The Very Online Show

The Very Online Show episodes:

• 08.11.2022

  The Very Online Show 25 - Clone Wars

  Why is Instagram becoming more like Tiktok? Wait, why is Youtube and Facebook becoming more like TikTok? Why are all these social media services trying to be each other? Tam explains!

  
• 07.14.2022

  The Very Online Show 24: Gentleminions

  It's about the over-merchandised little yellow freaks and the current state of the Irony-To-Genuine-Enjoyment Cycle we're thrashing about in! Jess has Stockholm Syndrome for the Minions now, due to editing this episode!

  
• 06.16.2022

  The Very Online Show 23: App-etite for Destruction

  I love those funny little gimmick apps and face swappers! We all do! What could go wrong?

  
• 05.05.2022

  The Very Online Show 22: Destiel is Canon

  This week, Lucy James and Tamoor Hussain do their best to educate Jeff Bakalar on fandom, shipping, and the Mishapocalypse. The moral? Fans can be... intense.

  
• 04.21.2022

  The Very Online Show 21: Pineapple on Pizza and The Psychology of Online Debates

  Why all the drama? Why all the dunks? Why all the fights? Why all the pineapple on pizza??? Well, there's a lot of reasons why the internet is such a tumultuous place to have a disagreement!

  
• 04.07.2022

  The Very Online Show 20: The Internet Never Forgets?

  This time on the Very Online Show, Lucy goes into the history of how we preserve the internet's history! Watch out for lewd thumbnails, though.

  
• 03.24.2022

  The Very Online Show 19: Happily Ever A.i.fter

  Will Tam find love in the cold, calculating arms of an A.I.? Can the A.I. love him in return? Most importantly: Can a robot send nudes? Find out on this week's Very Online Show!

  
• 03.10.2022

  The Very Online Show 18: How To Log Off Completely

  Enjoy this episode of The Very Online Show, then put your dang phone down and touch some grass!

  
• 02.17.2022

  The Very Online Show 17: Good Advice Isn't Free

  Dare we trust the internet with major decisions about our lives, relationships, and mental health? Our unprofessional advice: Maybe don't?

  
• 02.03.2022

  The Very Online Show 16: It's Rennsday My Dudes

  This week, Lucy chronicles the downfall of the Jeremy Renner app. Because yes, there was an app for that.

  
• 01.21.2022

  The Very Online Show 15: The Crapp Store

  The Very Online Show crew dives deep into how app stores are drowning in plagiarized games and scam apps!!

  
• 01.14.2022

  The Very Online Show 14: Dark Patterns

  I'm sensing a pattern... a DARK Pattern...

  
• 12.30.2021

  The Very Online Show 13: Daily Twitter Vibes

  Thursday, what a concept! Time for another "keepin' it light" episode, giving you your daily dose of absurd Twitter memes themed around your workweek (and Craig David, too.)

  
• 12.10.2021

  The Very Online Show 12: The History of Cat Memes

  It's not Fake Mews, it's the historical account of why cats make the best memes!

  
• 11.25.2021

  The Very Online Show 11: Industry Plants

  With this cornucopia of fake causes, we're thankful for critical thinking on this Turkey Day.

  
• 11.04.2021

  The Very Online Show 10: Virtual Insanity

  Fake people! Fake drama! Real engagement!

  
• 10.21.2021

  The Very Online Show 09: Guy on the Couch Guy

  Couch Guy is the latest example of the pitfalls of websleuthing, an internet phenomenon that has been plaguing social media for years. So why are we like this?

  
• 10.13.2021

  The Very Online Show 08: Family Vlogging Biz

  The Very Online Show crew this week examines the utter horror of the family vlogging biz - it's real bad folks!

  
• 09.23.2021

  The Very Online Show 07: DIWhy

  This week The Very Online Show takes a look at one of the most successful -- albeit incredibly bizarre DIY channels on the internet. Here's the unnerving story behind 5-Minute Crafts.

  
• 09.09.2021

  The Very Online Show 06: Food Crimes

  Tamoor and Lucy guide Jeff Bakalar through the legalities of internet food crimes and magicians.

  
• 09.02.2021

  The Very Online Show 05: Breaking Brendan Fraser

  On this week's episode we talk about the name on everyone's lips: Brendan Fraser. Why is the internet so into him? The story is much sadder that you might realize.

  
• 08.26.2021

  The Very Online Show 04: OnlyFans Sexodus

  On this week’s show we’re covering one of the mainstay pillars of the internet, porn, and why it’s so infuriatingly difficult for legitimate sex workers to reliabily make a living through platforms like OnlyFans. And given the nature of this...

  
• 08.19.2021

  The Very Online Show 03: The Mobile Game Trap

  Terrible mobile games usually have even worse ads that make no sense, but they exist for a very good reason. On this episode of The Very Online Show, Tamoor, Lucy and Jeff break it down.

  
• 08.12.2021

  The Very Online Show 02: The Emoji Illuminati

  Where do emojis even come from? Who designs them and how do they get included with all the others? Lucy James drives this episode of The Very Online Show and uncovers the very strange but true reality of our increasingly...

  
• 08.05.2021

  The Very Online Show 01: The old beach meme and the M. Night Shyamalan paradox

  On their debut episode Tamoor and Lucy explain to Jeff Bakalar about the old beach meme -- where it came from and how it evolved out a movie trailer.