Best Hometown Jams Podcasts (2024)

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Episode 7: Drake White 16:49

1d ago16:49

16:49

Here's a spoiler alert, Drake White is instantly the coolest guy in the room. In Episode 7, we sat down with this down to earth country rocker.Iit was apparent that behind those aviator sunglasses was a man who appreciates every opportunity to share his gift of music and his inspirational life story. Dont miss this episode. Just get ta click'n and …

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Episode 6: Adam Hood 17:30

1d ago17:30

17:30

Episode 6 sits down with the incredible Adam Hood and talks about everything from the sound check to his tour bus play list. Adam is a prolific songwriter and musician and his special kind of country rocking soul is sure to keep you clapping and tapping. But we won't steal any more thunder from this awesome episode. You're just gonna have to take a…

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Barkley, Shut Up and Jam: Gaiden (Chapter 1 of the Hoopz Barkley SaGa) (Part One) 1:12:21

1d ago1:12:21

1:12:21

This episode is canon. When crowdfunding blew up in the early 2010s, it seemed like a new golden age of media was upon us: dormant franchises were given long-awaited spiritual successors and small creators were given resources to chase their dreams and make media that would never be greenlit by a studio. One of these early success stories was Barkl…

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Ponygoons (Part Two) 1:13:22

8d ago1:13:22

1:13:22

Resuming from last episode, the ostracizing of the Ponygoons is underway as the Brony phenomenon continues to grow outside of Something Awful. This week we're joined by Mike Carrozza Linktr.ee/mikecarrozza @mikecarrozza on Twitter and instagram Comedy album: Cherubic Podcasts: Am I The Bolcast? and We Didn’t Get a Rose Bumper music: The Rolling Sto…

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Ponygoons (Part One) 1:09:39

17d ago1:09:39

1:09:39

My Little Pony. Three little words that can have wildly different connotations across the internet thanks to wildly unexpected popularity and fandom of 2010's My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic. In this week's episode, we learn about the origin of the phenomenon and how Something Awful reacts to some of their own going against the flow and assurin…

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The Maremma Scenario 1:41:23

23d ago1:41:23

1:41:23

Dogs are great! But not every dog is right for every person, and nothing illustrates that better than The Maremma Scenario. Don't worry, nothing bad happens to the dog but I can't say the same for everyone else in this saga. We recorded this one last September so please excuse any temporal continuity errors. You can review this episode's document w…

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Secret Pheromone Extraction Method 1:19:09

1M ago1:19:09

1:19:09

It's been a long wait, and we return bearing a terrible secret. The secret pheromone extraction method may not actually help you attract FEMALES but it does make for a fascinating case study in how misinformation spreads online. This week, I really wish The Mengele Effect had a different name and diva cups make their first appearance. You can revie…

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MINISODE - An Oral History of 2023 Something Awful 1:21:06

4M ago1:21:06

1:21:06

I normally don't like to talk about current forums stuff because it's boring and leads to more people yelling at me than usual. But I can't let perfect be the enemy of good so here's a feature-length minisode on 2023 in review and the current state of the soul of Something Awful as a community. I really need to emphasize that this is literally me r…

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IFTI will return in 2024! 14:55

4M ago14:55

14:55

Jay here, we're starting to work on new episodes and people have been asking if the show was coming back so I wanted to make it official and put something on the feed. The bad news, it's going to be just a little longer. But I didn't want to leave you empty-handed so I'm including a double minisode to end 2023 on a bang: an oral history of the year…

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Brigador (Part Three) 1:47:17

7M ago1:47:17

1:47:17

The conclusion to the Brigador saga. Yes this is not the usual Wednesday upload date, but Steve is understandably occupied with saying goodbye to his beloved cat Shrodinger (RIP) so Jay had to edit this one and since he still doesn't have an apartment he's going to take advantage of wifi when he can get it. You can review this episode's document wi…

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Minisode: The Flash Has Pants Made of Goes Fast 46:37

8M ago46:37

46:37

This summer's The Flash movie is maybe one of the biggest bombs of the entire superhero movie era, so what better time to revisit Something Awful's comic book subforum for some classic 2000s internet exuberant superhero fanboyism. That's just the first ten minutes, the rest is Jay giving life updates and explaining the lack of recent uploads. but d…

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Brigador (Part Two) 46:23

9M ago46:23

46:23

Last we left off, the developers of Brigador were left scrambling after one of their co-founders was outed as a bigot. In this episode, we cover the fallout and bring some more fun revelations to light. Bumper music: Skinlab - Scapegoat Samael - Rain The document and sources for this three-parter will be released with the final episode to preserve …

