Content Creators as Foie Gras
Creators feel squeezed like overstuffed foie gras
Jul 1, 2026 · 37 min · 17 segments
On today’s episode, host Kate Lindsay is joined by Kyle Raymond Fitzpatrick, creator of The Trend Report, to talk about how so many of our favorite influencers…
Kyle Raymond FitzpatrickGuest
Kate LindsayHost
We are here to talk today about what happens when an influencer stops posting for good.

So before we get into that, I must ask you, Kyle, is there a retired or missing influencer who you wish would come back or who you just miss?
I mean, yes, I think there's a lot of Viners who like, sadly, once the Vine moment sort of like ended, like they sort of went with it.
Like the people who didn't quite rise, like the people who weren't the Lele Pons.
Like there were these really cute twins and they did the like the Welcome to Chili's videos.
But like, I will sometimes I'll go and I'll look at his like profile and be like, damn, he was so great.

Yeah, I feel like obviously I was a casual watcher of Jenna Marbles, who, of course, we'll talk about later.

We are here to talk today about what happens when an influencer stops posting for good.

So before we get into that, I must ask you, Kyle, is there a retired or missing influencer who you wish would come back or who you just miss?
I mean, yes, I think there's a lot of Viners who like, sadly, once the Vine moment sort of like ended, like they sort of went with it.
Like the people who didn't quite rise, like the people who weren't the Lele Pons.
Like there were these really cute twins and they did the like the Welcome to Chili's videos.
But like, I will sometimes I'll go and I'll look at his like profile and be like, damn, he was so great.

Yeah, I feel like obviously I was a casual watcher of Jenna Marbles, who, of course, we'll talk about later.
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