Wow If True

In this episode, half the hosts have contracted the [REDACTED], but we won't tell you which half unless you listen. But more importantly, half the hosts have never consumed canned soup, and we also won't tell you which half unless you listen. Also, Tumblr's actually good prank, Khloe Kardashian's pantry vs. Ashley Tisdale's bookcase, and Young Sheldon? It's content. Affiliate Links Libro.fm: https://www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=25361&awinaffid=1001477&ued=https%3A%2F%2Flibro.fm%2Fmembership%3Fmp%3DWOW (…or just enter promo code WOW to start a monthly subscription with two books for the price of one!)Bookshop.org: https://bookshop.org/shop/wowiftrue Links Ashley Tisdale's bookcase: https://twitter.com/sarahccaldwell/status/1508899201035354113 Khloe Kardashian's pantry: https://www.instagram.com/p/Ca5k-LSO4tI/?utm_source=ig_embed&ig_rid=aa90aa69-20eb-4eff-8068-8fffbc2673f4 Find Us Online Twitter: https://twitter.com/wowiftruepod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wowiftrue Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wowiftrue Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wowiftrue Website: https://wowiftrue.com/ Email: [email protected] About Us Wow If True was created by Isabel J. Kim and Amanda Silberling. Our music is by Sam Rizer, our cover art is by Eric Silver, and our production is by Allison Mills. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this episode, we talk about dating, good names for wizards, and bad names for babies. AKA, Grimes is dating Chelsea Manning and had a second secret baby with Elon Musk, so sorry if you found out this way. Can we offer you a podcast episode in this trying time? Or maybe five Brandon Sanderson books? Affiliate Links Libro.fm: https://www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=25361&awinaffid=1001477&ued=https%3A%2F%2Flibro.fm%2Fmembership%3Fmp%3DWOW (…or just enter promo code WOW to start a monthly subscription with two books for the price of one!) Bookshop.org: https://bookshop.org/shop/wowiftrue Find Us Online Twitter: https://twitter.com/wowiftruepod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wowiftrue Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wowiftrue Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wowiftrue Website: https://wowiftrue.com/Email: [email protected] About Us Wow If True was created by Isabel J. Kim and Amanda Silberling. Our music is by Sam Rizer, our cover art is by Eric Silver, and our production is by Allison Mills. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We are a shining beacon of 2009 fandom in these trying times. Chill vibes only on the pod as very online playwright Alexa Derman stops by to tell us about "Big Fanfic Piece," a digital play in which her friends performed her 2009 fanfiction.net profile, which she deleted after being featured in a list of "worst Twilight fanfics." Also, we have to talk about HPMOR. And then we tell you Iz's twelve year old fanfiction.net account username, which we are sure everyone really wanted to know. Show Notes Alexa's Big Fanfic Piece: https://bigfanficpiece.tumblr.com/ Affiliate Links Libro.fm: https://www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=25361&awinaffid=1001477&ued=https%3A%2F%2Flibro.fm%2Fmembership%3Fmp%3DWOW (…or just enter promo code WOW to start a monthly subscription with two books for the price of one!) Bookshop.org: https://bookshop.org/shop/wowiftrue Find Us Online Twitter: https://twitter.com/wowiftruepod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wowiftrue Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wowiftrue Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wowiftrue Website: https://wowiftrue.com/ Email: [email protected] About Us Wow If True was created by Isabel J. Kim and Amanda Silberling. Our music is by Sam Rizer, our cover art is by Eric Silver, and our production is by Allison Mills. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this episode: there’s nothing wrong with web3 and it is going just great, because we’ve entered a parallel dimension where crypto doesn’t exist but women do. That’s a lie: we’re here to talk about the biggest financial seizure in history, cryptoland, and also, Razzlekhan. And we’re joined by special guest Molly White, creator of “web3 is going just great,” a site that chronicles the many stumbles web3 has while it continues its sigma grindset. Also, Amanda raps. So you should listen for that, at the very least. Show Notes Web3 is going just great: https://web3isgoinggreat.com/ Molly’s website: https://www.mollywhite.net/ Abuse and harassment on the blockchain: https://blog.mollywhite.net/abuse-and-harassment-on-the-blockchain/ Razzlekhan video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-38TQeQrQ88 Cryptoland video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x26fUL_YB14 Crypto money laundering scandal: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-02-08/judge-grants-bail-to-crypto-couple-charged-in-4-5-billion-hack?sref=w8mEqFdc Deep dive on Razzlekhan: https://www.theverge.com/22924237/razzlekhan-bitfinex-hack-laundering-bitcoin-explained-rapper-heather-morgan Affiliate Links Libro.fm: https://www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=25361&awinaffid=1001477&ued=https%3A%2F%2Flibro.fm%2Fmembership%3Fmp%3DWOW (…or just enter promo code WOW to start a monthly subscription with two books for the price of one!) Bookshop.org: https://bookshop.org/shop/wowiftrue Find Us Online Twitter: https://twitter.com/wowiftruepod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wowiftrue Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wowiftrue Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wowiftrue Website: https://wowiftrue.com/Email: [email protected] About Us Wow If True was created by Isabel J. Kim and Amanda Silberling. Our music is by Sam Rizer, our cover art is by Eric Silver, and our production is by Allison Mills. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

