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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

society & culture history

All Episodes

1:24:24

Texarrakis (Part Two)

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2025/01/30

The Texarrakis are finally setting out on their trip to build Fort Awesome. The Goons are getting stir-crazy long before their subjects ever get the chance to.Bumper Music:Astral Projection - Ambient GalaxyMeat Puppets - PlateauI Am X - The Stupid, The ProudTool - Hooker With A PenisNine Inch Nails - The Great DestroyerThe Black Mages - J-E-N-O-V-AYou can review and comment on the document for expanded show topics at

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1:26:53

Texarrakis (Part One)

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2025/01/22

I said I would not mock them, and I shall not. But Texarrakis is Texarrakis. And the desert makes a mockery of us all. My forum. My post. My Goon.Four optimistic but woefully unprepared Boston Hipsters are about to try their hand at building an off-grid settlement on a budget with the whole internet watching.Bumper Music:Hans Zimmer - Paul's DreamOrbital - Desert StormUnderworld - TexasThe Orb - Little Fluffy CloudsPowerman5000 - 20 Miles to Texas, 25 to HellYou can review and comment on the

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1:39:29

Bushman's Feral Hog Bloodlust (Part Two)

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2025/01/16

I know we're not great about content warnings, but seriously if listening to someone breathlessly describe skewering animals with a mail-order spear would ruin your day skip this one. But remember: ultimately, it's for the environment.Bumper Music:Nine Inch Nails - Piggy (Nothing Can Stop Me Now)Michael Boyd and Gary Malkin - Unsolved Mysteries ThemeMinistry - No WSpace Cat - Space CatsKMFDM - A Drug Against WarUtah Saints - Utah Saints take on the theme from Mortal KombatYou can review and comment

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1:07:38

Bushman's Feral Hog Bloodlust (Part One)

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2025/01/08

Being a nerd means sometimes you're in the right place at the right time to be on the cutting edge of an emerging field. In the early 2010s unmanned aerial vehicles were taking off, and one enterprising model rocketry nerd was in the right place at the right time to ride them to hog heaven. Or hog hell, depending on how you look at it. Lots of (invasive) animal death in this one!Bumper Music:Nine Inch Nails - March of the PigsPig Destroyer - The Torture FieldsSlayer - Killing FieldsPink Floyd - Pigs

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1:07:28

Skylark's Sauna Ban

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2025/01/01

Ending the holidays with a bit about Something Awful's 25th anniversary and a little Yes Yes No about home sauna stewardship.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/IFTISkylarkSaunaDocFor inquiries, contact the show directly at IFTIpod@gmail.comCreated and Hosted by:Winslow Dumaine -

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1:30:08

2024 Xmas Bad Gifts Spectacular

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2024/12/25

There's a brand new episode under the tree, so at least you got one present that wasn't a disappointment!Bumper music:Shallow Gravy - Shallow Gravy Fan Club Christmas Album 2010KoЯn - Jingle BallsKing Diamond- No Presents For ChristmasTwisted Sister - Have Yourself A Merry Little ChristmasMariah Carey x Marilyn Manson - All I Want For Christmas is the Beautiful PeopleAC/DC - Mistress For Christmas"Weird" Al Yankovic - The Night Santa Went CrazyYou can review and comment on the document for expanded

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1:27:43

Gigamaidens

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2024/12/18

Whoa, is that an earthquake? No, it's giant ladies fighting! Sexually.Bumper Music:The Immortals - Techno Syndrome (7" Remix)Juno Reactor - GiantStabbing Westward - Falls ApartMetallica - The Thing That Should Not BeThe Backyardigans - Nobody's Bigger Than A GiantYou 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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56:00

Tony Tango

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2024/12/11

An underdog story. A high-energy funny fat guy. A camera. Cinematic empires have been forged from these tools from generations. Tony Tango may not have broken the mold its production certainly broke a few forum threads! Also, a surprise return of merfolk to the IFTI universe.Bumper Music:Shpongle - Dorset PerceptionDavid Bowie - Let's DanceAerosmith - Same Old Song And DanceEvol Intent - Maybe We'll Dance TomorrowYou can review and comment on the document for expanded show topics at

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1:23:47

Wojtek's Epic Mounts

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2024/12/04

It's our first (but certainly not last) foray into the world of Massively Multiplayer Online Roleplaying Games! This is a more personal look at the communities that form in these games, and the culture clash that can occur when a person talks about their top-level WoW raiding on the same forum they talk about their real-life strugglesBumper Music:Jason Hayes - Legends of Azeroth [Main Title]Marilyn Manson - I Want To DisappearOzzy Osbourne - Mr. CrowleyFear Factory - Hi Tech HateYou can review and

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1:38:03

The Zybourne Clock (Part Two)

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2024/11/27

We've reviewed the lost texts and learned about the original Zybourne Clock. Now we explore its legacy and transformation from an object of mockery to an affectionate and relatable artifact of what the internet used to be.Extra special thanks to Fuego Fish from the Something Awful forums, who worked on The Zybourne Clock, for being my source on this episode. You can check out his fiction and ongoing work at http://plunderpress.com/This week we are joined by video game expert Jeremy Kaplowitz,

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1:28:33

UNLOCKED: Albert Temple's Furry Webcomic Family...

