Fortnight On The Internets

On this episode, we recount the saga of Charles Ramsey, who saved three women from a Cleveland hell-house and then gave a series of mesmerizing interviews and stirred up plenty of online controversy. We celebrate the comedy of The Lonely Island and their new ode to spring break and manlove. And we ask, has an influx of celebrity projects ruined Kickstarter? With music from Brendan Benson and lots of great contribs from our Likers.

We throw our usual format out the window! First we discuss the hunt for the Boston Marathon bombers and all the fallout that dramatic event had on the Internet. Then, our collaborator Jeni Sue joins us to report on her adventures at Coachella. THEN, Randall, the expert in crazy, nastyass animals, especially the Honey Badger, joins us for a very special interview. With music from Skinny Lister and so many great contribs from our Likers!

We talk about a dadblog that sparked controversy and laughter, a Youtube genius who a cappella jams on video game themes, and discuss the process that occurs when we find out the true identity of an internet phenomenon -- does it increase the love or ruin the moment? With music from The Lonely Wild!

On this episode, we break down the breakout political meme supporting same-sex marriage. We also talk about the kung fu master in the Food Lion parking lot and the food items every ultra-patriot needs to know about. With music from Slavic Soul Party. For links, rumorsontheinternets.org/episode26

We talk to Carlo Moss, the co-creator of viral Youtube series The Most Popular Girls in School. We debate whether it's now considered rude to leave a voicemail, and we evaluate a list of Flirty Text Message Ideas from Seventeen magazine and rule them either “acceptably flirtatious” or “scary and disturbing.” Plus music from Mean Jeans and a festive new song from Neil & John!

Goat Week! On this episode, we talk about Youtube sensation Goats Yelling Like Humans and the hilarious series of Taylor Swift remixes that it sparked. We celebrate a wonderful mashup of Under the Sea from The Little Mermaid and some of the great booty anthems of all time. And we talk about the Oscars -- and all the frenzied online debate fueled by the show -- with our co-conspirator and correspondent Jeni Sue. With a truly spine-tingling Internet Challenge Surprise and music from Portland band Minden!

On this episode, we break down the ridiculously hot Harlem Shake video meme, explain Pretty Girls Ugly Faces, and celebrate the heroism of Kai the Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker. The amazing Jeni Sue joins us to debate whether the Women of LA viral video song is in slightly poor taste or the worst thing ever. With music from the mysterious Tashaki Miyaki...

On today’s episode, we’re joined by Brian Donovan, author of Not a Match: My True Tales of Online Dating Disasters. He’s survived over a hundred awkward, weird, and downright frightening internet dates and joins us to tell the tale. We also celebrate the extremely funny Youtube comedy series The Most Popular Girls in School, which is basically grown men playing with Barbies.

This episode is all about sports and internet dating, especially when the two collide in horrible ways, as in the Manti Te'o fake internet girlfriend hoax/debacle. We're also joined by the brilliant Brett Weiner, a comedy video craftsman and an expert in branded content, who tells us about the best and worst things that happen when consumer products try to be cool on the internet. With music from Jenny O and the latest great finds by our Likers!

On this episode, we attempt to answer the question: who or what is Anonymous? And we’ve got three great viral items to judge in our report card segment, including the biggest New Year’s Eve live TV disaster in the post-Dick-Clark era, an unknown New York City chef who launched a farting campaign on Craigslist, and a tumblr called Mean Girls of Capitol Hill. Plus, One Pound Fish.

On this epic year-end episode, Alpine and Alison break down the Likers' choices for the best things on all the Internet -- with invaluable help from our co-conspirator Jeni Sue. For links and commentary on ALL the nominees, check out rumorsontheinternets.org/bestoftheinternets2012

Our table is set for a post-Thanksgiving feast of internet delight! Alpine and Alison attack the recent NY Times article about the evils of irony, celebrate a daring bear cub rescue that has been shared hundreds of thousands of times on Facebook, and examine Tila Tequila's claims on Youtube about alien conspiracies secretly ruling the earth. Featuring the triumphantly rocking return of the Brooklyn band Fort Lean and, as always, scads of fine finds from our Likers.