[TW: mention of sexual assault 5:05-5:20] In this episode: Is this a poetry workshop? No! It’s the gamer girl spectacular, featuring gamer girl Eric Silver. Just kidding, Eric isn’t a gamer girl, Eric’s the Head of Creative at Multitude Productions and Dungeon Master of Join the Party. We’re here talking about real gamer girl things, like mergers and acquisitions — specifically Microsoft and Activision, the Undertale-Pope connection, and whether we approve of Wordle culture or not. After we recorded this, every single game company decided to merge (Sony and Bungie!), and the NYT acquired Wordle, proving once again that we are cursed with Apollo’s gift of prophecy. Affiliate Links Libro.fm: https://www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=25361&awinaffid=1001477&ued=https%3A%2F%2Flibro.fm%2Fmembership%3Fmp%3DWOW (…or just enter promo code WOW to start a monthly subscription with two books for the price of one!) Bookshop.org: https://bookshop.org/shop/wowiftrue Find Us Online Twitter: https://twitter.com/wowiftruepod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wowiftrue Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wowiftrue Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wowiftrue Website: https://wowiftrue.com/Email: [email protected] About Us Wow If True was created by Isabel J. Kim and Amanda Silberling. Our music is by Sam Rizer, our cover art is by Eric Silver, and our production is by Allison Mills. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this episode: Iz breaks Amanda with the identity of blorbo, we discuss the circular nature of social media fame and going viral for nothing (hello Hype House yes this is a drag), and the current Tower of Babel situation Tumblr is undergoing. Also, we talk about rebranding, both conceptually and as a very real thing we’re doing. Show Notes Blorbo links? https://twitter.com/tumblr/status/1480981759369965571 https://casgirl.tumblr.com/post/672727025101979648 https://pwcbthesixth.tumblr.com/post/673230436853596160/to-anyone-who-missed-it-blorbo-a-favourite https://www.dailydot.com/unclick/blorbo-from-my-shows-tumblr-meme/ The New Yorker on Tumblr: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/infinite-scroll/how-tumblr-became-popular-for-being-obsolete Affiliate Links Libro.fm: https://www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=25361&awinaffid=1001477&ued=https%3A%2F%2Flibro.fm%2Fmembership%3Fmp%3DWOW (…or just enter promo code WOW to start a monthly subscription with two books for the price of one!) Bookshop.org: https://bookshop.org/shop/wowiftrue Find Us Online Twitter: https://twitter.com/wowiftruepod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wowiftrue Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wowiftrue Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wowiftrue Website: https://wowiftrue.com/Email: [email protected] About Us Wow If True was created by Isabel J. Kim and Amanda Silberling. Our music is by Sam Rizer, our cover art is by Eric Silver, and our production is by Allison Mills. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

​​Wow If True is your one-stop internet culture shop, hosted by meme sommeliers and real-life besties: tech journalist Amanda Silberling and terminally-online law guy Isabel J. Kim. We dig into what, where, and how something's going viral, and why what’s happening online matters in real life. New episodes every other Wednesday. Find Us Online Twitter: https://twitter.com/wowiftruepod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wowiftrue Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wowiftrue Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wowiftrue Website: https://wowiftrue.com/Email: [email protected] About Us Wow If True was created by Isabel J. Kim and Amanda Silberling. Our music is by Sam Rizer, our cover art is by Eric Silver, and our production is by Allison Mills. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week, we’re rolling back the calendar to talk about the viral highlights (and lowlights) of 2021. Just kidding, we’re talking about Timothée Chalamet being Amanda’s real life nemesis, the magnetic, unexplainable appeal of Pete Davidson, and also the upsetting juxtaposition between tragedy and comedy that defined viral events in 2021. Also, Isabel threatens to murder three different people. Show Notes Paige Skinner's 2021 discourse list: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1r9Poy88d4mO2g4BsZY2xRYRqseFUrHztTAfoVzyu2uw/edit Llama in a Tux discourse list: https://twitter.com/llamainatux/status/1475173334505693184?s=21 Find Us Online Twitter: https://twitter.com/wowiftruepod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wowiftrue Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wowiftrue Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wowiftrue Website: https://wowiftrue.com/Email: [email protected] About Us Wow If True was created by Isabel J. Kim and Amanda Silberling. Our music is by Sam Rizer, our cover art is by Isabel J. Kim, and our production is by Allison Mills. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Mysticism meets data science in this week’s episode, where we unwrap Spotify Wrapped and talk way more about auras than we needed to. Also, if the algorithm suggested this episode to you — great news for recursion fans, we talk about the algorithm. And last, weird news for money fans, Mr. Beast is throwing lots of it away, cause that’s what the content machine craves — not you though, YOU want to listen to this episode. Show Notes Mystic Michaela: https://newsroom.spotify.com/2021-12-01/learn-more-about-the-audio-aura-in-your-spotify-2021-wrapped-with-aura-reader-mystic-michaela/ Brand cocoon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPHK494AUxE Amanda’s MrBeast/Squid Game article: https://techcrunch.com/2021/12/03/mrbeast-squid-game-creator-economy-viral/ Isabel is on a cool list: https://www.tor.com/2021/12/14/must-read-speculative-short-fiction-for-november-2021/ Find Us Online Twitter: https://twitter.com/wowiftruepod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wowiftrue Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wowiftrue Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wowiftrue Website: https://wowiftrue.com/Email: [email protected] About Us Wow If True was created by Isabel J. Kim and Amanda Silberling. Our music is by Sam Rizer, our cover art is by Isabel J. Kim, and our production is by Allison Mills. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

32: Corporate Cringe Facebook rebranded, which is extremely cringe and not based. Also, venture capitalists are subsidizing the lives of creators now, and we can’t decide whether that’s cringe or if we’re jealous that no one is giving us millions of dollars for this S-tier podcast. Also also, Isabel makes Amanda go into the Wendy’s Discord, the definition of corporate cringe. Somehow, Amanda’s childhood skiing accident comes up. It’s a mess of an episode, but we know you love mess. Show Notes Venture capital firm invests in creator: https://www.axios.com/content-creators-financing-investing-startups-cb5cea1f-9bf6-4345-9b37-e9bcb5506e94.html Facebook’s biggest crime (forgot to mention in episode but you gotta see this): https://www.inputmag.com/culture/leak-this-internal-facebook-benefits-video-may-be-its-greatest-crime Wendy’s has a discord: https://twitter.com/Wendys/status/1425549128399040519 The Empire State Building Stans Taylor: https://twitter.com/empirestatebldg/status/1458460717544361988?s=21 The corporate Twitter that is the best and most crisis-inducing: https://twitter.com/steak_umm Find Us Online Twitter: https://twitter.com/wowiftruepod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wowiftrue Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wowiftrue Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wowiftrue Website: https://wowiftrue.com/Email: [email protected] About Us Wow If True was created by Isabel J. Kim and Amanda Silberling. Our music is by Sam Rizer, our cover art is by Isabel J. Kim, and our production is by Amanda Silberling. We like memes. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

