Tara McMullin 

Writer, podcaster, and producer baffled by the absurdity of neoliberal capitalism. Autistic feminist. Aspiring philosopher. Amateur baker. Host of the What Works podcast and author of a book of the same name.

My first essay & podcast episode of 2025 will be out tomorrow. It’s called “Broken Links,” and it’s all about the trials, tribulations, and existential crises of (re)consolidating 16+ years of online work into a single website.

I won’t be publishing it here, though. I’ll be sharing it at the new & improved whatworks (dot) fyi

More in the update below!

I've moved!

The first piece I published this year was about the compromises we make when we do work that’s dependent on platforms.

The last piece I’m publishing this year is, too.

I’m so over this.

And by ‘this,’ I mean dealing with the upstream decisions platforms make that directly impact my work and livelihood.

I'm So Over This (or, the Trouble With Platforms)
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In which I finally share some thoughts on Gary Vaynerchuk’s truly dystopian book: Day Trading Attention

How "Know, Like, and Trust" Became Ensh*tified