Pottery-Based Death Threats

From Beautiful Stories From Anonymous People by Chris Gethard

March 10, 2026 · 1h 15m · Episode 520

About this episode

A potter discusses the impact of viral attention on their small business after a political post went viral.

A potter who just had their biggest sales day ever calls in to talk about what life has been like since their political post went viral. They talk about the simultaneous blessing and curse of viral attention as a small business owner, the economics of online rage, and the emotional whiplash of suddenly having thousands of strangers invested in your life. Plus, if you stick around behind the paywall, so much Avatar: The Last Airbender . Sign up for Beautiful/Anonymous+ to get ad free episodes and access to exclusive audio including 5 Random Questions with this week's caller. Leave us a voicemail at (973) 306-4676 Refresh your wardrobe with Quince. Go to Quince.com/beautiful for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Now available in Canada, too. Visit Upwork.com right now to post your job for free and connect with top talent ready to help your business grow. Get 20% off your DeleteMe plan when you go to joindeleteme.com/ BEAUTIFUL and use promo code BEAUTIFUL at checkout.

People in this episode

Host: Chris Gethard

Guest: Unnamed Potter

Topics covered

small business
viral attention
political post
emotional impact
online rage

Keywords

pottery
viral post
small business
emotional whiplash
online economics

Mentioned in this episode

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Books & works: Avatar: The Last Airbender