31: Cult Survivor TikTok (ft. Elizabeth Hunter) Sometimes, the algorithm is… good? For people with very specific experiences — like surviving a cult — social media can be a place of connection and healing. Elizabeth Hunter went viral on TikTok for talking about her experiences growing up in a fundamentalist cult, and now, she’s the named plaintiff in a lawsuit against the Department of Education — it’s a long story, but we have it all for you here on your favorite internet culture podcast! We also confront Elizabeth about the awful way in which she cuts avocados and talk about how going viral has impacted her life. Trigger warning for discussions of child abuse and sexual assault. Here are some timestamps to avoid if you wanna steer clear: 15:10 - 15:25 22:00 -22:10 31:15-31:45 Show Notes Elizabeth’s TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thatlizhunter Elizabeth’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thatlizhunter/ Elizabeth’s YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTxpivxeCjK6i9RSBS9vMGg Elizabeth in Teen Vogue: https://www.teenvogue.com/story/lgbtq-students-sue-religious-schools-discrimination Elizabeth in the Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/christian-colleges-lawsuit-lgbtq-equality-act/2021/03/29/39343620-90af-11eb-9668-89be11273c09_story.html Find Us Online Twitter: https://twitter.com/wowiftruepod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wowiftrue Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wowiftrue Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wowiftrue Website: https://wowiftrue.com/Email: [email protected] About Us Wow If True was created by Isabel J. Kim and Amanda Silberling. Our music is by Sam Rizer, our cover art is by Isabel J. Kim, and our production is by Amanda Silberling. We like memes. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Another episode, another deep dive into pointless internet drama. This time, we’re talking about Realms of Ruin, the ill-fated NFT-based publishing project created by six bestselling young adult authors that people hated so much, it got shut down in hours. Plus, Isabel somehow finds a way to mention Supernatural and Homestuck, and Amanda shares her most controversial opinions. Show Notes If you are looking for even more content on this, here’s a deep dive that we think is very good and we have no bias: https://techcrunch.com/2021/10/26/inside-realms-of-ruin-ya-novelists-failed-nft-project/ Find Us Online Twitter: https://twitter.com/wowiftruepod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wowiftrue Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wowiftrue Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wowiftrue Website: https://wowiftrue.com/Email: [email protected] About Us Wow If True was created by Isabel J. Kim and Amanda Silberling. Our music is by Sam Rizer, our cover art is by Isabel J. Kim, and our production is by Amanda Silberling. We like memes. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The internet broke this week — literally, like Facebook went down for six hours. But also figuratively, because Writer Twitter blew up with takes about a New York Times article about a lawsuit between two writers that none of us had previously heard of. Isabel indulges us by using her J.D. to dive into the legal proceedings in the landmark case Dawn v. Sonya (that’s not the actual name), and we learn how copyright law works! We’re your Bad Art Friend. Again, we have a discord now! So if you’re not a Patreon patron what are you waiting for?? But if your name is Craig you can get in free. Sorry we don’t make the rules. Show Notes Sigh… here’s the story… https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/05/magazine/dorland-v-larson.html A level-headed take on the story: https://rottenindenmark.org/2021/10/10/identifying-the-bad-art-friend-is-easy/ Find Us Online Twitter: https://twitter.com/wowiftruepod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wowiftrue Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wowiftrue Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wowiftrue Website: https://wowiftrue.com/Email: [email protected] About Us Wow If True was created by Isabel J. Kim and Amanda Silberling. Our music is by Sam Rizer, our cover art is by Isabel J. Kim, and our production is by Amanda Silberling. We like memes. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Gaslight, Gatekeep, Girlboss is the non-cheugy evil twin of the very cheugy Live, Laugh, Love, so of course, here you go: here’s a full episode unpacking the trifecta of white feminism. We talk about Isabel being a corporate lawyer who says fuck at work, the origin of the term girlboss, and debate whether or not Elizabeth Holmes is a Girlboss. Also, we have a discord now! So if you’re not a Patreon patron what are you waiting for?? But if your name is Craig you can get in free. Sorry we don’t make the rules. Show Notes A primer on gaslight, gatekeep, girlboss: https://www.vox.com/22466574/gaslight-gatekeep-girlboss-meaning Elizabeth Holmes cosplayers: https://twitter.com/doratki/status/1435621048473456643?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1435627204340240387%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es3_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fuprox We do recommend John Carreyrou’s book Bad Blood, which encompasses the gaslight, gatekeep, and girlboss-ing of Elizabeth Holmes The Girlboss has left the building: https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/06/girlbosses-what-comes-next/613519/ Find Us Online Twitter: https://twitter.com/wowiftruepod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wowiftrue Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wowiftrue Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wowiftrue Website: https://wowiftrue.com/Email: [email protected] About Us Wow If True was created by Isabel J. Kim and Amanda Silberling. Our music is by Sam Rizer, our cover art is by Isabel J. Kim, and our production is by Amanda Silberling. We like memes. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We happen to have a good ol’ buddy who /competed in the Olympics/, so of course, we had to have her on the show so that we could ask her about the supposed “anti-sex” Olympic beds. Meet Regina Salmons, a real life Olympic Rower who competed for Team USA in the Women’s 8 race! She’s 6’1”, not 6’0”, and she’s here to talk with us about the best Olympics memes from Olympics TikTok (where, of course, she was also featured in some viral TikToks). Also, there’s a lot of free condom discourse here, we’re very sorry. Isabel insists we add “imma keep it real with you former prime minister of japan shinzo abe, these beds will NOT improve japan's birthrate" here. Show Notes The ESPN Olympic Village sex feature: https://www.espn.com/olympics/summer/2012/story/_/id/8133052/athletes-spill-details-dirty-secrets-olympic-village-espn-magazine The New York Times had to debunk the anti-sex bed thing: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/19/world/asia/tokyo-olympics-anti-sex-beds-cardboard.html Regina is (kinda) TikTok famous, thanks to teammate Kendall Chase, who is (actually) TikTok famous: https://www.tiktok.com/@kennychase25/video/6981885315321482502 Vox said this TikTok featuring Regina was “very viral” so…: https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2021/7/27/22595023/olympics-tiktok-olympictok-tokyo Really, Olympic Village TikTok is a thing: https://embedded.substack.com/p/ilona-maher-on-olympic-village-tiktok Olympic Village showers can’t fit 7-foot-tall athletes: https://www.tiktok.com/@caffarof/video/6987937018118458630 The confusing dining hall trash system: https://www.tiktok.com/@ilonamaher/video/6989089861751885061?is_copy_url=1&is_from_webapp=v1 Cockroach close-up: https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/olympics/womens-hockey-tokyo-cockroach-camerman-b1895952.html Follow Regina on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/14rsalmons/ Find Us Online Twitter: https://twitter.com/wowiftruepod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wowiftrue Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wowiftrue Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wowiftrue Website: https://wowiftrue.com/Email: [email protected] About Us Wow If True was created by Isabel J. Kim and Amanda Silberling. Our music is by Sam Rizer, our cover art is by Isabel J. Kim, and our production is by Amanda Silberling. We like memes. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Isabel is on vacation, so we invited Eric Silver (Multitude, Join the Party) back on the show to fill in! We talk about matzo ball soup, updates in our internet fame quests, Tony Hawk’s blood skateboards, the Mets, internet Yom Kippur, and Mamoswine. Show Notes Amanda talked about OnlyFans on a podcast about… finance!? https://techcrunch.com/2021/08/25/onlyfans-policy-change-is-a-tale-as-old-as-the-internet/ Speaking of podcasts, listen to Join the Party: https://www.jointhepartypod.com/ Vulture’s Succession Cover Story: https://www.vulture.com/article/succession-season-three.html Blood skateboards… inputmag.com/style/tony-hawk-liquid-death-human-blood-paint-skateboards-skate-decks Celebrities love blood https://www.thecut.com/2021/08/why-are-celebrities-so-obsessed-with-their-own-blood.html The Mets are trolls: https://www.theringer.com/mlb/2021/8/31/22649462/mets-thumbs-down-javier-baez-sandy-alderson-steve-cohen Multitude is cool: https://multitude.productions/ Eric is cool: http://www.ericsilver.work/ Find Us Online Twitter: https://twitter.com/wowiftruepod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wowiftrue Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wowiftrue Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wowiftrue Website: https://wowiftrue.com/ Email: [email protected] About Us Wow If True was created by Isabel J. Kim and Amanda Silberling. Our music is by Sam Rizer, our cover art is by Isabel J. Kim, and our production is by Amanda Silberling. We like memes. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We regret to inform you that you have reached the dreaded Homestuck episode. We talk about what it was like to be a Homestuck back in the day, why Isabel thinks Homestuck will be taught in English classes in 50 years, the apparent fraud (?), and buckets (???). Shout out to Sophie, Bryan, and Brae for sending us testimonials about how Homestuck ruined (or improved?) your lives. Find Us Online Twitter: https://twitter.com/wowiftruepod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wowiftrue Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wowiftrue Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wowiftrue Website: https://wowiftrue.com/Email: [email protected] About Us Wow If True was created by Isabel J. Kim and Amanda Silberling. Our music is by Sam Rizer, our cover art is by Isabel J. Kim, and our production is by Amanda Silberling. We like memes. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Tumblr announced a monetization feature and all hell broke loose. Isabel witnessed it on the scene, wading through the Wild West of the internet. Amanda wrote about it and snuck the word “Destiel” into an article, prompting Tumblr to get mad. Just another day in the internet’s wasteland, but what does the backlash against Tumblr Post+ mean for the future of the platform? How can social platforms monetize without alienating their community? Big questions, big answers. Show Notes “Tumblr debuts Post+, a subscription service for Gen Z creators:” https://techcrunch.com/2021/07/21/tumblr-debuts-post-a-subscription-service-for-gen-z-creators/ “Trouble in fandom paradise: Tumblr users lash out against its beta subscription feature” https://techcrunch.com/2021/07/22/tumblr-community-lash-out-post-plus-subscription/ Find Us Online Twitter: https://twitter.com/wowiftruepod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wowiftrue Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wowiftrue Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wowiftrue Website: https://wowiftrue.com/ Email: [email protected] About Us Wow If True was created by Isabel J. Kim and Amanda Silberling. Our music is by Sam Rizer, our cover art is by Isabel J. Kim, and our production is by Amanda Silberling. We like memes. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We take listener questions about our first internet dramas, how we met, forgotten YouTube videos, fanfiction, how to tell if you’re in a social or parasocial relationship, and other things — but somehow, Isabel still teaches us something new about Supernatural, because our show is absolutely cursed. Show Notes Golden Loves Guitar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBluUZ4NnZg Goofy Sings Bring Me to Life: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czLYl4fM8yk Apparently the Pirates video is lost forever. Find Us Online Twitter: https://twitter.com/wowiftruepod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wowiftrue Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wowiftrue Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wowiftrue Website: https://wowiftrue.com/Email: [email protected] About Us Wow If True was created by Isabel J. Kim and Amanda Silberling. Our music is by Sam Rizer, our cover art is by Isabel J. Kim, and our production is by Amanda Silberling. We like memes. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Amanda finally breaks and starts making TikToks. Isabel does her Valley Girl voice. It’s full chaotic evil here at Wow If True. We talk about the nuances of Cheugy vs. Camp, the best title for a thesis you’ve ever heard, and somehow, Isabel makes us learn more about Supernatural. We’re fine. We promise. Everything is fine. Show Notes What is Cheugy?: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/29/style/cheugy.html What is Camp?: https://qz.com/quartzy/1419465/susan-sontags-54-year-old-essay-on-camp-is-essential-reading-to-understand-culture-in-2018/ Amanda tries to be TikTok famous: http://tiktok.com/@asilbwrites Find Us Online Twitter: https://twitter.com/wowiftruepod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wowiftrue Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wowiftrue Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wowiftrue Website: https://wowiftrue.com/Email: [email protected] About Us Wow If True was created by Isabel J. Kim and Amanda Silberling. Our music is by Sam Rizer, our cover art is by Isabel J. Kim, and our production is by Amanda Silberling. We like memes. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

