Projects

The Grapevine

A podcast about the world and its lesser-known stories, from the Russian Doctor who tried to conquer Hawaii for the Russian Empire to a national sport played with a headless goat carcass. The Grapevine is a broad look at the strange history of people and culture, a neat little journey from confusion to acceptance. Episodes available here and on Spotify.



ExLudico

Comprehensive video game reviews, news, and opinion pieces available at exludi.co.



Be Kind, Rewind

Culture critic Ben Grapevine is joined by Professor of Film Studies at the University of Minnesota-North Branch Shondra Ellis to address one of America's most uncomfortable truths: overstated reactions to 2018's YouTube Rewind. Over six seasons and 347 episodes, the two media titans contact internet trolls from around the world and ask them to consider kindness.