The Internet Is Dead

Harry Daniels joins The Internet Is Dead Podcast for Episode 116 to talk about his upbringing on stan twitter, the psychology of online fandom, the 'You stan Zara Larsson' meme, the evolution of his singing videos, cringe humor, and his pop culture takes (katseye, adam mcintyre drama, sombr, billie eilish, dua lipa, sabrina carpenter, etc.).

Sophie Cates joins The Internet Is Dead Podcast for Episode 115 to talk about how she got signed to a label in college, The 1975, relationship lore, how her music has evolved, and her latest release "Chaos Exposure."

Adam Faze joins The Internet Is Dead Podcast for Episode 114 to talk about his early obsession with Hollywood, how he broke into the film industry, being featured in the New York Times as a teenager, online discourse about his height, producing Kareem's show Keep The Meter Running, and the media economy as a whole.

Sophia Anne Caruso joins The Internet Is Dead Podcast for Episode 113 to talk about coming to New York for one audition at 9, getting the role in David Bowie's Lazarus on her 14th birthday, growing up in Broadway fandom and the intense parasocial dynamics that come with it, leaving Beetlejuice and the discourse that followed, playing Sophie in School for Good and Evil, One Piece, and why she kept her music off the internet for so long until now.business inquiries: [email protected]: @theinternetisdeadpod tiktok: @brittanydeitchintro/outro: edit by Chris Carroll, music by Jonah Paz#sophiaannecaruso #broadwayfandom #theinternetisdead #podcast #interview #internetanalysis #lazarus #beetlejuice #onepiec #schoolofgoodandevil #davidbowie #stanculture

Zane Kind joins The Internet Is Dead Podcast for Episode 112 to talk about being a moderator on genius.com, his ACGarchive account which led him to work for Drake and Nike, gifboom and keek, the nostalgia for tumblr and the old internet, online community formation, and the new silknode app.

Dril, aka Paul Dochney, joins The Internet Is Dead Podcast for Episode 111 to talk about how Twitter has evolved since 2008, his anonymity, Elon Musk turning the platform into X, why his Adult Swim show Truthpoint got cancelled, Weird Twitter and its roots in forum culture, and AI.

Tiffany Ferguson join The Internet Is Dead Podcast for Episode 110 to talk about her evolution on YouTube, parenting content and letting her daughter on the internet, old VidCon experiences, the impact of internet girls like Emma Chamberlain and Tana Mongeau, and the state of the online world.

Thefakerothko, the soundgeist, and antiart join The Internet Is Dead Podcast for Episode 109 to talk about starting their instagram meme pages, how the meme has evolved over time, Dimes Square and antiart's Peter Vack beef, music criticism, music compass charts, and Taylor Swift.

Umru joins The Internet Is Dead Podcast for Episode 108 to talk about being discovered by A.G. Cook on soundcloud, the minecraft concerts during the COVID-19 pandemic, how PC music has changed, the online music communities he grew up in, and collaborating with artists like Charli XCX and Rebecca Black.

Teen Suicide's Sam & Kitty Ray join The Internet Is Dead Podcast for Episode 107 to talk about how they met via Tumblr, how online music communities have changed, SoundCloud and the Birdtapes era, Kitty's perception as a white rapper, and their new album "Nude descending staircase headless".

William Banks joins The Internet Is Dead Podcast for Episode 106 to talk about making movies through social media posting through Jail Saga and Island Saga, his earliest viral moments, including one with Alec Baldwin, and how he is going to Vietnam with an Australian girl he met on the internet.We also discussed the criticism he got for Jail Saga, his viral Clavicular video, being perceived as a cult leader, and his love life.

Soap California joins The Internet Is Dead Podcast for Episode 105 to talk about her art, the "sad cat" paintings, how she went viral on TikTok and converted the online attention into a modeling career. She also talks about the industry, the Ozempic craze, the body positivity movement, and her studies in post-colonial political theory.

