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 attorney 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.
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THE ADVICE POD: Kyle, Kelly and Raysean are diving into the wide world of Reddit and giving their best, worst and most sincere advice. From R/Advice and Would You Rather, to Am I The Assh*le and relationship advice, tune in each week to hear the most ridiculous advice questions from the internet and how these 3 random friends would handle the situations.
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Premiere Radio Networks Founder Louise Palanker joins a panel of comedians to look at the ways in which we each look at the internet and the feedback loop that’s informing how we think and live. Regulars include Jamie Alcroft and Danny Mann.
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How Do You Overcome Depression? - Featuring Jackson White of The Young Turks and Politics and Paper
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Kyle, Raysean and Jackson assemble to talk about some mental health tips and tricks they employ to overcome their own bouts of depression. Kyle and Jackson are doing regular Mental Health Check In streams on Wednesdays on Jackson's channel @politicsandpaper .... Here's the link to our first one from this past Wednesday: https://bit.ly/44weOfT Let u…
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Am I Wrong for Telling My Parents They’re The Reason My Brother Died?
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Am I Wrong for Telling My Parents They’re The Reason My Brother Died? Kyle, Raysean and Jackson are diving into this tough post... Poor kids. One of them is dead. Let us know your thoughts in the comments, and if you want to support the show please subscribe on Youtube or leave us a written review in Apple Podcasts. 5 Stars Please. See you tomorrow…
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How Can I Tell a Friend They’re a Loser in the Most Productive Way Possible?
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How can I tell a friend that they’re a loser in the most productive way possible? This kid sounds a little red pill coded... Good thing Kyle and Raysean have Jackson White on to rant about his favorite corner of the internet, the man-o-sphere. Let us know your thoughts in the comments, and if you want to support the show please subscribe on Youtube…
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Isabel got a seven figure book deal and got the book optioned, but she continues to threaten to kill people on our podcast (especially the kid in the Omelas hole). No, this is not a bit. Iz is god's favorite princess, and Amanda can run a mile without stopping. Links Isabel's book deal announcement! The story about killing the kid in the Omelas hol…
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AITA for Telling My Super Rich Friend She is Unbearable to Hang Out With?
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AITA for Telling My Super Rich Friend She is Unbearable to Hang Out With? Kyle, Raysean and Jackson White are discussing another AITA thread, this one about a newly rich podcaster who is talking all sorts of smack about her friends and their husbands. Come on man. What do you think? Is this lady in the wrong? Let us know your thoughts in the commen…
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What is a Good Question to Learn About Someone's Personality (Do You Believe In Ghosts?)
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What is a seemingly mundane question you can ask somebody that will tell you a lot about their personality? Kyle, Raysean and Jackson White are back for another week of advice and trying to figure out the most mundane comments and questions to get someone to reveal a lot about themselves. And do YOU believe in ghosts? Tell us down below. Let us kno…
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What is your comfort show? And why is it Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The Office, Parks and Rec or Dragon Ball? Tell us your comfort TV shows in the comments! I love TV! Follow Sam on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shietsch/ Let us know your thoughts in the comments, and if you want to support the show please subscribe on Youtube or leave us a w…
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AITA For Not Inviting My Daughter to My Wedding?
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"AITA for not inviting my daughter to my wedding?" Kyle, Raysean and Sam are back to see if this guy is an asshole. He didn't invite his 14 year old daughter to his wedding. Isn't that kinda weird? Short-sighted idiots are everywhere, dawg. Check out the original post here: https://bit.ly/4ayPk3k Follow Sam on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/s…
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I Get Made Fun of at School Because of What My Parents (39F) and (40M) Named Me.
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"I get made fun of at school because of what my parents (39F) and (40M) named me." Kyle, Raysean and Sam are back to take a look at this poor kid's weird name. Like, really weird considering they didn't even give this kid their last name. This whole scenario is almost too funny to be real. This is why you can't let nerds name kids. Check out the or…
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What To Do When They Cancel The First Date (AKA Snapchat Locations is Creepy)
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She cancelled our first date. Advice? Kyle, Raysean and Sam are taking a look at what to do when the girl says she wants to go on that first date with you, but she cancels last minute. You probably shouldn't go stalk her Snapchat location. That's a bad look. Also, Snapchat Locations is just creepy in the first place. Check out the original post her…
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This Is Why You Don't Do Freelance Work For Your Friends
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Freelancing when your client is a friend is extremely frustrating. Kyle, Raysean and Sam are talking about the dangers of doing freelance work for your friends, and why it is almost always going to be a headache on some level... especially when your friend kinda sucks. Check out the original post: https://bit.ly/3vRuqgQ Follow Sam on Instagram: htt…
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200 Pizzas Spawn in your Room Every Time You Wake Up - What Do You Do?
