to discuss Louis CK's new Netflix special. This is his fourth special since 2017, when the New York Times reported accusations of the comedian’s sexual misconduct, but it is only the first on a major platform. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week Death Cab for Cutie frontman and The Postal Service member Ben Gibbard walks us through his songwriting process and reflects on indie rock's history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week actor, director and podcaster Jason Bateman joined us live at Vulture Festival at Tribeca Festival for a conversation about his wide-ranging career and being the best comedy straight man in history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, comedy legend Wanda Sykes joins us for a conversation about her new special 'Legacy', how she approaches doing jokes about political strife, and how her stand-up changed after she came out publicly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week we interview Rhea Seehorn about working with Vince Gilligan on 'Better Call Saul' and the AppleTV+ show 'Pluribus'. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Comedian Ramy Youssef joins us this week to talk about his new HBO special 'In Love', living through controversy and why he would visit a meme museum. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, Paul Walter Hauser sits down to talk about doing both silly comedies like 'Balls Up' and dark dramas like 'Black Bird'. He also talks about being a very real pro wrestler. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices