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SomethingAwful.com is one of the foundational websites of modern internet culture: the earliest memes, inside jokes, and modes of communication that grace and plague the internet today can trace their roots back to the sprawling forums of this illustrious website. Hosted by Jay Brandstetter and Winslow Dumaine, this podcast dredges up the most notable threads from the depths of the forums. We delve into the absurd architecture of Groverhaus, explore the very beginning of 4Chan, the early days of master poster Dril, examine the discovery and ruination of Chris-Chan, and recount the day when the despised owner of the website, Richard “Lowtax“ Kyanka fought the disgraced filmmaker Uwe Boll in a boxing match, and more. We’re diving into the archives so you don’t have to. Winslow Dumaine is a comedian and illustrator out of Chicago. He’s opened for Kyle Kinane, Dave Ross, and Sam Tallent, and toured with Derek Sheen. His debut work of fiction is The Tarot Restless, a hand illustrated deck of tarot cards and a book of short stories. His next work is a cooperative tabletop card game called RESTLESS, the discord for which is available here. Jay Brandstetter is an internet historian and online content creator out of his hometown of Jacksonville, Florida. In addition to a lifetime of firsthand research on the Something Awful forums and elsewhere, he created the popular Twitter account "crazy ass moments in Something Awful history", has over 100,000 views on YouTube, and over 3 million on TikTok. His ongoing work is The Greymuzzle Archives, a series of long-form interviews of elder members of the furry fandom. This program is not affiliated with or sponsored by Something Awful LLC or Jeffrey of YOSPOS. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Jennifer Murphy Wants To Be A Ninja (Part Two)

2026/02/04

It's 2016. You work at a Murphy Bed store. You have to go to an after-hours the party the owner is throwing for his business partner. And then she makes everyone watch her sing a four minute long story song in a racist accent. For you, this was just a bad evening. For Jennifer Murphy, this is going to be the rest of her life. This was originally a bonus series we recorded in October of last year, the editing is a little looser than our usual. Get over 50 bonus episodes of IFTI for just $1 at https://www.patreon.com/IFTIpod You can review this episode's document with sources (and pictures) at https://tinyurl.com/IFTIPodJenniferMurphyDoc Submit episode concepts at https://tinyurl.com/IFTIpodIdeas, or contact the show directly at [email protected] Created and Hosted by Winslow Dumaine - www.winslowdumaine.com/ Jay Brandstetter - linktr.ee/jaybrandstetter Produced and Edited by: Steve Brown - linktr.ee/killhamster Intro and Outro music is "in failure" by steveisbroke off of their album "steve and his week of wonders", used with permission. https://steveisbroke.bandcamp.com/album/steve-and-his-week-of-wonders Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jennifer Murphy Wants To Be A Ninja (Part One)

2026/01/28

The internet is for everybody, even pretty people. That said, when you see a three-parter focused on 2003's Miss Oregon you know things are going to get weird. After an appearance on Donald Trump's 2000s reality show The Apprentice, professional pretty person Jennifer Murphy found her new calling as a professional fame hound. And with the 2000s reality boom on the way out, an exciting new frontier of fame is reaching people like her: YouTube. This was originally a bonus series we recorded in October of last year, the editing is a little looser than our usual. Get over 50 bonus episodes of IFTI for just $1 at https://www.patreon.com/IFTIpod You can review this episode's document with sources (and pictures) at https://tinyurl.com/IFTIPodJenniferMurphyDoc Submit episode concepts at https://tinyurl.com/IFTIpodIdeas, or contact the show directly at [email protected] Created and Hosted by Winslow Dumaine - www.winslowdumaine.com/ Jay Brandstetter - linktr.ee/jaybrandstetter Produced and Edited by: Steve Brown - linktr.ee/killhamster Intro and Outro music is "in failure" by steveisbroke off of their album "steve and his week of wonders", used with permission. https://steveisbroke.bandcamp.com/album/steve-and-his-week-of-wonders Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Axe Cops Are Bastards (2009-2015)

