Destroy All Clickbait
Destroy All Clickbait
Adam Prosser
It's out there: clickbait. Articles, headlines, and websites so desperate for your clicks and eyeballs that they'll say anything, no matter how loony or obviously wrong. And sometimes it's not the sites but the newsmakers themselves pulling this... With Destroy All Clickbait, we dredge up the worst of this informational slurry and try to make sense of it. Or just make fun of it.
Episode 37: Exeunt, With a Great Explosion of Bull Semen
So it goes. Destroy All Clickbait takes its bow and comes to the end of its run with a special bonus-sized episode (edited out of several sessions). But we cover a lot of ground here, from UFOs, Simpsons memes and golden toilets, plus the big question of whether the Joker movie is socialist, or something? It's been surreal, y'all! Navy Confirms UFO Videos Posted by Blink 182 Rocker Are Real "That" T-Shirt design Solid gold toilet stolen from Blenheim Palace The ISF Party is real, and we spoke to one of its organisers 'Sci-fi makes you stupid' study refuted by scientists behind original research Auckland adman hires professional clown for redundancy meeting Cocaine in Thames is 'another problem eels don't need', says expert Massive Semen Explosion after Blaze Hits Bull Artificial Insemination Facility, Firefighters Forced to Dodge 'Projectiles' It’s Morning in Joker’s America Adam's Patreon Ing's Patreon Avi's Patreon We broadcast live on Twitch Tuesdays around 6! All material and music featured on the podcast is copyright 2018 the creators. No ownership of material linked to is implied or intended. Special Thanks to Alex Ross Theme Song by Jack Feerick
Nov 19, 2019
1 hr 35 min
Episode 36: The Day The Hogs Went Feral
Destroy All Clickbait is preparing to come to an end and this will be our second or third-last show, but you know we had to go out with a bang...that's right, it's our show about the infamous 30-50 Feral Hogs. Plus, space tardigrades, action movie metrics, and an extended rant about Peter Jackson's Hobbit movies for some reason. The tweet that started it all A Crashed Israeli Spacecraft Spilled Tardigrades on the Moon Alamo Drafthouse Sets ‘Clowns-Only’ Screenings of ‘It: Chapter Two' 'Dora and the Lost City of Gold': Film Review ‘Fast & Furious’ Stars’ Complicated Demand—I Never Want to Lose a Fight Sid Miller Wants to Unleash a "Hog Apocalypse" 8chan Owner Called to Testify Before Congress After El Paso Shooting Adam's Patreon Ing's Patreon We broadcast live on Twitch Tuesdays around 6! All material and music featured on the podcast is copyright 2018 the creators. No ownership of material linked to is implied or intended. Engineer/Producer: Alex Ross Theme Song by Jack Feerick
Aug 9, 2019
1 hr 44 min
Episode 35: The Life Cycle of the Gritty
It's an explosive, action-packed, battle royale on the latest Destroy All Clickbait! Tom Cruise vs. Justin Bieber! Goofy vs. Horace Horsecollar! Nazis vs. Europop dance music! No matter who wins...we lose? Justin Bieber Challenges Tom Cruise To a Fight Is Goofy black, too? What Disney Won't Admit About Goofy and Max James Wan Doesn't Get Why 'Swamp Thing' Was Canceled Italy is evicting Steve Bannon from the medieval monastery he planned to turn into a far-right training academy 'Going to Ibiza' - Austria scandal sends '90s dance hit to number 1 Microsoft is making Xbox body wash A Modest Defence of the Missionary Position - Quillette Adam's Patreon Ing's Patreon We broadcast live on Twitch every second Monday: All material and music featured on the podcast is copyright 2018 the creators. No ownership of material linked to is implied or intended. Engineer/Producer: Alex Ross Theme Song by Jack Feerick Notes go here
Jun 29, 2019
1 hr 10 min
Episode 34: Milkshake! Duck!
