MEMES, Bonus: A Billion Ricks
Last week, we explored the origin of the “Rick Roll,” a meme that evolved from Rick Astley’s 1987 hit song, “Never Gonna Give You Up.” Since the music video resurfaced as the meme in 2007, the interne...
12 Okt 202119min
MEMES, Pt. 3: Gotta Make You Understand
Who gets credit for starting a meme? Usually... nobody -- they're made too quickly and organically. In the case of one of the most famous bait-and-switch memes of all time, the "Rick Roll," we may be ...
8 Okt 202142min
MEMES, Pt. 2: Scumbag Steve
If there is an OG meme in which a human is the star, Scumbag Steve is it. He spread across the internet like wildfire in 2011 as a universal representation of dudes who are the worst. And, like any pe...
30 Sep 202140min
Is 'Kilroy Was Here' the original meme?
We often think of memes as living solely online. But the term “meme” was coined in the 1970s -- before the birth of the internet -- by evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins. And, more surprisingly, t...
30 Sep 202136min
Coming October 1st... MEMES!
On October 1st, Endless Thread is back. We're kicking things off with a deep exploration into something that has changed lives, politics, and the way we interact online and IRL... memes! *** Survey a...
23 Sep 20212min
Snacktime: Why You Should Care About Other People
Ben tells Amory about a controversial idea for a reality TV show. Amory tells Ben about the thing Dr. Anthony Fauci did NOT say... but everyone thinks he did. *** Survey alert: Tell us what you love...
16 Sep 202118min
Snacktime: Mystery Celebs & Fed-Up Mods
Ben tells Amory about a subreddit trying to determine the identity of a mystery celebrity, and Amory tells Ben about an open letter penned by Reddit moderators that's calling on the platform to take s...
28 Aug 202121min
Suitcases of Cash and Bob Saget's Ghost
Gather round for this week’s Snacktime episode, where Ben tells iLab producer Nora Saks two stories about found money, a gambling ruse in a Belizean casino, and why Bob Saget would block himself on Tw...
19 Aug 202114min
