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Wow If True is your one-stop internet culture shop, explaining how what’s happening online shapes the real world. And we’re the internet experts and real-life besties to unravel it: tech culture journalist Amanda Silberling and science fiction author slash attorney Isabel J. Kim, Esq. More importantly, we’re the only podcast that will mention Neopets and horizontal mergers in the same episode. New episode every other Wednesday.

1: Who are we?

Hey, it’s our first episode! We introduce you to your intrepid co-hosts Isabel and Amanda as they strive to become famous on the internet. We talk about Obama reading Marx to impress ethereal bisexuals, the end of Supernatural (it was still running!?), the secret underground world of fanfic publishing, and so much more. Thoughts on the show? Tweet us at @wowiftruepod!

Show Notes

That time when Amanda got paid to write about memes: https://www.papermag.com/how-facebooks-largest-meme-group-was-overthrown-in-one-click-1876262586.html

The thing we got a cease & desist for which IS NO LONGER ON THE INTERNET YOU CANNOT PURCHASE IT: https://assets.bigcartel.com/product_images/255458018/IMG_9317.jpg?auto=format&fit=max&h=1000&w=1000

“I yield my time, fuck you” guy: https://www.gq.com/story/lapd-i-yield-my-time-guy

Ratatouille the Musical (okay, we recorded this in December and it shows): https://variety.com/2021/legit/news/ratatouille-musical-actors-fund-1234881445/

Politicians as D&D classes: https://twitter.com/OrganizerMemes/status/1332835191216287744

#obama lore: https://thyrell.tumblr.com/post/635354132262354944/can-you-imagine-being-friends-with-obama-in

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About Us

Wow If True was created by Isabel J. Kim and Amanda Silberling. Our music is by Sam Rizer, our cover art is by Isabel J. Kim, and our web design/mediocre audio editing is by Amanda Silberling. We like memes.

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2: Chase Howell x Lemgthbook

Chase Howell moderates hundreds of Facebook groups on Lemgthbook, a corner of the internet where over 150,000 people commit to never use the letter N. We have a lot of questions about this, and we get a lot of answers. In our first interview, Chase tells us the story of her rise to niche internet fame on Lemgthbook.

Show Notes

Lemgthbook: http://lemgthbook.com/

Lemgthy Earth: https://www.facebook.com/groups/lemgth

Famtastic Lomgbois amd Where to Fimd Them: https://www.facebook.com/groups/lomgbois

Lemgthy Limguistics: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1962510194036522

Absolute Umits: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2109046875975034

Almond Arts! Commission a lomg boi? https://almondarts.net/

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3: Edible at least once

It may be worth pointing out that we recorded this on New Year’s Eve, and… a lot of things have happened on the internet since then. This is a relic of a simpler time. Speaking of relics from simpler times, we have a lot of opinions about Midnight Sun, and we decided that now’s the time to share them. Amanda mourns her Teen Jeopardy career that ended before it began, and Isabel is watching Hannibal? In 2021? Plus, we discuss the edibility (and deliciousness) of various Pokémon, as inspired by the internet’s shining light Brian David Gilbert.

Show Notes

BDG’s final Polygon video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqzghgtJ1Is

Carlisle Cullen x Lori Loughlin: https://bag-of-eggs.tumblr.com/post/188096227776/mood-board

Amanda’s Jeopardy dreams: https://twitter.com/asilbwrites/status/1343936933618180097

Isabel’s Powerpoint: https://twitter.com/4non4lchemist/status/1338541131613745156

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4: Emily Temple-Wood x Wikipedia

Meet Emily Temple-Wood, winner of the Wikipedian of the Year Award and actual internet famous Wikipedia person! Since she was 12, Emily has been writing and editing articles on Wikipedia. After realizing the gender disparity in both the encyclopedia’s content and editors, she started the viral Project Women Scientists. In this episode, we talk about coming of age online, managing internet harassment, the Great Gatsby vs. Zombies, and everyone’s least favorite band, U2.

