Best Winslow Dumaine Podcasts (2025)

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Korn.jpg 1:09:58

6d ago1:09:58

1:09:58

Imagine a dangerously large image. Big enough to crash a browser. Big enough to destroy websites. Over two decades ago, this image existed. And it came from the Yorba Linda Water Disctrict. You can review and comment on the document for expanded show topics at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1p-tyrzJOXF0m4lIrL49EW-1jIveX-4j2y14UNrnYG_Y/edit?tab=…

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Texarrakis (Part Three) 1:28:36

13d ago1:28:36

1:28:36

Fort Awesome is being erected. Storm clouds loom on the horizon. Forget your crysknife, we've got katanas. You can review and comment on the document for expanded show topics at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1p-tyrzJOXF0m4lIrL49EW-1jIveX-4j2y14UNrnYG_Y/edit?tab=t.0 You can review this episode's document with sources (and pictures) at https://t…

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Texarrakis (Part Two) 1:24:24

19d ago1:24:24

1:24:24

The Texarrakis are finally setting out on their trip to build Fort Awesome. The Goons are getting stir-crazy long before their subjects ever get the chance to. Bumper Music: Astral Projection - Ambient Galaxy Meat Puppets - Plateau I Am X - The Stupid, The Proud Tool - Hooker With A Penis Nine Inch Nails - The Great Destroyer The Black Mages - J-E-…

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Texarrakis (Part One) 1:26:53

27d ago1:26:53

1:26:53

I said I would not mock them, and I shall not. But Texarrakis is Texarrakis. And the desert makes a mockery of us all. My forum. My post. My Goon. Four optimistic but woefully unprepared Boston Hipsters are about to try their hand at building an off-grid settlement on a budget with the whole internet watching. Bumper Music: Hans Zimmer - Paul's Dre…

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Bushman's Feral Hog Bloodlust (Part Two) 1:39:29

1M ago1:39:29

1:39:29

I know we're not great about content warnings, but seriously if listening to someone breathlessly describe skewering animals with a mail-order spear would ruin your day skip this one. But remember: ultimately, it's for the environment. Bumper Music: Nine Inch Nails - Piggy (Nothing Can Stop Me Now) Michael Boyd and Gary Malkin - Unsolved Mysteries …

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Bushman's Feral Hog Bloodlust (Part One) 1:07:38

1M ago1:07:38

1:07:38

Being a nerd means sometimes you're in the right place at the right time to be on the cutting edge of an emerging field. In the early 2010s unmanned aerial vehicles were taking off, and one enterprising model rocketry nerd was in the right place at the right time to ride them to hog heaven. Or hog hell, depending on how you look at it. Lots of (inv…

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Skylark's Sauna Ban 1:07:28

2M ago1:07:28

1:07:28

Ending the holidays with a bit about Something Awful's 25th anniversary and a little Yes Yes No about home sauna stewardship. You can review and comment on the document for expanded show topics at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1p-tyrzJOXF0m4lIrL49EW-1jIveX-4j2y14UNrnYG_Y/edit?tab=t.0 You can review this episode's document with sources (and pic…

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2024 Xmas Bad Gifts Spectacular 1:30:08

2M ago1:30:08

1:30:08

There's a brand new episode under the tree, so at least you got one present that wasn't a disappointment! Bumper music: Shallow Gravy - Shallow Gravy Fan Club Christmas Album 2010 KoЯn - Jingle Balls King Diamond- No Presents For Christmas Twisted Sister - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas Mariah Carey x Marilyn Manson - All I Want For Christm…

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Gigamaidens 1:27:43

2M ago1:27:43

1:27:43

Whoa, is that an earthquake? No, it's giant ladies fighting! Sexually. Bumper Music: The Immortals - Techno Syndrome (7" Remix) Juno Reactor - Giant Stabbing Westward - Falls Apart Metallica - The Thing That Should Not Be The Backyardigans - Nobody's Bigger Than A Giant You can review and comment on the document for expanded show topics at https://…

