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: <a href= "https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/ny-times-doesnt-want-you-to-see-mangiones"> https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/ny-times-doesnt-want-you-to-see-mangiones</a> Lit Hub on Luigi's Goodreads: <a href= "https://lithub.com/luigi-mangione-is-currently-reading-what-can-we-really-learn-about-the-uhc-ceos-killer-based-on-the-books-hes-read/"> https://lithub.com/luigi-mangione-is-currently-reading-what-can-we-really-learn-about-the-uhc-ceos-killer-based-on-the-books-hes-read/</a> Find Us Online  Twitter: <a href= "https://twitter.com/wowiftruepod">https://twitter.com/wowiftruepod</a> Instagram: <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/wowiftrue">https://www.instagram.com/wowiftrue</a> Patreon: <a href= "https://www.patreon.com/wowiftrue">https://www.patreon.com/wowiftrue</a> Website: <a href= "https://wowiftrue.com/">https://wowiftrue.com/ </a> Email: wowiftruepod@gmail.com About Us  Wow If True was created by <a href="http://isabel.kim/">Isabel J. Kim</a> and <a href="http://amandasilberling.com/">Amanda Silberling</a>. Our editors are Allison Mills and David Newtown. Wow If True is a member of <a href= "https://multitude.productions/">Multitude</a>, a podcast collective, production studio and ad sales provider.

<description>&lt;p&gt;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.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Links&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;NYT thinks Luigi is too hot: &lt;a href= "https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/ny-times-doesnt-want-you-to-see-mangiones"&gt; https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/ny-times-doesnt-want-you-to-see-mangiones&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Lit Hub on Luigi's Goodreads: &lt;a href= "https://lithub.com/luigi-mangione-is-currently-reading-what-can-we-really-learn-about-the-uhc-ceos-killer-based-on-the-books-hes-read/"&gt; https://lithub.com/luigi-mangione-is-currently-reading-what-can-we-really-learn-about-the-uhc-ceos-killer-based-on-the-books-hes-read/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Find Us Online &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Twitter: &lt;a href= "https://twitter.com/wowiftruepod"&gt;https://twitter.com/wowiftruepod&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Instagram: &lt;a href= "https://www.instagram.com/wowiftrue"&gt;https://www.instagram.com/wowiftrue&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Patreon: &lt;a href= "https://www.patreon.com/wowiftrue"&gt;https://www.patreon.com/wowiftrue&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Website: &lt;a href= "https://wowiftrue.com/"&gt;https://wowiftrue.com/&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; Email: wowiftruepod@gmail.com&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About Us &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Wow If True was created by &lt;a href="http://isabel.kim/"&gt;Isabel J. Kim&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="http://amandasilberling.com/"&gt;Amanda Silberling&lt;/a&gt;. Our editors are Allison Mills and David Newtown. Wow If True is a member of &lt;a href= "https://multitude.productions/"&gt;Multitude&lt;/a&gt;, a podcast collective, production studio and ad sales provider.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

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....

104: Luigi

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: <a href= "https://www.volantedesign.us/">https://www.volantedesign.us/</a> (use code WOW for 10% off!) Find Us Online  Twitter: <a href= "https://twitter.com/wowiftruepod">https://twitter.com/wowiftruepod</a> Instagram: <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/wowiftrue">https://www.instagram.com/wowiftrue</a> Patreon: <a href= "https://www.patreon.com/wowiftrue">https://www.patreon.com/wowiftrue</a> Website: <a href= "https://wowiftrue.com/">https://wowiftrue.com/ </a> Email: wowiftruepod@gmail.com About Us  Wow If True was created by <a href="http://isabel.kim/">Isabel J. Kim</a> and <a href="http://amandasilberling.com/">Amanda Silberling</a>. Our editors are Allison Mills and David Newtown. Wow If True is a member of <a href= "https://multitude.productions/">Multitude</a>, a podcast collective, production studio and ad sales provider.

<description>&lt;p&gt;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... &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Links:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Volante Design: &lt;a href= "https://www.volantedesign.us/"&gt;https://www.volantedesign.us/&lt;/a&gt; (use code WOW for 10% off!)&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Find Us Online &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Twitter: &lt;a href= "https://twitter.com/wowiftruepod"&gt;https://twitter.com/wowiftruepod&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Instagram: &lt;a href= "https://www.instagram.com/wowiftrue"&gt;https://www.instagram.com/wowiftrue&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Patreon: &lt;a href= "https://www.patreon.com/wowiftrue"&gt;https://www.patreon.com/wowiftrue&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Website: &lt;a href= "https://wowiftrue.com/"&gt;https://wowiftrue.com/&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; Email: wowiftruepod@gmail.com&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About Us &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Wow If True was created by &lt;a href="http://isabel.kim/"&gt;Isabel J. Kim&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="http://amandasilberling.com/"&gt;Amanda Silberling&lt;/a&gt;. Our editors are Allison Mills and David Newtown. Wow If True is a member of &lt;a href= "https://multitude.productions/"&gt;Multitude&lt;/a&gt;, a podcast collective, production studio and ad sales provider.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

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...