[Note: The audio quality here isn’t our best, but we are improving rapidly! Fret not! Also, don’t forget to leave us a written review on iTunes by 1/24/21 to enter our giveaway! More info here: https://twitter.com/wowiftruepod/status/1350603765989191686]

Show Notes

Emily’s fancy Wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emily_Temple-Wood

Emily’s website: https://www.emilytemplewood.com/

Moon’s Haunted: https://twitter.com/Dustinkcouch/status/1057094474227240960

Amanda references her own art: https://amandasilberling.com/warpig

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5: The rise & fall of Bernie's mittens (ft. Tatiana Tenreyro)

After the Inauguration, the internet has become even stranger. Why are Senators feuding on TikTok? Is it possible that Dean/Castiel canonization in the CW’s Supernatural is a predictor of major events in U.S. politics? Plus, we’re joined by special guest Tatiana Tenreyro, a pop culture journalist who went viral for her Bernie meme Instagram account @theberniealbums. The pure joy of seeing Bernie in his mittens may have been short-lived, but our quest for internet fame is not. This week, we continue to plot our world domination (by that, we mean, write Jewish fanfic and do sword tricks on TikTok).

Show Notes

Dean/Castiel canonization x U.S. Politics timeline: https://asimovsideburns.tumblr.com/post/640311088952623104

Senator Bob Casey loves us: https://twitter.com/senbobcasey/status/773581446699163648

We love Senator Bob Casey’s clapback TikTok: https://twitter.com/OrganizerMemes/status/1352866110400585728

Tatiana’s Bernie meme account: https://www.instagram.com/theberniealbums/

Tatiana’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/tatianatenreyro

Tatiana’s Bushwick Boy quiz: https://www.buzzfeed.com/brooklynomnivore/which-terrible-bushwick-boy-iave-hooked-up-with-3dd4t

Amanda is quoted as a Jewish meme expert (sort of): https://www.heyalma.com/the-cathartic-joy-of-bernie-sanders-memes/

Amanda’s best Bernie meme: https://twitter.com/asilbwrites/status/1351976360714137602/photo/1

Kilroy was here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilroy_was_here

Hold on tight, spidermonkey: https://twitter.com/wowiftruepod/status/1352430496941305859?s=20

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About Us

Wow If True was created by Isabel J. Kim and Amanda Silberling. Our music is by Sam Rizer, our cover art is by Isabel J. Kim, and our web design/audio editing is by Amanda Silberling. We like memes.

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6: Eric Silver x Multitude Productions

In this very meta interview with Eric Silver, Head of Creative at Multitude Productions, we discover that all podcasts are actually just about podcasts. What’s fair use? No one knows! What are the four pillars of mediocre D&D content? You can probably guess. Why is being Jewish on the internet so fraught sometimes? You can probably guess that one too. How much can Join the Party fans pay Eric to eat a D20? Well, the answer to that question is at your fingertips.

Show Notes

Multitude: https://multitude.productions/

Join the Party (Eric’s DND podcast): https://www.jointhepartypod.com/

Eric’s essay for Alma on antisemitism in Dungeons & Dragons: https://www.heyalma.com/dungeons-dragons-has-an-antisemitism-problem/

All of Eric’s other cool stuff: http://ericsilver.work

We didn’t mention this in the episode but look at these beans D20s: https://twitter.com/DiceBuffet/status/1350519143657828353

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About Us

Wow If True was created by Isabel J. Kim and Amanda Silberling. Our music is by Sam Rizer, our cover art is by Isabel J. Kim, and our web design/audio editing is by Amanda Silberling. We like memes.

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7: Tom Nook invests in GME (ft. Amanda McLoughlin)

Isabel invests. Amanda doesn’t. But, we both play Animal Crossing. Amanda McLoughlin (Spirits, Join the Party) stops by to teach us about the Gamestop + Wall Street Bets situation by comparing it to turnip sales in Animal Crossing! Other conversation topics include ghosting famous people, the Great Gatsby Undead, Amanda’s secret residence on 123 Reading Road, and the secret sci-fi writers forums.

Show Notes

Amanda McLoughlin’s Animal Crossing Stonks Thread: https://twitter.com/shessomickey/status/1354585934466068480

Spirits: https://spiritspodcast.com/

House Breakfast: https://www.twitch.tv/housebreakfast

Tulipmania: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulip_mania#Background_and_history

Amanda got “Well Actually”-ed: https://twitter.com/asilbwrites/status/1354992247243218948

Vampire Gatsby: https://www.cnet.com/news/vampire-great-gatsby-f-scott-fitzgeralds-classic-novel-gets-undead-spin/

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Wow If True was created by Isabel J. Kim and Amanda Silberling. Our music is by Sam Rizer, our cover art is by Isabel J. Kim, and our web design/audio editing is by Amanda Silberling. We like memes.