Ricky Gourmet joins The Internet Is Dead Podcast for Episode 104 to talk about how he became neighbors with Claudia Sulewski and Finneas O’Connell, eventually joining Finneas’ band and touring with him. He also discusses producing Who’s The Clown by Audrey Hobert, dating in LA, joining the creator space, and collaborating with other artists.

Ivy Wolk joins The Internet Is Dead Podcast for Episode 103 to talk about growing up in LA, attending VidCon, and navigating early internet fame. She discusses getting hate online for her friendship with Finn Wolfhard, her involvement in comedy scenes with regaljoe, Enya Umanzor, & Drew Phillips, cancel culture, and how her online persona led to her role in Anora. She also opens up about why she’s widely criticized online.

blaketheman1000 joins The Internet Is Dead Podcast Episode 102 to talk about his rise in New York, making internet music, and the evolution of SoundCloud rap and online hip-hop culture. He discusses the “90s Adam Sandler archetype,” his creative influences, and the making of his new album City of Careless Angels.

Chase Rutherford joins The Internet Is Dead Podcast for Episode 101 to discuss the COVID-era TikTok boom, the rise of “Alt TikTok,” and the formation of 4freakshow, along with Drew and Enya’s impact on internet culture. They also get into their college experience, meeting Casey Neistat, taking a break from posting, and how humor has evolved online with a shift toward absurdist comedy.

Fritz (aka contrachloe, or Chloe Lmao) joins The Internet Is Dead Podcast for Episode 100 to talk about how Vine changed their life and the internet, their viral Take On Me video, the "The Chicago Grip Reaper" meme, how TikTok made the internet worse, VidCon 2017, navigating sexuality & womanhood, how shrooms helped their OCD, the return of bodychecking, and their perspective on our current era of designer fashion.

Chris Carroll (aka ihavecrohnsdisease) joins The Internet Is Dead Podcast for Episode 99 to talk about alt-lit writing, his viral TikTok moments, the COVID era on the platform, his internet background, and which one of us he should date.

Megan Bitchell & Ethan Mead join The Internet Is Dead Podcast for Episode 98 to discuss how they met, Megan's viral history (PSAT starter packs, the cowboy samurai pirate TikTok, Jeffrey Epstein white board diagram, small penis fall), the alt comedy scene, Tumblr roots, and building fandom through IG reels.

Olivia Lopes joins The Internet Is Dead Podcast for Episode 97 to discuss how stan culture is shaping the media landscape, applying pop culture knowledge to professional work, online identity, the cold email that turned her into a crew member on the H3 Podcast, and her new role.

Rayne Fisher-Quann joins The Internet Is Dead Podcast for Episode 96 to talk about what shaped her online presence, the rise of the personal essay & evolution of Substack, how her blog internetprincess grew, mental health diagnoses, and her upcoming book, Complex Female Character.

we talk about everyone's 2016 posts and the psychology behind nostalgia porn, halsey's back to badlands tour, and why that era of the internet earned a specific place in our memory on episode 95 of The Internet Is Dead (Josh Ovalle, Please Be A Guest On My Podcast) Podcast ଘ(ᵕ˵ ૩ᵕ)━☆ﾟ.*･｡(◕‿◕)♡ᕙ(‾̀◡‾́)ᕗ

we talk with our friend emma about living in new york, how she has seen the scene evolve, AI and the Sora app, trend forecasting, fascination with celebrity culture as a psychology phenomena, her old podcast I Am A Genius, and the struggles of podcasting on episode 94 of The Internet Is Dead (Josh Ovalle, Please Be A Guest On My Podcast) Podcast ଘ(ᵕ˵ ૩ᵕ)━☆ﾟ.*･｡(◕‿◕)♡ᕙ(‾̀◡‾́)ᕗ

tobias hess & grace robins-somerville talk about tobias' viral article on substack called Why Are All Pop Star Interviews Like That which dissects the fawning of Therapuss with Jake Shane, Call Her Daddy with Alex Cooper, and Las Culturistas with Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers, as well as stan attacks on journalists, Indigo De Souza's reaction to Grace's pitchfork review of her latest album and the internet backlash she received, etc on episode 93 of The Internet Is Dead (Josh Ovalle, Please Be A Guest On My Podcast) Podcast ଘ(ᵕ˵ ૩ᵕ)━☆ﾟ.*･｡(◕‿◕)♡ᕙ(‾̀◡‾́)ᕗ