103: 4B

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: <a href= "https://twitter.com/wowiftruepod">https://twitter.com/wowiftruepod</a> Instagram: <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/wowiftrue">https://www.instagram.com/wowiftrue</a> Patreon: <a href= "https://www.patreon.com/wowiftrue">https://www.patreon.com/wowiftrue</a> Website: <a href= "https://wowiftrue.com/">https://wowiftrue.com/ </a> Email: wowiftruepod@gmail.com About Us  Wow If True was created by <a href= "http://isabel.kim/">Isabel J. Kim</a> and <a href= "http://amandasilberling.com/">Amanda Silberling</a>. Our editors are Allison Mills and David Newtown. Wow If True is a member of <a href="https://multitude.productions/">Multitude</a>, a podcast collective, production studio and ad sales provider.

<description>&lt;p&gt;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.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Find Us Online &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Twitter: &lt;a href= "https://twitter.com/wowiftruepod"&gt;https://twitter.com/wowiftruepod&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Instagram: &lt;a href= "https://www.instagram.com/wowiftrue"&gt;https://www.instagram.com/wowiftrue&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Patreon: &lt;a href= "https://www.patreon.com/wowiftrue"&gt;https://www.patreon.com/wowiftrue&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Website: &lt;a href= "https://wowiftrue.com/"&gt;https://wowiftrue.com/&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; Email: wowiftruepod@gmail.com&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About Us &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Wow If True was created by &lt;a href= "http://isabel.kim/"&gt;Isabel J. Kim&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href= "http://amandasilberling.com/"&gt;Amanda Silberling&lt;/a&gt;. Our editors are Allison Mills and David Newtown. Wow If True is a member of &lt;a href="https://multitude.productions/"&gt;Multitude&lt;/a&gt;, a podcast collective, production studio and ad sales provider.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;</description>

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...

102: Glow in the Dark

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: <a href= "https://twitter.com/wowiftruepod">https://twitter.com/wowiftruepod</a> Instagram: <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/wowiftrue">https://www.instagram.com/wowiftrue</a> Patreon: <a href= "https://www.patreon.com/wowiftrue">https://www.patreon.com/wowiftrue</a> Website: <a href= "https://wowiftrue.com/">https://wowiftrue.com/ </a> Email: wowiftruepod@gmail.com About Us  Wow If True was created by <a href="http://isabel.kim/">Isabel J. Kim</a> and <a href="http://amandasilberling.com/">Amanda Silberling</a>. Our editors are Allison Mills and David Newtown. Wow If True is a member of <a href= "https://multitude.productions/">Multitude</a>, a podcast collective, production studio and ad sales provider.

<description>&lt;p&gt;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.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Find Us Online &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Twitter: &lt;a href= "https://twitter.com/wowiftruepod"&gt;https://twitter.com/wowiftruepod&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Instagram: &lt;a href= "https://www.instagram.com/wowiftrue"&gt;https://www.instagram.com/wowiftrue&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Patreon: &lt;a href= "https://www.patreon.com/wowiftrue"&gt;https://www.patreon.com/wowiftrue&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Website: &lt;a href= "https://wowiftrue.com/"&gt;https://wowiftrue.com/&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; Email: wowiftruepod@gmail.com&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About Us &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Wow If True was created by &lt;a href="http://isabel.kim/"&gt;Isabel J. Kim&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="http://amandasilberling.com/"&gt;Amanda Silberling&lt;/a&gt;. Our editors are Allison Mills and David Newtown. Wow If True is a member of &lt;a href= "https://multitude.productions/"&gt;Multitude&lt;/a&gt;, a podcast collective, production studio and ad sales provider.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

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: ...

101: Wow if True 101

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: <a href= "https://twitter.com/wowiftruepod">https://twitter.com/wowiftruepod</a> Instagram: <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/wowiftrue">https://www.instagram.com/wowiftrue</a> Patreon: <a href= "https://www.patreon.com/wowiftrue">https://www.patreon.com/wowiftrue</a> Website: <a href= "https://wowiftrue.com/">https://wowiftrue.com/ </a> Email: wowiftruepod@gmail.com About Us  Wow If True was created by <a href= "http://isabel.kim/">Isabel J. Kim</a> and <a href= "http://amandasilberling.com/">Amanda Silberling</a>. Our editors are Allison Mills and David Newtown. Wow If True is a member of <a href="https://multitude.productions/">Multitude</a>, a podcast collective, production studio and ad sales provider.

<description>&lt;p&gt;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.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Find Us Online &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Twitter: &lt;a href= "https://twitter.com/wowiftruepod"&gt;https://twitter.com/wowiftruepod&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Instagram: &lt;a href= "https://www.instagram.com/wowiftrue"&gt;https://www.instagram.com/wowiftrue&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Patreon: &lt;a href= "https://www.patreon.com/wowiftrue"&gt;https://www.patreon.com/wowiftrue&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Website: &lt;a href= "https://wowiftrue.com/"&gt;https://wowiftrue.com/&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; Email: wowiftruepod@gmail.com&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About Us &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Wow If True was created by &lt;a href= "http://isabel.kim/"&gt;Isabel J. Kim&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href= "http://amandasilberling.com/"&gt;Amanda Silberling&lt;/a&gt;. Our editors are Allison Mills and David Newtown. Wow If True is a member of &lt;a href="https://multitude.productions/"&gt;Multitude&lt;/a&gt;, a podcast collective, production studio and ad sales provider.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;</description>

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...

100: The Pokémon Leaks

​​Wow If True is your one-stop internet culture shop, explaining how what’s happening online shapes the real world. And we’re the internet experts and real-life besties to unravel it: tech culture journalist Amanda Silberling and science fiction author slash attorney Isabel J. Kim, Esq. More importantly, we’re the only podcast that will mention Neopets and horizontal mergers in the same episode. New episode every other Wednesday.

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