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2024/11/20

Much like the Zybourne Clock itself, our concluding episode on the topic and interview with Fuego Fish has run into unforeseen production delays. In the meantime, here's an episode from our Patreon bonus show about a figure in early furry and webcomic history. 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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1:45:18

The Zybourne Clock (Part One)

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2024/11/13

This, my darling, is a legend. A legend many men and many women claim to have seen, understood, and known. A story about time travel which, ironically, has been largely lost to the sands of time. Until now.This, darling, is The Zybourne Clock. The real Zybourne Clock. Johnny Cornfeld, not Johnny Fiveaces. The monolith, not the golden egg.Buckle up, we're going to "Bookworld".Extra special thanks to Fuego Fish from the Something Awful forums, who worked on The Zybourne Clock, for being my source on

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1:30:00

Let's Play Danganronpa! (Part Four)

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2024/11/06

The home stretch. The final trial. The true identity of the person controlling the bear.For this series we are joined by horror and anime expert Vanessa Guerrero from Game Grumps, who are currently playing through the Danganronpa series.https://x.com/nessguerrerohttps://www.twitch.tv/Nesguerrerohttps://www.instagram.com/snesguerreroThe document with expanded show topics is available for review and comment at

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1:14:05

Let's Play Danganronpa! (Part Three)

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2024/11/01

Less than half of the original 15 students are still alive. On the forums, the success of the Let's Play is about to be its ultimate undoing.For this series we are joined by horror and anime expert Vanessa Guerrero from Game Grumps, who are currently playing through the Danganronpa series.https://x.com/nessguerrerohttps://www.twitch.tv/Nesguerrerohttps://www.instagram.com/snesguerreroThe document with expanded show topics is available for review and comment at

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1:14:48

Let's Play Danganronpa! (Part Two)

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2024/10/23

Resuming the Danganronpa Let's Play saga, we're working through the cases and we touch on the different extant fandoms and communities that helped popularize Danganronpa. For this series we are joined by horror and anime expert Vanessa Guerrero from Game Grumps, who are currently playing through the Danganronpa series.https://x.com/nessguerrerohttps://www.twitch.tv/Nesguerrerohttps://www.instagram.com/snesguerreroThe document with expanded show topics is available for review and comment at

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1:24:32

Let's Play Danganronpa! (Part One)

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2024/10/16

When Something Awful poster Orenronen began translating the relatively obscure Japanese visual novel Danganronpa in 2011, it was considered too weird to get an official English localization. Over a decade later, Danganronpa is a multimillion-selling franchise and one of the most successful visual novel franchises in the west. It's one of the most impactful sagas to come out of Something Awful and also our first foray into the Let's Play subforum, so why not pay tribute to both by doing an

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1:12:55

Something Awful References in Video Games (Minisode)

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2024/10/09

The summer of gaming is drawing to a close, so here's a fun look at the times Something Awful showed up in commercial video games over the years. It's a good glimpse at how Something Awful was viewed as a comedy gaming site during its height and how many people in the games industry read the front page. The Zybourne Clock episode is coming up so this has some fun foreshadowing for that as well.The document with expanded show topics is available for review and comment at

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1:06:12

Returning From 100,000 Hours of Probation

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2024/10/02

100,000 hours of probation is one of the worst punishments the administrators of Something Awful can mete out to problem posters. This episode, we talk about what it takes to be banished to the Phantom Zone for almost three presidential elections and one recent newsworthy example of someone returning from their 4,166 days of exile.You can review this episode's document with sources (and pictures) at https://tinyurl.com/100kProbeSAPodDocFor inquiries, contact the show directly at

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Show Announcement - Potential Big Changes in 2025

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2024/09/25

We might be joining a network next year. You'll be hearing more about that in the episodes that are coming out over the next few weeks, but here's a nice little summary until then. IFTI 2.0 Topics list - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1p-tyrzJOXF0m4lIrL49EW-1jIveX-4j2y14UNrnYG_Y/edit Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:03:54

The Everdraed Showcase (Minisode)

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2024/09/05

Sans Undertale! Now that I have your attention: Somebody who worked on Undertale was a Something Awful poster. Not just any poster, but an especially good and beloved one who made a lot of neat stuff! The summer of gaming continues with a breezy look of one of the last big Posting Superstars on Something Awful, where they came from, and where they are now.You can review this episode's document with sources at https://tinyurl.com/EverdraedShowcaseSAPodDocFor inquiries, contact the show directly at

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