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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. 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:...

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. You can review and comment on the document for expanded show topics at https://docs.goog...

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. 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...

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 (invasive) animal death in this one! You can review an...

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 pictures) at https://tinyurl.com/IFTISkylarkSaunaDoc...

There's a brand new episode under the tree, so at least you got one present that wasn't a disappointment! 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://tinyurl.com/IFTIAwfulXmasGifts2024 For inquiries, co...

Whoa, is that an earthquake? No, it's giant ladies fighting! Sexually. 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://tinyurl.com/IFTIGigamaidensPodDoc For inquiries, contact the show directly at IFTIpod@g...

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. You can review and comment on the document for expanded show topics at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1p-tyrzJOXF0...

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 You can review and comment on the document for expanded show to...

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 this episode. You can check out his fiction and ongo...

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.google.com/document/d/1p-tyrzJOXF0m4lIrL49EW-1jIveX-4j2...

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 up, we're going to "Bookworld". Extra special thank...

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 document with expanded show topics is available for revie...

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/Nesguerrero https://www.instagram.com/snesguerrero The docu...

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 https://www.twitch.tv/Nesguerrero https://www.instag...

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 impactful sagas to come out of Something Awful and...

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 this has some fun foreshadowing for that as well. Th...

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 and comment on the document for expanded show topic...

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.

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 are now. You can review this episode's document wi...

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 this episode's document with sources at https://tiny...

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 limelight when his political donations were brought...

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 computer being Jewish. Check out Producer Steve's...

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/hotterdad https://hotdad.bandcamp.com https://www....

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 at the beginning. Hot Dad links: https://www.patreo...