Internet Citizen

In our 50th episode anniversary, we cover what seems to be the dumbest internet story of 2019: the AlienStock event at Area 51. We take a look at what happened and why it happened. We also have Final Fantasy remakes, a discussion of The Sandlot (Michael has many thoughts), and Good Internet, Best Internet with … Continue reading IC 50: Saw Them Aliens

Another gaming recap, this time from the pretty big Nintendo Direct from earlier this month, with plenty of announcements for the Switch. We’re being good r/patientgamers with some older titles, and we discuss the animated classic The Iron Giant. GIBI features weird Russian music videos, contentious Venn Diagrams, and more. If you liked this episode, … Continue reading IC 49: You Stay, I Go

Disney’s got a slew of announcements about Disney+ and new Marvel and Star Wars content, but Randolf has doubts. Gaming Corner features Michael playing an insurance adjuster mystery game, we discuss Good Will Hunting, and GIBI has PewDiePie and a truly horrific video on Twitter. If you liked this episode, please consider taking 30 seconds … Continue reading IC 48: D23 and a Pizza Monstrosity

Facebook is pursuing new technology that can read human thoughts with moderate accuracy. Michael’s got the doomsday implications of this while Randolf is excited by the possibilities. We’ve got plenty of gaming news including androids, alien squids, and Ninja’s move to Mixer. We discuss in YGST what we watched – Mean Girls – and then … Continue reading IC 47: Facebook Wants to Read Your Brain

A new article makes Michael and Randolf argue whether it even matters anymore if the Internet still consists of majority human activity. Plus, Michael’s fighting space pirates, Randolf is slogging through MMO missions, and we discuss Joaquin Phoenix’s odd indie movie role in You’ve Gotta See This. If you liked this episode, please consider taking … Continue reading IC 46: The Internet Was Never Really Real

Microsoft shutting down its e-book service gets us into a discussion of when you own your content and what DRM is. Roblox is worth billions of dollars now, Justin Roiland’s got a new game, NYC experienced a blackout, and Randolf’s found a weird, wonderful subreddit featuring carbs and plants. If you liked this episode, please … Continue reading IC 45: Bread, Stapler, Tree

What the hell is up with Facebook Libra? Randolf explains why we should be cautious about this buzzword-filled announcement. We’ve got some micromanagement strategy games plus a discussion of the dark series Chernobyl. Thankfully, Good Internet, Best Internet has some lighter memes and useful content we’ve found. If you liked this episode, please consider taking … Continue reading IC 44: Battle Royale, But Make it Crypto Currency

In our first episode back, we catch up on the drama of Game of Thrones Season 8, plus the hacking of a major rock band and how they responded. Randolf’s got a Monster Hunter clone he’s playing, and YGST is real awkward in a middle school kind of way. In Good Internet, Best Internet, we’ve … Continue reading IC 43: We Don’t Negotiate with Angry GoT Fans

In our next gaming roundup episode, Randolf walks Michael through the online first person shooter RPG genre with some recent titles he’s tried. For You’ve Gotta See This, we’re talking about Season 2 of the SNL alumni vehicle Documentary Now! Good Internet, Best Internet has us reviewing some subreddits about PC setups and continuity in … Continue reading IC 42: Gaming Podcast Now!

A fascinating story about Swedish teenagers rigging a phone system in the 1980s has us talking about communication channels and assumptions of anonymity online. Randolf’s playing a brutal new top-down adventure game. In You’ve Gotta See This, we’re discussing the fun and weird Umbrella Academy, and Good Internet, Best Internet has some cool architecture, Ryan … Continue reading IC 41: Swedish Telephone Game