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Everytime you wake up, 200 piping hot pizzas of all varieties spawn in your room, what do you do? I'm thinking we start a Pizza Bus operation of biblical proportions. Let us know your thoughts in the comments, and if you want to support the show please subscribe on Youtube or leave us a written review in Apple Podcasts. 5 Stars Please. See you back…
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Separating the Art from the Artist (When People You Admire Actually Suck)
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From Kanye West and Louis CK all the way to Steven Segal, Kyle, Raysean and Patrick are back to discuss the idea of what to do when it turns out the artists you like kinda suck as people. Also, I have no beef with Michael Jai White, swear to god. Let us know your thoughts in the comments, and if you want to support the show please subscribe on Yout…
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I Feel Duped By The System (aka Student Loan Debt is BS)
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What about you? Do you feel duped by the system? Is capitalism getting you down cuz you can't afford rent or a house or to not work 2 jobs? Student Loan Debt? Kyle, Raysean and Patrick wanna commiserate with you. Let us know your thoughts in the comments, and if you want to support the show please subscribe on Youtube or leave us a written review i…
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The history of handwashing? It's way wilder than you think. Isabel is once again out of the country and/or concussed, which means Amanda is joined by her friends Caro and Andrea to talk about everyone's favorite 19th century handwashing accelerationist, Ignac Semmelweis. What does this have to do with the internet? Well, if you're going to go outsi…
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How To Deal With An Emotional Boss - Career Advice - The Advice Pod
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How To Deal With An Emotional Boss... Have you ever dealt with an emotional boss? How did you deal? Did you quit your job? Kick them in the balls? Let us know your thoughts in the comments, and if you want to support the show please subscribe on Youtube or leave us a written review in Apple Podcasts. 5 Stars Please. See you back on Monday for more …
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What Word or Phrase Annoys You the MOST and Why?
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What Word or Phrase Annoys You the MOST and Why? Kyle, Raysean and Patrick are sharing the words and phrases that annoy, anger and confuse them the most. Let us know your thoughts in the comments, and if you want to support the show please subscribe on Youtube or leave us a written review in Apple Podcasts. 5 Stars Please. See you back on Monday fo…
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Uncle Raysean's Advice for the Kids - AITA for Not Apologizing to My Friend?
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Today, Uncle Raysean and his associates are doling out the advice to some young British chaps who are presumably arguing about Pokemon or something. What do you think? Which of these little kids is the asshole? Be sure to check out Ava's Music: https://avaleft.bandcamp.com/ Let us know your thoughts in the comments, and if you want to support the s…
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Why Do Middle-Aged White Women Love True Crime?
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Why Do Middle-Aged White Women Love True Crime? I think it's about a murder victim fantasy, but what the hell do I know? Tell me your comments down below. Be sure to check out Ava's Music: https://avaleft.bandcamp.com/ Let us know your thoughts in the comments, and if you want to support the show please subscribe on Youtube or leave us a written re…
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What is Something You've Done Recently That You're Proud Of?
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What is Something You've Done Recently That You're Proud Of? We all have accomplishments, and we're sharing them with you, okay? Share your accomplishments with us down in the comments. I genuinely mean that. Let us celebrate your stuff, dawg. Be sure to check out Ava's Music: https://avaleft.bandcamp.com/ Let us know your thoughts in the comments,…
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Why Are The Majority of Comment Sections Just Jokes?
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Why Are The Majority of Comment Sections Just Jokes? I think it's because everybody is a social media whore, myself at the forefront of that group, but what do you think? Be sure to check out Ava's Music: https://avaleft.bandcamp.com/ Let us know your thoughts in the comments, and if you want to support the show please subscribe on Youtube or leave…
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AITA For Telling My Mom She Can't Live With Me?
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AITA For Telling My Mom She Can't Live With Me? It's always tricky with multi-generational living situations, but this guy kinda sounds like he's a lot. Idk. Be sure to check out Ava's Music: https://avaleft.bandcamp.com/ Let us know your thoughts in the comments, and if you want to support the show please subscribe on Youtube or leave us a written…
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R/PettyRevenge: This one is short and I’ll never admit to it in real life.
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It's the first of hopefully many R/PettyRevenge posts... Did this girl go too far? Just the right amount? Or not far enough? We also talk a little more about what to expect for the rest of season 3 and share a recent podcast review. Let us know your thoughts in the comments, and if you want to support the show please subscribe on Youtube or leave u…
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If You Could Call Yourself Five Years Ago and Had One Minute, What Would You Say?