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Brigador (Part One) 1:06:49

9M ago1:06:49

1:06:49

The Your Console Sucks subforum of Something Awful was kind of like the Velvet Underground of late-00s video game shitposting communities: Not a lot of people posted there, but the ones who did went on to achieve varying degrees of success and infamy in video game development and criticism. This three-parter focuses on one of the products of that w…

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Hulk Hogan Meat Shoes (with Gary Butterfield) 1:53:06

10M ago1:53:06

1:53:06

Hulk Hogan Meat Shoes. For decades, it was just a really funny shitpost from the days before the term "shitposting" existed. But thanks to recent developments in the world of lost media, we finally have proof that the meat shoes were real all along. With special guest Gary Butterfield from the Duckfeed.tv podcast network as well as Modridge https:/…

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Special Bonus: Jay and Winslow on Manawatu Peoples Radio New Zealand 57:49

10M ago57:49

57:49

We got broadcast over the air in New Zealand, baby! That means the radio waves containing our voices will continue to echo through the cosmos long after our sun has extinguished, all because a year ago Jay repurposed a Twitter account about video game toilets to post about weird forums lore. Listen to Reserved Recommendations at https://mpr.nz/show…

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Phenazepam, aka DA JOOSE (Part Two) 1:24:55

10M ago1:24:55

1:24:55

CONTENT WARNING: This episode deals with drug addiction, abuse, and death. If that's going to ruin your day, maybe pass on this one because this is a real human trainwreck of an episode. Continuing from last week, Brewkakke has ordered a large quantity of Russian benzodiazapenes to resell to his fellow posters in Something Awful's The Crackhead Clu…

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Phenazepam, aka DA JOOSE (Part One) 1:21:34

11M ago1:21:34

1:21:34

CONTENT WARNING: This episode deals with drug addiction, abuse, and death. If that's going to ruin your day, maybe pass on this one because this is a real human trainwreck of an episode. Phenazepam is a powerful benzodiazepine drug that was invented in Soviet Russia as a way of tranquilizing mental patients and helping alcoholics work through withd…

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Jurassic Jeep with DINO DAMAGE (Part Two) 1:07:11

11M ago1:07:11

1:07:11

Part two of the Jurassic Jeep saga, Telltale Games offers their side of the story and the goons turn on Boomerjinks. This week's document can be found at tinyurl.com/JurassicJeepPodDoc musical interludes: Korn - Lowrider Psykosonik - Ride Depeche Mode - Behind the Wheel The Cars - Drive For inquiries, contact the show directly at IFTIpod@gmail.com …

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Jurassic Jeep with DINO DAMAGE (Part One) 1:03:43

11M ago1:03:43

1:03:43

Fandom, car culture, and internet harassment campaigns all collide in this week's episode as we talk about Boomerjinks feuding with Telltale Games over damage done to his move replica car. Who's at fault? Stay tuned to find out, this is a real twisty-turny one! This week's document can be found at https://tinyurl.com/JurassicJeepPodDoc For inquirie…

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The Demon Rush and Dragoon Entertainment (Part Two) 1:00:20

12M ago1:00:20

1:00:20

We're back with the final of The Demon Rush and Dragoon Entertainment! This episode's document and sources: https://tinyurl.com/DemonRushPodDoc Musical Interludes: Nine Inch Nails - Demon Seed My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult - The Devil Does Drugs Gorillaz - Demon Days Atreyu - Demonology And Heartache For inquiries, contact the show directly at …

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The Demon Rush and Dragoon Entertainment (Part One) 57:25

12M ago57:25

57:25

The indie gaming world has exploded in the past decade, and many successful indie game developers have called the Something Awful forums their homes. Dragoon Entertainment is one of them, and while their degree of success is debatable it is undeniable that they made SOMETHING. This episode's document and sources: https://tinyurl.com/DemonRushPodDoc…

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The Segakiller 1:29:16

12M ago1:29:16

1:29:16

Living in the age of streaming video and wireless internet, it's easy to forget that not that long ago is was a relatively common occurrence for people to pirate cable television with physical cables. In 2006, poster Pimpsolo found one such cable running across his property and into his neighbor's house, and when the cable company refused to do any…

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Mermaid Shelly 1:27:39

1y ago1:27:39

1:27:39

The Something Awful Forums may have a long and storied history of animosity towards one costuming-focused subculture, but Mermaid Shelly is here to show us that sometimes it really is better down where it's wetter. This episode's document and sources: https://tinyurl.com/ShellyPodDoc For inquiries, contact the show directly at IFTIpod@gmail.com Cre…

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Minisode: Martin Random Goes To Washington 30:43

