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September 2025

The Profile: The YouTuber building an entertainment empire & the sorority girls cashing in on rush videos
This edition of The Profile features Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, MrBeast, Victoria Beckham, and others.
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Polina Pompliano
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The Profile: The Enron parody that turned into a real(-ish) business & the people who train AI to sound more human
This edition of The Profile features Enron, Bobbi Brown, Olivia Munn, and others.
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Polina Pompliano
How I Wrote the Saquon Barkley Profile
Answering your top questions about interviewing Saquon, getting access to his inner circle, and writing the longform profile that went viral.
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Polina Pompliano
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The Profile: The founders who built a $22B fintech startup & the woman solving the ‘lonely mom’ epidemic
This edition of The Profile features Anna Wintour, Eric Glyman, Lizzo, and others.
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Polina Pompliano
The Profile: The NFL star playing for equity & the Americans discovering family secrets
This edition of The Profile features Saquon Barkley, Andrew Garfield, Scott DeRue, and others.
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Polina Pompliano
Saquon Barkley Is Playing for Equity
The NFL star running back is building a portfolio of startups and redefining what it means to be a modern athlete.
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Polina Pompliano
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August 2025

The Profile: The college football coach who re-built a powerhouse & the most talked about woman in Hollywood
NEW ORIGINAL PROFILE ALERT + profiles featuring James Franklin, Sydney Sweeney, Amanda Knox, and Monica Lewinsky.
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Polina Pompliano
The Profile: The highest-paid woman in podcasting & the NFL star navigating stardom
This edition of The Profile features Travis Kelce, Alex Cooper, Matthew Pietras, and more.
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Polina Pompliano
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My Annual Birthday Check-In: 14 Lessons From My 34th Year of Life
Some practical, non-obvious lessons I learned in the last year.
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Polina Pompliano
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The Profile: The ‘crypto whales’ turned hostage-takers & the AI-fueled scammers
This edition of The Profile features Xavier Mitchell, Katie Feeney, William Duplessie, and more.
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Polina Pompliano
The Profile: The woman helping North Korea infiltrate U.S. companies & the parents pushing for phone-free schools
This edition of The Profile features Dick Vitale, Erling Haaland, and others.
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Polina Pompliano
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