Bobby Finger | |
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| Born | April 1986 (age 38) |
| Alma mater | University of Texas at Austin |
| Occupation(s) | Podcaster Journalist Music Producer [1] Author |
| Years active | 2015–present |
Robert "Bobby" Finger (born April 22, 1986) is an American journalist, author, podcaster, and pop culture critic, best known as the co-creator and host of the Who? Weekly podcast alongside friend and fellow writer Lindsey Weber. [2] He previously worked as a regular contributing writer for the US culture website Jezebel from 2015 until 2018. [3]
Finger graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 2008. [4] After moving to New York City, he worked as a copywriter at an advertising agency before transitioning into becoming a full-time pop culture writer and podcaster in 2015. [3]
Finger's byline has appeared in outlets including New York , [5] The New York Times , [6] and Vanity Fair . [7] Finger has also appeared as a guest on podcasts including Blank Check with Griffin and David , [8] It's Been a Minute with Sam Sanders, [9] and Little Gold Men. [7]
In 2016, Finger, alongside Lindsey Weber, started the podcast Who? Weekly, based on a newsletter and focused on B-list celebrities. [10] The podcast quickly became popular, amassing a group of fans known as 'Wholigans'. [11] The podcast has received a positive critical response and celebrity fans including Lena Dunham and Lea DeLaria. [12] In 2019, Vulture named the show one of the "10 Essential Conversation Podcasts that Shaped the Genre." [13] The show also received national attention in 2017 after fans identified then-White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer's open account on the mobile payment service Venmo, which led to trolling. [2]
In 2017, Finger published a series of articles on Jezebel critically reviewing episodes of Megyn Kelly Today , entitled "Megyn Kelly Today, Today," which led to show host Megyn Kelly inviting Finger to appear as a guest on the show. [14] [15] Business Insider called the segment "hilariously awkward." [15]
In 2019, Finger began hosting I'm Obsessed With This, a podcast reviewing new Netflix programming. [16]
In 2022, Finger's debut novel The Old Place was published by Penguin Random House. "A bighearted and moving debut about a wry retired schoolteacher whose decade-old secret threatens to come to light and send shockwaves through her small Texas town.". [17] The Old Place was selected by Vanity Fair as one of the best books of the year in 2022. [17]
His second novel, Four Squares, was published in 2024.
Finger is from Texas and lives in Brooklyn, New York City. He married Josh Fjelstad, co-host of the Pokémon podcast Exp. Share [18] , in 2018. [19]