1y ago30:43

30:43

Martin Random was the handle of a well-known teller of tall tales in the early days of the Something Awful forums, and while I personally am not a fan of him or his writing a minisode seems like the perfect excuse to talk about one of his less scatological and more far-reaching stories. Today we talk about Martin Random's made-up stories about work…

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Minisode: The Racist Chili Recipe 40:42

1y ago40:42

40:42

People being mad about chili recipes on the internet is a long and storied tradition in the world of posting. This is a unique case, though, because regardless of your opinions on using onion soup mix and six whole squirts of tobasco sauce as seasoning for a pot of chili its the really tryhard edginess that pushes this one into the annals of goon h…

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Minisode: The God in the Machine (Nathan Park) 1:08:37

1y ago1:08:37

1:08:37

Steve's vacation continues. Jay tries to pass the time by explaining recent moderator drama on the Something Awful forums, a piece of fiction that was a part of said drama, and his own recent personal struggles with autism.All of this taking place within Riven: The Sequel to Myst. I love the internet! The full text of Background - The God in the Ma…

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Miniosode: I Run Slowly 8:53

1y ago8:53

8:53

Steve on vacation abroad for the new few weeks so full episodes will resume when he returns. While he's away we're going to be putting out some smaller self-contained mini episodes so each week you can still get a small bite of Something Awful content. Jay''s apartment flooded and he's this close to throwing his laptop through the window and runnin…

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BIO-APOCALYPSE (Part Three) 51:53

1y ago51:53

51:53

It's the finale of this sixth-grader's hand-drawn sci-fi horror epic, see the thrilling conclusion of the saga as well as the Goon reactions! You can buy the official physical version of BIO-APOCALYPSE at https://www.indyplanet.com/bio-apocalypse?product=76932 A free digital version is also available via The Internet Archive https://web.archive.org…

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BIO-APOCALYPSE (Part Two) 50:36

1y ago50:36

50:36

Continuing where we last left off in this sixth-grader's hand-drawn sci-fi horror epic, the last surviving humans have launched their last desperate attack on the giant organism that had assimilated all life on Earth. Next week will see the thrilling conclusion of the saga as well as the Goon reactions! This episode is broken up into parts and I fu…

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Episode 5: Neon Union 14:56

1y ago14:56

14:56

Episode 5 features an exclusive Pre-Show interview with Country Musics hottest new duo. Leo Brooks and Andrew Millsaps of Neon Union share the story of how they got together and talk about the way they just seemed to click right out of the gate. This episode is almost as entertaining as their TikTok's. But don't take our word for it. Don't hesitate…

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BIO-APOCALYPSE (Part One) 54:50

1y ago54:50

54:50

Do you ever look at your old drawings from when you were a kid and wonder "how the hell did I come up with that"? Well, a Something Awful poster with a name that I am unwilling to print in the show notes did that, and thankfully scanned and shared it with the Goons so they could as well. Buckle up because pain is the curse of consciousness and plan…

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Episode 4: Jordan Harvey 23:51

1y ago23:51

23:51

Episode 4 features a hilarious and insightful interview with the amazing Jordan Harvey, recorded live on stage at the Art Theater in Downtown Hobart! Just like Hometown Jams, Jordan did not disappoint!By Hometown Jams

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Hockey Scores 1:14:26

1y ago1:14:26

1:14:26

The year is 2008. Canada needs a new theme song for Hockey Night and they're holding a contest. This is the story of one of those contest entries. The doc for today's episode can be viewed at https://tinyurl.com/HockeyScoresPodDoc The Hockey Scores remix package is rehosted at https://www.dropbox.com/s/0dbpltti474emwj/Scores_RemixKit.rar For inquir…

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Episode 3: Catie Offerman 21:24

1y ago21:24

21:24

Episode 3 features an exclusive Pre-Show interview with Texas native, Catie Offerman, recorded live on stage at the Art Theater in Downtown Hobart! This intimate Nashville Rising concert brought the house down.By Hometown Jams

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Winslow Presents: THE TRUCKER 35:51

1y ago35:51

35:51

Sorry for the late upload, life has been pretty hectic here at IFTI so our next full episode had to be pushed back a week. Luckily Winslow stepped up and we have our first Winslow Presents episode of the show, where we take a break from talking about Something Awful and the Goons to read something from his archives. Today he's reading a rambling, p…

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Samadhi Village, Part Two 1:39:14

1y ago1:39:14

1:39:14

Special guest Kole Ross from Duckfeed.tv joins us for an exploration of that time a goon bought a bunch of land in Hawaii and then convinced a bunch of other goons to fly over on their own dime and work the land. Watch dreams of escaping the rat race turn into the intimidating reality of attempting agriculture on a patch of land that is cartoonishl…

