The Internet Is Dead

Shaad D'Souza joins The Internet Is Dead Podcast for Episode 117 to talk about the magazine he started on Instagram, Shaad Magazine and why it appeals to the internet's need for in-app storytelling. We also discuss the state of music journalism, The Face's downfall, and how the celebrity profile has evolved.

Harry Daniels joins The Internet Is Dead Podcast for Episode 116 to talk about his upbringing on stan twitter, the psychology of online fandom, the 'You stan Zara Larsson' meme, the evolution of his singing videos, cringe humor, and his pop culture takes (katseye, adam mcintyre drama, sombr, billie eilish, dua lipa, sabrina carpenter, etc.).

Sophie Cates joins The Internet Is Dead Podcast for Episode 115 to talk about how she got signed to a label in college, The 1975, relationship lore, how her music has evolved, and her latest release "Chaos Exposure."

Adam Faze joins The Internet Is Dead Podcast for Episode 114 to talk about his early obsession with Hollywood, how he broke into the film industry, being featured in the New York Times as a teenager, online discourse about his height, producing Kareem's show Keep The Meter Running, and the media economy as a whole.

Sophia Anne Caruso joins The Internet Is Dead Podcast for Episode 113 to talk about coming to New York for one audition at 9, getting the role in David Bowie's Lazarus on her 14th birthday, growing up in Broadway fandom and the intense parasocial dynamics that come with it, leaving Beetlejuice and the discourse that followed, playing Sophie in School for Good and Evil, One Piece, and why she k...

Zane Kind joins The Internet Is Dead Podcast for Episode 112 to talk about being a moderator on genius.com, his ACGarchive account which led him to work for Drake and Nike, gifboom and keek, the nostalgia for tumblr and the old internet, online community formation, and the new silknode app.

Dril, aka Paul Dochney, joins The Internet Is Dead Podcast for Episode 111 to talk about how Twitter has evolved since 2008, his anonymity, Elon Musk turning the platform into X, why his Adult Swim show Truthpoint got cancelled, Weird Twitter and its roots in forum culture, and AI.

Tiffany Ferguson join The Internet Is Dead Podcast for Episode 110 to talk about her evolution on YouTube, parenting content and letting her daughter on the internet, old VidCon experiences, the impact of internet girls like Emma Chamberlain and Tana Mongeau, and the state of the online world.

Thefakerothko, the soundgeist, and antiart join The Internet Is Dead Podcast for Episode 109 to talk about starting their instagram meme pages, how the meme has evolved over time, Dimes Square and antiart's Peter Vack beef, music criticism, music compass charts, and Taylor Swift.

Umru joins The Internet Is Dead Podcast for Episode 108 to talk about being discovered by A.G. Cook on soundcloud, the minecraft concerts during the COVID-19 pandemic, how PC music has changed, the online music communities he grew up in, and collaborating with artists like Charli XCX and Rebecca Black.

Teen Suicide's Sam & Kitty Ray join The Internet Is Dead Podcast for Episode 107 to talk about how they met via Tumblr, how online music communities have changed, SoundCloud and the Birdtapes era, Kitty's perception as a white rapper, and their new album "Nude descending staircase headless".

William Banks joins The Internet Is Dead Podcast for Episode 106 to talk about making movies through social media posting through Jail Saga and Island Saga, his earliest viral moments, including one with Alec Baldwin, and how he is going to Vietnam with an Australian girl he met on the internet. We also discussed the criticism he got for Jail Saga, his viral Clavicular video, being perceived as a...

Soap California joins The Internet Is Dead Podcast for Episode 105 to talk about her art, the "sad cat" paintings, how she went viral on TikTok and converted the online attention into a modeling career. She also talks about the industry, the Ozempic craze, the body positivity movement, and her studies in post-colonial political theory.

