Bobby Finger
Bobby Finger | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 1986 (age 38) |
| Alma mater | University of Texas at Austin |
| Occupation(s) | Podcaster Journalist Music Producer[1] |
| Years active | 2015–present |
Bobby Finger (April 22, 1986) is an American journalist, podcaster,[2] pop culture critic, businessman,[3] and house music producer.[4][5] He hosts the popular Who? Weekly podcast[6] with his friend and fellow writer Lindsey Weber. Finger's bylines have appeared in New York Magazine, New York Times, Vanity Fair, and he is a regular contributing writer to the website Jezebel.
Career
Finger, originally from Texas, graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 2008.[7] He worked as a copywriter in new York City until transitioning to becoming a full time pop culture writer and podcaster in 2015.
Who? Weekly initially started in 2016 in as a newsletter that lovingly poked fun at the tabloid, Us Weekly.[2][8] The podcast's fans are collectively called Wholigans.[9] The Wholigan Facebook group has over 15,000 members and includes not only listeners but industry insiders who discuss celebrity sightings, news, rumors and deep dives.[2] Notably, the search for "who-y" behavior has led the group to discover in 2017 that then-White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer had an open account on mobile payment service Venmo.[2]
Celebrity callers to Who's There have included Lena Dunham, Lea DeLaria, and Richard Curtis.
In 2019, Vuture named Who? Weekly one of the ten conversation podcasts that shaped the genre.[10]
See also
References
- ^ "Josh Lucas, Sofia Pernas & Ma? – Who? Weekly". Spotify. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
- ^ a b c d Harnish, Amelia. "Wholigans Are The Real Thems Of The "Who? Weekly" Universe". www.refinery29.com. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
- ^ Harmon, Steph (September 1, 2019). "From Rita Ora to Lena Dunham: how a podcast about celebrity became a 'recipe for joy'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
- ^ <ref>Relman, Eliza. "Megyn Kelly invited her harshest critic onto her show and the meeting was hilariously awkward". Business Insider. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
- ^ Finger, Bobby (April 2, 2012). "April 22 Birthday Post". bobby finger. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "About". Who? Weekly. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
- ^ "Alumni US | The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas Area". alumnius.net. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
- ^ Times, The New York (July 2, 2018). "When Superfans Attack". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
- ^ Keiles, Jamie Lauren (November 1, 2019). "Even Nobodies Have Fans Now. (For Better or Worse.)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
- ^ Quah, Nicholas (October 4, 2019). "10 Essential Conversation Podcasts That Shaped the Genre". Vulture. Retrieved June 3, 2020.