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If You Could Call Yourself Five Years Ago and Had One Minute, What Would You Say? How sentimental are Kyle, Raysean and Jackson White of @politicsandpaper about to get? Don't worry, Kyle doesn't cry that bad, we edited that stuff out. Let us know your thoughts in the comments, and if you want to support the show please subscribe, like and share the…
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You Can Own Any Weapon in Existence (Fiction or Non-Fiction). What is it and Why?
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You Can Own Any Weapon in Existence (Fiction or Non-Fiction). What is it and Why? Kyle, Raysean and Jackson White of @politicsandpaper are back for Season 3 of The Advice Pod with strategic knowledge/advice on how to pick the greatest weapon (fictional or real life I guess). Let us know your thoughts in the comments, and if you want to support the …
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The most successful internet creator of all time is a guy named Jimmy who locks people in grocery stores for hundreds of thousands of dollars. Like him or not, MrBeast is such a fascinating figure in pop culture that we have become MrBeast anthropologists. Beastly scholars. Why do people like MrBeast so much? How does MrBeast (and the prizewinners …
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AITA For Calling The Cops on my Niece and Pressing Charges?
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AITA For Calling The Cops on my Niece and Pressing Charges and Making My Sister Pay? Kyle, Raysean and Jackson White of @politicsandpaper are back for Season 3 of The Advice Pod with advice for a lady with a psycho niece. Good times. Let us know your thoughts in the comments, and if you want to support the show please subscribe, like and share the …
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If You Were Invincible, Which Would You Rather...
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If You Were Invincible, Which Would You Rather... 1. Stand next to a nuke and watch it go off in slow motion. 2. Enter a black hole just to see what happens. 3. Explore the deepest of the sea. Kyle, Raysean and Jackson White of @politicsandpaper are back for Season 3 of The Advice Pod with advice on cool shit you can do should you find yourself to …
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Should this girl feel guilty for dumping her weird old guy boyfriend? Especially after the trickery he tried to pull? Kyle, Raysean and Jackson White of @politicsandpaper are back for Season 3 of The Advice Pod with some relationship advice. Let us know your thoughts in the comments, and if you want to support the show please subscribe, like and sh…
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In this episode, we discuss the only thing congress can agree upon: yeeting Tiktok into the sun and away from the hands of America's youth. Also, the Iditarod and how to properly gut a moose, crypto perfume (question for the audience: what do YOU think crypto smells like?), and the mandatory Kate Middleton AI photograph discussion. Never say we're …
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84: Marianne Williamson Beef (ft. Organizer Memes)
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The sequel to Organizer Memes. It's throwback....Wednesday, and Organizer Memes is here talking with Amanda about memes and political organizing, three years later. Time is a flat circle. Joe Biden is running for president again (but this time, with meme merch). Speaking of meme merch, we've got a new portable hole mug. WOTC please no suing.…
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In this episode: Isabel explains why she is glad she didn't win a Hugo this year (hint: there's niche community drama), Amanda gets philosophical about the Taylor Swift deepfake debacle and pisses off tech CEOs again, and all of us collectively ooh and aah at the miracle of brumation. Did we mention we have merch? And a Patreon?…
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In this episode, we talk about hole. The ocean (and the world cruise floating on it) is a big hole. The Stanley cup is a small hole. The tunnels under the Chabad in Brooklyn? That's a medium size hole, baby. And this podcast? Well, it's a hole for your ears. Wait, that doesn't make any sense. Too bad, you've already fallen in.…
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Happy new year, which means happy public domain day! We talk about Steamboat Willie, our favorite (and least favorite) internet moments of 2023, how to eat crabs, etc. We play two (2) whole games, like Wow if Two Truths and a Lie and the now-annual public domain game! The Isabel book club! We sliced the meme! More about Steamboat Willie: https://te…
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Kyle and Raysean have reached the end of this Non-Christmas Advice experiment and are sharing their hopes and dreams for the FUTURE that is the new year 2024. Thanks for listening and we will see you soon! See the original post here See you back here tomorrow for another day of ADVICE. Have thoughts on some crappy advice we gave? Email us: TheAdvic…
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How Long Can A FWB Situation Last? I’m 25M and She’s 24F
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How long can a Friends With Benefits situation last? Probably not as long as you think/realize. Kyle and Raysean return, on this, the penultimate day of Advice-Mas, to talk to the kids about the importance of locking it down before you're heartbroken. How long can a FWB situation last? Listen now to find out. See the original post here See you back…
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AITA for having a deadpan reaction when someone interrupts me to ask a question I was in the process of answering?
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Kyle and Raysean are back from an AITA influenced by television... specifically The Office. It's ruined so many of us, but it sounds like it's ruined this guy more than most. AITA for having a deadpan reaction when someone interrupts me to ask a question I was in the process of answering? See the original post here See you back here tomorrow for an…
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What are the Most Iconic TV Show Theme Songs?
