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Formats Unpacked: Lofi Girl
How a beautifully crafted animated loop built a fanbase of 12 million subscribers on YouTube
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Formats Unpacked: Married At First Sight Australia
How a reality show built accountability into the format
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Formats Unpacked: Aria Code
How a format challenges the idea the opera belongs to a different time
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Formats Unpacked: Wordle
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Formats Unpacked: The Rewatchables
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Formats Unpacked: Axios
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Formats Unpacked: Football Cliches
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Formats Unpacked: Billie Eilish - Same Interview One Year Apart
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Formats Unpacked: Brain Software Podcast
How a podcast about hypnosis uses wordplay and absurdity to keep listeners hooked
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Formats Unpacked: Sports Brackets
How a sport format has been used to decide who is the best at everything
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Formats Unpacked: Parody Adverts
How a local plumber used parody to capture the attention of millions
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Formats Unpacked: Box One
How a beautifully designed story creates unforgettable and surprising moments
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Formats Unpacked: Reasons to be Cheerful, Part 3
How a song format turns a traditional structure on it's head
Formats Unpacked: You Suck at Cooking
How a YouTube cookery format makes learning such fun
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Formats Unpacked: Normal Gossip
How a format about gossip become the podcast everyone is talking about
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