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Samadhi Village, Part One 1:02:48

1y ago1:02:48

1:02:48

Special guest Kole Ross from Duckfeed.tv joins us for an exploration of that time a goon bought a bunch of land in Hawaii and then convinced a bunch of other goons to fly over on their own dime and work the land. Watch dreams of escaping the rat race turn into the intimidating reality of attempting agriculture on a patch of land that is cartoonishl…

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Grab Bag - Goons and Sex Circa 2007 1:18:49

1+ y ago1:18:49

1:18:49

A break from format, instead of one continuous saga we read a grab bag of funny and weird posts with commentary and discussion in between. This grab bag is themed around goons talking about their misadventures in relationships, dating, and sex so this is definitely an IFTI After Dark episode. Come for the goal-oriented sandwich, stay for the cum bu…

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Low-Carb Goons 1:14:12

1+ y ago1:14:12

1:14:12

In summer of 2011, Something Awful's fitness subforum hosted a thread obsessed with the concept of a diet low in carbohydrates not only as a way of losing weight but as a miracle cure for everything that ailed them. Then in fall of 2011, a previously healthy 21 year-old goon was prescribed statins by his doctor due to eating nothing but peanut butt…

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The BoxMystery.com Scam 53:48

1+ y ago53:48

53:48

The deceptive allure of the mystery box is something everyone has to learn to innoculate themselves from at one point or another. For most of us it is a metaphorical mystery box that confounds. like a TV show that keep stringing you along season after season without providing answer. But for an unfortunate few goons in the summer of 2010 it was a l…

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Discovering and Restoring the Workprint of 'Manos: the Hands of Fate' (Part Two) 52:30

1+ y ago52:30

52:30

Resuming from last episode, Ben Solovey's restoration of Manos: The Hands of Fate is underway but the nefarious Rupert Munch continues to use legal threats and alleged subterfuge to keep the restoration of Manos: The Hands of Fate from eclipsing his own project. Will he succeed? Will the backers receive their Blu-Rays? Why did Super Hornio Brothers…

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Episode 2: Kyle Clark 36:04

1+ y ago36:04

36:04

Episode 2 features an exclusive Pre-Show interview with up and coming, Nashville singer-songwriter, Kyle Clark. This interview takes a deep dive into Kyle's roots and where his musical inspiration came from. Kyle is definitely an artist to watch for a huge year in 2023.By Hometown Jams

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Discovering and Restoring the Workprint of 'Manos: the Hands of Fate' (Part One) 1:02:11

1+ y ago1:02:11

1:02:11

In 1966, an El Paso fertilizer salesman named Harold P. Warren created a movie called Manos: The Hands of Fate. In 1993, the comedy program Mystery Science Theater 3000 released an episode dedicated to Manos that enshrined it in the pantheon of bad movies and created generations of fans. Then in 2011, a Something Awful poster named Ben Solo found t…

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Muerte's Long Quarter-Life Crisis Walk (Part Two) 1:02:52

1+ y ago1:02:52

1:02:52

Muerte is about to start his hike across America. How far will he go? Will he survive? Is this all a grift? All these questions and more may be answered on this week's episode of I'M FROM THE INTERNET! You can review the Google Doc of this episode at the link below for sources and documentation. https://tinyurl.com/MuerteMarchPodDoc You can contact…

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Episode 1: Pilot 20:11

1+ y ago20:11

20:11

Say "hello" to the Hometown Jams After Hours Podcast! Join hosts Tyler Sufana and Jay Wacasey as they get exclusive Pre-Show interviews with our artists, team members, and everything Hometown Jams. Episode 1 features a behind the scenes look into how Hometown Jams was started and how it has transformed into what it is today. You might also catch a …

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Muerte's Long Quarter-Life Crisis Walk (Part One) 53:56

1+ y ago53:56

53:56

For our first real episode, we discuss one of the most-requested stories from the Twitter account: The story of a bored mid-20s Californian who decided the cure for his mental illnesses and the ennui of comfortable middle-class life was quitting his job and walking across America coast-to-coast in the middle of summer with little preparation and ig…

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An Overview of the Something Awful Forums (and Your Hosts) 1:48:03

1+ y ago1:48:03

1:48:03

In our inaugural episode, hosts Winslow Dumaine and Jay Brandstetter introduce themselves and their internet bona fides. Jay gives a broad overview of the Something Awful forums, their historical significance, some baseline knowledge of the forum's culture and inner-workings, and a breakdown of each of the major subforums with some teaser of storie…

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Pass the Controller! 49:57

4y ago49:57

49:57

This episode is basically our comeback, back from the last episode in October of 2019. A lot has gone on and we are back to bring you the latest on Video Games!