Best Very Big Books Llc Podcasts (2024)

1
Something Awful References in Video Games (Minisode) 1:12:55

1h ago1:12:55

1:12:55

The summer of gaming is drawing to a close, so here's a fun look at the times Something Awful showed up in commercial video games over the years. It's a good glimpse at how Something Awful was viewed as a comedy gaming site during its height and how many people in the games industry read the front page. The Zybourne Clock episode is coming up so th…

1
Returning From 100,000 Hours of Probation 1:06:12

6d ago1:06:12

1:06:12

100,000 hours of probation is one of the worst punishments the administrators of Something Awful can mete out to problem posters. This episode, we talk about what it takes to be banished to the Phantom Zone for almost three presidential elections and one recent newsworthy example of someone returning from their 4,166 days of exile. You can review t…

1
Show Announcement - Potential Big Changes in 2025 2:24

14d ago2:24

2:24

We might be joining a network next year. You'll be hearing more about that in the episodes that are coming out over the next few weeks, but here's a nice little summary until then. IFTI 2.0 Topics list - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1p-tyrzJOXF0m4lIrL49EW-1jIveX-4j2y14UNrnYG_Y/edit Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

1
The Everdraed Showcase (Minisode) 1:03:54

1M ago1:03:54

1:03:54

Sans Undertale! Now that I have your attention: Somebody who worked on Undertale was a Something Awful poster. Not just any poster, but an especially good and beloved one who made a lot of neat stuff! The summer of gaming continues with a breezy look of one of the last big Posting Superstars on Something Awful, where they came from, and where they …

1
Goons Cancel Scott Cawthon By Accident (Part Two) 47:30

2M ago47:30

47:30

Resuming from last week: a discussion about shitty indie game developers in the Rapidly Going Deaf subforum of the Something Awful forums is about to unearth Scott Cawthon's political donations, and just ten hours later it would become a trending topic on Twitter. If you like shitty insincere apologies, you're gonna love this one! You can review th…

1
Goons Cancel Scott Cawthon By Accident (Part One) 49:05

2M ago49:05

49:05

The children's horror game series Five Nights At Freddy's turns 10 years old this month, and what better way to celebrate than continuing this show's accidental running theme of game developers being shitty people? You might have heard that Scott Cawthon, the creator of Five Nights At Freddy's, is a Republican donor who stepped out of the public li…

1
UNLOCKED: Dave Barry: 90s Influencer (Patreon Bonus Ep) 1:07:55

2M ago1:07:55

1:07:55

Steve's on vacation so enjoy another freebie from the Patreon vault! We're talking about syndicated newspaper humor columnist Dave Barry and his early internet exploits. On the one hand, he's probably the reason I know about Mr T Ate My Balls. On the other hand, he's a Libertarian who got teased off of his own Usenet fan group for ranting about his…

1
Caught My Neighbour Jerking (Part Two) with Erik "Hot Dad" Helwig 46:59

2M ago46:59

46:59

Last we left off, the voyeur and the exhibitionist finally locked eyes after months of foreplay. Like dogs chasing cars, they now have absolutely no idea what to do now that they've found each other. How far will things escalate? Listen to find out! Hot Dad links: https://www.patreon.com/hotdad https://www.youtube.com/@HotDad https://www.twitch.tv/…

1
Caught My Neighbour Jerking (Part One) with Erik "Hot Dad" Helwig 1:19:20

3M ago1:19:20

1:19:20

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

1
Rib Kid Face Blindness (Minisode) 41:10

3M ago41:10

41:10

How do you spin a podcast episode out of a funny picture of a young man eating some ribs? Well, first people have to think the Rib Kid is an ageless being who assassinated a coal executive and stormed the United States capitol on January 6th. Then you talk about face blindness and, baby, you've got a rib stew going! You can review this episode's do…

1
Five Golden Manbabies (Minisode) 58:46

3M ago58:46

58:46

If you ever wanted to learn the origin of the term "shitposting", this is the minisode for you! You can review this episode's document with sources at https://tinyurl.com/SA5GoldenManbabiesPodDoc For inquiries, contact the show directly at IFTIpod@gmail.com Created and Hosted by: Winslow Dumaine - www.winslowdumaine.com/ Jay Brandstetter - linktr.e…