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Tony Tango 56:00

2M ago56:00

56:00

An underdog story. A high-energy funny fat guy. A camera. Cinematic empires have been forged from these tools from generations. Tony Tango may not have broken the mold, but its production certainly broke a few forum threads! Also, a surprise return of merfolk to the IFTI universe. Bumper Music: Shpongle - Dorset Perception David Bowie - Let's Dance…

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Wojtek's Epic Mounts 1:23:47

3M ago1:23:47

1:23:47

It's our first (but certainly not last) foray into the world of Massively Multiplayer Online Roleplaying Games! This is a more personal look at the communities that form in these games, and the culture clash that can occur when a person talks about their top-level WoW raiding on the same forum they talk about their real-life struggles Bumper Music:…

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The Zybourne Clock (Part Two) 1:38:03

3M ago1:38:03

1:38:03

We've reviewed the lost texts and learned about the original Zybourne Clock. Now we explore its legacy and transformation from an object of mockery to an affectionate and relatable artifact of what the internet used to be. Extra special thanks to Fuego Fish from the Something Awful forums, who worked on The Zybourne Clock, for being my source on th…

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UNLOCKED: Albert Temple's Furry Webcomic Family (Patreon Bonus Ep) 1:28:33

3M ago1:28:33

1:28:33

Much like the Zybourne Clock itself, our concluding episode on the topic and interview with Fuego Fish has run into unforeseen production delays. In the meantime, here's an episode from our Patreon bonus show about a figure in early furry and webcomic history. You can review and comment on the document for expanded show topics at https://docs.googl…

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The Zybourne Clock (Part One) 1:45:18

3M ago1:45:18

1:45:18

This, my darling, is a legend. A legend many men and many women claim to have seen, understood, and known. A story about time travel which, ironically, has been largely lost to the sands of time. Until now. This, darling, is The Zybourne Clock. The real Zybourne Clock. Johnny Cornfeld, not Johnny Fiveaces. The monolith, not the golden egg. Buckle u…

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Let's Play Danganronpa! (Part Four) 1:30:00

3M ago1:30:00

1:30:00

The home stretch. The final trial. The true identity of the person controlling the bear. For this series we are joined by horror and anime expert Vanessa Guerrero from Game Grumps, who are currently playing through the Danganronpa series. https://x.com/nessguerrero https://www.twitch.tv/Nesguerrero https://www.instagram.com/snesguerrero The documen…

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Let's Play Danganronpa! (Part Three) 1:14:05

4M ago1:14:05

1:14:05

Less than half of the original 15 students are still alive. On the forums, the success of the Let's Play is about to be its ultimate undoing. For this series we are joined by horror and anime expert Vanessa Guerrero from Game Grumps, who are currently playing through the Danganronpa series. https://x.com/nessguerrero https://www.twitch.tv/Nesguerre…

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Let's Play Danganronpa! (Part Two) 1:14:48

4M ago1:14:48

1:14:48

Resuming the Danganronpa Let's Play saga, we're working through the cases and we touch on the different extant fandoms and communities that helped popularize Danganronpa. For this series we are joined by horror and anime expert Vanessa Guerrero from Game Grumps, who are currently playing through the Danganronpa series. https://x.com/nessguerrero ht…

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Let's Play Danganronpa! (Part One) 1:24:32

4M ago1:24:32

1:24:32

When Something Awful poster Orenronen began translating the relatively obscure Japanese visual novel Danganronpa in 2011, it was considered too weird to get an official English localization. Over a decade later, Danganronpa is a multimillion-selling franchise and one of the most successful visual novel franchises in the west. It's one of the most i…

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Something Awful References in Video Games (Minisode) 1:12:55

4M ago1:12:55

1:12:55

The summer of gaming is drawing to a close, so here's a fun look at the times Something Awful showed up in commercial video games over the years. It's a good glimpse at how Something Awful was viewed as a comedy gaming site during its height and how many people in the games industry read the front page. The Zybourne Clock episode is coming up so th…

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Returning From 100,000 Hours of Probation 1:06:12

5M ago1:06:12

1:06:12

100,000 hours of probation is one of the worst punishments the administrators of Something Awful can mete out to problem posters. This episode, we talk about what it takes to be banished to the Phantom Zone for almost three presidential elections and one recent newsworthy example of someone returning from their 4,166 days of exile. You can review a…

