Episode 4

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12th Feb 2026

Our Viral Instagram Reel - 30 Seconds That Strangers Love

Jaclynn made the most viral reel about our friendship, and Robby has never seen Instagram until now- this is a GREAT (all caps episode) about telling a story in less than thirty seconds. The view count is well over a million and shows no signs of stopping.

This reel is so popular that it is actively making near strangers ask questions and have very strong opinions about our personal lives, which is astounding because Cole is the most boring person on the planet. "Movie magic" can do anything.

Jaclynn is really fun though, so watch it for yourself here: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DR-C6OWieXl/?igsh=YXU4b2J1OWJnZjMw

And it may sound like we're being overly self-effacing about it, but we're also all in awe of anyone who *can* tell impossibly short stories.

Cole made us watch and (deeply) analyze a vine for a whole episode, and we haven't finished editing them yet but we have episodes coming about Lydia Davis' effortlessly infuriating micro-fiction and Ernest Hemingway's "perfect" six-word short story, "Baby Shoes."

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