TikTok is simple. You crochet chicken nuggets with pride hats, and the people go wild. That’s what happened to our pal Hannah, who’s now known to her 20k followers as “nugget lady” because she’s crocheting so many chicken nuggets. We talk to Hannah about her viral nugget journey, breaking bones, seltzer, bad puns, and more. Show Notes Hannah’s TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@franklyhannah?is_copy_url=1&is_from_webapp=v1 Hank Green roasted me: https://twitter.com/hankgreen/status/1402683051369402369 Find Us Online Twitter: https://twitter.com/wowiftruepod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wowiftrue Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wowiftrue Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wowiftrue Website: https://wowiftrue.com/Email: [email protected] About Us Wow If True was created by Isabel J. Kim and Amanda Silberling. Our music is by Sam Rizer, our cover art is by Isabel J. Kim, and our production is by Amanda Silberling. We like memes. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

It’s ye ole race episode – we talk to two BIPOC fandom creators about how to navigate race on the internet! What do you do when people assume you’re white online? What happens when the thing you’re a fan of constantly pulls racist shit? What responsibility do fans have to correct creators' mistakes? We talk about all of that and more, but also, Isabel somehow manages to inject the BTS McDonald’s meal and Doritos into the conversation. Show Notes Allison’s Tumblr: https://marywhal.tumblr.com/ Joc’s Tumblr: https://herbgerblin.tumblr.com/ BTS McDonald’s Meal: https://www.mcdonalds.com/us/en-us/bts-meal.html Doritos 3D: https://www.doritos.com/products/doritos3d Reading Recommendations from Iz, Joc, & Allison “Minor Feelings” by Cathy Park Hong “An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States” by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz “Decolonization is not a metaphor” by Eve Tuck and K. Wayne Yang: https://clas.osu.edu/sites/clas.osu.edu/files/Tuck%20and%20Yang%202012%20Decolonization%20is%20not%20a%20metaphor.pdf theroot.com Find Us Online Twitter: https://twitter.com/wowiftruepod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wowiftrue Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wowiftrue Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wowiftrue Website: https://wowiftrue.com/Email: [email protected] About Us Wow If True was created by Isabel J. Kim and Amanda Silberling. Our music is by Sam Rizer, our cover art is by Isabel J. Kim, and our production is by Amanda Silberling. We like memes. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

