Internet Citizen

This episode features possibly the dumbest story of the year, the McDonald’s Rick and Morty Szechuan sauce debacle. Michael and Randolf also talk about how online communities celebrate Halloween and the games we’re interested in right now. In Good Internet, Bad Internet they discuss a $100 hamburger in the middle of nowhere, some hard truths … Continue reading IC #10: The Dumbest Story of 2017

This week Michael and Randolf get into Elon Musk’s new Big Fucking Rocket project and the weirdness of r/Pyongyang and other Reddit-specific memes. Also Pewdiepie’s racist slur controversies, Michael’s busy playing PUBG, the SNES Classic, and some GIBI featuring people in real life doing bad things. (Note: there is a discussion of a news story … Continue reading IC #9: Voice Chats from Hell

This week Michael and Randolf talk about: the history and mechanics behind Discord chat, all the coverage of Hurricane Irma, and a breakdown of an Internet listicle of the “Best Games on Switch”. Also, Good Internet, Bad Internet featuring a bonkers VR video from KFC, why Fahrenheit is dumb, and more. Discord chat on Wikipedia … Continue reading IC #8: A Nightmare KFC

Michael and Randolf cover this week: a heated Reddit thread about Mars colonization and Elon Musk’s ambitious plan to get us there; Overwatch hero changes; PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds; a lawsuit about reaction videos on YouTube; the trailer for Bojack Horseman Season 4; and hot, hot German election charts. r/AskReddit’s comment thread on Mars colonization Article about … Continue reading IC #7: Moving the Space Goalposts

Michael and Randolf discuss (and disagree about) the Google memo controversy and people voicing minority opinions on forums. Plus SoundCloud updates, Randolf’s foray into Dream Daddy, the disaster that is For Honor, and some genuinely gross Bad Internet. The Google Memo Controvery (Vox explainer ; NPR news article) Google cancels Town Hall r/malefashionadvice r/Europe r/worldpolitics … Continue reading IC #6: Google Diversity, Dream Daddy, and Coconuts

Michael is joined by his new co-host, Randolf (Alex got lost while playing PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds). They kick things off by getting into the consumptive content on YouTube, why taking a break from the news and listening about WWI carnage has been a relief, and the rise and fall of SoundCloud. Plus, some gaming and GIBI … Continue reading IC #5: You Only Have Yourself to Blame

In which Michael and Alex discuss what is and isn’t offensive and how distracted we get all the time. Alex also breaks down the Yooka-Laylee game and both Chrissy Teigen and ISPs makes a return in GIBI. Piece on distraction by Andrew Sullivan Yooka-Laylee on Wikipedia Grant Kirkhope interview on Game Grumps RLM Star Wars … Continue reading IC #4 : A Comprehensive List of Our Enemies

Michael and Alex talk about being wrong on different types of Internet outlets and take turns hitting the pinata that is No Man’s Sky. In Good Internet/Bad Internet, they have a surprisingly high brow discussion of ISPs and talk about the missed opportunity of the ultimate 2016 meme. Show Notes Chrissy Teigen on Twitter Doctors of … Continue reading IC #3: The Adequate Show

Michael and Alex discuss watching lots of YouTube and bad movies (of both the blockbuster and internet-cult-classic variety). They also dig into the mess that is Pokemon Go, and have their first Good Internet/Bad Internet Corner. Show Notes Red Letter Media YouTube Channel (Star Wars Reviews)  “Robot” 2010 Indian movie’s IMDb page  Neil Breen Suicide … Continue reading IC #2: Pokemon Go Ruined Our Childhoods

In their inaugural show, Michael and Alex discuss terrible news outlets spoiling TV shows on Twitter, the E3 conference, and reaction videos. They also discuss video games for way too long. Show Notes: News Outlets (e.g. Time) spoiling GoT on Mondays (Spoiler for GoT s6e10) Twitch.tv Game Grumps Ubisoft/E3 news  Yooka Laylee game Twitch’s PhantomLord … Continue reading Episode 1: Everything is a Complete Waste of Time