Destroy All Clickbait
37 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 4 years ago -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.
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Episodes
Episode 37: Exeunt, With a Great Explosion of Bull Semen
November 19, 2019 02:30 - 1 hour - 131 MBSo 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 ...
Episode 36: The Day The Hogs Went Feral
August 09, 2019 04:10 - 1 hour - 143 MBDestroy 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' 'D...
Episode 35: The Life Cycle of the Gritty
June 29, 2019 23:08 - 1 hour - 97.4 MBIt'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 ...
Episode 34: Milkshake! Duck!
June 19, 2019 02:03 - 1 hour - 106 MBPolitical 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 P...
Episode 33: I Like The Knife Bomb
June 09, 2019 20:57 - 1 hour - 116 MBGame 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"...
Episode 32: The Flying Snowman Problem
May 17, 2019 03:08 - 1 hour - 117 MBBlasting 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 Patreo...
Episode 31: Greek for "Chungus"
May 03, 2019 02:10 - 1 hour - 105 MBYes, 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 ...
Episode 30: Speaking of Family Circus...
April 09, 2019 03:25 - 1 hour - 116 MB"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 arou...
Episode 29: Leave The Penis, Take the Cannoli
March 30, 2019 01:24 - 1 hour - 115 MBInternational 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...
Episode 28: Neoliberal Evangelion
March 13, 2019 00:21 - 1 hour - 131 MBIs 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! ...
Episode 27: The Law of Conservation of Catgirls
February 28, 2019 04:38 - 1 hour - 123 MBCaptain Marvel comes to cinemas soon, and some people are very very angry about it. We go down the rabbit hole of ranty Youtube videos to discover what kind of girl cooties they've got all over our superheroes... (Note: we're including the links here for completeness's sake but clicking on them will likely mess up your Youtube algorithm and give clicks to some horrible people, so click at your own risk...) The Quartering: Brie Larsen Totally Doesn't Hate White Men How Brie Larsen Cost Ma...
Episode 26: Gettin' Djinni With it
February 23, 2019 21:03 - 1 hour - 124 MBHorrific homunculi are the theme this week, as Sonic goes to Hooter's, artificial intelligence runs amok, and one of our most beloved actors becomes a CGI monstrosity. Also: the Worst Person In Hollywood stages a comeback. Max Landis’ #MeToo Comeback: A Feminist Action Flick Orc Cop Are Cyborg Warriors a Good Idea? Sonic's Collaboration With Hooters Looks Grim "Aladdin" (2019) Trailer Ing's Patreon Adam's Patreon Avi's Patreon We broadcast live on Twitch Tuesdays around 6! All m...
Episode 25: The Zuck Gazes Also
February 16, 2019 20:56 - 1 hour - 112 MBIn this episode we stare too long at the lifestyles of the rich and powerful, and it drives us all a little mad...plus, Disney characters get arrested, Australians get bitten by spiders, and a remembrance of character actor Dick Miller. Illinois police department shares photos of Frozen's Elsa "under arrest" for bringing polar vortex Jack Dorsey Says He Once Ate a Goat That Mark Zuckerberg Personally Slaughtered With a ‘Laser Gun’ and a Knife Spider bites Australian man on penis again 'M...
Episode 24: Oh Danny Boy, The Pipes Are Cummin'
February 03, 2019 17:23 - 1 hour - 119 MBOn this episode we actually have some good news, as we discuss HBomberguy's wildly successful Donkey Kong Twitch stream for charity, but then it's right back into nonsense with anti-superhero rage, patriotic (?) chicken restaraunts, and a particularly horrible self-administered medical procedure. With guest Phil Rice. "Here's a Comment For All the Super Hero Movies--Go To Hell--And Don't Come Back--You're Making Everyone Boring" "Gamer Raises $340K for Trans Youth During 'Donkey Kong' Twit...