It’s the Shrektacular, the Shrek spectacular in which we speculate about Shrek! We’re back from our break and ready to rumble with some ogre-due content about Shrek, which turns 20 this week. Did Shrek animators really take mud showers while working on the film? We have the answers. What is cheugy? That, we do not have the answer to. We also talk about Zoom Graduation, TAZ Graduation, Zoom Bris, Grabovoi Numbers, ABO, and so much more. Show Notes The Mud Shower saga: https://twitter.com/asilbwrites/status/1387122886176018437 What is Cheugy? https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/29/style/cheugy.html Amanda writes about Shrek: https://www.polygon.com/22434541/shrek-memes Grabovoi numbers: https://twitter.com/christapeterso/status/1389441178320269312 Find Us Online Twitter: https://twitter.com/wowiftruepod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wowiftrue Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wowiftrue Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wowiftrue Website: https://wowiftrue.com/Email: [email protected] About Us Wow If True was created by Isabel J. Kim and Amanda Silberling. Our music is by Sam Rizer, our cover art is by Isabel J. Kim, and our production is by Amanda Silberling. We like memes. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week, we talk about Joshfight, Jeopardy, finding internet community in weird places, Isabel’s recipe for intentionally bad bibimbap, and our scheduling update. Long story short, to prevent burnout, we are making the decision to take 2 weeks off and then start releasing bi-weekly episode. This will make the show better and more sustainable in the longterm! Thanks for y’alls support thus far <3 Show Notes Isabel’s Story: http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/kim_03_21/ Simming History: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3dFk03j4nQ Josh Fight: https://www.1011now.com/2021/04/23/calling-everyone-named-josh-name-fight-going-down-in-lincoln-on-saturday/ Little Josh for Super Smash: https://twitter.com/asilbwrites/status/1386422646082965507 Great Gatsby but Scoliosis:https://ask-the-great-gatsby.tumblr.com/post/648947815982284800/fellers-we-are-off-to-a-banger-start Good recipe, add beans: https://frommybowl.com/roasted-spinach-artichoke-pasta/ Find Us Online Twitter: https://twitter.com/wowiftruepod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wowiftrue Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wowiftrue Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wowiftrue Website: https://wowiftrue.com/Email: [email protected] About Us Wow If True was created by Isabel J. Kim and Amanda Silberling. Our music is by Sam Rizer, our cover art is by Isabel J. Kim, and our production is by Amanda Silberling. We like memes. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Today in the lives of your intrepid hosts: Isabel gets really good life advice from Wil Wheaton, Amanda investigates TikTok’s “industry plant punk band,” and also, what do you do with 2.5 pounds of rainbow sprinkles? We also talk about The Circle, the millennial vs. gen z debate (again), and rank people’s Dungeons and Dragons character names, like Kyle the Warlock. Show Notes The Tramp Stamps drama: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/tramp-stamps-dr-luke-tiktok-backlash-1156440/ Wil Wheaton is on tumblr? https://wilwheaton.tumblr.com/ Find Us Online Twitter: https://twitter.com/wowiftruepod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wowiftrue Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wowiftrue Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wowiftrue Website: https://wowiftrue.com/Email: [email protected] About Us Wow If True was created by Isabel J. Kim and Amanda Silberling. Our music is by Sam Rizer, our cover art is by Isabel J. Kim, and our production is by Amanda Silberling. We like memes. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

When Steve Ibsen was in high school, he made the Kitty Cat Dance, which went viral – but, this was 2004, when YouTube didn’t even exist, and the internet was even wilder than it is now, so he lost control of the Kitty Cat Dance! His meme was used without his permission by Hot Topic and Roblox, and finally, 17 years later, Steve turned the video into an NFT to regain some control. What the #*$*(@ is an NFT? Why are meme creators using them? Listen to find out! Show Notes The Kitty Cat Dance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaA_cs4WZHM& Why Steve Auctioned Kitty Cat Dance as an NFT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ez_oIh3ot_s Steve’s TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@steve.ibsen Steve’s website: https://www.steveibsen.com/Mouse Night: https://www.mousenight.com/ Chug Jug With You - Goofy Version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikOuUa3hFjA More explanation of NFTs: https://www.theverge.com/22310188/nft-explainer-what-is-blockchain-crypto-art-faq Just dropping this here: https://aux.avclub.com/a-tail-of-two-kitties-wronged-internet-creators-are-ta-1846602349? Find Us Online Twitter: https://twitter.com/wowiftruepod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wowiftrue Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wowiftrue Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wowiftrue Website: https://wowiftrue.com/Email: [email protected] About Us Wow If True was created by Isabel J. Kim and Amanda Silberling. Our music is by Sam Rizer, our cover art is by Isabel J. Kim, and our production is by Amanda Silberling. We like memes. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

It’s just us this week! We talk about Lil Nas X’s blood shoes, old tweets about Sandstorm by Darude, the legality of URL hoarding, Omegle adventures, Fuck Yeah blogs on Tumblr, Wizard SATs, Nyan Cat, and more. Show Notes Montero (Call Me By Your Name) by Lil Nas X: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6swmTBVI83k Lil Nas X Apologizes for the Satan Shoe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESf8Un3g9zM Shameless plug that Amanda wrote about Nyan Cat: https://www.inputmag.com/culture/nyan-cat-meme-gif-nft-10th-birthday-chris-torres-history Friendship bracelets are in progress: https://twitter.com/wowiftruepod/status/1378141665270104067 Find Us Online Twitter: https://twitter.com/wowiftruepod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wowiftrue Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wowiftrue Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wowiftrue Website: https://wowiftrue.com/Email: [email protected] About Us Wow If True was created by Isabel J. Kim and Amanda Silberling. Our music is by Sam Rizer, our cover art is by Isabel J. Kim, and our production is by Amanda Silberling. We like memes. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

