1 Way To Make An Emoji

Alex Schmidt created an emoji...and there is a whole lot more to it than that. In this one-off limited time podcast miniseries, discover how Alex created the new BISON EMOJI. You’ll also discover insane American history, fascinating animal facts, the artisanal unicorn emoji industry, Internet linguistics, hoax supervolcanoes, and so much more. Also please be aware that the final episode involves themes of grief and loss.

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The bison emoji is now available on iPhones! And there's more good news where that came from. [This is not a whole new episode of the miniseries, it's an extra bonus update.]

Nov 06, 2020•12 min

Episode 4: Everyone’s Bison

Welcome to Episode 4 out of 4. [CONTENT WARNING: grief & loss] Guests on this episode: Chet Wild (comedian & podcaster) -- @ChetWild/#FastballAtChets Charles Brewer (food program manager for Charging Buffalo Meat House, Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota) -- nativeprogress.org Visit bisonemojipodcast.com for episode show notes, full guest information, and source links for this episode’s history, science, and stories. Contact bisonemojipodcast@gmail.com with your questions about the emo...

May 02, 2020•42 min•Ep. 4

Episode 3: Bison Are Incredible!

Welcome to Episode 3 out of 4! Guest on this episode: Katie Goldin (comedy writer & host of the ‘Creature Feature’ podcast) -- @KatieGoldin/@ProBirdRights Visit bisonemojipodcast.com for episode show notes, full guest information, and source links for this episode’s history, science, and stories. Contact bisonemojipodcast@gmail.com with your questions about the emoji proposal process, or anything else. Music used in this episode: “Disco Sheik” by Podington Bear (soundofpicture.com) “Magic Sc...

May 02, 2020•59 min•Ep. 3

Episode 2: Emoji Are Worthwhile!

Welcome to Episode 2 out of 4! Guests on this episode: Julia Heffernan (emoji artist) -- juliaheffernan.com Gretchen McCulloch (Internet linguist) -- gretchenmcculloch.com Greg Welch (Unicode board member & V.P.) -- unicode.org Visit bisonemojipodcast.com for episode show notes, full guest information, and source links for this episode’s history, science, and stories. Contact bisonemojipodcast@gmail.com with your questions about the emoji proposal process, or anything else. Music used in thi...

May 02, 2020•52 min•Ep. 2

Episode 1: Particles Start Accelerating

Welcome to Episode 1 out of 4! Guest on this episode: Mark Bramhill (podcaster & audio storyteller) -- markbramhill.com Visit bisonemojipodcast.com for episode show notes, full guest information, and source links for this episode’s history, science, and stories. Contact bisonemojipodcast@gmail.com with your questions about the emoji proposal process, or anything else. Music used in this episode: “Disco Sheik” by Podington Bear (soundofpicture.com) “Tweedlebugs” by Podington Bear “Pixelland” ...

May 02, 2020•33 min•Ep. 1

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Alex Schmidt created an emoji...and there is a whole lot more to it than that. In this one-off limited time podcast miniseries, discover how Alex created the new BISON EMOJI. You’ll also discover insane American history, fascinating animal facts, the artisanal unicorn emoji industry, Internet linguistics, hoax supervolcanoes, and a few big secret things not listed here. Show website: bisonemojipodcast.com Episode music: “Disco Sheik” by Podington Bear (soundofpicture.com)...

Mar 19, 2020•1 min

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