2026/01/21

You don't have to be Jean Piaget or Lev Vygotsky to appreciate how amusingly off-kilter a child's view of the world can be. In 2009, an emerging independent cartoonist named Ethan Nicolle teamed up with his five year-old little brother to illustrate the wacky stories he would make up. The internet loved it, but Ethan's later projects turned out to be a little less universally-beloved. This week on I'M FROM THE INTERNET, a cautionary tale about how promising young talent ends up working with Rob Schneider. Get over 40 bonus episodes of IFTI for just $1 at https://www.patreon.com/IFTIpod You can review this episode's document with sources (and pictures) at https://tinyurl.com/IFTIPodAxeCopDoc Submit episode concepts at https://tinyurl.com/IFTIpodIdeas For inquiries, contact the show directly at [email protected] Created and Hosted by Winslow Dumaine - www.winslowdumaine.com/ Jay Brandstetter - linktr.ee/jaybrandstetter Produced and Edited by: Steve Brown - linktr.ee/killhamster Intro and Outro music is "in failure" by steveisbroke off of their album "steve and his week of wonders", used with permission. https://steveisbroke.bandcamp.com/album/steve-and-his-week-of-wonders Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

UNLOCKED: Funko Fandom, with Fredrick Brennan

2026/01/15

The next few weeks are going to have a brief interruption due to real-life happenings, so until then enjoy something from last year's Patreon! Fredrick Brennan, formerly of HBO's Q: Into The Storm and currently of Jay's off-mic life updates, sits in to talk about an interesting corner of the vinyl collectibles market he stumbled upon. Get over 40 bonus episodes of IFTI for just $1 at https://www.patreon.com/IFTIpod Submit episode concepts at https://tinyurl.com/IFTIpodIdeas For inquiries, contact the show directly at [email protected] Created and Hosted by Winslow Dumaine - www.winslowdumaine.com/ Jay Brandstetter - linktr.ee/jaybrandstetter Produced and Edited by: Steve Brown - linktr.ee/killhamster Intro and Outro music is "in failure" by steveisbroke off of their album "steve and his week of wonders", used with permission. https://steveisbroke.bandcamp.com/album/steve-and-his-week-of-wonders Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Amy's Baking Company (2013) (Part Two)

2026/01/07

Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay arrives at Amy's Baking Company after years of minor controversy in the Scottsdale, Arizona restaurant scene. A year later, people are at deportation hearings and knives are being brandished in public. And the ravioli is still frozen! Get over 40 bonus episodes of IFTI for just $1 at https://www.patreon.com/IFTIpod You can review this episode's document with sources (and pictures) at https://tinyurl.com/IFTIPodAmysBakingDoc Submit episode concepts at https://tinyurl.com/IFTIpodIdeas For inquiries, contact the show directly at [email protected] Created and Hosted by Winslow Dumaine - www.winslowdumaine.com/ Jay Brandstetter - linktr.ee/jaybrandstetter Produced and Edited by: Steve Brown - linktr.ee/killhamster Intro and Outro music is "in failure" by steveisbroke off of their album "steve and his week of wonders", used with permission. https://steveisbroke.bandcamp.com/album/steve-and-his-week-of-wonders Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Amy's Baking Company (2013) (Part One)

2025/12/31

If you were online in 2013, you probably learned about Amy's Baking Company regardless of your reality television habits. This Scottsdale, Arizona restaurant achieved infamy both on and offline after its owners melted down on the reality show Kitchen Nightmares. In part one we explore some online conflict that lead to them being on the show, in part two we will explore the aftermath of their disastrous episode and where they are now. Get over 40 bonus episodes of IFTI for just $1 at https://www.patreon.com/IFTIpod You can review this episode's document with sources (and pictures) at https://tinyurl.com/IFTIPodAmysBakingDoc Submit episode concepts at https://tinyurl.com/IFTIpodIdeas For inquiries, contact the show directly at [email protected] Created and Hosted by Winslow Dumaine - www.winslowdumaine.com/ Jay Brandstetter - linktr.ee/jaybrandstetter Produced and Edited by: Steve Brown - linktr.ee/killhamster Intro and Outro music is "in failure" by steveisbroke off of their album "steve and his week of wonders", used with permission. https://steveisbroke.bandcamp.com/album/steve-and-his-week-of-wonders Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Never Be Game Over (2015)

