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If it wasn't for my buddy Steve, I'd probably never have anything exciting to talk about. Luckily for both of us, Steve exists and we have something exciting to talk about today.

Steve just published a fabulous essay about the Instant Talk Show. It's pretty simple: couple of guys run a lo-fi, hilarious interview program on a flimsy table in the middle of the street. You will laugh out-loud.

This is EXACTLY the kind of low-budget creativity that fledgling writers need right now. The newspaper, magazine, and publishing industries are struggling under the weight of potentially fatal pressures. Magic writing outlets won't appear out of thin air.

We have a rare, rare opportunity to build our own storytelling spaces. Watch and learn:

"The idea behind Instant Talk Show makes perfect sense when you consider that our celebrity culture, previously powered by the likes of David Letterman and Jay Leno, has been open-sourced to the minicam-wielding kids creating YouTube vids. Who needs a faux skyline behind a stage set? DIY is the new professional."