That's a Thing?!

Welcome to Episode 2 of That’s A Thing?!, “a sometimes belated, already outdated guide to your teens, tweens and everything under 20.” Elizabeth, a real live teenager, explains things to her mom. And this time around, she tells the story of Team 10.

Team 10 is a collective of YouTube channels whose hosts boost each other’s follower counts by harnessing the same techniques that made oldtime Hollywood, soap operas, wrestling and reality TV capture our attention. The tropes are familiar, but Team 10 had completely escaped Karen’s attention, until now.

Here are the show notes:

• Official website of Team 10
• Team 10 YouTube channel
• Jake Paul’s YouTube channel (home of Everyday Bro, Everyday Bro Remix, and Litmas)
• Bizaardvark theme song
• Bizaardvark Wikipedia page
• Logan Paul’s Channel
• Jake Paul’s Social Blade

If you are an old who wants to understand something the youngs are talking about, or if you are a teenager who would like us to explain something to your elders so you don’t have to, email us at [email protected] or tweet your suggestion to Karen @karenunland.

The music for That’s A Thing?! is Scott Joplin’s Ragtime Dance from the Free Music Archive. Many thanks to Castria for production assistance.

Show notes:

Where to find creepypasta stories, memes and such:

• Creepypasta Wiki
• creepypasta.com
• Trollpasta Wiki
• Creepypasta on Quotev and Wattpad
• Creepypasta memes
• Creepypasta narrators MrCreepyPasta and CreepsMcPasta
• The Creepypasta Collection

Some of the characters we discuss:

• Jeff the Killer (and the picture we describe)
• Smile Dog (and the picture)
• The Rake (and the picture)
• Sonic.exe (and the picture)

Old-school stuff from the mom:

• Flowers in the Attic
• Freddy Krueger
• Jason from Friday the 13th
• Michael Myers from Halloween
• Quora: Why do so many girls like horror movies?

Have you encountered something that kids seem to know all about but is a mystery to you? Are you a teen tired of explaining something to your elders? Drop us a line at [email protected] or tweet me at @karenunland and we’ll see what we can do.

The music for That’s A Thing?! is Scott Joplin’s Ragtime Dance from the Free Music Archive.

Many thanks to Castria for editing all of this together.