Dhar Mann Pt. 2 - a podcast by Boys Bible Study

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We present the next chapter in our coverage of Dhar Mann, the famous youtube entrepreneur whose moralizing tales of workers, bosses, and gold diggers remind us of our favorite Christian movies. In our 2021 bonus episode on Dhar Mann and his production company (now unlocked for free on our public feed), we posited that Dhar’s modern day video parables function as a religious text within a spiritual practice that worships only money. We also speculated that something shady was happening at Dhar Mann headquarters, mostly just because Dhar’s shiny branding and suspiciously positive tone gave us bad vibes. Little did we know that in February 2023, many of Dhar Mann’s most prolific cast members would expose the production company for its unfair treatment, going as far as to set up a picket line outside the studio demanding compensation that reflected the money their work was earning for the channel. Dhar’s channel is considered a non-union “new media” enterprise, so it is not beholden to many of the same labor regulations enforced on the average shoot within the Los Angeles film and television industry. This legal loophole allows Dhar to pay his actors by the hour instead of a day rate and to not be forced to compensate actors for extra labor such as in-person appearances at ticketed fan events. Unfortunately, many of the actors that spoke up were simply fired from Dhar Mann’s studios, and the machine continues without them as internet amnesia makes the strike of 6 months ago seem like ancient history. Ash and Julian examine how Dhar Mann’s storytelling tone and technique has evolved since 2021, and they read a fascinating article by former prolific Dhar Mann actor Michael Vaccaro which gives a rare behind-the-scenes look at the bizarre practices of one of the internet’s most famous media franchises of all time.

Article referenced: ‘The Ending Will Shock You…’ My Life as a Dhar Mann Actor (Michael Vaccaro)

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