we talk about asking our ex boyfriends to record voice memos for the soundboard, what is okay to joke about, the loud woman trope, and why we left philadelphia on episode 92 of The Internet Is Dead (Josh Ovalle, Please Be A Guest On My Podcast) Podcast ଘ(ᵕ˵ ૩ᵕ)━☆ﾟ.*･｡(◕‿◕)♡ᕙ(‾̀◡‾́)ᕗ

danny cole talks about how he became an artist in new york, social media as an art form, and recent online moment surrounding Everybody's Album by nano on episode 91 of The Internet Is Dead (Josh Ovalle, Please Be A Guest On My Podcast) Podcast ଘ(ᵕ˵ ૩ᵕ)━☆ﾟ.*･｡(◕‿◕)♡ᕙ(‾̀◡‾́)ᕗ

katherout talks about her old college videos, the psychology behind why they appealed to people, corporate content, and how she got politicized online on episode 90 of The Internet Is Dead (Josh Ovalle, Please Be A Guest On My Podcast) Podcast ଘ(ᵕ˵ ૩ᵕ)━☆ﾟ.*･｡(◕‿◕)♡ᕙ(‾̀◡‾́)ᕗ

hannah elise talks about her recent video about checking herself into a mental health rehabilitation center, the importance of mental health discussion, misdiagnosis, the college youtube era, her origins in American Girl Doll communities online, attending Temple University, and how tiktok has changed the platform on episode 89 of The Internet Is Dead (Josh Ovalle, Please Be A Guest On My Podcast) Podcast ଘ(ᵕ˵ ૩ᵕ)━☆ﾟ.*･｡(◕‿◕)♡ᕙ(‾̀◡‾́)ᕗ

we talk about zohran mamdani's mayoral win and how it was influenced by the internet, josh citarella's growing influence in the political world, people's projections onto mamdani's wife, the "is it embarrassing to have a boyfriend?" vogue article, and dating in new york (joined by our friend elena waldman half way through the episode) on episode 88 of The Internet Is Dead (Josh Ovalle, Please Be A Guest On My Podcast) Podcast ଘ(ᵕ˵ ૩ᵕ)━☆ﾟ.*･｡(◕‿◕)♡ᕙ(‾̀◡‾́)ᕗ

elle mills talks about what youtube was like in 2017, the impact of her coming out video, how her editing style became the norm for content creators, the power of nostalgia, and recent film Don't Forget About Me on episode 87 of The Internet Is Dead (Josh Ovalle, Please Be A Guest On My Podcast) Podcast ଘ(ᵕ˵ ૩ᵕ)━☆ﾟ.*･｡(◕‿◕)♡ᕙ(‾̀◡‾́)ᕗ

catie turner talks about the fifth harmony fandom, famous viners who came out of the era, her viral american idol audition, the actual process behind reality TV, growing up in bucks county, and stan twitter on episode 86 of The Internet Is Dead (Josh Ovalle, Please Be A Guest On My Podcast) Podcast ଘ(ᵕ˵ ૩ᵕ)━☆ﾟ.*･｡(◕‿◕)♡ᕙ(‾̀◡‾́)ᕗ

elsie fisher talks about the internet labelling her as nonbinary, her early days on the internet, the identity she has attached to her lead role in Eighth Grade, and online hate from The Summer I Turned Pretty fandom on episode 85 of The Internet Is Dead (Josh Ovalle, Please Be A Guest On My Podcast) Podcast ଘ(ᵕ˵ ૩ᵕ)━☆ﾟ.*･｡(◕‿◕)♡ᕙ(‾̀◡‾́)ᕗ

