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That's a Thing?!

A sometimes belated, already outdated guide to your teens, tweens and everything under 20. In each episode, Elizabeth, a teenager, explains a thing to Karen, her mother. And Karen tells Elizabeth how ... Read more

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Episode 3: Eating Tide Pods

Episode 3: Eating Tide Pods

Elizabeth explains how eating Tide Pods became a thing, and analyzes media coverage of the phenomenon. This leads to a d... Read more

20 Jan 2018

42mins

Ranked #2

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Unraveling YouTube Rewind

Unraveling YouTube Rewind

Here are links to the things we mentioned: YouTube usage and revenue stats Unraveled, especially The Perfect PokéRap ... Read more

31 Dec 2019

1hr 29mins

Ranked #3

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OK Boomer, but #NotAllKarens

OK Boomer, but #NotAllKarens

Here are links to the things we mentioned: The Taylor Lorenz article that started it all The triple meme Instagram post ... Read more

2 Dec 2019

51mins

Ranked #4

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Things that disappear: Horror in the Information Age

Things that disappear: Horror in the Information Age

Here are links to the things we mentioned: Usually Jon talks about memes Lost Media Wiki r/lostmedia on Reddit Three r... Read more

31 Oct 2019

44mins

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Memes, praxis, the raid and the strike

Memes, praxis, the raid and the strike

Here are links to the things we mentioned: Storm Area 51 on Know Your Meme Naruto runner video What is a Kyle? What is ... Read more

4 Oct 2019

56mins

Ranked #6

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Have I got a deal for you?

Have I got a deal for you?

Here are links to some of the things we mentioned: Defining MLM — multilevel marketing Defining pyramid scheme Notwith... Read more

2 Sep 2019

46mins

Ranked #7

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Me and the boy talk memes

Me and the boy talk memes

As Jon points out in the episode, memes are a visual medium, so here are some references in case our descriptions leave ... Read more

30 Jul 2019

23mins

Ranked #8

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Can CanCon continue?

Can CanCon continue?

Here’s more on what we mentioned during this Canada Day nostalgia-fest (most of these are Canadian but some are American... Read more

29 Jun 2019

54mins

Ranked #9

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The Holy Trinity of YouTube Gaming

The Holy Trinity of YouTube Gaming

Here are some of the things we talk about: Ahrefs top YouTube searches What is a Let’s Play? Our indie video games episo... Read more

28 Feb 2019

41mins

Ranked #10

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TikTok: Performance art or stranger danger? Yes.

TikTok: Performance art or stranger danger? Yes.

Here are some of the things we talk about:(N.B. We recorded part of this in 2018, part of it in 2019, so there are a few... Read more

22 Jan 2019

52mins

Ranked #11

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The fatal flaws of YouTube

The fatal flaws of YouTube

Here are some of the things we talk about: Part 1 - The cons and cons of YouTube Timeline:  2002: Elizabeth is born. 20... Read more

12 Dec 2018

48mins

Ranked #12

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Tweetable terrors and digital dread

Tweetable terrors and digital dread

Here are links to the things we referred to. Elizabeth’s spooky inspiration Karen’s spooky inspiration Episode 1: Creepy... Read more

30 Oct 2018

19mins

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The cons and cons of YouTube

The cons and cons of YouTube

Here are links to things we referred to: VidCon, the YouTube conference Our guest Kyle Marshall’s YouTube channel Kyle ... Read more

8 Oct 2018

48mins

Ranked #14

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What do you meme by that?

What do you meme by that?

Here are links to things we mentioned and other things that seem relevant in hindsight: The meaning of “meme” The inciti... Read more

31 Aug 2018

47mins

Ranked #15

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Don't forget to floss (or do)

Don't forget to floss (or do)

Elizabeth made a Spotify playlist of songs we refer to, for your listening/cringing pleasure.Here are links to some of t... Read more

30 Jun 2018

43mins

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