Hrishikesh Hirway is Ready to be Heard

The creator of Song Exploder on releasing an album into the attention economy

May 13 • Elan Ullendorff

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March 2026

The Student AI Trap

Prompt if you're damned, do if you don't

Mar 18 • Elan Ullendorff

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Anti-viral with Hallie Bateman

"People didn’t want the nicer thing. They wanted the $25 print they can tape to the wall."

Mar 5 • Elan Ullendorff

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February 2026

On coffee filters and filter bubbles

and a banner ad that was good, actually

Feb 2 • Elan Ullendorff

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December 2025

Anti-viral with Alicia Kennedy

"People just want you to talk about yourself"

Dec 2, 2025 • Elan Ullendorff

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June 2025

Enter the gift interface

An archive of generosity

Jun 11, 2025 • Elan Ullendorff

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March 2025

Have you tried unplugging and plugging yourself back in again?

A conversation with David Zvi Kalman

Mar 21, 2025 • Elan Ullendorff

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February 2025

Announcing the Escape the Algorithm ᵐⁱᶜʳᵒsupporter Program

Welcoming tiny acts of codependence

Feb 5, 2025 • Elan Ullendorff

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January 2025

So you want to escape the algorithm

A primer

Jan 16, 2025 • Elan Ullendorff

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December 2024

ETA's Best links of 2024

Relinking some Links links

Dec 22, 2024 • Elan Ullendorff

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November 2024

The perfect pecan pie will never exi—

Cutting a slice of longing

Nov 26, 2024 • Elan Ullendorff

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Gift interfaces, an interview, and how you found me

Some updates on things that have happened and that are coming in the escape the algorithm cinematic universe:

Nov 14, 2024 • Elan Ullendorff

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