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I"M FROM THE INTERNET

Winslow Dumaine & Jay Brandstetter

SomethingAwful.com is one of the foundational websites of modern internet culture: the earliest memes, inside jokes, and modes of communication that grace and plague the internet today can trace their roots back to the sprawling forums of this illustrious website.Hosted by Jay Brandstetter and Winslow Dumaine, this podcast dredges up the most notable threads from the depths of the forums. We delve into the absurd architecture of Groverhaus, explore the very beginning of 4Chan, the early days of

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1:39:00

CPS Took My Kids This Morning

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2025/06/18

This has a happier ending than you might expect, but you have to step over a lot of soft spots in the floor to get there.You can review and comment on the document for expanded show topics at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1p-tyrzJOXF0m4lIrL49EW-1jIveX-4j2y14UNrnYG_Y/edit?tab=t.0You can review this episode's document with sources (and pictures) at https://tinyurl.com/IFTIpodGoonCPSDocFor inquiries, contact the show directly at IFTIpod@gmail.comBumper Music:Ministry - Filth PigThe Ramones - The

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1:24:30

Floor Pizza Goon Wife

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2025/06/11

Oh so when George Costanza eats out of the trashcan it's comedy gold, but when I eat pizza off the floor it's "unsanitary"? You're just jealous I'm being served a goblet full of cough syrup by my r/hottiesfortrump wife.You can review and comment on the document for expanded show topics at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1p-tyrzJOXF0m4lIrL49EW-1jIveX-4j2y14UNrnYG_Y/edit?tab=t.0You can review this episode's document with sources (and pictures) at https://tinyurl.com/IFTIPodFloorPizzaGoonWifeDocFor

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1:13:25

Mathilde's Steampunk Octopus

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2025/06/04

Grab your coal shovels and power up your whimsical steampunk flying machines, we're going back to the SA-Mart to talk about doing arts and crafts for fun and profit.You can review and comment on the document for expanded show topics at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1p-tyrzJOXF0m4lIrL49EW-1jIveX-4j2y14UNrnYG_Y/edit?tab=t.0You can review this episode's document with sources (and pictures) at https://tinyurl.com/IFTIPodMathildeOctopusDocFor inquiries, contact the show directly at

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52:14

I live at the library - and you can, too! (Part Two)

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2025/05/28

Months of living out of the library is starting to wear on Centripetal Horse, but with support from the forums he might be getting a new career for Christmas.You can review and comment on the document for expanded show topics at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1p-tyrzJOXF0m4lIrL49EW-1jIveX-4j2y14UNrnYG_Y/edit?tab=t.0You can review this episode's document with sources (and pictures) at https://tinyurl.com/IFTIPodLibraryGoonDocBumper Music:Marvin Gaye - Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)Tracy

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1:08:30

I live at the library - and you can, too! (Part One)

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2025/05/21

The only thing worse than unexpectedly having to live out of your car is having to live out of your car in the middle of summer in Las Vegas. With food poisoning. And no income. But at least the library has wifi, so poster Centripetal Horse can find an unlikely support network through the Something Awful forums.You can review and comment on the document for expanded show topics at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1p-tyrzJOXF0m4lIrL49EW-1jIveX-4j2y14UNrnYG_Y/edit?tab=t.0You can review this

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1:34:36

When Goons Attack!

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2025/05/14

What happens when you combine simmering resentment, a fear of confrontation, and the smallest public annoyance? Some very entertaining, if not slightly improbable, stories of goons using their quick wits and physical prowess to provide instant karma in the form of thrown pizzas and awkward pickup lines.You can review and comment on the document for expanded show topics at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1p-tyrzJOXF0m4lIrL49EW-1jIveX-4j2y14UNrnYG_Y/edit?tab=t.0You can review this episode's

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48:36

Submurdered (Part Two)

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2025/05/07

Frumpykvetchbot returns nine years later in the aftermath of the murder of Kim Wall to reflect on his time with the Nautilus and dispel some of Peter Madsen's flailing excuses.You can review and comment on the document for expanded show topics at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1p-tyrzJOXF0m4lIrL49EW-1jIveX-4j2y14UNrnYG_Y/edit?tab=t.0You can review this episode's document with sources (and pictures) at https://tinyurl.com/IFTIPodSubmurderedDocBumper music:Meat Beat Manifesto - Nuclear BombThe

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1:18:19

Submurdered (Part One)

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2025/04/30

This episode isn't about a murder, but it is around one. Back in 2008 the OP excitedly shared stories of helping to build a submarine with an eccentric Danish visionary. Nine years later when that same submarine and visionary were making headlines around the world, the OP returned with a different perspective on their time with them.You can review and comment on the document for expanded show topics at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1p-tyrzJOXF0m4lIrL49EW-1jIveX-4j2y14UNrnYG_Y/edit?tab=t.0You

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1:32:32

UNLOCKED: Will Wright: Republican Megadonor (Patreon...