2025/12/24

Snake, watch out! That's a fan theory! Whatever you do, don't internalize it! It could compromise your mission and make you do a whole bunch of real dumb stuff for no reason! Get over 40 bonus episodes of IFTI for just $1 at https://www.patreon.com/IFTIpod You can review this episode's document with sources (and pictures) at https://tinyurl.com/IFTIPodNeverBeGameOverDoc Submit episode concepts at https://tinyurl.com/IFTIpodIdeas For inquiries, contact the show directly at [email protected] Created and Hosted by Winslow Dumaine - www.winslowdumaine.com/ Jay Brandstetter - linktr.ee/jaybrandstetter Produced and Edited by: Steve Brown - linktr.ee/killhamster Intro and Outro music is "in failure" by steveisbroke off of their album "steve and his week of wonders", used with permission. https://steveisbroke.bandcamp.com/album/steve-and-his-week-of-wonders Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The World-Of-Nintendo Complaints Box (1999)

2025/12/17

A website about Nintendo? The wonders of the internet never cease! We're going back to the turn of the millennium to see what the unsupervised children of the Clinton administration were up to. I lost a friend over Pokemon cards, but I found Luigi in Super Mario 64 so everything turned out OK in the end. Get over 40 bonus episodes of IFTI for just $1 at https://www.patreon.com/IFTIpod You can review this episode's document with sources (and pictures) at https://tinyurl.com/IFTIPodCAPAlertDoc Submit episode concepts at https://tinyurl.com/IFTIpodIdeas For inquiries, contact the show directly at [email protected] Created and Hosted by Winslow Dumaine - www.winslowdumaine.com/ Jay Brandstetter - linktr.ee/jaybrandstetter Produced and Edited by: Steve Brown - linktr.ee/killhamster Intro and Outro music is "in failure" by steveisbroke off of their album "steve and his week of wonders", used with permission. https://steveisbroke.bandcamp.com/album/steve-and-his-week-of-wonders Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

CAP Alert and the CAP Movie Ministry (1996)

2025/12/10

Since 1996, The ChildCare Action Project has reviewed over 1400 films using the factually accurate and objectively correct WISDOM scale. From R-rated horror films to G-rated kids movies, lay pastor Thomas Carder has performed decades of cinematic kabbalah and selflessly shared the results with the internet. He may not have prevented satanic films like Matilda from corrupting a generation with sin, but we can't say he didn't warn us! Get over 40 bonus episodes of IFTI for just $1 at https://www.patreon.com/IFTIpod You can review this episode's document with sources (and pictures) at https://tinyurl.com/IFTIPodCAPAlertDoc Submit episode concepts at https://tinyurl.com/IFTIpodIdeas For inquiries, contact the show directly at [email protected] Created and Hosted by Winslow Dumaine - www.winslowdumaine.com/ Jay Brandstetter - linktr.ee/jaybrandstetter Produced and Edited by: Steve Brown - linktr.ee/killhamster Intro and Outro music is "in failure" by steveisbroke off of their album "steve and his week of wonders", used with permission. https://steveisbroke.bandcamp.com/album/steve-and-his-week-of-wonders Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mark Mitsubishi (2003)

