108: We ask a bunch of men if they read
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Everyone cites a statistic about how men don't read, but no one knows where that statistic comes from -- so, we did our own very sound scientific study and talked to some men we know about reading. Saunas are involved. Wow if True except every time you ask a man if they read the room gets one degree hotter because we are in a sauna. Thanks to Eric Silver, Sam Rizer, David Newtown, and an amorphous disembodied chorus of Isabel's high school friends ("myst cult") in a sauna for participating. Sources: The viral panic around men's reading habits, fact-checked:...
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107: Reading men, men reading
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We’re out here talking about romantasy and lawsuits related to romantasy. No, not the omegaverse one. OK, a little bit the omegaverse one. Also, asking the age of question: do men read. (Also, a note for the sharp-eared listeners, we don't talk about public domain day despite promising it - next ep!) Find Us Online Twitter: Instagram: Patreon: Website: Email: [email protected] About Us Wow If True was created by and . Our editors are Allison Mills and David Newtown. Wow If True is a member of , a podcast collective, production studio and ad sales provider.
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106: Naked Knife Fight
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We travel back in time to the day after Thanksgiving, a calmer and more peaceful era. Just kidding, we're here talking about the naked knife fight, a reference everyone will only understand in 2026. Amanda reads 98% of Isabel's book, Isabel opines on the neccessity of conventions for publishing, and we talk way too long about pottery and hot ass. Also: fish hats, now trending in orca populations near you.
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105: Happy New Year (it’s not optional)
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It's 2025, and we're flipping it turnways by bringing on the people who shape this podcast into something listenable. AKA, Amanda's in Florida and Isabel's talking with Allison and David about: Walmart Birkins, the ethics of smells (and of going viral for the smellthics), whether Tenet was a good movie, and the correct number of times to read the Odyssey.
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104: Luigi
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We discuss the internet's reaction to the United Healthcare CEO shooting and the suspect, Luigi Mangione, from a perspective sorely missing from the national conversation: two people who also went to Penn. Finally, something we have true expertise in. Also: how attractiveness relates to public opinion, online sentiment toward Luigi, and you know, the whole murder thing. Links NYT thinks Luigi is too hot: Lit Hub on Luigi's Goodreads: Find Us Online Twitter: Instagram: Patreon: Website: Email: [email protected] About Us Wow If True was created by and . Our editors are...
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103: 4B
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In this episode: somehow, no one makes a 4Beez nuts joke. Also, we talk about the Korean 4B feminist movement strangely gaining steam on American TikTok after the election, and how the right is mad that women are shaving their heads, but no one is actually shaving their heads. Also, bald correspondent Joe joins us in the studio -- we literally mean a studio this time, we were in a studio weirdly... wow if true... Links: Volante Design: (use code WOW for 10% off!) Find Us Online Twitter: Instagram: Patreon: Website: Email: [email protected] About Us Wow If True was...
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102: Glow in the Dark
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Iz and Amanda talk about: glow in the dark condoms, America's most evil liberal, the double bongcloud, Isabel's book career and the fact that she needs to become a TikTok star, and bringing the portal to Philadelphia, ft. cameo by Iz's boyfriend, at the most appropriate time. Find Us Online Twitter: Instagram: Patreon: Website: Email: [email protected] About Us Wow If True was created by and . Our editors are Allison Mills and David Newtown. Wow If True is a member of , a podcast collective, production studio and ad sales provider.
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101: Wow if True 101
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Time for Wow if True 101, a brief look back at the history of Wow if True. By brief, we mean an hour. Iz and Amanda talk about the trajectory of Wow if True and also, their lives. This one's MAD parasocial. Find Us Online Twitter: Instagram: Patreon: Website: Email: [email protected] About Us Wow If True was created by and . Our editors are Allison Mills and David Newtown. Wow If True is a member of , a podcast collective, production studio and ad sales provider.
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100: The Pokémon Leaks
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We made it to a hundred episodes! Unfortunately, all celebration must be postponed because Isabel needs to read Amanda far too much Pokémon mythology. That's right, we're talking about the big Pokémon data leak and the resulting Typhlosion memes. By this we mean Pokémon fucking. We're talking about Pokémon fucking. Find Us Online Twitter: Instagram: Patreon: Website: Email: [email protected] About Us Wow If True was created by and . Our editors are Allison Mills and David Newtown. Wow If True is a member of , a podcast collective, production studio and ad sales...
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99: Leave Chappell Alone
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What do celebrities owe us? What do your local podcasters owe you? Does anyone ever owe anyone anything? We discuss whether celebrity endorsements are a positive or negative development, and also whether men deserve candles. Thank you to ~research assistant~ Brae Parenteau for their help on this episode! Sources Chappell Roan’s feature in Rolling Stone: Harvard study on celebrities’ political impact: Taylor Swift + Vote.org stats: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/12/us/politics/taylor-swift-voter-registration.html Find Us Online Twitter: Instagram: Patreon: Website: ...
info_outlineWe travel back in time to the day after Thanksgiving, a calmer and more peaceful era. Just kidding, we're here talking about the naked knife fight, a reference everyone will only understand in 2026. Amanda reads 98% of Isabel's book, Isabel opines on the neccessity of conventions for publishing, and we talk way too long about pottery and hot ass. Also: fish hats, now trending in orca populations near you.