
John Murphy
Historian and educator, Dr. John Murphy, Ed.D., is a Resident Lecturer at Lectures on Tap in Chicago and hosts "It's 5:00 O'Clock Sometime," after a career in K-12 school leadership.
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Sep 24, 2026
Episode 74: Dr. John Murphy on Building an Audience
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17:36Manead KhinHOST
So do you think traditional academic credentials are becoming more valuable as trust signals that you can build an audience on TikTok? Do you think having a PhD or any kind of educational background gives you more credibility? How do you see that?

John MurphyGUEST
Yeah, I think that's a national, international discussion that I feel like we're all kind of having in real time.

John MurphyGUEST
And it's interesting watching creators... who front load their credentials really quickly in terms of like, there's a reason you should listen to me.

John MurphyGUEST
A trend that I am noticing much more over the last year or so is someone will say something insane and the video starts with a clear like stitch incoming at the beginning.

John MurphyGUEST
So you see the person say something, I don't know, bonkers, like vaccines are bad, but it'll say stitching coming at the top.
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33:16Manead KhinHOST
Another question is around like, in five years, do you think that we'll see more credential experts building their own platforms and like getting that recognized career paths outside of maybe being just an academia or being at conferences?