Ricky Gourmet joins The Internet Is Dead Podcast for Episode 104 to talk about how he became neighbors with Claudia Sulewski and Finneas O’Connell, eventually joining Finneas’ band and touring with him. He also discusses producing Who’s The Clown by Audrey Hobert, dating in LA, joining the creator space, and collaborating with other artists.

Ivy Wolk joins The Internet Is Dead Podcast for Episode 103 to talk about growing up in LA, attending VidCon, and navigating early internet fame. She discusses getting hate online for her friendship with Finn Wolfhard, her involvement in comedy scenes with regaljoe, Enya Umanzor, & Drew Phillips, cancel culture, and how her online persona led to her role in Anora. She also opens up about why s...

blaketheman1000 joins The Internet Is Dead Podcast Episode 102 to talk about his rise in New York, making internet music, and the evolution of SoundCloud rap and online hip-hop culture. He discusses the “90s Adam Sandler archetype,” his creative influences, and the making of his new album City of Careless Angels.

Chase Rutherford joins The Internet Is Dead Podcast for Episode 101 to discuss the COVID-era TikTok boom, the rise of “Alt TikTok,” and the formation of 4freakshow, along with Drew and Enya’s impact on internet culture. They also get into their college experience, meeting Casey Neistat, taking a break from posting, and how humor has evolved online with a shift toward absurdist comedy.

Fritz (aka contrachloe, or Chloe Lmao) joins The Internet Is Dead Podcast for Episode 100 to talk about how Vine changed their life and the internet, their viral Take On Me video, the "The Chicago Grip Reaper" meme, how TikTok made the internet worse, VidCon 2017, navigating sexuality & womanhood, how shrooms helped their OCD, the return of bodychecking, and their perspective on our...

Chris Carroll (aka ihavecrohnsdisease) joins The Internet Is Dead Podcast for Episode 99 to talk about alt-lit writing, his viral TikTok moments, the COVID era on the platform, his internet background, and which one of us he should date.

Megan Bitchell & Ethan Mead join The Internet Is Dead Podcast for Episode 98 to discuss how they met, Megan's viral history (PSAT starter packs, the cowboy samurai pirate TikTok, Jeffrey Epstein white board diagram, small penis fall), the alt comedy scene, Tumblr roots, and building fandom through IG reels.

Olivia Lopes joins The Internet Is Dead Podcast for Episode 97 to discuss how stan culture is shaping the media landscape, applying pop culture knowledge to professional work, online identity, the cold email that turned her into a crew member on the H3 Podcast, and her new role.

Rayne Fisher-Quann joins The Internet Is Dead Podcast for Episode 96 to talk about what shaped her online presence, the rise of the personal essay & evolution of Substack, how her blog internetprincess grew, mental health diagnoses, and her upcoming book, Complex Female Character .

we talk about everyone's 2016 posts and the psychology behind nostalgia porn, halsey's back to badlands tour, and why that era of the internet earned a specific place in our memory on episode 95 of The Internet Is Dead (Josh Ovalle, Please Be A Guest On My Podcast) Podcast ଘ(ᵕ˵ ૩ᵕ)━☆ﾟ.*･｡(◕‿◕)♡ᕙ(‾̀◡‾́)ᕗ

we talk with our friend emma about living in new york, how she has seen the scene evolve, AI and the Sora app, trend forecasting, fascination with celebrity culture as a psychology phenomena, her old podcast I Am A Genius, and the struggles of podcasting on episode 94 of The Internet Is Dead (Josh Ovalle, Please Be A Guest On My Podcast) Podcast ଘ(ᵕ˵ ૩ᵕ)━☆ﾟ.*･｡(◕‿◕)♡ᕙ(‾̀◡‾́)ᕗ

tobias hess & grace robins-somerville talk about tobias' viral article on substack called Why Are All Pop Star Interviews Like That which dissects the fawning of Therapuss with Jake Shane, Call Her Daddy with Alex Cooper, and Las Culturistas with Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers, as well as stan attacks on journalists, Indigo De Souza's reaction to Grace's pitchfork review of her latest...