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Jay Brandstetter & Winslow Dumaine

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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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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2:24

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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47:30

Goons Cancel Scott Cawthon By Accident (Part Two)

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2024/08/21

Resuming from last week: a discussion about shitty indie game developers in the Rapidly Going Deaf subforum of the Something Awful forums is about to unearth Scott Cawthon's political donations, and just ten hours later it would become a trending topic on Twitter. If you like shitty insincere apologies, you're gonna love this one!You can review this episode's document with sources at https://tinyurl.com/SAPodDocFNAFFor inquiries, contact the show directly at IFTIpod@gmail.comCreated and Hosted

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49:05

Goons Cancel Scott Cawthon By Accident (Part One)

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2024/08/14

The children's horror game series Five Nights At Freddy's turns 10 years old this month, and what better way to celebrate than continuing this show's accidental running theme of game developers being shitty people? You might have heard that Scott Cawthon, the creator of Five Nights At Freddy's, is a Republican donor who stepped out of the public limelight when his political donations were brought to light. What you might not know is that the Something Awful forums were where these donations were

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1:07:55

UNLOCKED: Dave Barry: 90s Influencer (Patreon Bonus Ep)

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2024/08/08

Steve's on vacation so enjoy another freebie from the Patreon vault! We're talking about syndicated newspaper humor columnist Dave Barry and his early internet exploits. On the one hand, he's probably the reason I know about Mr T Ate My Balls. On the other hand, he's a Libertarian who got teased off of his own Usenet fan group for ranting about his computer being Jewish.Check out Producer Steve's new album at https://soundcloud.com/killhamster/sets/method-to-the-sadnessAnd his Defcon track:

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46:59

Caught My Neighbour Jerking (Part Two) with Erik "Hot...

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2024/07/31

Last we left off, the voyeur and the exhibitionist finally locked eyes after months of foreplay. Like dogs chasing cars, they now have absolutely no idea what to do now that they've found each other. How far will things escalate? Listen to find out!Hot Dad links:https://www.patreon.com/hotdadhttps://www.youtube.com/@HotDadhttps://www.twitch.tv/hotterdadhttps://hotdad.bandcamp.comhttps://www.twitter.com/hotterdadYou can review this episode's document with sources at

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1:19:20

Caught My Neighbour Jerking (Part One) with Erik "Hot...

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2024/07/24

In 2008 it was a lot harder to covertly photograph your neighbor, but one Goon certainly went above and beyond in his quest to expose to neighbor's masturbation habits. We're joined by musician Erik Helwig, who has been delighting the internet for years as Hot Dad, so we get to have some fun shop talk about making comedy and music on the internet at the beginning.Hot Dad

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41:10

Rib Kid Face Blindness (Minisode)

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2024/07/17

How do you spin a podcast episode out of a funny picture of a young man eating some ribs? Well, first people have to think the Rib Kid is an ageless being who assassinated a coal executive and stormed the United States capitol on January 6th. Then you talk about face blindness and, baby, you've got a rib stew going!You can review this episode's document with sources at https://tinyurl.com/SARibKidPodDocFor inquiries, contact the show directly at IFTIpod@gmail.comBumper Music:KMFDM - MurderParadise

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58:46

Five Golden Manbabies (Minisode)

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2024/07/10

If you ever wanted to learn the origin of the term "shitposting", this is the minisode for you!You can review this episode's document with sources at https://tinyurl.com/SA5GoldenManbabiesPodDocFor inquiries, contact the show directly at IFTIpod@gmail.comCreated and Hosted by:Winslow Dumaine - www.winslowdumaine.com/Jay Brandstetter - linktr.ee/jaybrandstetterPO Box 2750Ventor City, NJ 08406Produced and Edited by:Steve Brown - linktr.ee/killhamsterIntro and Outro music is "in failure" by

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