Iz and Amanda talk about: glow in the dark condoms, America's most evil liberal, the double bongcloud, Isabel's book career... more

Time for Wow if True 101, a brief look back at the history of Wow if True. By brief, we... more

We made it to a hundred episodes! Unfortunately, all celebration must be postponed because Isabel needs to read Amanda far... more

What do celebrities owe us? What do your local podcasters owe you? Does anyone ever owe anyone anything? We discuss... more

This episode has it all: and by, it all, we mean that Amanda spends about a full twenty minutes talking... more

So what's a friend, anyway? Well, if you're making an AI startup, a friend is a mic who is always... more

Pepe: the frog, the myth, the legend. We go all-in on a deep dive on what Pepe has meant as... more

None of this episode is legal advice. We're joined by IP attorney Sam Doesntwantrealnameincluded, and we discuss the legality of... more

So what is the point of any technology? That's right. To more accurately simulate anime girls. We talk about the... more

We're back from our break, more powerful than ever, and maybe even strong enough to talk about anonymous social media... more

  Wow If True is your one-stop internet culture shop, explaining how what’s happening online shapes the real world. And... more

In this episode: Iz finally puts her law degree to good use and explains the complaint that the Department of... more

In this episode: We discuss "mouth biohacking" and all the fun things (rationalism, experimental mouth technologies and silicon valley, Amanda's... more

In this episode: Our luxury fashion correspondent (and half of our editing team), Allison Mills, is back to talk with... more

Isabel got a seven figure book deal and got the book optioned, but she continues to threaten to kill people... more

The history of handwashing? It's way wilder than you think. Isabel is once again out of the country and/or concussed,... more

The most successful internet creator of all time is a guy named Jimmy who locks people in grocery stores for... more

In this episode, we discuss the only thing congress can agree upon: yeeting Tiktok into the sun and away from... more

The sequel to Organizer Memes. It's throwback....Wednesday, and Organizer Memes is here talking with Amanda about memes and political organizing,... more

In this episode: Isabel explains why she is glad she didn't win a Hugo this year (hint: there's niche community... more

In this episode, we talk about hole. The ocean (and the world cruise floating on it) is a big hole.... more

Happy new year, which means happy public domain day! We talk about Steamboat Willie, our favorite (and least favorite) internet... more

In this episode: Iz is back, and the internet explodes. The worldwide cruise begins, publishing has another crisis, and the... more

In this episode: Isabel has a concussion and a cold at the same time, so Amanda does the podcast alone... more

In this episode: we arrive at the conclusion that the internet is nothing if not AI and [redacted]. We are... more

In this episode: Isabel has taken over, and now we are a narrative podcast about ghosts. Yes, halloween was yesterday.... more

In this episode: we are experiencing the full spectrum of human experience -- homestuck, dystopian corporate therapy, and baseball. Also,... more

In this episode, we learn about men who don't use plates and girls who do special math. Amanda went to... more

In this episode: we're on a time limit before this terrible drink melts all over Iz's desk, so start listening... more

Isabel jumpscares Amanda with a clown (sorry, this is spoilers, but it’s important), Amanda experiences sports (derogatory), and we talk... more

This is definitely legal advice (but not from Iz). Taco Bell is getting sued, MrBeast is suing (and then also... more

Isabel goes to see Barbenheimer and declares Barbie a science fiction/fantasy movie. Amanda gets a podcast dungeon. Your intrepid hosts... more

Iz has taken over, and Amanda is so powerful that she had to be replaced by six different guests. We're... more

It's our longawaited 69th episode, dedicated to the history of the 69 meme. But also we're on an island with... more

In this episode: Amanda tries to break Snapchat's AI by showing it... objects... that increasingly look more like... an eggplant... more

We're waiting for our own Bigolas Dickolas moment. Unfortunately, this isn't the episode for that, because Amanda talks about... more

In this episode, we're skeeting all over the place, because sometimes, everything happens everywhere all at once. By that we... more

In this episode: Both hosts are in the same place! And that place is...Amanda's living room floor. Lots of reviews... more

MSCHF has anime girl tax preparation software, Brandon Sanderson has a wizard supervillain lair, and Amanda has unsubstantiated hot takes... more

We recommend making yourself a cheese toast before listening so that you don't get hungry for cheese toast,... more

In this episode, we discuss scifi magazines getting spammed by AI submissions (ironic, yes, we know), we talk with Jess... more

Real life archivist (and our editor!) Allison Mills tells us how we preserve the internet, prompting Amanda to have an... more

We have merch now. But also we talk about events like the shutdown of twenty-year-old forum Stripperweb, that Seinfeld AI... more

Well folks, there's no getting around it, this one's mostly about D&D. AKA the OGL two, sequel to OGL, 2... more

It's our first episode of 2023, and that can only mean one thing: it's time to talk about new entries... more

This week, ChatGPT and Lensa AI each took over the internet, which begs the question: why is the AI always... more

In this special episode, Isabel and Amanda discuss the greatest mafia movie ever made.

In this episode, we talk to Alex Cohen AKA tiny snek comics AKA the mastermind behind being rat verified on... more

It happened: Elon Musk ordered that thing from Amazon late at night and then it arrived at his home and... more

Everyone in this episode has experienced yoga, and now they're experiencing Mario. We do a full legal analysis on the... more

In this episode: everyone is very regular on the internet! Just kidding. Wifeguy stocks tank. Amanda succeeds in... more

You have questions, we have answers. We talk about how the pod is going, mundane super powers, influencer animals, internet... more

In this first-ever live episode of Wow if True, our hosts go on vacation to an island haunted by the... more

Isabel saw the Minions movie. Amanda became obsessed with Minion linguistics. Stephen King testified in court. Jennette McCurdy talked about... more

This week, one of our hosts is finally, officially a lawyer! And the other knows too much about... more

Are the brands okay? Is anyone ever okay? Is RadioShack, specifically, okay? Is Elon pulling out (of Twitter, we mean,... more

Amanda McLoughlin (CEO of Multitude Productions) says that everything she knows about running a business, she learned... more

In this episode: Not going to sugarcoat it, this is a Morbius centric experience. We also discuss taco bell quarterly... more

Wikipedian of the Year and Actual Real Doctor Emily Temple-Wood returns to the pod! We talk about the worst thing... more

In this episode, we embrace the goth lifestyle and go back to basics. That is to say, we... more