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2025/04/23

Will Wright has been conspicuously absent from the gaming world for a generation. A little-discussed piece of 2008 games industry journalism might be at least partially responsible.You can review and comment on the document for expanded show topics at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1p-tyrzJOXF0m4lIrL49EW-1jIveX-4j2y14UNrnYG_Y/edit?tab=t.0You can review this episode's document with sources (and pictures) at the end of https://tinyurl.com/SAPodDocFNAFThis is from last year, I hadn't started

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1:58:15

The Dumbest Boy On The Forums (with Andy Sell)

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2025/04/16

How long is a ruler? Whatever your answer, it's wrong. Poster I.M. Gei is pulled into a world of intrigue when he realizes that none of the rulers at the hardware store are accurate. Even a machinist's ruler calibrated by the National Institute of Standards and Technology is off. How deep does this rabbit hole go? As soon as we figure out how to measure things, I'll let you know.This week we're joined by horror expert Andy Sell of the Look Good For The Boys

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45:58

Goonshoot (Part Two)

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2025/04/09

Exploring breadnsucc né Doorknob Slobber's last year on the forums and the fallout of their arrest.You can review and comment on the document for expanded show topics at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1p-tyrzJOXF0m4lIrL49EW-1jIveX-4j2y14UNrnYG_Y/edit?tab=t.0You can review this episode's document with sources (and pictures) at https://tinyurl.com/IFTIPodGoonshootDocBumper Music:Lynyrd Skynyrd - Saturday Night SpecialRage Against the Machine - Bullet in the HeadPublic Enemy - Fight the

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1:01:08

Goonshoot (Part One)

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2025/04/02

[It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia font] "That time a Something Awful Goon shot a Proud Boy" You can review and comment on the document for expanded show topics at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1p-tyrzJOXF0m4lIrL49EW-1jIveX-4j2y14UNrnYG_Y/edit?tab=t.0You can review this episode's document with sources (and pictures) at https://tinyurl.com/IFTIPodGoonshootDocBumper music:Woody Guthrie - Tear the Fascists DownKMFDM - Son Of A GunInsane Clown Posse - Chicken Huntin'For inquiries, contact the show

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1:25:10

Duke's Bros Forever (Part Three) with Vanessa Guerrero

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2025/03/27

We conclude exploring the release of Duke Nukem Forever with some embarrassing posts from a disgraced boomer shooter creator and some fantastic posts from the best kaiju-themed film critic on the forums.For this series we are joined by gaming expert Vanessa Guerrero from Game Grumps.https://x.com/nessguerrerohttps://www.twitch.tv/Nesguerrerohttps://www.instagram.com/snesguerreroYou can review and comment on the document for expanded show topics at

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56:02

UNLOCKED: The PokéGods (Patreon Bonus Episode)

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2025/03/19

We'll conclude Duke's Bros Forever next week. In the meantime, enjoy some comfy counter-programming as we talk about the origins of some of the most ridiculous fake PokéMon of the late-90s internet. Also I checked with Fred and Porygon is indeed the Japanese word for polygon (ポリゴン).You can review and comment on the document for expanded show topics at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1p-tyrzJOXF0m4lIrL49EW-1jIveX-4j2y14UNrnYG_Y/edit?tab=t.0You can review this episode's document with sources (and

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53:41

Duke's Bros Forever (Part Two) with Vanessa Guerrero

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2025/03/12

The true believers are shaken by the news that Duke Nukem Forever is Not Good. Everyone else is shaken by what they learn about some of these true believers.For this series we are joined by gaming expert Vanessa Guerrero from Game Grumps.https://x.com/nessguerrerohttps://www.twitch.tv/Nesguerrerohttps://www.instagram.com/snesguerreroYou can review and comment on the document for expanded show topics at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1p-tyrzJOXF0m4lIrL49EW-1jIveX-4j2y14UNrnYG_Y/edit?tab=t.0You

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1:20:32

Duke's Bros Forever (Part One) with Vanessa Guerrero

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2025/03/05

Duke Nukem Forever spent 14 years in development. An entire generation of gamer dudes had their hopes dashed in 2011 when it finally released to mediocre reviews and backlash from players. Thanks to Something Awful's Duke Nukem Forever thread, we can re-live that fateful moment when a bunch of gamers realized that Capture The Babe is maybe a bit problematic now that they aren't teenagers anymore.In Part One we are on the eve of release, with true believers pushing back against an underwhelming demo

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1:25:04

Heroin and HondaRider271 (Part Two)

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2025/02/26

Right at the beginning of the third wave of America's opioid crisis, the moderator of The Heroin Thread makes a series of bad calls that will define the rest of his online life.You can review and comment on the document for expanded show topics at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1p-tyrzJOXF0m4lIrL49EW-1jIveX-4j2y14UNrnYG_Y/edit?tab=t.0You can review this episode's document with sources (and pictures) at https://tinyurl.com/IFTIHeroinHondaPodDocBumper Music:ALL - World's On HeroinEverclear -

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1:22:19

Heroin and HondaRider271 (Part One)

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2025/02/20

I'M FROM THE INTERNET and The Crackhead Clubhouse go together like morphinane alkaloids and acetyl substituents. Just like the subject of our episode! This one is less of a science lesson and more a reminder that you definitely should not do heroin.You can review and comment on the document for expanded show topics at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1p-tyrzJOXF0m4lIrL49EW-1jIveX-4j2y14UNrnYG_Y/edit?tab=t.0You can review this episode's document with sources (and pictures) at

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1:09:58

Korn.jpg

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2025/02/12

Imagine a dangerously large image. Big enough to crash a browser. Big enough to destroy websites. Over two decades ago, this image existed. And it came from the Yorba Linda Water Disctrict.You can review and comment on the document for expanded show topics at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1p-tyrzJOXF0m4lIrL49EW-1jIveX-4j2y14UNrnYG_Y/edit?tab=t.0You can review this episode's document with sources (and pictures) at https://tinyurl.com/IFTIkorndotjpegdocFor inquiries, contact the show directly at

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1:28:36

Texarrakis (Part Three)

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2025/02/05

Fort Awesome is being erected. Storm clouds loom on the horizon. Forget your crysknife, we've got katanas.You can review and comment on the document for expanded show topics at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1p-tyrzJOXF0m4lIrL49EW-1jIveX-4j2y14UNrnYG_Y/edit?tab=t.0You can review this episode's document with sources (and pictures) at https://tinyurl.com/IFTIpodTexarrakisDoocFor inquiries, contact the show directly at IFTIpod@gmail.comCreated and Hosted by:Winslow Dumaine -

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