Amelia Hruby is a feminist writer, podcaster and producer with a PhD in philosophy. She is the founder of Softer Sounds podcast studio, and the host of Off the Grid, a podcast about leaving social media. Her new book, Your Attention is Sacred Except on Social Media is out in fall 2025.
Amelia Hruby is a feminist writer, podcaster and producer with a PhD in philosophy from DePaul University. Over the past decade, she’s been a university professor, a community organizer, and a radio DJ. Now, she is the founder and executive producer of Softer Sounds, a podcast studio that supports women and nonbinary small business owners.
Since leaving social media in April 2021, she’s also launched the popular podcast Off the Grid, where she interviews artists, writers, business leaders and former influencers. Amelia is a social media critic, an AI skeptic, and an advocate for a non-extractive internet. Her new book, Your Attention is Sacred Except on Social Media is out in fall 2025.
Off The Grid is a podcast for creative small business owners who want to leave social media without losing all their clients.
Our host, Amelia Hruby, shares stories, strategies, and experiments for growing your business with radical generosity & energetic sovereignty.
She also interviews business leaders and former influencers about their work on and offline.
Download your free Leaving Social Media Toolkit at offthegrid.fun/toolkit and join us as we do it all Off the Grid.
Ranked #1 on the Good Pods Top 100 chart in the Indie Sales category
Get the Toolkit —> Leaving Social Media Toolkit
Softer Sounds is a feminist podcast studio for artists, writers, coaches and small business owners.
Founded in 2021, we’ve worked on hundreds of amazing episodes, as we’ve helped founders across the country create purposeful, powerful podcasts.
Through our courses, advising sessions, and editing services, we provide full-service support for launching, producing, and growing your show.
How to leave social media
Social media myths vs reality
Digital wellbeing for work + life
Marketing your art/business/podcast without social media
What’s wrong with the attention economy
How to break up with “the algorithm”
Principles for cultivating your attention like a garden
How to make friends without social media
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