Bill Barol

Bill Barol

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Followers
936
Account age
3 yrs

Known for

This week on Imagination & Junk, the transatlantic conversation about creativity I co-host with @matricardo: The "A" word. https://www.imaginationandjunk.com/posts/episode-28-the-a-word1 views This week on Imagination & Junk, the transatlantic conversation about creativity I co-host with @matricardo: The "A" word. https://www.imaginationandjunk.com/posts/episode-28-the-a-word

📊 Post engagement

1
Avg engagement / post
0.1%
Engagement vs followers
Nov 2022
On Mastodon since

🔥 Top post: The fact that Swalwell is indignantly huffing about "being too b · 1 likes + reposts

📊 Activity & format

Posting cadence
2.6 / week
Posts several times a week.
Content mix
Mostly images
Recent: 5 text · 7 image · 0 video.
Follower / following
1.6×
Follows 569 back. A more reciprocal / networked account.

Recent posts

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🔥 Top post The fact that Swalwell is indignantly huffing about "being too busy running a campaign to respond" only means he's read the playbook. He'll still be out of the race by this time Monday. ★ 1
This week: Perfection, and chasing it. http://imaginationandjunk.com The idea that the terrifying Tommy Shelby would choose to live out his latter years as a wannabe writer is so ludicrously flattering to writers that it can only have been dreamed up by a writer. #PeakyBlinders This week in Hammertown: Mayor Huffman effortlessly explains away the perplexing image he posted to his social media accounts. hammertownusa.substack.com This week at Imagination & Junk, the transatlantic conversation about creativity I host with Mat Ricardo: Rules, and when to blow them up. Plus: Other things! imaginationandjunk.com I no longer fear Death, for I have attempted to find the #NBAplayoffs on a hotel TV. This week: Mayor Huffman has an ambitious plan to make Hammertown the Spring Break Capital of the USA. https://hammertownusa.substack.com/p/this-week-in-hammertown-41 Cool, except my question is always "Why Daddy not love me" https://www.theverge.com/tech/909391/google-gemini-ai-3d-models-simulations Cool, except my questions are all variations on "Why Daddy not love me?" https://www.theverge.com/tech/909391/google-gemini-ai-3d-models-simulations This week: Mayor Huffman's bold plan to make Hammertown the Spring Break Capital of the USA. https://hammertownusa.substack.com/p/this-week-in-hammertown-41 This week on Imagination & Junk, the transatlantic conversation about creativity I co-host with @matricardo: The "A" word. https://www.imaginationandjunk.com/posts/episode-28-the-a-word ★ 1 It's fundraising week once again at Hammertown Community Radio. Please give generously! https://open.substack.com/pub/hammertownusa/p/news-and-notes-april-3-2026

🐘 Community & instance

Home server
journa.host
A journalists server — its members and audience skew toward that niche, so expect a community-aligned, engaged following.
On Mastodon since
Nov 2022
Joined in the Twitter-exodus wave of late 2022 — part of the migration that made Mastodon a real destination.

💡 Facts

🗓️Joined Mastodon in 2022 — 3 years ago.
👁️Averages 1 views per post.
📤Posts about 2.6× per week.

🛡️ Audience credibility

43/100 Fair
  • Est. 73% real, active audience · Medium fake-follower risk.
  • Low engagement (~0.1% of followers engage each post) — a sign of an inflated or inactive audience.
  • Established account (3+ years old).
Est. authentic audience
73%
Fake-follower risk
Medium
Data confidence
High

Heuristic estimate from engagement, follower ratios, account age & growth — a screening signal, not a guarantee.

About

I'm the creator of HAMMERTOWN, a serialized political satire. I also co-host/co-produce Imagination & Junk, a podcast about creativity. From 2015 to 2017 I produced HOME: Stories From L.A. Writing: New Yorker, New York Times, Fast Company, Time, Newsweek, Forbes, Fortune, Boing Boing + more I also spent some time as a TV writer. Santa Monica, CA #journalism, #podcasting, #media, 
#creativity, #architecture, 
#design, #NBA, #coffee, #dogs, #losangeles

📸 Gallery

This week: Perfection, and chasing it. http://imaginationandjunk.com This week in Hammertown: Mayor Huffman effortlessly explains away the perplexing image he posted to his social media accounts. hammertownusa.substack.com This week at Imagination & Junk, the transatlantic conversation about creativity I host with Mat Ricardo: Rules, and when to blow them up. Plus: Other things! imaginationandjunk.com This week: Mayor Huffman has an ambitious plan to make Hammertown the Spring Break Capital of the USA. https://hammertownusa.substack.com/p/this-week-in-hammertown-41 This week: Mayor Huffman's bold plan to make Hammertown the Spring Break Capital of the USA. https://hammertownusa.substack.com/p/this-week-in-hammertown-41 This week on Imagination & Junk, the transatlantic conversation about creativity I co-host with @matricardo: The "A" word. https://www.imaginationandjunk.com/posts/episode-28-the-a-word It's fundraising week once again at Hammertown Community Radio. Please give generously! https://open.substack.com/pub/hammertownusa/p/news-and-notes-april-3-2026

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