Welcome to The Digital Contrarian Podcast

In this inaugural episode of The Digital Contrarian podcast, host Ryan Levesque announces the launch of the audio edition of his popular weekly newsletter.

You'll learn what to expect from this new format, discover some of the most popular past issues we'll be exploring, and find out how this podcast serves digital entrepreneurs building meaningful businesses in our AI-driven world.

Question of the Day 🗣️

What's one contrarian insight you're hoping to explore as we navigate this rapidly evolving digital landscape?

Key Take-aways

• The Digital Contrarian podcast is the "audio book" edition of Ryan's weekly newsletter
• Each episode explores the intersection of digital business, strategic thinking, and authentic entrepreneurship
• Content designed for entrepreneurs who think differently in an increasingly noisy digital world
• Episodes cover strategic content ecosystems, category of one businesses, and the return to real movement

Timestamped Outline ⏱️

00:00 – Welcome to The Digital Contrarian podcast
00:18 – What The Digital Contrarian newsletter explores
00:32 – Why we're launching an audio version
00:49 – Popular past issues we'll be covering
01:07 – Who this podcast serves
01:26 – What to expect moving forward

Links & Resources 🔗

• The Digital Contrarian newsletter → https://thedigitalcontrarian.com/

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Credits

Host: Ryan Levesque
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Transcript

Hey, this is Ryan Levesque here, and I'm excited to share a big relaunch with you here today. So last year, I started writing a weekly piece called The Digital Contrarian, a weekly newsletter where I explore the intersection of digital business, strategic thinking, and authentic entrepreneurship. 

And it's where I share insights for digital entrepreneurs who maybe think differently from the rest of the world, examining what's changing, what's working, and what's next in our rapidly evolving landscape in this new AI era. 

One of the biggest pieces of feedback that I've received from readers is that they're looking for new ways to consume the content every single week. So I've decided to create an audio version. You can think of it as an audio book edition of The Digital Contrarian, where every week you'll get access to an audio essay representing that week's issue. 

Some of the most popular past issues we'll be exploring include strategic content ecosystem, how to build a content system that works for you, not against you, the $10 million per year category of one business blueprint, and the return to real movement taking shape in the world today. We're beginning with the most recent issues that I've written, and you can start diving in right away. 

Whether you're an experienced digital entrepreneur, someone building a meaningful business that aligns with your values, or you're simply looking for contrarian insights in an increasingly noisy digital world, I think you'll find tremendous value here in this series. 

So stay tuned as we bring The Digital Contrarian to life through this podcast. I'm thrilled to have you join me on this journey.