In this episode, we’ll be talking about a Thanksgiving pop song that’s lighting up YouTube and gathering legions of haters; a suburban ninja whose ability to decapitate water bottles has become legend; and a collection of My Little Pony fan art that is sure to disturb anyone who hasn’t come to grips with the brony phenomenon. This episode features music from Brothertiger aka John Jagos, and John will actually be on the show to talk about his experience promoting his music and finding new fans via the Internet. Plus one final go-round of election talk, more great items from around the web, and the usual array of amazing finds by our Likers.

On this Halloween-flavored episode, we talk about a seemingly innocuous Obama campaign ad with Lena Dunham that sparked outrage and indignation from conservative bloggers; a Funny or Die parody of Gangnam Style that takes a hard left turn into brilliance; and one of the best Tumblr mashup sites around, which reveals that musician Kanye West and director Wes Anderson are truly kindred spirits. Our very special guest ASHLEY LYLE joins us to delve into the weird and wonderful world of fake Amazon product reviews. Plus music from Yellow Ostrich, amazing contributions from our Likers, and a thought-provoking set of Internet Challenge Surprises.

On this episode, we debate the merits of a buzzworthy new website called HeTexted that purports to help women interpret text messages from love interests. We rate a new musical video that has the Disney Princesses touting the hipster lifestyle. We also reveal the fact that all Canadian celebrities are related to one another! Since presidential election memes are still going full force, we caucus and rate the latest viral finds on a scale from Michelle Obama to Michele Bachmann. All that, music by Animal Talk, plus maybe our best set of Internet Challenge Surprises ever, and tons of great bonus material provided by our likers.

On this episode, we're going to discuss a video that Gawker called "the worst thing in the entire universe" -- a love song written by a yoga-loving Venice Beach gentrifier to her newly minted husband. We'll also recap the latest, greatest moments in Internet coverage of the presidential election. Most importantly, we will be joined with one of our three greatest podcast guests of All Time: the standup comedian, comedy writer and leader of a Twitter army 11,000 strong, Sean O'Connor (@seanoconnz). All that, plus our Internet Challenge Surprises and tons of great bonus material provided by our likers. FEEDBACK: 1-44-FOTIPOD-2

In this episode, Alpine and Alison go deep into the meme-generating moments and social media aspects of the 2012 presidential election. We've got a dance card packed with gems: 80s television moments remixed 2+ decades later, little kids reviewing indie rock and inspiring us to be our best selves, and another highly viral GIF-based Tumblr. All this, culminating in the appearance of Collective Soul Cat. With music by the great Australian indie pop act San Cisco! (For links: rumorsontheinternets.org/episode13)

In this episode, we discuss some of the viral hits of the summer, including the electrifying posse cut Hot Cheetos and Takis, the fast food reviews of Daym Drops, and the Korean pop masterpiece Gangnam Style. We also go deep on the topic of the TED conference and its famous TED Talks: a boon to humanity or a clearing house for techno-libertarian doublespeak? We have some outstanding Internet Challenge Surprises, great music from Gold Motel outta Chicago, and as usual tons of great contributions from our Likers!

In this episode, we’re going to discuss “The Story of Jess and Russ,” a wedding website created by two very talented graphic artists that managed to enrage half the internet and get all our Likers talking; unbaby.me, a Chrome browser extension that promises to replace all the baby photos overwhelming your Facebook feed with photos of cats, memes, galaxies or anything else you’d prefer to gaze upon; and the closest thing to “Double Rainbow” since Yosemitebear jizzed in his pants, the video simply entitled, “This man really loves his trains.” Liker slash correspondent Jeni Sue joins us to talk about the XXX Olympiad as experienced through the cracked filter of the internet. Plus music, or should I say RIDDIMS, from Dre Skull, and more great items from our likers.

In this episode, we discuss a viral video that accuses legendary TV science educator Mr. Wizard of being a dick, debate the merits of a tumblr entitled Rich Kids of Instagram, and marvel in awe at a young woman running for New York State Senate whose campaign slogan is inspired by LMFAO. Plus, we go deep into the topic of internet comments. We have music from the San Francisco band Grass Widow, our Internet Challenge Surprises, and lots of other great stuff courtesy of our legion of Likers. (For links, see rumorsontheinternets.org/episode10)