This week, Tim and Rich dive headfirst into The Great Meme War of 2025: How Internet Culture is Shaping Real-World Debates. From viral X posts to savage political jabs, we unpack how memes are no longer just laughs—they’re rewriting the rules of discourse. Are they the ultimate truth bombs or digital chaos? Join us for a no-holds-barred breakdown of the internet’s wildest battlefield.

 

Show Notes

Book: Meme Wars: The Untold Story of the Online Battles Upending Democracy in America by Joan Donovan, Emily Dreyfuss, Brian Friedberg – The gritty backstory of memes as cultural weapons. Find it at your favorite bookstore or library.

Article: “How Memes Got Weaponized: A Short History” – MIT Technology Review (Oct 24, 2019) – Joan Donovan on memes turning from jokes to political dynamite. Read it here.

Article: “A New Front in the Meme Wars” – The Atlantic (Sep 13, 2024) – How disinformation campaigns use memes to stir the pot. Check it out.

Article: “The Surprising Power of Internet Memes” – BBC (Sep 28, 2022) – Memes as activism, subversion, and everything else. Dive in.

X Platform: No single post, but X is meme central. Search “memes 2025” on x.com to see the battlefield for yourself.

Got thoughts? Hit us up on Podbean or X with your wildest meme takes. Listen now and join the fight!