Episode 23: The Tender Passions of the Narwhal
January 09, 2019 05:03 - 1 hour - 98.2 MBA new round of Millennial-bashing awaits this episode, but this time, there's...HOPEPUNK, literally the stupidest literary conceit we've heard in a while. If that's not enough idiocy for you, we also have another round of biology facts from Ing, and we learn what a billionaire weirdo's been up to (hint: it involves sexual congress with sea creatures). "The budget breakdown of a 25-year-old who makes $100,000 a year and is excellent with money" "Hopepunk, the latest storytelling trend, is a...
Episode 22: The Snoop And Martha Christmas Amulet Crafting Hour
December 28, 2018 01:57 - 1 hour - 66.4 MBTonight: Making games exciting in fiction, the legal ramifications of dancing, and alternate universe. Plus: bonus facts about Hinduism! "Twilight Voted Worst Movie Of All Time" "Alfonso Ribeiro Sues 'Fortnite' and 'NBA 2K' Creators Over the Carlton Dance" "A Hot Dog is a taco. A steak is a salad." "Yes, Spider-Verse's Old Peter is The TRUE Spider-Man" "It Sounds Like Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey Really Mailed His Beard Hair to Azealia Banks" Adam's Patreon Ing's Patreon Avi's Patreon W...
Episode 21: The 'Rocky' Cinematic Universe
December 19, 2018 04:06 - 1 hour - 107 MBWith Avi out this week we have two guest hosts, Phil and VampiricYoda, to discuss some really obscene stuff involving cows, astronauts, pirate ghosts and Sonic the Hedgehog. Russia's state-of-the-art robot exposed as man in costume Mars missions may be all-female to avoid astronauts having sex during 1.5-year journey Pictures Of Couple 'Having Sex' On Top Of A Pyramid In Egypt Prompt International Investigation Irish woman who married ghost of 300-year-old pirate says they have split up ...
Episode 20: The Crams of Gimblegorp
December 04, 2018 23:03 - 1 hour - 90.8 MBThis week it's an anime explosion as Ing and Avi try to explain Neon Genesis Evangelion, and Adam gets to rant about prequels and why Better Call Saul isn't that great (in what's supposed to be a Harry Potter discussion). Plus, you better believe we talk about the giant cow! Neon Genesis Evangelion is Coming to Netflix The Dead Turkey On Pennsylvania Avenue Is Gone Now, But Not Before Someone Took A Selfie With It Meet Myalup’s bovine behemoth Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald...
Episode 19: FIAT LOSERS!!!
November 28, 2018 01:44 - 53 minutes - 73.5 MBThis week's clickbait lets Adam ramble about George RR Martin, Ing and Avi ramble about Dragonball Z, and all of us cringe in horror at the most embarrassing cryptocurrency-related video ever made, which is saying something. Also for some reason we talk about what would have happened if Robin Williams was in Watchmen? Black Friday Bitcoin Song George R.R. Martin might never finish A SONG OF ICE & FIRE... and that's OK. "Finish the Book, George" George R.R. Martin's Not a Blog Goku ballo...
Episode 18: Pokemon Nights
November 21, 2018 04:24 - 54 minutes - 38.1 MBAre superheroes bad, or good? The 4-colour crusaders are the subject of debate this week with the passing of Stan Lee and the cyclical reappearance of moralizing articles about the genre he contributed to. Also on the docket: pet food, millennials (of course) and Detective Pikachu! 'These men are bad role models': will my son get over his superhero obsession? J-Brick.com Bring Back Kevin Spacey 'Good guys' in superhero films more violent than villains Millennials are treating pets like ...
Episode 17: Australian Spider-man
November 15, 2018 04:03 - 1 hour - 84 MBMisleading food videos and museum-robbing cats take a backseat to a robot that...well...does stuff we'd rather not think about (but will talk about for some reason) on this new episode of Destroy All Clickbait. [Ten Tricks You Didn't Know You Could Do With Your Food] (https://catchymemes.com/post/179390752838/10-tricks-you-didnt-know-you-could-do-with-your) Adam's Comic "Starforce Pentacle" Super Smash Bros' Ultimate Final Boss Was Pulled Right Out Of The Bible Piranha Plant In Super Sma...
