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Who Are These Socials?

Karl Hamburger, host of Who Are These Podcasts?, and Blind Mike, host of Why Are You Laughing, team up to take on social media. It"s the show thousands of people come to learn the age old question, "What"s the deal with social media?" In reality we mostly just point and laugh at TikTokers.

comedy

All Episodes

155:13

Ep110 - Bubba, King Cobra, Opie, Solar, Woke Dad,...

Who Are These Socials? ·

2025/03/07

After a couple of weeks away the boys are back with a jam packed episode full of nonsense. It starts with some banter about Dhar Mann and Chad Zumock’s latest lie, then Mike plays another round of “Guess the Sound.” On Instagram an Uber driver fakes tourettes and it’s annoying while Keenan Bank is an annoying customer and acts like he’s doing good in the world. On YouTube King Cobra talks about his dating strategy while Bubba the Love Sponge complains about the cost of Taco Bell items even though

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128:02

Ep109 - John Cerasani, Alec Baldwin, Woke Dad, Solar,...

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2025/02/21

Blind Mike couldn't make it today but thankfully Trucker Andy stepped up because there's a lot to discuss. The boys start with some music including the classic Fried or Fertilized which really takes a long time to explain the joke. Trolling is illegal in Germany and the police will come to your door first thing in the morning to arrest you for posting a funny meme. On Instagram there are some pranks that went horribly wrong, a fat woman enjoys treats on Valentine's Day, Keenan Bank continues to pat

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114:22

Ep108 - Baylen Dupree, Delete Lawz, Woke Dad, Opie,...

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2025/02/14

The boys start off with the most important social media news of our lifetime - Ye going bonkers on X about the Jews, Hitler, and fat girls. It’s Valentine’s Day so WATS delivers with some romantic music. Blind Mike is challenged in another round of “Guess the Sound.” Stephen Baldwin talks about his convo with God, Delete Lawz has been neutered, Baylen Dupree got engaged, Opie needs to be leashed, Woke Dad celebrates black history month, voicemailers have opinions on the math problem, and much

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128:36

Ep107 - Alec Baldwin Cares

Who Are These Socials? ·

2025/02/07

Karl and Mike banter it up about the failure of Chad Zumock and Kevin Brennan to put a live show together in AC and about a blind guy who got his pistol permit. Then they listen to a powerful song about inclusion, play another round of “Guess the Sound,” and hear a tune about the r word. Speaking of r words, a guy with down syndrome is cast to play an action hero and the Today Show thinks that’s great. Tony from LC Sign is a marketing genius, Sasquatch reaches out to us, Reddit has some serious

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114:04

Ep106 - Dat Phan Survived!

Who Are These Socials? ·

2025/01/31

Mike is back from vacation and the boys start with some riveting weather talk. There’s some music that’s pretty good and some singing that’s not so good. On YouTube, Sasquatch pranks phone scammers to “mess with them” and a woman we think is an adult slow livestreams with her dolls. On Instagram, Mistanassty gets a negative comment on one of his videos so he creates an entire video series slapping back. John Cerasani is also bothered by detractors when he’s not giving deep thought to what his legacy

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107:45

Ep105 - Trump Saves the Show

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2025/01/24

TikTok is BACK!! What a scary 15 hours that was! Karl is joined by KC Day and they start off with a huge announcement about Richard Ojeda. On social media they watch some slow kids sing about insects and Corey Feldman attempt a Beatles song. A guy gets catfished by the same dude three times in a row, Joe Matarese does crowd work, and Trisha Paytus is on a 30 city tour for some reason. On TikTok there's more reborn cosplay and then the guys check out some of the TikTokers who had full-on meltdowns

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112:23

Ep104 - So Long TikTok

Who Are These Socials? ·

2025/01/17

Is this the end of TikTok? Is this the end of WATS? Mike and Karl try to keep a brave face but you can't say the same thing about Woke Dad. Things start with an Eagles fan being a meany to a Packers fan and losing his job because of it. After that there's a hip hop song we can all agree slaps, the father of the year watches his daughter complete a puzzle, Jeff Barrett goes on Instagram with his top 3 lists, Whitney Cummings tries to save face, Wes Watson doesn't want minorities to have a voice,

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70:08

Bonus - Baylen Out Loud Wrap Up

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2025/01/14

Last night was the series debut of Baylen Out Loud on TLC which used to stand for The Learning Channel. Karl and Mike both watched their favorite tourette's TikToker, Baylen Dupree, and break down the good and bad. And watch out, some NFL talk slips in. Watch the episode here: https://youtube.com/live/gxWea0Txy_Q You can also watch live on YouTube.com/@karlwatp every Thursday at 6p ET. http://blindmike.net/ http://bit.ly/watp-patreon https://watp.supercast.tech/

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114:38

Ep103 - Banter Boys

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2025/01/10

Things start off with some “hot” talk about the out-of-control fires in LA. Whitney Cummings doesn’t have time to save her podcasting equipment from the fire, she barely has time to make TikTok videos about it. Karl attempts a new game that fails miserably. 2 Chainz shit talks an AI robot, Opie has a brand new channel that’s catching fire, a rapper shoots himself during a podcast, Stuttering John joins TikTok, GG33 has a new way to give him money, an adult plays with dolls, Woke Dad makes a terrible

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101:56

Ep102 - Let's Get Social

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2025/01/03

In the first show of 2025 the boys have much to discuss including the controversy over their jingles, Woke Dad getting featured on the Creep Off, and Hawk Tuah’s ironic last video. Then they listen to some music about social media and a love song written by a guy who doesn’t know English. John Cerasani got his main account back and seems to be really bad at Blackjack. There’s a serious case of road rage on Reddit that continued into a Best Buy, another subreddit has discovered Aaron Imholte, and

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125:13

Ep101 - Is That Frosty?