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Kyle and Raysean are back to discuss the important things... mostly, what are the most iconic TV show theme songs of all time? Is it the Simpsons theme song? Is it the Seinfeld theme song? Is it the Kim Possible theme song like Raysean thinks it is for some reason? Find out See the original post here See you back here tomorrow for another day of AD…
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I Found Out The Reason Why My Stepdad Always Seems Sad and Distant
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Kyle and Raysean contemplate the age old question of what to do when you find out you're an affair baby, and how that impacts your gay Dad's Husband. Also, you're 14? I think you're Mom is a villain here? See the original post here See you back here tomorrow for another day of ADVICE. Have thoughts on some crappy advice we gave? Email us: TheAdvice…
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What song lyrics have you always misheard? Kyle has a problem with the song Send Me On My Way by Rusted Root, and Raysean discovers the true meaning of the lyrics for Pumped Up Kicks. Also, Kyle shares 2 very specific Afroman stories from that one time they hung out for some reason. See the original post here See you back here tomorrow for another …
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In this episode: Iz is back, and the internet explodes. The worldwide cruise begins, publishing has another crisis, and the goat is eaten by birds. Some days nothing happens. Other days, everything happens. Welcome back to the two host experience. Now in apple cinnamon flavor.
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You Instantly Spawn at a Random Location Generated From This Website.
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You Instantly Spawn at a Random Location Generated From This Website, and then you gotta get home. Apologies in advance to the states of Mississippi and Montana; we didn't mean to be so rude as we explored you on the Google Maps. See the original post here See you back here tomorrow for another day of ADVICE. Have thoughts on some crappy advice we …
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Would You Rather Date a Musician or a Comedian?
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Would you rather date a musician who is going to write a breakup song about you, or a comedian who is going to make jokes about you in their act? Either way, you're getting dumped. Kyle and Raysean ponder the potential outcomes... but there is clearly only one choice for this See the original post here See you back here tomorrow for another day of …
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Kyle and Raysean are taking a look at the case of the annoying British neighbors. Are they REALLY the asshole when they're out there living at the forest and you're risking mice and foxes and arsonists? Come on. See you back here tomorrow for another day of ADVICE! Have thoughts on some crappy advice we gave? Email us: TheAdvicePod@gmail.com subscr…
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Why did Jesus wait until he was in his 30s before he started doing his messiah stuff?
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Kyle and Raysean are pondering about Jesus. What was up with that guy? Why did Jesus wait until he was 30 to start doing the Jesus thing? Mid-life crisis maybe? Also, Raysean loves Queen Latifah holiday movies, and he doesn't care who knows. See you back here tomorrow for another day of ADVICE! Have thoughts on some crappy advice we gave? Email us:…
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They Gave Us A Nice Podcast Review! FINALLY!
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Kyle and Raysean, on this, the second day of ADVICE, are looking at a really nice review we got recently, and just talking about why we like making this dumbass podcast/working together. CUZ IT IS IMPORTANT TO BE THANKFUL ON ADVICE-MAS. Have thoughts on some crappy advice we gave? Email us: TheAdvicePod@gmail.com subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.l…
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What scared you as a Child and still scares you as an Adult?
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Kyle and Raysean are back to discuss what scared us as small children and which of those things has continued to haunt us well into adulthood. From chickens and generally all live birds needing to go to Hell, to the very rational fear of mid-2000s Michael Jackson, the boys have a lot to talk about... None of it being practical advice at all though.…
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In this episode: Isabel has a concussion and a cold at the same time, so Amanda does the podcast alone and has an existential crisis. While confronting her vulnerability and loneliness without her other podcasting half, Amanda tells you about Henry Kissinger death memes, weird fanfic theories, OpenAI drama, and crabs. Links Mark Yarm on Henry Kissi…
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4 years in...should I give up on my podcast? - Advice Season 2 FINALE
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FEATURING A SUPER SECRET SPECIAL NEWS ANNOUNCEMENT AT THE END! But Also: What are some “not obvious” signs someone is attracted to you? 4 years in...should I give up on my podcast? How do I get over/move on from the loss of my father Wyr have $500,000 right now or go back 1 year in time RIGHT NOW with all current memories? PLUS THE SUPER SECRET SEA…
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In this episode: we arrive at the conclusion that the internet is nothing if not AI and [redacted]. We are extremely sorry. We also regret to inform you that Omegle is dead, and Tumblr... Tumblr is not dead, but it's not necessarily thriving! Also, we have thoughts and opinions about Minnesota, an entity we normally have zero thoughts and opinions …
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