2025/12/03

Car dealerships sucking has been a staple of comedy for as long as the automobile has existed, so why should the internet change that? When a Scottsdale, Arizona car dealership tried to back out of an eBay auction in 2003 it united the domestic and import automotive communities of America in a common cause: Making sure MarkD got his custom 2003 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution. Get over 40 bonus episodes of IFTI for just $1 at https://www.patreon.com/IFTIpod You can review this episode's document with sources (and pictures) at https://tinyurl.com/IFTIPodMarkMitsubishiDoc Submit episode concepts at https://tinyurl.com/IFTIpodIdeas For inquiries, contact the show directly at [email protected] Created and Hosted by Winslow Dumaine - www.winslowdumaine.com/ Jay Brandstetter - linktr.ee/jaybrandstetter Produced and Edited by: Steve Brown - linktr.ee/killhamster Intro and Outro music is "in failure" by steveisbroke off of their album "steve and his week of wonders", used with permission. https://steveisbroke.bandcamp.com/album/steve-and-his-week-of-wonders Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Home of the Underdogs (1998-2009)

2025/11/26

Living in the age of high profile remasters and rereleases, it can be easy to forget how difficult it used to be to get old games. In the late 1990s a Thai woman named Sarinee Achavanuntakul launched a website that would give a generation of gamers access to thousands of classic titles for free, despite the best attempts of the video game industry's lobbying group to shut it down. If that wasn't cool enough, she's been spending the past couple decades fighting to make the internet a better place for journalists under the Thai monarchy. A feelgood episode for this Thanksgiving week! Get almost 50 bonus episodes of IFTI for just $1 at https://www.patreon.com/IFTIpod You can review this episode's document with sources (and pictures) at https://tinyurl.com/IFTIpodHomeOfTheUnderdogsDoc For inquiries and episode submissions, contact the show directly at [email protected] Created and Hosted by Winslow Dumaine - www.winslowdumaine.com/ Jay Brandstetter - linktr.ee/jaybrandstetter Produced and Edited by: Steve Brown - linktr.ee/killhamster Intro and Outro music is "in failure" by steveisbroke off of their album "steve and his week of wonders", used with permission. https://steveisbroke.bandcamp.com/album/steve-and-his-week-of-wonders Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Elon Musk Goes Thud! (2019)

2025/11/19

If you pay attention to the internet, you're probably really sick of hearing about Elon Musk. While his many public failures and embarassments have been making headlines throughout the 2020s, in the 2010s a slightly more respected Elon Musk bankrolled an internet satire startup helmed by former The Onion leadership. It was called Thud!, and there's a reason you've probably never heard of it. Get over 40 bonus episodes of IFTI for just $1 at https://www.patreon.com/IFTIpod You can review this episode's document with sources (and pictures) at https://tinyurl.com/IFTIpodThudDoc Submit episode concepts at https://tinyurl.com/IFTIpodIdeas For inquiries, contact the show directly at [email protected] Created and Hosted by Winslow Dumaine - www.winslowdumaine.com/ Jay Brandstetter - linktr.ee/jaybrandstetter Produced and Edited by: Steve Brown - linktr.ee/killhamster Intro and Outro music is "in failure" by steveisbroke off of their album "steve and his week of wonders", used with permission. https://steveisbroke.bandcamp.com/album/steve-and-his-week-of-wonders Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Eric Conveys An Emotion (1998-2008)

2025/11/13

In real life, a funny face was probably the first thing you ever laughed at. Things weren't much different on the early internet. A college student named Eric Wu achieved international stardom making faces for the internet, and has been living the hell out of life in the almost two decades since emotioneric.com last updated. Get over 40 bonus episodes of IFTI for just $1 at https://www.patreon.com/IFTIpod You can review this episode's document with sources (and pictures) at https://tinyurl.com/IFTIpodEmotionEricDoc Submit episode concepts at https://tinyurl.com/IFTIpodIdeas For inquiries, contact the show directly at [email protected] Created and Hosted by Winslow Dumaine - www.winslowdumaine.com/ Jay Brandstetter - linktr.ee/jaybrandstetter Produced and Edited by: Steve Brown - linktr.ee/killhamster Intro and Outro music is "in failure" by steveisbroke off of their album "steve and his week of wonders", used with permission. https://steveisbroke.bandcamp.com/album/steve-and-his-week-of-wonders Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Horse eBooks (Part Two)