Episode 16: The Problem With Symbrock
November 07, 2018 03:31 - 39 minutes - 36.9 MBAn Election Night Special episode of Destroy All Clickbait! Also...a Halloween episode? Um, we may need to work on our timelines... What a far-right Bolsonaro presidency in Brazil means for Canadian business Gritty formally welcomed by Philly city council. Also, he’s Antifa 12 Young People on Why They Probably Won’t Vote ‘The Simpsons’ writer Al Jean responds to reports that Apu is being written out of the show How Venom's unspoken symbiote love story beat out the internet's most popula...
Episode 15: Ebe-Cheese-Ner Scrooge
October 31, 2018 01:38 - 55 minutes - 51.5 MBStarting our new weekly schedule with shorter episodes, we talk cartoons for a change. Also...cheese and westerns. Kiera Knightly's Banned Disney Movies Millennials Kill Again! The Latest Victim? American Cheese Why Red Dead Redemption Is The Greatest Western Ever Made 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 ...
Episode 14: Murderclown Farm Remembers
October 24, 2018 01:03 - 1 hour - 134 MBLots of links today as this episode goes some intriguing and bizarre places, from dog behaviour to artificial meat to materials engineering to Jaden Smith's anime to--brace yourself--Super Mario-themed porn. Your Dog May Be Smart, But She's Not Exceptional Here's an In-Depth Investigation Into Just How Real Banksy's Art-Shredding Prank Was The Saga of Anish Kapoor and Vantablack Neo Yokio on Netflix Why Jeff Bezos Has Octopus For Breakfast A Purported US Navy Vet Who Became an Interne...
Episode 13: The Podcasting Episode (Of Podcasting)
October 13, 2018 00:14 - 1 hour - 76.6 MBCooking! Art! Film! Sexy video game memes! It's the four great art forms on this episode of Destroy All Clickbait! The Crossushi Might Be The Next Big Food Trend Throw Your Children's Art Away The Final Fantastic Beasts Sequel Trailer Teases A Surprising Character Reveal 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...
Episode 12: Tell Me Something Only A Man With A Mustache Would Know
September 27, 2018 23:54 - 1 hour - 72.3 MBThis one tackles such weighty topics as the Oklahoma City bombing, class prejudice, and society's attitude towards artists, but most importantly: it's about Henry Cavill's mustache. Breaking Down the Henry Cavill Superman Controversy How Football Fed Timothy McVeigh's Despair 'Cosby Show' actor Geoffrey Owens spotted bagging groceries at NJ Trader Joes MOOSE! Fan's Passion For Waluigi's Smash Exclusion is "Fantastic", Says Nintendo's Andrew Collins Adam's Patreon Ing's Patreon Avi...
Episode 11: Planet Stupid
September 19, 2018 02:32 - 1 hour - 149 MBThis one gets REALLY weird as we discuss plot holes, neoliberalism, alien invasions and fascist art criticism. Shut Up About Plot Holes My Unpopular Opinion: There Are Too Many Artists Is This the Stupidest Book Ever Written About Socialism? 19 Weirdest Monsters In The Original Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers 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 owner...
Episode 10: The White Stuff
August 29, 2018 01:39 - 1 hour - 107 MBArson, Mayonnaise, and the Hollywood career of Kevin Costner's horse are all somehow tied together in this episode--it all makes sense, really! How Millennials Killed Mayonnaise 10 Things You Might Not Know About Root beer Magnate Charles Hines 3 Elite Credit Cards With Benefits Only Available To The Super-Rich California Wildfire Suspect Posted About QAnon Adam's Patreon Ing's Patreon Avi's Patreon We broadcast live on Twitch Tuesdays around 6! All material and music featured on t...