savannah brown talks about blowing up for her video called "What Guys Look For In Girls" which was a reaction to the video that Nash Grier and Cameron Dallas had made in 2014, her spiritual awakening, and getting over a fear of talking freely on the internet on episode 84 of The Internet Is Dead (Josh Ovalle, Please Be A Guest On My Podcast) Podcast ଘ(ᵕ˵ ૩ᵕ)━☆ﾟ.*･｡(◕‿◕)♡ᕙ(‾̀◡‾́)ᕗ

sean thor conroe talks about his book fuccboi, whether the book is pushing men in a positive direction, if it's possible to write something like it without radicalizing men towards the incel pipeline, his perception of the manosphere and the male loneliness epidemic, our declining literacy rate, and the association conroe has with alt lit on episode 83 of The Internet Is Dead (Josh Ovalle, Please Be A Guest On My Podcast) Podcast ଘ(ᵕ˵ ૩ᵕ)━☆ﾟ.*·。(◕‿◕)♡ᕙ(‾̀◡‾́)ᕗ

broey deschanel talks about the death of traditional media, going viral with her first video, the mental toll of creative jobs, how video essays have evolved, one battle after another, her new book, and new york on episode 82 of The Internet Is Dead (Josh Ovalle, Please Be A Guest On My Podcast) Podcast ଘ(ᵕ˵ ૩ᵕ)━☆ﾟ.*･｡(◕‿◕)♡ᕙ(‾̀◡‾́)ᕗthank you so much to cameron brown (production), zara devita (lighting & camera work), and sidney robbins for helping us record the podcast in person. we are so grateful.

joan of arca talks about the early days of instagram, a post-woke internet space, the never-ending 4chan vs. tumblr war, and meme theory on episode 81 of The Internet Is Dead (Josh Ovalle, Please Be A Guest On My Podcast) Podcast ଘ(ᵕ˵ ૩ᵕ)━☆ﾟ.*･｡(◕‿◕)♡ᕙ(‾̀◡‾́)ᕗ

wallows talks about their fandom, the early days of the band, and how the concept of the boy band has changed on episode 80 of The Internet Is Dead (Josh Ovalle, Please Be A Guest On My Podcast) Podcast ଘ(ᵕ˵ ૩ᵕ)━☆ﾟ.*･｡(◕‿◕)♡ᕙ(‾̀◡‾́)ᕗ

coldhealing talks about the cultural shift to the right, the early internet community that eventually became dimes square, pockets of twitter: TPOT, rationalists, post-rationalists, how twitter changed under elon musk, internet friends, and where the culture stands now on episode 79 of The Internet Is Dead (Josh Ovalle, Please Be A Guest On My Podcast) Podcast ଘ(ᵕ˵ ૩ᵕ)━☆ﾟ.*･｡(◕‿◕)♡ᕙ(‾̀◡‾́)ᕗ

ben stager, sam burns, and nathan hare talk about the comedy scene in canada, becoming friends, and starting the 4 am hangout crew on episode 78 of The Internet Is Dead (Josh Ovalle, Please Be A Guest On My Podcast) Podcast ଘ(ᵕ˵ ૩ᵕ)━☆ﾟ.*･｡(◕‿◕)♡ᕙ(‾̀◡‾́)ᕗ

jordan castro talks about his new book Muscle Man, how he killed auto-fiction, the evils of searching for things to tweet, drug addiction, what The Novelist implicates about the online space, and The Giancarlo DiTrapano Foundation for Literature and the Arts on episode 77 of The Internet Is Dead (Josh Ovalle, Please Be A Guest On My Podcast) Podcast ଘ(ᵕ˵ ૩ᵕ)━☆ﾟ.*･｡(◕‿◕)♡ᕙ(‾̀◡‾́)ᕗ

mackenzie thomas talks about capturing a diary of her life through the internet, sexual expression, fanfiction, getting featured in The New York Times, her time at Emerson college and DIY spaces, and her recent article about Dimes Square on episode 76 of The Internet Is Dead (Josh Ovalle, Please Be A Guest On My Podcast) Podcast ଘ(ᵕ˵ ૩ᵕ)━☆ﾟ.*･｡(◕‿◕)♡ᕙ(‾̀◡‾́)ᕗ