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2024/12/27

The boys start off with some seamless banter and then it’s time once again for Blind Mike to try to guess the video just by the audio. There’s a new song from wearethedreameaters and a guy who tries to check a suitcase that’s covered in cockroaches. Over on TikTok, Solar plays a clip of WATS and responds without understanding what she’s responding to. The Covid crazies have a bowling excursion, Baylen Dupree is lashing out at Karl by insulting something he loves, there’s a real-life Trisha Paytus

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119:04

Ep100 - Black Santa

Who Are These Socials? ·

2024/12/20

It's episode 100 and the boys are celebrating with three big L's that just happened. Nick Fuentes released security footage of an armed assassin knocking on his door, the Hawk Tuah girl is getting sued for her crypto scam, and a prominent flat earther goes all the way to Antarctica just to be proven wrong. On social media Donald Trump trolls Chris Christie on Twitter, Wyatt Karem has new jokes, King Cobra is winning the break up with Jessica, the Zero Covid subreddit is still freaking out, John

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105:05

Ep99 - RIP Hard Rock Nick

Who Are These Socials? ·

2024/12/13

This week Mike and Karl are mourning the loss of a social media icon - Hard Rock Nick. Well, once Mike remembers who that is, there is a lot of mourning. The boys banter about doing a wrap up show after the debut of Baylen Out Loud, Trisha Paytus on SNL, and Lily Phillips’ huge ambitions. Then it’s another guess the sound, a slow sing along, and an update on Physics Girl and her long Covid. There’s the Hard Rock Nick tribute / deepdive. Also on this episode - Delete Lawz’s new board game, Joe

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122:06

Ep98 - Mystery Box

Who Are These Socials? ·

2024/12/06

This week the boys slip into banter so seamlessly you won’t even notice it as they discuss the word of the year, Hawk Tuah’s memcoin disaster, and Bob Levy’s stepdaughter getting kicked off IG and TikTok. Beny311 teaches you how to pee in a car, there’s an update on Daniel Larson, and Keenan Bank is giving out the equivalent of nothing and patting himself on the back for it. Also John Cerasani can’t convince anyone that he has real friends, a McDonald’s in the UK has a unique burger topping, Gary

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90:17

Ep97 - Bored Game

Who Are These Socials? ·

2024/11/22

This week's show starts with an ambush on Blind Mike as Karl gets some payback for all the sh*t Mike's been talking on the Blind Mike Project. Mike isn't impressed with a guy singing Danzig like Cartman. On Twitter Mike Reiss handles his mother dying better than most people on social media and John Rocker is already deleting tweets. Delete Lawz is making a board game and we get to watch him make it in real time. Also Dat Phan wears a vest, fuzzz99 doesn't handle the election results well, Rosie

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95:54

Ep96 - Blind Mom

Who Are These Socials? ·

2024/11/15

After some light banter about Opie live streaming the Seinfeld diner (again) and Stuttering John getting his power shut off twice for non payment, the boys check out some peak female comedy. Bill Burr calls out Christina P for her stance on therapy. Baylen Dupree does one of the best ad reads ever. Cart Narcs shames the wrong guy in Texas. Also, John Cerasani gets high AF and streams it, the boys learn about Blind Mom, Sarah Silverman is mad at Kevin Brennan, Woke Dad makes up another story that

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123:39

Ep95 - Rational Reactions

Who Are These Socials? ·

2024/11/08

This week Blind Mike and Karl are watching videos of post-election meltdowns, but not just any post-election meltdowns. These are the people who are abusing their young children by making them think the sky is falling and they're in imminent danger. Also, Blind Mike is challenged to another edition of "Guess the Video," Solar goes mainstream, Joe Matarese is no Kyle Dunnigan, and Alec Baldwin makes the most pointless Instagram video of all time. Finally to wrap things up, the boys watch Daniel

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106:18

Ep94 - We're All Gonna Die

Who Are These Socials? ·

2024/11/01

Karl is back this week to confront Mike about all of the passive aggressive comments about jingles on last week’s episode. After some animated banter, Mike is challenged once again to guess what’s happening on the video based on the audio. Then it’s off to Canada for an interview with the Canadian Stuttering John and down to Mexico for the craziest tea cup ride you’ve ever seen. The Costco Guys jinx the Yankees then go on Jimmy Fallon who isn’t as impressed with their catch phrase as they are. Also,

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136:15

Ep93 - WATS-BMP Mashup

Who Are These Socials? ·

2024/10/25

Blind Mike and KC Day take over WATS this week while Karl is out on assignment. They cover Rob Saul, John Cerasani, Opie on TikTok, Woke Dad, and Steel Toe vs Patrick Melton. Watch the episode: https://www.youtube.com/live/43ueoFDnfUs?si=RHo29EcRPorSs9su You can also watch live on YouTube.com/@karlwatp every Thursday at 6p ET. http://blindmike.net/ http://hackridethedemon.com http://bit.ly/watp-patreon https://watp.supercast.tech/

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126:05

Ep92 - Candy Salad

Who Are These Socials? ·

2024/10/18

Blind Mike is back this week and the boys start off with a game of WTF Was That where Mike has to guess from the audio what is happening. Then it's off to the races in this jam-packed episode. Julia Fox regrets her relationship with a crazy person? You don't say. An Uber passenger is going to eat Doritos whether you like it or not. Will Compton responds to the WaPo's question about his Donald Trump interview, a radio veteran calls all of Gen Z a racial slur, and an overly passionate Ravens fan loses

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