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Show Announcement - Potential Big Changes in 2025 2:24

5M ago2:24

2:24

We might be joining a network next year. You'll be hearing more about that in the episodes that are coming out over the next few weeks, but here's a nice little summary until then. IFTI 2.0 Topics list - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1p-tyrzJOXF0m4lIrL49EW-1jIveX-4j2y14UNrnYG_Y/edit Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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The Everdraed Showcase (Minisode) 1:03:54

6M ago1:03:54

1:03:54

Sans Undertale! Now that I have your attention: Somebody who worked on Undertale was a Something Awful poster. Not just any poster, but an especially good and beloved one who made a lot of neat stuff! The summer of gaming continues with a breezy look of one of the last big Posting Superstars on Something Awful, where they came from, and where they …

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Goons Cancel Scott Cawthon By Accident (Part Two) 47:30

6M ago47:30

47:30

Resuming from last week: a discussion about shitty indie game developers in the Rapidly Going Deaf subforum of the Something Awful forums is about to unearth Scott Cawthon's political donations, and just ten hours later it would become a trending topic on Twitter. If you like shitty insincere apologies, you're gonna love this one! You can review th…

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Goons Cancel Scott Cawthon By Accident (Part One) 49:05

6M ago49:05

49:05

The children's horror game series Five Nights At Freddy's turns 10 years old this month, and what better way to celebrate than continuing this show's accidental running theme of game developers being shitty people? You might have heard that Scott Cawthon, the creator of Five Nights At Freddy's, is a Republican donor who stepped out of the public li…

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UNLOCKED: Dave Barry: 90s Influencer (Patreon Bonus Ep) 1:07:55

7M ago1:07:55

1:07:55

Steve's on vacation so enjoy another freebie from the Patreon vault! We're talking about syndicated newspaper humor columnist Dave Barry and his early internet exploits. On the one hand, he's probably the reason I know about Mr T Ate My Balls. On the other hand, he's a Libertarian who got teased off of his own Usenet fan group for ranting about his…

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Caught My Neighbour Jerking (Part Two) with Erik "Hot Dad" Helwig 46:59

7M ago46:59

46:59

Last we left off, the voyeur and the exhibitionist finally locked eyes after months of foreplay. Like dogs chasing cars, they now have absolutely no idea what to do now that they've found each other. How far will things escalate? Listen to find out! Hot Dad links: https://www.patreon.com/hotdad https://www.youtube.com/@HotDad https://www.twitch.tv/…

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Caught My Neighbour Jerking (Part One) with Erik "Hot Dad" Helwig 1:19:20

7M ago1:19:20

1:19:20

In 2008 it was a lot harder to covertly photograph your neighbor, but one Goon certainly went above and beyond in his quest to expose to neighbor's masturbation habits. We're joined by musician Erik Helwig, who has been delighting the internet for years as Hot Dad, so we get to have some fun shop talk about making comedy and music on the internet a…

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Rib Kid Face Blindness (Minisode) 41:10

7M ago41:10

41:10

How do you spin a podcast episode out of a funny picture of a young man eating some ribs? Well, first people have to think the Rib Kid is an ageless being who assassinated a coal executive and stormed the United States capitol on January 6th. Then you talk about face blindness and, baby, you've got a rib stew going! You can review this episode's do…

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Five Golden Manbabies (Minisode) 58:46

7M ago58:46

58:46

If you ever wanted to learn the origin of the term "shitposting", this is the minisode for you! You can review this episode's document with sources at https://tinyurl.com/SA5GoldenManbabiesPodDoc For inquiries, contact the show directly at [email protected] Created and Hosted by: Winslow Dumaine - www.winslowdumaine.com/ Jay Brandstetter - linktr.e…

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Oh Dear Lord, Bees! 1:26:27

8M ago1:26:27

1:26:27

We're taking a break from dark and depressing episodes this week to talk about what happens when a Florida goon with family over for the holidays and gallons of fire accelerant just sitting around has to deal with an unexpected swarm of bees. Also, our producer Steve makes his debut on mic! You can review this episode's document with sources (and p…