A dating app for people stuck in the Suez Canal, sweaters for your drone, venture capitalist trading cards, real life blue checks, a recruiting agency for quitting your job – Danielle Baskin makes a living off of internet jokes gone too far, and we’re so here for it. We talk about turning memes into businesses, karaoke on the Suez Canal, putting your drone on Tinder, and more. Show Notes Forever Given, the Suez Canal Dating App: www.forevergiven.app Tweet announcing the dating app: https://twitter.com/djbaskin/status/1375576304590888961 “I Like That The Boat Is Stuck”: https://stone-soup.ghost.io/archive/i-like-that-the-boat-is-stuck/ Danielle’s website: https://daniellebaskin.com/ Amanda wrote about Danielle once: https://observer.com/2021/02/danielle-baskin-entrepreneurial-performance-artist/ Find Us Online Twitter: https://twitter.com/wowiftruepod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wowiftrue Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wowiftrue Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wowiftrue Website: https://wowiftrue.com/Email: [email protected] About Us Wow If True was created by Isabel J. Kim and Amanda Silberling. Our music is by Sam Rizer, our cover art is by Isabel J. Kim, and our production is by Amanda Silberling. We like memes. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Mike Schubert joins us to talk about reevaluating your “personal brand” after making it big on the internet, being in a parasocial relationship with thousands of people, and launching his new show Modern Muckraker! We ask Mike our burning questions: is it ethical to keep making fandom content when the creator of the source material turns out to be… uh… a TERF? What was it like when Vine collapsed? Do tomatoes belong in guac? Show Notes Help fund Mike's show Modern Muckraker! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/schubes/modern-muckraker-a-comedic-investigative-journalism-podcastm Mike’s website/other projects: https://www.schub.es/ Hugh Brandity: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPHK494AUxE&t=2s Amanda’s still trying to make the lettuce bracket happen: https://twitter.com/asilbwrites/status/1374400743273164802 Find Us Online Twitter: https://twitter.com/wowiftruepod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wowiftrue Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wowiftrue Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wowiftrue Website: https://wowiftrue.com/Email: [email protected] About Us Wow If True was created by Isabel J. Kim and Amanda Silberling. Our music is by Sam Rizer, our cover art is by Isabel J. Kim, and our web design/audio editing is by Amanda Silberling. We like memes. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

It’s just another episode of Wow If True in which Isabel finds a way to mention Supernatural, a television show which is extremely no longer on air. But it’s also not just another episode, because journalist John Loeppky joins us to talk about the relationship between disability and memes! Yes, memes intersect with all aspects of culture. Other conversation topics include Isabel’s sword collection, John’s illustrious wheelchair basketball career, how to use alt text, lettuce, and – for some reason – bronies. Show Notes John Loeppky!:https://linktr.ee/johnloeppky Journalism D&D alignment meme: https://twitter.com/intothemelwoods/status/1316482655215468544 Alt text Twitter bot: https://twitter.com/get_altText Twitter’s alt text guide: https://help.twitter.com/en/using-twitter/picture-descriptions Amanda’s lettuce bracket: https://twitter.com/asilbwrites/status/1251714049324331010 Find Us Online Twitter: https://twitter.com/wowiftruepod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wowiftrue Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wowiftrue Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wowiftrue Website: https://wowiftrue.com/Email: [email protected] About Us Wow If True was created by Isabel J. Kim and Amanda Silberling. Our music is by Sam Rizer, our cover art is by Isabel J. Kim, and our web design/audio editing is by Amanda Silberling. We like memes. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Garages write music about the Blaseball, a web-browser horror/comedy game taking the internet by reverb. It’s a fanband! Like fanfiction, but music, but also extremely punk rock. Today we’re here with Robin Yu, one of the Garages’ over 100 members, to talk about going collectively viral—but also to talk about the Bee Movie, Twilight, Supernatural, Pokemon Go, and a bunch of other similar malarkey! It’s fine! Play blall! Show Notes Post-interview, Robin asked us to clarify that the fourth strike server is open only to those currently working on existing projects, not people totally new to the collective, so this is us clarifying! Robin’s soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/biiiiiird The Garages’ bandcamp: https://thegarages.bandcamp.com/ Discipline double LP: https://www.iam8bit.com/products/blaseball-vinyl-soundtrack Amanda wrote about Blaseball: https://www.inputmag.com/gaming/drop-everything-youre-doing-play-some-blaseball Play Blaseball! blaseball.com Songs We Mentioned UR TOO SLOW by 100 Crabs: https://thegarages.bandcamp.com/track/ur-too-slow-explicit froggy chair song by poop wizard: https://soundcloud.com/poop-wizard/froggy-chair-song Godspeed by The Garages: https://thegarages.bandcamp.com/track/godspeed Dial Tone from Blaseball the Musical: https://blaseballmusical.bandcamp.com/track/dial-tone Find Us Online Twitter: https://twitter.com/wowiftruepod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wowiftrue Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wowiftrue Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wowiftrue Website: https://wowiftrue.com/Email: [email protected] About Us Wow If True was created by Isabel J. Kim and Amanda Silberling. Our music is by Sam Rizer, our cover art is by Isabel J. Kim, and our web design/audio editing is by Amanda Silberling. We like memes. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Ten episodes in, and finally, Amanda went viral! Unfortunately, it was for a dick joke. Meanwhile, Isabel is getting paid on Tumblr to psychoanalyze people. We also discuss Amanda’s long lost Hollywood relative, why people are selling ocean galaxy lights on Twitter, cryptoart, and a life-changing truth about none pizza with left beef. As our lives slowly spin out of control, we also take time to reflect on how the podcast is going – let us know your thoughts! Show Notes Amanda’s viral dick joke: https://twitter.com/asilbwrites/status/1365687972268544000 Why are these projectors all over Twitter: https://www.vice.com/en/article/xg83n3/why-viral-tweets-are-trying-to-sell-you-these-galaxy-light-projectors You need to know this wild fact about None Pizza with Left Beef: https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2017/10/none-pizza-with-left-beefs-creator-steve-molaro-interview.html Isabel published a story this week and we’re putting it in the show notes because you should read it: http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/kim_03_21/ Actually this was just an elaborate excuse so that Amanda doesn’t feel bad about linking her Blaseball feature, but we’re doing a Blaseball episode next week so it makes sense: https://www.inputmag.com/gaming/drop-everything-youre-doing-play-some-blaseball Find Us Online Twitter: https://twitter.com/wowiftruepod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wowiftrue Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wowiftrue Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wowiftrue Website: https://wowiftrue.com/Email: [email protected] About Us Wow If True was created by Isabel J. Kim and Amanda Silberling. Our music is by Sam Rizer, our cover art is by Isabel J. Kim, and our web design/audio editing is by Amanda Silberling. We like memes. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We can’t seem to stop talking about the value of workers unions on our meme podcast. This week, we dig into the role of Twitter in the Reply All/Gimlet/Bon Appetit drama that’s unfolding. Also, Amanda tells the story about how recently, she accidentally became a dog’s press secretary. She also shares how not-so-recently, she participated in a Lincoln-Douglass debate about the Cullen family at Borders. Plus, apparently dads are on Clubhouse? Who knew! Show Notes Gimlet thread from Eric Eddings: https://twitter.com/eeddings/status/1361789128006897668 Levi Fetterman’s dog breed announcement: https://twitter.com/asilbwrites/status/1359176839827234823 Dogs as campaign surrogates: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/28/us/politics/democratic-candidates-dogs-bloomberg.html Dick cake: https://twitter.com/isabeljkim/status/1360439095902818307 Amanda’s dad is on Clubhouse: https://twitter.com/KenSilberling/status/1363520694584287234 Ashton vs. Anderson: https://www.cnet.com/news/ashton-outmaneuvers-cnn-to-1-million-on-twitter/ Blaseball returns (and we’ll have an episode about it in a few weeks): blaseball.com Find Us Online Twitter: https://twitter.com/wowiftruepod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wowiftrue Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wowiftrue Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wowiftrue Website: https://wowiftrue.com/Email: [email protected] About Us Wow If True was created by Isabel J. Kim and Amanda Silberling. Our music is by Sam Rizer, our cover art is by Isabel J. Kim, and our web design/audio editing is by Amanda Silberling. We like memes. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