Episode 9: The Adventures of Fascist Slenderman
August 26, 2018 00:14 - 1 hour - 151 MBWe get Fortean on this episode of Destroy All Clickbait as we delve into the world of conspiracy theories, ARGs, creepypastas and, um, Bigfoot's genitals. Also: it turns out libraries are good. The Something Awful Forums (Origin of Slenderman) Quartz on Forbes' Piece "Amazon Should Replace Local Libraries to Save Taxpayers Money"--Original article deleted! Bigfoot's Genitals: What Do We Know? Lindsay Ellis's Youtube Review of Beauty and the Beast Adam's Patreon Ing's Patreon Avi's Pat...
Episode 8: Big Dick Hunting
August 07, 2018 23:14 - 1 hour - 126 MBIn this episode we continue--somehow--our ongoing segment on Waluigi. That guy just attracts clickbait, doesn't he? Plus: an incredibly bad-faith article about dogs leads Ing to show off his biological expertise. Big Dick Energy, Thy Name is Waluigi We Now Know The Size of Luigi's Chongus Let's be Honest, America: Dogs are Parasites 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 201...
Episode 7: Samus Found Dead Behind The Castle
July 26, 2018 02:41 - 1 hour - 139 MBThis episode gets political as we delve into the weird world of conspiracy theories. We also find some really weird fanfiction that turns out to have a completely logical explanation, honest. Plus: more Waluigi. Threadbanger's Youtube Channel Eevee Nicks" tumblr Charles Martinet had a very sweet response when asked if Waluigi is gay 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 20...
Episode 6: Rubber Baby Buggy Bumpers
July 12, 2018 02:14 - 1 hour - 103 MBTonight's episode of Destroy All Clickbait tackles the greatest issue facing our society: Waluigi--what's up with him? Also, Elastigirl's butt. Waluigi Was Robbed The New Yorker's Incredibles 2 review 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. Theme Song by Jack Feerick.
Episode 5: Moron Labe
June 28, 2018 01:35 - 1 hour - 136 MBOn this episode we delve into one of Ing's personal bete noirs, the worship of the ancient Spartans. Plus, USA Today thinks Star Wars should have sex scenes? 48 Ruthless Facts About Spartans Sex in Star Wars: Here's Why It's About Time 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. Theme Song by Jack Feer...
Episode 4: Channel Goofy
June 11, 2018 00:59 - 1 hour - 114 MBIn the newest episode of Destroy All Clickbait, we talk about animation, Adam's wrong a lot about Michael Jackson, and a semi-serious discussion about Channel Awesome... Links: 10 Pictures That Prove Bruno Mars is Actually Powerline From A Goofy Movie The Betty Boop Wiki Channel Awesome
Episode 3: Go Jump In The Pool!
May 17, 2018 00:25 - 1 hour - 134 MBEpisode 3 of Destroy All Clickbait looks at what may or may not be a thinly-disguised travel ad, a genuinely disturbing beer company, and muppets. Lots of muppets. Links: The Top Ten Most Insane Pools You Won't Believe Exist The Order of Yoni website Everyone Has a Muppet That Matches Their Personality Muppets Imbibing Alcohol 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 ...
Episode 2: Cracked Factors
April 27, 2018 00:02 - 1 hour - 117 MBThis time out me and Ing are joined officially, for the first time, by Avi. We discuss Cracked.com, which is one of the central influences on modern-day internet clickbait, in a show recorded shortly after the website had abruptly let go a shocking number of its team, including most of its best writers and biggest personalities. Along the way, as usual, we get diverted into a host of topics including Game of Thrones, The Phantom of the Opera, animation, Return to Oz, and those "everything wr...
Episode 1: Eat the Rich
February 28, 2018 23:36 - 58 minutes - 80.6 MBAnd here it is! The long-awaited first episode of Destroy All Clickbait, the podcast that delves deep into the corners of the web where others fear to tread, and returns with the pelts of unwary were-monsters. In this episode, Ing and I discuss jellyfish ice cream, furniture made out of coffins, and our five year plan to...do something? 11 of the Craziest Ice Cream Flavours The Lick Me I'm Delicious homepage The 10 Most Famous Sofas On TV Adam's Patreon Ing's Patreon Podcast and music ...