Political comics and flying foodstuffs on the latest episode, plus biblical irony, Inspector Gadget, and Wife Guys. Who is 'cliff wife'? What is a 'wife guy'? Why is it a meme? Transhumanism Is Tempting—Until You Remember Inspector Gadget The Phantom Menace at 20: was the infamous prequel actually that bad? The Superior AOC comic Nigel Farage 'trapped on bus' surrounded by protesters holding milkshakes Owners of Noah's Ark replica sue insurers over rain damage Adam's Patreon Ing's Patreon Avi's Patreon We broadcast live on Twitch! All material and music featured on the podcast is copyright 2018 the creators. No ownership of material linked to is implied or intended. Special thanks: Alex Ross Theme Song by Jack Feerick
Jun 19, 2019
1 hr 16 min
Episode 33: I Like The Knife Bomb
Game of Thrones has ended, so whatever will the internet talk about now? How about Hollywood racism, animated corgi dogs, and CIA weaponry that's so top secret it gets a featured article in the Wall Street Journal? Trailer: "Loqueesha" "Shia LaBeouf, Mel Gibson Team for 'Rothchild' Satire" "Live Action “Cowboy Bebop” Casts Husky for “Ein”" Ben Shapiro: US commentator clashes with BBC's Andrew Neil - BBC News Trailer: "Sonic The Hedgehog" "Avengers: Endgame failed the Incredible Hulk" "WSJ: US Has Secret 'Knife Missile' That Can Kill Terrorists Without Harming Civilians" Brand Echo: The Webcomic What Mad Universe?!? Podcast on The Illuminatus trilogy: Part one Part two Adam's Patreon Ing's Patreon Avi's Patreon We broadcast live on Twitch Tuesdays around 6! All material and music featured on the podcast is copyright 2018 the creators. No ownership of material linked to is implied or intended. Special Thanks: Alex Ross Theme Song by Jack Feerick
Jun 9, 2019
1 hr 24 min
Episode 32: The Flying Snowman Problem
Blasting down the information superhighway, it's our show about the unholy abomination that is the Sonic the Hedgehog trailer. Also: zombie pigs, drunken bees, and sexy lawn displays. The Sonic the Hedgehog Trailer NJ Dentist's Sexy, Controversial Lawn Display Actually Philanthropic Scientists restore some functions in a pig’s brain hours after death Drunk on smoke: Notre Dame's bees survive cathedral blaze Elizabeth Warren on Game of Thrones Adam's Patreon Ing's Patreon Avi's Patreon We broadcast live on Twitch Tuesdays! All material and music featured on the podcast is copyright 2018 the creators. No ownership of material linked to is implied or intended. Special thanks to Alex Ross Theme Song by Jack Feerick
May 17, 2019
1 hr 25 min
Episode 31: Greek for "Chungus"
Yes, it's the episode you've all been waiting for: the one about the EYE-BEES. Yes, EYE-BEES. Plus, horrific British kid's shows, astronomical advertising, and medical oddities (I mean other ones, apart from the EYE-BEES) Enjoy! The Mutter Museum Pepsi plans to project a giant ad in the night sky using cubesats How A 'Cursed' Film Circulating Hollywood Is Finally Making Its Way To The Public Doctors find four bees in woman's eye, feeding on her tears You've Been Serving Champagne All Wrong — Here's How To Do It Right A new 'puffy' planet has been discovered in the Kepler-47 system The Situation is prison buddies with the Fyre Fest founder and the Fappening guy Adam's Patreon Ing's Patreon Avi's Patreon We broadcast live on Twitch Tuesdays around 6! All material and music featured on the podcast is copyright 2018 the creators. No ownership of material linked to is implied or intended. Engineer/Producer: Alex Ross Theme Song by Jack Feerick
May 3, 2019
1 hr 16 min
Episode 30: Speaking of Family Circus...
"The Matrix’s male power fantasy has dated badly" The Comics Curmudgeon Forgotten Women of Genre: Marcia Lucas "Jagged Little Pill Is Actually Very Bad???" "Elon Musk drops surprise rap single about Harambe" "Jim Carrey's picture of Mussolini's demise sparks Twitter tirade from dictator's granddaughter" "The Avengers: Endgame theory that Ant-Man kills Thanos by expanding inside his butt, explained" Adam's Patreon Ing's Patreon Avi's Patreon We broadcast live on Twitch Tuesdays around 6! All material and music featured on the podcast is copyright 2018 the creators. No ownership of material linked to is implied or intended. Engineer/Producer: Alex Ross Theme Song by Jack Feerick
Apr 9, 2019
1 hr 24 min
Episode 29: Leave The Penis, Take the Cannoli
International crime and inappropriate use of genitalia provide something vaguely resembling a linking thread to this week's episode. There's also a bit about Garfield which...well, just listen. Billionaire diamond trader, 65, dies during penis enlargement surgery at private Paris clinic Shane Dawson's Tweet DC's Plans for Batman's 80th Birthday Include 1.5 Million Bats (and Maybe Some Comics) Want to Turn Your Comic Book Idea Into a Million-Dollar Business? Here's the First Step There’s a food delivery app that only sells Garfield themed cuisine "The Leader" opening Alleged mob boss killer Anthony Comello scrawls ‘MAGA Forever’ on his hand Artist Sues Smithsonian After It Declined to Display His 16-Foot Painting of Trump Adam's Patreon Ing's Patreon We broadcast live on Twitch Tuesdays around 6! All material and music featured on the podcast is copyright 2018 the creators. No ownership of material linked to is implied or intended. Theme Song by Jack Feerick
Mar 30, 2019
1 hr 23 min
Episode 28: Neoliberal Evangelion
Is anime neoliberal? This is the burning question of the week as we're joined by guests Filby and Sel to discuss this and other strange questions, as well as a surprisingly in-depth discussion about cheese. Why people are throwing cheese at babies The Momo Challenge Hoax Neo-Nazi group's new leader is a black man who vows to dissolve it Incel wisdom: Only cucks wear underwear, because it restricts penis growth Note: the "Anime is Neoliberal" tweet thread has apparently been deleted! Noah Smith's Twitter feed is here. Adam's Patreon Ing's Patreon We broadcast live on Twitch Tuesdays around 6! All material and music featured on the podcast is copyright 2018 the creators. No ownership of material linked to is implied or intended. Theme Song by Jack Feerick.
Mar 13, 2019
1 hr 35 min
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