1
June 24th, 1974 Blassie, Bruno, Baba and more. With Evan Ginzburg and Cary Silkin 1:17:52

3M ago1:17:52

1:17:52

On this special episode of Mat Memories from Madison Square Garden, Cary, Tim and I welcome wrestling historian - Evan Ginzburg. On June 24th, 1974 Evan attended his very first wrestling show, and we are happy to have him on this episode to talk about that night. And the card, which was a great one! WWWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden …

1
Oh Dear Lord, Bees! 1:26:27

3M ago1:26:27

1:26:27

We're taking a break from dark and depressing episodes this week to talk about what happens when a Florida goon with family over for the holidays and gallons of fire accelerant just sitting around has to deal with an unexpected swarm of bees. Also, our producer Steve makes his debut on mic! You can review this episode's document with sources (and p…

1
UNLOCKED: A Trekkie's Tale (Patreon Bonus Ep) 43:46

4M ago43:46

43:46

Winslow and Steve are back in the United States and we're working on a fresh batch of episodes, so here's an episode from behind the Patreon paywall.A Trekkie's Tale is a product of pre-internet fandom but whose protagonist Mary Sue is still invoked as an epithet online to this very day. This was recorded after the Ponygoons episode with Mike Carro…

1
The Get Out Frog (Minisode) 1:03:34

4M ago1:03:34

1:03:34

We're revamping the minisode format! Winslow and Jay talk about the Get Out Frog, the little stuffed frog who captured the hearts of the goons and then the internet at large. We also chat about the way that places to discuss pornography have been dying out on the internet, why furries have been using the same art site for nearly 20 years, and some …

1
No Episode This Week 19:37

4M ago19:37

19:37

Steve is on the other side of the world making music out of glacier noises (link below!) so here's Jay doing some housekeeping and reading a small post that wound up having very big consequences for him. Steve's ambient album: https://on.soundcloud.com/JYn9nyiEJD97kdg47 For inquiries, contact the show directly at IFTIpod@gmail.com Created and Hoste…

1
STEROIDS (Part Three) 1:11:44

4M ago1:11:44

1:11:44

In which people who take drugs to win fights at the gym lose fights on the internet in spectacular fashion. Find Marcos at: www.Twitter.com/AinterShow https://soundcloud.com/aintshitshow https://www.patreon.com/TheHomieCollective Bumper music: Jane's Addiction - Idiots Rule KMFDM - Disobedience Fear Factory - Body Hammer Limp Bizkit - Break Stuff F…

1
May 20th 1974 Bruno vs. Kowalski Rematch! 1:11:21

5M ago1:11:21

1:11:21

Here is Episode 31 of Mat Memories from Madison Square Garden. A very special episode with a roundtable of former Ring of Honor owner Cary Silkin, Hall of Fame Writer/Photographer George Napolitano and John Arezzi discuss a wide variety of topics from back in the day! Moderated by Tim Puttre. WWWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden – Monda…

1
STEROIDS (Part Two) 1:16:49

5M ago1:16:49

1:16:49

Last week we only scratched the surface of the world of performance enhancing drugs.This week: drugs that will permanently alter your eyesight, cook you alive with your own body heat, and leave pools of corrosive Xenomorph-like sweat in your pursuit of leaving Humanity behind. Find Marcos at: www.Twitter.com/AinterShow https://soundcloud.com/aintsh…

1
STEROIDS (Part One) 1:39:41

5M ago1:39:41

1:39:41

Bigger. Stronger. Worse than ever. In the follow-up to DA JOOSE, we return to The Crackhead Clubhouse to explore a new category of mind-altering illicit substances: steroids! Buckle up for a whopping three-part series on performance-enhancing drugs, how they work, and who is using them on the Something Awful forums. With special guest Marcos from T…

1
Magick Is Real (and Praxis) 1:28:00

5M ago1:28:00

1:28:00

Magic is the art of illusion and sleight of hand. Magick (pronounced "muh-gick") is the term for discussing real world sorcery among those whose know The Art. Today's episode falls squarely in the latter, as we explore a short-lived thread dedicated to spellcasting and fortunetelling in the leftist shitposting subforum of C-SPAM. What qualification…

1
April 29th 1974 Killer Kowalski battles Bruno Sammartino in a classic bloody brawl at MSG! 56:20

5M ago56:20

56:20

Here is Episode 30 of Mat Memories from Madison Square Garden - where we review the wild April 29th, 1974 card that featured the brawl between challenger Killer Kowalski taking on the living legend Bruno Sammartino. Co-hosts John Arezzi and Cary Silkin go into detail on the show which featured rare run ins by wrestlers to break up the battle betwee…

