Scott Zakarin
Creator and producer of The Spot, an early interactive web episodic project, who provides first-hand recollections about conceiving and running the site.
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Apr 17, 2026 • 58min
One Year: 1995 | Hitting the Spot
Scott Zakarin, creator of The Spot, recalls building one of the first web soap operas. Evan Chung, reporter and storyteller, traces the rise and fan revolt around the project. They discuss early internet immersion, blurred lines between fiction and reality, intense fan sleuthing and interactivity, corporate takeover and creative collapse, and the show's cultural afterlife.
Apr 17, 2026 • 58min
Decoder Ring - One Year: 1995 | Hitting the Spot
Laurie Shires, actor-writer who played Tara Hartwick and drew on personal experience for the diary, and Scott Zakarin, creator and producer who launched The Spot in 1995, discuss the web soap’s launch, viral growth, photo-driven interaction, fan investigations, the viral Bikini Strawberry challenge, commercial pressure, a dramatic disappearance storyline, fan revolt and the site’s legacy for online storytelling.