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UNLOCKED: A Trekkie's Tale (Patreon Bonus Ep) 43:46

8M ago43:46

43:46

Winslow and Steve are back in the United States and we're working on a fresh batch of episodes, so here's an episode from behind the Patreon paywall.A Trekkie's Tale is a product of pre-internet fandom but whose protagonist Mary Sue is still invoked as an epithet online to this very day. This was recorded after the Ponygoons episode with Mike Carro…

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The Get Out Frog (Minisode) 1:03:34

8M ago1:03:34

1:03:34

We're revamping the minisode format! Winslow and Jay talk about the Get Out Frog, the little stuffed frog who captured the hearts of the goons and then the internet at large. We also chat about the way that places to discuss pornography have been dying out on the internet, why furries have been using the same art site for nearly 20 years, and some …

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No Episode This Week 19:37

9M ago19:37

19:37

Steve is on the other side of the world making music out of glacier noises (link below!) so here's Jay doing some housekeeping and reading a small post that wound up having very big consequences for him. Steve's ambient album: https://on.soundcloud.com/JYn9nyiEJD97kdg47 For inquiries, contact the show directly at [email protected] Created and Hoste…

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STEROIDS (Part Three) 1:11:44

9M ago1:11:44

1:11:44

In which people who take drugs to win fights at the gym lose fights on the internet in spectacular fashion. Find Marcos at: www.Twitter.com/AinterShow https://soundcloud.com/aintshitshow https://www.patreon.com/TheHomieCollective Bumper music: Jane's Addiction - Idiots Rule KMFDM - Disobedience Fear Factory - Body Hammer Limp Bizkit - Break Stuff F…

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STEROIDS (Part Two) 1:16:49

9M ago1:16:49

1:16:49

Last week we only scratched the surface of the world of performance enhancing drugs.This week: drugs that will permanently alter your eyesight, cook you alive with your own body heat, and leave pools of corrosive Xenomorph-like sweat in your pursuit of leaving Humanity behind. Find Marcos at: www.Twitter.com/AinterShow https://soundcloud.com/aintsh…

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STEROIDS (Part One) 1:39:41

9M ago1:39:41

1:39:41

Bigger. Stronger. Worse than ever. In the follow-up to DA JOOSE, we return to The Crackhead Clubhouse to explore a new category of mind-altering illicit substances: steroids! Buckle up for a whopping three-part series on performance-enhancing drugs, how they work, and who is using them on the Something Awful forums. With special guest Marcos from T…

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Magick Is Real (and Praxis) 1:28:00

10M ago1:28:00

1:28:00

Magic is the art of illusion and sleight of hand. Magick (pronounced "muh-gick") is the term for discussing real world sorcery among those whose know The Art. Today's episode falls squarely in the latter, as we explore a short-lived thread dedicated to spellcasting and fortunetelling in the leftist shitposting subforum of C-SPAM. What qualification…

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Barkley, Shut Up and Jam: Gaiden (Chapter 1 of the Hoopz Barkley SaGa) (Part Two) 1:08:24

10M ago1:08:24

1:08:24

Resuming from Part One, Tales of Game's has raised over $120,000 for a sequel to their cult hit freeware b-ball-themed comedy roleplaying game. Now to take a decade-long sip of coffee and see how The Magical Realms of Tír na nÓg: Escape from Necron 7 - Revenge of Cuchulainn: The Official Game of the Movie - Chapter 2 of the Hoopz Barkley SaGa turne…

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Barkley, Shut Up and Jam: Gaiden (Chapter 1 of the Hoopz Barkley SaGa) (Part One) 1:12:21

10M ago1:12:21

1:12:21

This episode is canon. When crowdfunding blew up in the early 2010s, it seemed like a new golden age of media was upon us: dormant franchises were given long-awaited spiritual successors and small creators were given resources to chase their dreams and make media that would never be greenlit by a studio. One of these early success stories was Barkl…

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Ponygoons (Part Two) 1:13:22