1
Barkley, Shut Up and Jam: Gaiden (Chapter 1 of the Hoopz Barkley SaGa) (Part Two) 1:08:24

5M ago1:08:24

1:08:24

Resuming from Part One, Tales of Game's has raised over $120,000 for a sequel to their cult hit freeware b-ball-themed comedy roleplaying game. Now to take a decade-long sip of coffee and see how The Magical Realms of Tír na nÓg: Escape from Necron 7 - Revenge of Cuchulainn: The Official Game of the Movie - Chapter 2 of the Hoopz Barkley SaGa turne…

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

6M 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…

1
Ponygoons (Part Two) 1:13:22

6M 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…

1
Ponygoons (Part One) 1:09:39

6M 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…

1
April 1st 1974 WWWF Madison Square Garden Show Vokloff vs Bruno! 1:09:41

6M ago1:09:41

1:09:41

Here is Episode 29 of Mat Memories from Madison Square Garden - where we review the April 1st, 1974 house show from the mecca of all arenas. We welcome former owner of Ring of Honor - Cary Silkin as a co-host of the show beginning with this episode. Cary has a rich history - and attended most of the MSG shows in this era. He's a great storyteller a…

1
The Maremma Scenario 1:41:23

6M 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…

1
Secret Pheromone Extraction Method 1:19:09

7M 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…

1
Bruno Sammartino vs. Nikolai Volkoff from March 4th - 1974 47:52

7M ago47:52

47:52

Here is Epsisode 28 of Mat Memories From Madison Square Garden, reviewing the house show I attended at the Mecca of all arenas on March 4th, 1974. WWWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden – Monday Night March 4, 1974 bell time 8:30pm (22,091; sell out) The scheduled bout between Don Leo Jonathan and Ed Sullivan did not take place Donna Chri…

1
Bruno Sammartino takes on Don Leo Jonathan in his first WWWF Title Defense at MSG after winning back the title 39:28

8M ago39:28

39:28

Tim Puttre and I review the first title defense for newly re-crowned champion, Bruno Sammartino at Madison Square Garden. WWWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden – Monday night January 14, 1974 bell time 8:30 sellout crowd (22,147) Butcher Brannigan defeated Mike Pappas at 11:15 Otto Von Heller defeated Tony Altimore at 9:55 Jose Gonzalez …

1
December 10th, 1973 Bruno Sammartino captures the WWWF title from Stan Stasiak 1:26:21

9M ago1:26:21

1:26:21

Here is episode 26 of Mat Memories From Madison Square Garden. A very special episode that reviews the night Bruno Sammartino re-captured the WWWF Heavyweight Title to begin his 2nd reign as champion. Bruno beat Stan Stasiak before a delirious crowd at the sold out Garden. John Tolos also makes his first appearance ever at the "new" MSG. A historic…

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

10M 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…

1
IFTI will return in 2024! 14:55

10M 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…

1
November 12th, 1973 Pedro Morales vs. Larry Hennig (Pedro's last title defense at MSG!) Andre the Giant 1:01:36

11M ago1:01:36

1:01:36

Here is episode 25 of Mat Memories From Madison Square Garden, covering the MSG house show I attended on November 12th, 1973. Lots of stories from this night are shared by John Arezzi about his breakthrough in being able to finally sit in the front ringside seats at the Garden, and tales about that night, which would turn out to be Pedro Morales's …

1
Mat Memories from Madison Square Garden - Episode 24 October 15th, 1973 1:20:30

12M ago1:20:30

1:20:30

Here is Episode 24 of Mat Memories from Madison Square Garden. On this episode, Tim Puttre and I review the house show I attended at the mecca of all arenas on October 15th, 1973 WWWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden – October 15, 1973 (22,102) Vicki Williams & Joyce Grable defeated Women’s Tag Team Champions Toni Rose & Donna Christiane…

1
Brigador (Part Three) 1:47:17

1y 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…

1
Mat Memories from Madison Square Garden - Big name who never wrestled at MSG with Cary Silken 49:53

1y ago49:53

49:53

On this Bonus episode of Mat Memories from Madison Square Garden - Tim Puttre and I welcome Cary Silken, former owner of RING OF HONOR to talk about an interesting list of wrestlers who NEVER wrestled at Madison Garden. Lots of names that will surprise you. Host - John Arezzi Co-Host and Producer - Tim Puttre Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…