If you think shitposting can’t get you anywhere, think again. Meet Organizer Memes, the Hannah Montana of progressive political Twitter: by day, they’re just another organizer, knocking door-to-door in the rain. By night, they’re an anonymous Internet personality rubbing virtual elbows with Senators like Jon Ossoff, who they got to tweet “Memes” once. But memes aren’t all fun and games – the account’s anonymity allows organizers to submit stories of their hardships in campaign work in a protected way. Now, Organizer Memes has over 12,000 followers, and their tweets often amass millions of views – but as our anonymous friend says, “It doesn’t matter how many followers I have. I need this for my sanity.” Show Notes Organizer Memes: https://twitter.com/OrganizerMemes Jon Ossoff woke up and chose memes: https://twitter.com/ossoff/status/1346164079371628548?lang=en Campaign Abuse thread: https://twitter.com/OrganizerMemes/status/1331024205706633216 Amanda dunks on the Lincoln Project: https://twitter.com/asilbwrites/status/1358452021238640643 Learn more about the impact of youth organizers: https://medium.com/@emma.h.friend/dont-agonize-organize-the-ed-markey-organizing-model-cf6364ab167e Organizer Memes merch store: https://www.solidaritysuperstore.com/organizermemes Organizer Moms: https://twitter.com/organizermoms Find Us Online Twitter: https://twitter.com/wowiftruepod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wowiftrue Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wowiftrue Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wowiftrue Website: https://wowiftrue.com/Email: [email protected] About Us Wow If True was created by Isabel J. Kim and Amanda Silberling. Our music is by Sam Rizer, our cover art is by Isabel J. Kim, and our web design/audio editing is by Amanda Silberling. We like memes. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Isabel invests. Amanda doesn’t. But, we both play Animal Crossing. Amanda McLoughlin (Spirits, Join the Party) stops by to teach us about the Gamestop + Wall Street Bets situation by comparing it to turnip sales in Animal Crossing! Other conversation topics include ghosting famous people, the Great Gatsby Undead, Amanda’s secret residence on 123 Reading Road, and the secret sci-fi writers forums. Show Notes Amanda McLoughlin’s Animal Crossing Stonks Thread: https://twitter.com/shessomickey/status/1354585934466068480 Spirits: https://spiritspodcast.com/ House Breakfast: https://www.twitch.tv/housebreakfast Tulipmania: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulip_mania#Background_and_history Amanda got “Well Actually”-ed: https://twitter.com/asilbwrites/status/1354992247243218948 Vampire Gatsby: https://www.cnet.com/news/vampire-great-gatsby-f-scott-fitzgeralds-classic-novel-gets-undead-spin/ Find Us Online Twitter: https://twitter.com/wowiftruepod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wowiftrue Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wowiftrue Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wowiftrue Website: https://wowiftrue.com/Email: [email protected] About Us Wow If True was created by Isabel J. Kim and Amanda Silberling. Our music is by Sam Rizer, our cover art is by Isabel J. Kim, and our web design/audio editing is by Amanda Silberling. We like memes. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this very meta interview with Eric Silver, Head of Creative at Multitude Productions, we discover that all podcasts are actually just about podcasts. What’s fair use? No one knows! What are the four pillars of mediocre D&D content? You can probably guess. Why is being Jewish on the internet so fraught sometimes? You can probably guess that one too. How much can Join the Party fans pay Eric to eat a D20? Well, the answer to that question is at your fingertips. Show Notes Multitude: https://multitude.productions/ Join the Party (Eric’s DND podcast): https://www.jointhepartypod.com/ Eric’s essay for Alma on antisemitism in Dungeons & Dragons: https://www.heyalma.com/dungeons-dragons-has-an-antisemitism-problem/ All of Eric’s other cool stuff: http://ericsilver.work We didn’t mention this in the episode but look at these beans D20s: https://twitter.com/DiceBuffet/status/1350519143657828353 Find Us Online Twitter: https://twitter.com/wowiftruepod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wowiftrue Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wowiftrue Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wowiftrue Website: https://wowiftrue.com/ Email: [email protected] About Us Wow If True was created by Isabel J. Kim and Amanda Silberling. Our music is by Sam Rizer, our cover art is by Isabel J. Kim, and our web design/audio editing is by Amanda Silberling. We like memes. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

