That's a Thing?!
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That's a Thing?!
A sometimes belated, already outdated guide to your teens, tweens and everything under 20. In each episode, Elizabeth, a teenager, explains a thing to Karen, her mother. And Karen tells Elizabeth how that thing relates to something she knows. Maybe.
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Well, that was a thing
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CensorSHIP
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New ways to own and be owned
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Conzoomerism
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Poltergeist schmoltergeist
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Bury me in analog
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Also, if you live in Edmonton and are listening to...
POV: You're listening to a podcast
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Watch out! Beware! Buy this!
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This episode is not brought to you by Creep-B-Gone, because we would never (and it doe...
(Bo)nus episode: Inside
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Do you read me?
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The cake is a lie
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Yahoo Answers — super bad and sorely missed
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Don't play me like that
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We love you (but not like that)
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Mysteries of the modern age
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TikTok bops and the transformation of pop
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New life for Clone High, fake life for VTubers
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Who's the impostor here?
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Our theme music is Ragtime Dance by Scott Joplin, and our special spooky outro music is Among Us by M...
Nostalgia, for kids!
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Is stealing wrong? (Or, The internet, Part 2)
This episode will sort of make sense on its own, but it will be even more satisfying if you first listen to Part 1.
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Why is the internet like this?
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Stay tuned for Part 2, coming out Sept. 7-ish.
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But make it fashion
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An exit interview with the grads
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Four 'quick bites' on modern media
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What’s so funny anyway?
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QuaranTEEN tips
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Broadway babies, Act 1
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A musical interlude
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Trailer: That's a Thing?!
Here's what you can expect from our sometimes belated, already outdated guide to your teens, tweens and everything under 20.
Unraveling YouTube Rewind
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We meant to go short — we ended up going long. Thanks for sticking with us, through this and two year...
OK Boomer, but #NotAllKarens
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Things that disappear: Horror in the Information Age
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Memes, praxis, the raid and the strike
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Have I got a deal for you?
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Me and the boy talk memes
As Jon points out in the episode, memes are a visual medium, so here are some references in case our descriptions leave something to be desired. (Also...
Can CanCon continue?
Here’s more on what we mentioned during this Canada Day nostalgia-fest (most of these are Canadian but some are American things we mentioned in passin...
Marketing by meme — could it be a thing?
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That’s a Thing?! Live: The Internet is my GSA
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The Holy Trinity of YouTube Gaming
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TikTok: Performance art or stranger danger? Yes.
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(N.B. We recorded part of this in 2018, part of it in 2019, so there are a few references to “...