Internet Citizen
Latest Episodes
IC 50: Saw Them Aliens
In our 50th episode anniversary, we cover what seems to be the dumbest internet story of 2019: the AlienStock event at Area 51. We take a look at what happened and why it happened. We also have Final Fantasy remakes,
IC 49: You Stay, I Go
Another gaming recap, this time from the pretty big Nintendo Direct from earlier this month, with plenty of announcements for the Switch. We’re being good r/patientgamers with some older titles, and we discuss the animated classic The Iron Giant.
IC 48: D23 and a Pizza Monstrosity
Disney’s got a slew of announcements about Disney+ and new Marvel and Star Wars content, but Randolf has doubts. Gaming Corner features Michael playing an insurance adjuster mystery game, we discuss Good Will Hunting,
IC 47: Facebook Wants to Read Your Brain
Facebook is pursuing new technology that can read human thoughts with moderate accuracy. Michael’s got the doomsday implications of this while Randolf is excited by the possibilities. We’ve got plenty of gaming news including androids, alien squids,
IC 46: The Internet Was Never Really Real
A new article makes Michael and Randolf argue whether it even matters anymore if the Internet still consists of majority human activity. Plus, Michael’s fighting space pirates, Randolf is slogging through MMO missions,
IC 45: Bread, Stapler, Tree
Microsoft shutting down its e-book service gets us into a discussion of when you own your content and what DRM is. Roblox is worth billions of dollars now, Justin Roiland’s got a new game, NYC experienced a blackout, and Randolf’s found a weird,
IC 44: Battle Royale, But Make it Crypto Currency
What the hell is up with Facebook Libra? Randolf explains why we should be cautious about this buzzword-filled announcement. We’ve got some micromanagement strategy games plus a discussion of the dark series Chernobyl. Thankfully, Good Internet,
IC 43: We Don’t Negotiate with Angry GoT Fans
In our first episode back, we catch up on the drama of Game of Thrones Season 8, plus the hacking of a major rock band and how they responded. Randolf’s got a Monster Hunter clone he’s playing, and YGST is real awkward in a middle school kind of way.
IC 42: Gaming Podcast Now!
In our next gaming roundup episode, Randolf walks Michael through the online first person shooter RPG genre with some recent titles he’s tried. For You’ve Gotta See This, we’re talking about Season 2 of the SNL alumni vehicle Documentary Now!
IC 41: Swedish Telephone Game
A fascinating story about Swedish teenagers rigging a phone system in the 1980s has us talking about communication channels and assumptions of anonymity online. Randolf’s playing a brutal new top-down adventure game. In You’ve Gotta See This,