2025/11/07

Welcome to the world of podcasting, where FMV means Funny With my Voice! We're going back to 2013, where FMV means "oops we forgot to tell a joke". Get over 40 bonus episodes of IFTI for just $1 at https://www.patreon.com/IFTIpod You can review this episode's document with sources (and pictures) at https://tinyurl.com/IFTIpodHorseeBooks Submit episode concepts at https://tinyurl.com/IFTIpodIdeas For inquiries, contact the show directly at [email protected] Created and Hosted by Winslow Dumaine - www.winslowdumaine.com/ Jay Brandstetter - linktr.ee/jaybrandstetter Produced and Edited by: Steve Brown - linktr.ee/killhamster Intro and Outro music is "in failure" by steveisbroke off of their album "steve and his week of wonders", used with permission. https://steveisbroke.bandcamp.com/album/steve-and-his-week-of-wonders This program is not affiliated with or sponsored by Something Awful LLC or Jeffrey of YOSPOS. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Horse eBooks (Part One)

2025/10/29

After a year of teasing, we're finally going beyond the Something Awful forums to talk about all the rest of the old internet. Horse eBooks was a Twitter spambot in the early 2010s that developed a following due to the hilariously nonsensical fragments of text it would post. Behind the scenes, a creative director at Buzzfeed was seeing the opportunity to promote himself by destroying something beautiful. Get over 40 bonus episodes of IFTI for just $1 at https://www.patreon.com/IFTIpod You can review this episode's document with sources (and pictures) at https://tinyurl.com/IFTIpodHorseeBooks Submit episode concepts at https://tinyurl.com/IFTIpodIdeas For inquiries, contact the show directly at [email protected] Created and Hosted by Winslow Dumaine - www.winslowdumaine.com/ Jay Brandstetter - linktr.ee/jaybrandstetter Produced and Edited by: Steve Brown - linktr.ee/killhamster Intro and Outro music is "in failure" by steveisbroke off of their album "steve and his week of wonders", used with permission. https://steveisbroke.bandcamp.com/album/steve-and-his-week-of-wonders This program is not affiliated with or sponsored by Something Awful LLC or Jeffrey of YOSPOS. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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KirkmanBrandon 2025/07/16

This is the good stuff

The history of the SA forums is something that needs to be chronicled sort of like the Zimbardo prison experiments

★★★★★

Abi-Swan Kenobi 2024/05/10

Hilarious

The hosts have hilarious takes and are very knowledgeable about internet history—nothing like laughing while learning about subjects that I otherwise ...

★★☆☆☆

Landeez 2024/10/09

Could be so much more

I’m a goon(ette) from early 2000’s and was excited to hear this. But it’s just…missing something? A big part of it is that it’s doesn’t seem to even t...

★★★★★

The PlantHomie 2023/09/10

Love this pod, love these guys, love these topics.

This pod is about something awful forums but more importantly it’s about the vibes of background radiation of history. The host themselves are very fu...

★★★★★

dfos852 2023/06/08

Good podcast

★★★★★

Diem Jay 2022/11/29

Woah, wait, wow…

Finally!!! The amazingness of this topic and these performers is highlighted along this platform. Thank you both and godspeed ♥️👺👹

★☆☆☆☆

BUZZFEED Ronnie 2023/05/31

Great platform for Jay to beg more

Podcast is just autistic guys talking about forums lore with no charisma. Plus you get Jay constantly begging. He’s currently on twitter begging peopl...

★★☆☆☆

Slappytheninja 2022/12/28

Interesting content but hosts are not self-aware

They’ll acknowledge that the subject of an episode is mentally ill then make fun of him for not being a “functioning adult.” Kind of a bummer because ...

★☆☆☆☆

Parchment of Power 2022/11/29

Host is a creep

The author of this podcast is a creep who was run out of the SA Forums for defending rapists. They claim they’ve turned a new leaf but if that were tr...

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