The Very Online Show 25 - Clone Wars

Why is Instagram becoming more like Tiktok? Wait, why is Youtube and Facebook becoming more like TikTok? Why are all these social media services trying to be each other? Tam explains!

Aug 11, '22

The Very Online Show 24: Gentleminions

It's about the over-merchandised little yellow freaks and the current state of the Irony-To-Genuine-Enjoyment Cycle we're thrashing about in! Jess has Stockholm Syndrome for the Minions now, due to editing this episode!

Jul 14, '22

The Very Online Show 23: App-etite for Destruction

I love those funny little gimmick apps and face swappers! We all do! What could go wrong?

Jun 16, '22

The Very Online Show 22: Destiel is Canon

This week, Lucy James and Tamoor Hussain do their best to educate Jeff Bakalar on fandom, shipping, and the Mishapocalypse. The moral? Fans can be... intense.

May 5, '22

The Very Online Show 21: Pineapple on Pizza and The Psychology of Online Debates

Why all the drama? Why all the dunks? Why all the fights? Why all the pineapple on pizza??? Well, there's a lot of reasons why the internet is such a tumultuous place to have a disagreement!

Apr 21, '22

The Very Online Show 20: The Internet Never Forgets?

This time on the Very Online Show, Lucy goes into the history of how we preserve the internet's history! Watch out for lewd thumbnails, though.

Apr 7, '22

The Very Online Show 19: Happily Ever A.i.fter

Will Tam find love in the cold, calculating arms of an A.I.? Can the A.I. love him in return? Most importantly: Can a robot send nudes? Find out on this week's Very Online Show!

Mar 24, '22

The Very Online Show 18: How To Log Off Completely

Enjoy this episode of The Very Online Show, then put your dang phone down and touch some grass!

Mar 10, '22

The Very Online Show 17: Good Advice Isn't Free

Dare we trust the internet with major decisions about our lives, relationships, and mental health? Our unprofessional advice: Maybe don't?

Feb 17, '22

The Very Online Show 16: It's Rennsday My Dudes

This week, Lucy chronicles the downfall of the Jeremy Renner app. Because yes, there was an app for that.

Feb 3, '22

The Very Online Show 15: The Crapp Store

The Very Online Show crew dives deep into how app stores are drowning in plagiarized games and scam apps!!

Jan 21, '22

The Very Online Show 14: Dark Patterns

I'm sensing a pattern... a DARK Pattern...

Jan 14, '22

The Very Online Show 13: Daily Twitter Vibes

Thursday, what a concept! Time for another "keepin' it light" episode, giving you your daily dose of absurd Twitter memes themed around your workweek (and Craig David, too.)

Dec 30, '21

The Very Online Show 12: The History of Cat Memes

It's not Fake Mews, it's the historical account of why cats make the best memes!

Dec 10, '21

The Very Online Show 11: Industry Plants

With this cornucopia of fake causes, we're thankful for critical thinking on this Turkey Day.

Nov 25, '21

The Very Online Show 10: Virtual Insanity

Fake people! Fake drama! Real engagement!

Nov 4, '21

The Very Online Show 09: Guy on the Couch Guy

Couch Guy is the latest example of the pitfalls of websleuthing, an internet phenomenon that has been plaguing social media for years. So why are we like this?

Oct 21, '21

The Very Online Show 08: Family Vlogging Biz

The Very Online Show crew this week examines the utter horror of the family vlogging biz - it's real bad folks!

Oct 13, '21

The Very Online Show 06: Food Crimes

Tamoor and Lucy guide Jeff Bakalar through the legalities of internet food crimes and magicians.

Sep 9, '21

The Very Online Show 05: Breaking Brendan Fraser

On this week's episode we talk about the name on everyone's lips: Brendan Fraser. Why is the internet so into him? The story is much sadder that you might realize.

Sep 2, '21

The Very Online Show 04: OnlyFans Sexodus

On this week’s show we’re covering one of the mainstay pillars of the internet, porn, and why it’s so infuriatingly difficult for legitimate sex workers to reliabily make a living through platforms like OnlyFans. And given the nature of this week's show, we're presenting it free to all!

Aug 26, '21

The Very Online Show 03: The Mobile Game Trap

Terrible mobile games usually have even worse ads that make no sense, but they exist for a very good reason. On this episode of The Very Online Show, Tamoor, Lucy and Jeff break it down.

Aug 19, '21

The Very Online Show 02: The Emoji Illuminati

Where do emojis even come from? Who designs them and how do they get included with all the others? Lucy James drives this episode of The Very Online Show and uncovers the very strange but true reality of our increasingly emoji-ridden world and its impact on language, culture and even law.

Aug 12, '21

The Very Online Show 01: The old beach meme and the M. Night Shyamalan paradox

On their debut episode Tamoor and Lucy explain to Jeff Bakalar about the old beach meme -- where it came from and how it evolved out a movie trailer.

Aug 5, '21