10M ago1:13:22

1:13:22

Resuming from last episode, the ostracizing of the Ponygoons is underway as the Brony phenomenon continues to grow outside of Something Awful. This week we're joined by Mike Carrozza Linktr.ee/mikecarrozza @mikecarrozza on Twitter and instagram Comedy album: Cherubic Podcasts: Am I The Bolcast? and We Didn’t Get a Rose Bumper music: The Rolling Sto…

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Ponygoons (Part One) 1:09:39

11M ago1:09:39

1:09:39

My Little Pony. Three little words that can have wildly different connotations across the internet thanks to wildly unexpected popularity and fandom of 2010's My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic. In this week's episode, we learn about the origin of the phenomenon and how Something Awful reacts to some of their own going against the flow and assurin…

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The Maremma Scenario 1:41:23

11M ago1:41:23

1:41:23

Dogs are great! But not every dog is right for every person, and nothing illustrates that better than The Maremma Scenario. Don't worry, nothing bad happens to the dog but I can't say the same for everyone else in this saga. We recorded this one last September so please excuse any temporal continuity errors. You can review this episode's document w…

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Secret Pheromone Extraction Method 1:19:09

11M ago1:19:09

1:19:09

It's been a long wait, and we return bearing a terrible secret. The secret pheromone extraction method may not actually help you attract FEMALES but it does make for a fascinating case study in how misinformation spreads online. This week, I really wish The Mengele Effect had a different name and diva cups make their first appearance. You can revie…

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MINISODE - An Oral History of 2023 Something Awful 1:21:06

1y ago1:21:06

1:21:06

I normally don't like to talk about current forums stuff because it's boring and leads to more people yelling at me than usual. But I can't let perfect be the enemy of good so here's a feature-length minisode on 2023 in review and the current state of the soul of Something Awful as a community. I really need to emphasize that this is literally me r…

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IFTI will return in 2024! 14:55

1y ago14:55

14:55

Jay here, we're starting to work on new episodes and people have been asking if the show was coming back so I wanted to make it official and put something on the feed. The bad news, it's going to be just a little longer. But I didn't want to leave you empty-handed so I'm including a double minisode to end 2023 on a bang: an oral history of the year…

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Brigador (Part Three) 1:47:17

1+ y ago1:47:17

1:47:17

The conclusion to the Brigador saga. Yes this is not the usual Wednesday upload date, but Steve is understandably occupied with saying goodbye to his beloved cat Shrodinger (RIP) so Jay had to edit this one and since he still doesn't have an apartment he's going to take advantage of wifi when he can get it. You can review this episode's document wi…

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Minisode: The Flash Has Pants Made of Goes Fast 46:37

1+ y ago46:37

46:37

This summer's The Flash movie is maybe one of the biggest bombs of the entire superhero movie era, so what better time to revisit Something Awful's comic book subforum for some classic 2000s internet exuberant superhero fanboyism. That's just the first ten minutes, the rest is Jay giving life updates and explaining the lack of recent uploads. but d…

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Brigador (Part Two) 46:23

1+ y ago46:23

46:23

Last we left off, the developers of Brigador were left scrambling after one of their co-founders was outed as a bigot. In this episode, we cover the fallout and bring some more fun revelations to light. Bumper music: Skinlab - Scapegoat Samael - Rain The document and sources for this three-parter will be released with the final episode to preserve …

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Brigador (Part One) 1:06:49

1+ y ago1:06:49

1:06:49

The Your Console Sucks subforum of Something Awful was kind of like the Velvet Underground of late-00s video game shitposting communities: Not a lot of people posted there, but the ones who did went on to achieve varying degrees of success and infamy in video game development and criticism. This three-parter focuses on one of the products of that w…

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Hulk Hogan Meat Shoes (with Gary Butterfield) 1:53:06

1+ y ago1:53:06

1:53:06

Hulk Hogan Meat Shoes. For decades, it was just a really funny shitpost from the days before the term "shitposting" existed. But thanks to recent developments in the world of lost media, we finally have proof that the meat shoes were real all along. With special guest Gary Butterfield from the Duckfeed.tv podcast network as well as Modridge https:/…

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