1
The Finale | Discussing the Book of the Fallen and Ten Very Big Books 1:30:08

1y ago1:30:08

1:30:08

We sit down as a group one final time to talk about the Book of the Fallen and the show. Thanks so much for listening. We love you. --- Watch the Stream of the Fallen VOD - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dpt0p0d6i4I Back the show on Patreon - https://patreon.com/tenverybigbooks Subscribe to us on YouTube - https://youtube.com/TenVeryBigBooks Follo…

1
The Crippled God | Conversation with Steven Erikson 1:28:41

1y ago1:28:41

1:28:41

The gang talks to Steve one last time. --- Watch the Stream of the Fallen VOD - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dpt0p0d6i4I Back the show on Patreon - https://patreon.com/tenverybigbooks Subscribe to us on YouTube - https://youtube.com/TenVeryBigBooks Follow the show on Twitter - https://twitter.com/tenverybigbooks Thoughts about the show? Email us…

1
Minisode: The Flash Has Pants Made of Goes Fast 46:37

1y 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…

1
Mat Memories from Madison Square Garden - Episode 23 August 27th 1973 41:48

1y ago41:48

41:48

Here is episode 23 of Mat Memories From Madison Square Garden, cover the August 27th, 1973 card from the Mecca of Wrestling arenas! ATTENDANCE: 18,666 MANUAL SOTO WRESTLED TO A DRAW WITH EL OLYMPICO - 20 MINUTES VICTOR RIVERA DEFEATED MR. FUGI FARMER JEROME & LITTLE LOUIE DEFEATED LITTLE BRUTUS AND PEE WEE ADAMS CHIEF JAY STRONGBOW BEAT PROFESSOR T…

1
Brigador (Part Two) 46:23

1y 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 …

1
Brigador (Part One) 1:06:49

1y 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…

1
The Crippled God Mailbag Wrap-Up 45:40

1y ago45:40

45:40

HEYO! We're back after the Stream of the Fallen (which you can watch HERE on our YouTube<3 sorry about the echo that gets progressively worse until like hour 6 when AJ fixes it. Livestreaming!) and finally ready to wrap-up our readthrough of Dust of Dreams and The Crippled God. Thanks to everyone who submitted their questions! Keep an eye on the fe…

1
Mat Memories from Madison Square Garden - Episode 22 July 23rd, 1973 46:42

1y ago46:42

46:42

On this 22nd episode of Mat Memories from Madison Square Garden, Tim and I review the July 23rd, 1973 show at the Mecca of all arenas, Madison Sq. Garden. An enjoyable look back at wrestling from the Garden! WWWF @ New York City, NY - Madison Square Garden - July 23, 1973 (20,629) Televised on HBO - featured Vince McMahon on commentary Little Boy B…

1
Mat Memories from Madison Square Garden - Episode 21 June 30th 1973 52:42

1y ago52:42

52:42

On this 21st episode of Mat Memories from Madison Square Garden, Tim and I review the June 30th, 1973 show at the Mecca of all arenas, Madison Sq. Garden. An enjoyable look back at wrestling from the Garden! WWWF @ New York City, NY - Madison Square Garden - June 30, 1973 (20,987) Televised on HBO - featured Vince McMahon on commentary: Blackjack L…

1
Post-season and Stream of the Fallen Update w/ AJ! 2:17

1y ago2:17

2:17

Hey everybody! Producer AJ here, in the show notes ooooo ahhhhh. Subscribe to us on YouTube! Tune into the Stream of the Fallen on July 22nd from 11am to 9pm Eastern time (UTC -4)! Mailbag et cetera coming in August! See you soon love you byeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!! Subscribe to us on YouTube!!!!!!!!!! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★…

1
The Crippled God - Your Private Shore - Part 2 3:28:39

1+ y ago3:28:39

3:28:39

This is it. The big one. Our final readthrough episode of the Malazan Book of the Fallen. We hope you enjoy. Thank you so much. - - - Chapters covered - 23, 24, Epilogues 1 & 2 - - - Back the show on Patreon - https://patreon.com/tenverybigbooks Subscribe to us on YouTube - https://youtube.com/TenVeryBigBooks Follow the show on Twitter - https://tw…

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

1+ y 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:/…

Podcasts Worth a Listen

Very Big Books Llc Podcasts

Podcasts Worth a Listen

Quick Reference Guide