annie dirusso talks about the power of the teenage girl, low grade tiktok virality, and her debut album on episode 75 of The Internet Is Dead (Josh Ovalle, Please Be A Guest On My Podcast) Podcast ଘ(ᵕ˵ ૩ᵕ)━☆ﾟ.*･｡(◕‿◕)♡ᕙ(‾̀◡‾́)ᕗ

sachi diserafino of joy again talks about roots in philly, the diy basement show, how joy again brought a teenage crowd into an adult scene and changed the demographic, their viral moment for Looking Out For You, bandcamp music discovery culture, and why the band ended on episode 74 of The Internet Is Dead (Josh Ovalle, Please Be A Guest On My Podcast) Podcast ଘ(ᵕ˵ ૩ᵕ)━☆ﾟ.*･｡(◕‿◕)♡ᕙ(‾̀◡‾́)ᕗ

brittany reads her old lohanthony fanfiction to our friends gavin oswald and bernard cohen. her mom also joins the reading and we all talk about how kids were writing torture porn on the internet because it was the one place they could explore the weird crevices of their minds on episode 73 of The Internet Is Dead (Josh Ovalle, Please Be A Guest On My Podcast) Podcast ଘ(ᵕ˵ ૩ᵕ)━☆ﾟ.*･｡(◕‿◕)♡ᕙ(‾̀◡‾́)ᕗ

patrick doran talks about how twitter has changed since he was young, moving to new york, and how his friendships with caleb and cameron shaped his comedy career & podcast about list on episode 72 of The Internet Is Dead (Josh Ovalle, Please Be A Guest On My Podcast) Podcast ଘ(ᵕ˵ ૩ᵕ)━☆ﾟ.*･｡(◕‿◕)♡ᕙ(‾̀◡‾́)ᕗ

tina hand talks about posting on tiktok as a teenager, transitioning in the public eye, and working on music full time on episode 71 of The Internet Is Dead (Josh Ovalle, Please Be A Guest On My Podcast) Podcast ଘ(ᵕ˵ ૩ᵕ)━☆ﾟ.*･｡(◕‿◕)♡ᕙ(‾̀◡‾́)ᕗ

we talk about our stan history, beginning to end with old meet and greet photos, viral twitter moments, poetry account samples, and other old artifacts on episode 70 of The Internet Is Dead (Josh Ovalle, Please Be A Guest On My Podcast) Podcast ଘ(ᵕ˵ ૩ᵕ)━☆ﾟ.*･｡(◕‿◕)♡ᕙ(‾̀◡‾́)ᕗ

car crash collective talks about starting their reading series, their internet background, the New Millenium Boyz movie adaption and how Britt ended up working on the script with Alex Kazemi, opportunties in LA, and the recent Rolling Stone article about the right on episode 69 of The Internet Is Dead (Josh Ovalle, Please Be A Guest On My Podcast) Podcast ଘ(ᵕ˵ ૩ᵕ)━☆ﾟ.*･｡(◕‿◕)♡ᕙ(‾̀◡‾́)ᕗ

molly soda talks about entering the internet, rating communities, blending into a sea of content with youtube era content, the girl online, and how we've been mentally impacted by social media on episode 68 of The Internet Is Dead (Josh Ovalle, Please Be A Guest On My Podcast) Podcast ଘ(ᵕ˵ ૩ᵕ)━☆ﾟ.*･｡(◕‿◕)♡ᕙ(‾̀◡‾́)ᕗ

alex kazemi talks about his manuscript going viral on tumblr at 17, reworking neural pathways in terms of social media usage, manifesting and spirituality through the internet, new millenium boyz and teenage boys, and everything that has led us to where we are now in terms of how online we are on episode 67 of The Internet Is Dead (Josh Ovalle, Please Be A Guest On My Podcast) Podcast ଘ(ᵕ˵ ૩ᵕ)━☆ﾟ.*･｡(◕‿◕)♡ᕙ(‾̀◡‾́)ᕗ