EPISODE · Jun 2, 2021 · 38 MIN
The cake is a lie
from That's a Thing?! · host Karen Unland and Elizabeth Spencer
Here are some of the things we mentioned:Eric Carle and The Very Hungry Caterpillar Eric Carle didn’t say thatThe Paris Review for Young ReadersRage-bait cooking videos - eg no-melt nachos, spaghetti in cold sauceBronies We were going to link to a problematic image about 4chan sharing things in bad faith, but then decided against it, because why spread it more?Content-farm video channels like Blossom, So Yummy, 5-Minute CraftsMaking a purse out of a pizza boxKimora Blac: “you didn’t say jk though”Bad waffle-iron videosWrap-folding hack from TikTokAnn Reardon’s How To Cook ThatYou Suck at CookingThe quote about lies on the internet was from Arthur! (We would never quote Bizaardvark.)Many thanks to our sponsors: Natural Light EdmontonThe Edmonton Community Foundation and The Well Endowed PodcastThat's a Thing?! is a proud member of the Alberta Podcast Network — Locally grown. Community-supported.You can follow us in all the places, and most of them let you rate and review, too, which would be lovely.Questions? Comments? Email us at [email protected] or tweet at us: @thatsathingyeg.Do you want a That’s a Thing?! button? Send us your address by Twitter DM or email and we will send you one. Many thanks to Transistor for hosting our show. Our theme music is Ragtime Dance by Scott Joplin, from Free Music Archive.
What this episode covers
The internet contains untrue things. Elizabeth explores how tributes to a beloved children’s author got hijacked by accident, and how kid-friendly cooking videos are not always what they seem.
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