After the Inauguration, the internet has become even stranger. Why are Senators feuding on TikTok? Is it possible that Dean/Castiel canonization in the CW’s Supernatural is a predictor of major events in U.S. politics? Plus, we’re joined by special guest Tatiana Tenreyro, a pop culture journalist who went viral for her Bernie meme Instagram account @theberniealbums. The pure joy of seeing Bernie in his mittens may have been short-lived, but our quest for internet fame is not. This week, we continue to plot our world domination (by that, we mean, write Jewish fanfic and do sword tricks on TikTok). Show Notes Dean/Castiel canonization x U.S. Politics timeline: https://asimovsideburns.tumblr.com/post/640311088952623104 Senator Bob Casey loves us: https://twitter.com/senbobcasey/status/773581446699163648 We love Senator Bob Casey’s clapback TikTok: https://twitter.com/OrganizerMemes/status/1352866110400585728 Tatiana’s Bernie meme account: https://www.instagram.com/theberniealbums/ Tatiana’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/tatianatenreyro Tatiana’s Bushwick Boy quiz: https://www.buzzfeed.com/brooklynomnivore/which-terrible-bushwick-boy-iave-hooked-up-with-3dd4t Amanda is quoted as a Jewish meme expert (sort of): https://www.heyalma.com/the-cathartic-joy-of-bernie-sanders-memes/ Amanda’s best Bernie meme: https://twitter.com/asilbwrites/status/1351976360714137602/photo/1 Kilroy was here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilroy_was_here Hold on tight, spidermonkey: https://twitter.com/wowiftruepod/status/1352430496941305859?s=20 Find Us Online Twitter: https://twitter.com/wowiftruepod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wowiftrue Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wowiftrue Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wowiftrue Website: https://wowiftrue.com/Email: [email protected] About Us Wow If True was created by Isabel J. Kim and Amanda Silberling. Our music is by Sam Rizer, our cover art is by Isabel J. Kim, and our web design/audio editing is by Amanda Silberling. We like memes. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Meet Emily Temple-Wood, winner of the Wikipedian of the Year Award and actual internet famous Wikipedia person! Since she was 12, Emily has been writing and editing articles on Wikipedia. After realizing the gender disparity in both the encyclopedia’s content and editors, she started the viral Project Women Scientists. In this episode, we talk about coming of age online, managing internet harassment, the Great Gatsby vs. Zombies, and everyone’s least favorite band, U2. [Note: The audio quality here isn’t our best, but we are improving rapidly! Fret not! Also, don’t forget to leave us a written review on iTunes by 1/24/21 to enter our giveaway! More info here: https://twitter.com/wowiftruepod/status/1350603765989191686] Show Notes Emily’s fancy Wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emily_Temple-Wood Emily’s website: https://www.emilytemplewood.com/ Moon’s Haunted: https://twitter.com/Dustinkcouch/status/1057094474227240960 Amanda references her own art: https://amandasilberling.com/warpig Find Us Online Twitter: https://twitter.com/wowiftruepod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wowiftrue Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wowiftrue Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wowiftrue Website: https://wowiftrue.com/Email: [email protected] About Us Wow If True was created by Isabel J. Kim and Amanda Silberling. Our music is by Sam Rizer, our cover art is by Isabel J. Kim, and our web design/mediocre audio editing is by Amanda Silberling. We like memes. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

It may be worth pointing out that we recorded this on New Year’s Eve, and… a lot of things have happened on the internet since then. This is a relic of a simpler time. Speaking of relics from simpler times, we have a lot of opinions about Midnight Sun, and we decided that now’s the time to share them. Amanda mourns her Teen Jeopardy career that ended before it began, and Isabel is watching Hannibal? In 2021? Plus, we discuss the edibility (and deliciousness) of various Pokémon, as inspired by the internet’s shining light Brian David Gilbert. Show Notes BDG’s final Polygon video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqzghgtJ1Is Carlisle Cullen x Lori Loughlin: https://bag-of-eggs.tumblr.com/post/188096227776/mood-board Amanda’s Jeopardy dreams: https://twitter.com/asilbwrites/status/1343936933618180097 Isabel’s Powerpoint: https://twitter.com/4non4lchemist/status/1338541131613745156 Find Us Online Twitter: https://twitter.com/wowiftruepod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wowiftrue Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wowiftrue Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wowiftrue Website: https://wowiftrue.com/ Email: [email protected] About Us Wow If True was created by Isabel J. Kim and Amanda Silberling. Our music is by Sam Rizer, our cover art is by Isabel J. Kim, and our web design/mediocre audio editing is by Amanda Silberling. We like memes. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Chase Howell moderates hundreds of Facebook groups on Lemgthbook, a corner of the internet where over 150,000 people commit to never use the letter N. We have a lot of questions about this, and we get a lot of answers. In our first interview, Chase tells us the story of her rise to niche internet fame on Lemgthbook. Show Notes Lemgthbook: http://lemgthbook.com/ Lemgthy Earth: https://www.facebook.com/groups/lemgth Famtastic Lomgbois amd Where to Fimd Them: https://www.facebook.com/groups/lomgbois Lemgthy Limguistics: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1962510194036522 Absolute Umits: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2109046875975034 Almond Arts! Commission a lomg boi? https://almondarts.net/ Find Us Online Twitter: https://twitter.com/wowiftruepod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wowiftrue Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wowiftrue Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wowiftrue Website: https://wowiftrue.com/ Email: [email protected] About Us Wow If True was created by Isabel J. Kim and Amanda Silberling. Our music is by Sam Rizer, our cover art is by Isabel J. Kim, and our web design/mediocre audio editing is by Amanda Silberling. We like memes. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Hey, it’s our first episode! We introduce you to your intrepid co-hosts Isabel and Amanda as they strive to become famous on the internet. We talk about Obama reading Marx to impress ethereal bisexuals, the end of Supernatural (it was still running!?), the secret underground world of fanfic publishing, and so much more. Thoughts on the show? Tweet us at @wowiftruepod! Show Notes That time when Amanda got paid to write about memes: https://www.papermag.com/how-facebooks-largest-meme-group-was-overthrown-in-one-click-1876262586.html The thing we got a cease & desist for which IS NO LONGER ON THE INTERNET YOU CANNOT PURCHASE IT: https://assets.bigcartel.com/product_images/255458018/IMG_9317.jpg?auto=format&fit=max&h=1000&w=1000 “I yield my time, fuck you” guy: https://www.gq.com/story/lapd-i-yield-my-time-guy Ratatouille the Musical (okay, we recorded this in December and it shows): https://variety.com/2021/legit/news/ratatouille-musical-actors-fund-1234881445/ Politicians as D&D classes: https://twitter.com/OrganizerMemes/status/1332835191216287744 #obama lore: https://thyrell.tumblr.com/post/635354132262354944/can-you-imagine-being-friends-with-obama-in Find Us Online Twitter: https://twitter.com/wowiftruepod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wowiftrue Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wowiftrue Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wowiftrue Website: https://wowiftrue.com/Email: [email protected] About Us Wow If True was created by Isabel J. Kim and Amanda Silberling. Our music is by Sam Rizer, our cover art is by Isabel J. Kim, and our web design/mediocre audio editing is by Amanda Silberling. We like memes. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.