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8: ??? x Organizer Memes

If you think shitposting can’t get you anywhere, think again. Meet Organizer Memes, the Hannah Montana of progressive political Twitter: by day, they’re just another organizer, knocking door-to-door in the rain. By night, they’re an anonymous Internet personality rubbing virtual elbows with Senators like Jon Ossoff, who they got to tweet “Memes” once. But memes aren’t all fun and games – the account’s anonymity allows organizers to submit stories of their hardships in campaign work in a protected way. Now, Organizer Memes has over 12,000 followers, and their tweets often amass millions of views – but as our anonymous friend says, “It doesn’t matter how many followers I have. I need this for my sanity.”

Show Notes

Organizer Memes: https://twitter.com/OrganizerMemes Jon Ossoff woke up and chose memes: https://twitter.com/ossoff/status/1346164079371628548?lang=en

Campaign Abuse thread: https://twitter.com/OrganizerMemes/status/1331024205706633216

Amanda dunks on the Lincoln Project: https://twitter.com/asilbwrites/status/1358452021238640643

Learn more about the impact of youth organizers: https://medium.com/@emma.h.friend/dont-agonize-organize-the-ed-markey-organizing-model-cf6364ab167e

Organizer Memes merch store: https://www.solidaritysuperstore.com/organizermemes

Organizer Moms: https://twitter.com/organizermoms

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About Us

Wow If True was created by Isabel J. Kim and Amanda Silberling. Our music is by Sam Rizer, our cover art is by Isabel J. Kim, and our web design/audio editing is by Amanda Silberling. We like memes.

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9: A meme podcast about labor ethics

We can’t seem to stop talking about the value of workers unions on our meme podcast. This week, we dig into the role of Twitter in the Reply All/Gimlet/Bon Appetit drama that’s unfolding. Also, Amanda tells the story about how recently, she accidentally became a dog’s press secretary. She also shares how not-so-recently, she participated in a Lincoln-Douglass debate about the Cullen family at Borders. Plus, apparently dads are on Clubhouse? Who knew!

Show Notes

Gimlet thread from Eric Eddings: https://twitter.com/eeddings/status/1361789128006897668

Levi Fetterman’s dog breed announcement: https://twitter.com/asilbwrites/status/1359176839827234823

Dogs as campaign surrogates: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/28/us/politics/democratic-candidates-dogs-bloomberg.html

Dick cake: https://twitter.com/isabeljkim/status/1360439095902818307

Amanda’s dad is on Clubhouse: https://twitter.com/KenSilberling/status/1363520694584287234

Ashton vs. Anderson: https://www.cnet.com/news/ashton-outmaneuvers-cnn-to-1-million-on-twitter/

Blaseball returns (and we’ll have an episode about it in a few weeks): blaseball.com

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Wow If True was created by Isabel J. Kim and Amanda Silberling. Our music is by Sam Rizer, our cover art is by Isabel J. Kim, and our web design/audio editing is by Amanda Silberling. We like memes.

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10: The intersection of 69th Street & Dicks Avenue

Ten episodes in, and finally, Amanda went viral! Unfortunately, it was for a dick joke. Meanwhile, Isabel is getting paid on Tumblr to psychoanalyze people. We also discuss Amanda’s long lost Hollywood relative, why people are selling ocean galaxy lights on Twitter, cryptoart, and a life-changing truth about none pizza with left beef. As our lives slowly spin out of control, we also take time to reflect on how the podcast is going – let us know your thoughts!

Show Notes

Amanda’s viral dick joke: https://twitter.com/asilbwrites/status/1365687972268544000

Why are these projectors all over Twitter: https://www.vice.com/en/article/xg83n3/why-viral-tweets-are-trying-to-sell-you-these-galaxy-light-projectors

You need to know this wild fact about None Pizza with Left Beef: https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2017/10/none-pizza-with-left-beefs-creator-steve-molaro-interview.html

Isabel published a story this week and we’re putting it in the show notes because you should read it: http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/kim_03_21/

Actually this was just an elaborate excuse so that Amanda doesn’t feel bad about linking her Blaseball feature, but we’re doing a Blaseball episode next week so it makes sense: https://www.inputmag.com/gaming/drop-everything-youre-doing-play-some-blaseball

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Wow If True was created by Isabel J. Kim and Amanda Silberling. Our music is by Sam Rizer, our cover art is by Isabel J. Kim, and our web design/audio editing is by Amanda Silberling. We like memes.

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