Internet Boyfriends

Joey Heflich and Ryan Closs•internetboyfriends.net

Listen to the rants and ramblings of a Canadian and an American, as their Internet relationship devolves into a podcast about pop culture, food, current events and how best to be an insignificant speck on a has-been planet orbited by a cold, indifferent sun.

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38 Subconscious Snooze Button

Joey would rather read pop psychology books than deal with his problems, so this time around, he’s decided to use some of his newly acquired knowledge to ruin Ryan’s day. 0:44 – Fucking up Ryan’s day, while at the same time doing nothing to reduce anxiety 2:47 – Knowing how to properly explain misery 4:35 – The Wayne Gretzky of Freaking Out 6:33 – The whole point of educating yourself is to better attack others 7:12 – Why Ryan procrastinates 10:52 – Growth mindset vs. fixed mindset 11:44 – High-...

May 16, 2014•54 min

37 Lucky Jim

In this episode, the boys look back on the life of Jim Henson, thanks to the awesome biography by Brian Jay Jones. 1:26 – We love Jim Henson: The Biography by Brian Jay Jones 3:29 – How we got into The Muppets 6:21 – A rock & roll cassette tape tangent 7:42 – Young Jim and family 9:44 – The magic of the Muppets 12:40 – Life on the street is so much better when it’s Sesame Street 15:04 – The best kinds of inspiration comes from Italian sexploitation movies 16:10 – Building a world, changing t...

May 07, 2014•43 min

36 The Best of the Rest

Last time on IBfs, Ryan and Joey talked about the best TV in 2013. This time around, the boys discuss what they loved in every other medium in 2013. 1:08 – Joey discovered YouTube 2:47 – Bravest Warriors 3:31 – Idea Channel, or Ryan yells at the Cloud 5:35 – You’re failing us all, Hollywood 7:22 – Ryan loves robots and romance 8:25 – Gravity 11:00 – It’s hard to talk about movies without spoiling stuff, unless you want to say “awesome” and “amazing” a lot 14:48 – The moment Ryan gets too fast, s...

Apr 14, 2014•41 min

35 Thank You, Mr. Farnsworth

The boys talk about all the television they watched in 2013. Ryan defends Orange is the New Black. Joey rambles on about Justified. Everyone loves Breaking Bad. And Rick and Morty for a thousand years. 1:10 – Mexicans watch Breaking Bad on DVD anyway 3:20 – Good, but not great: the year of the fourth season 8:50 – The future of TV is aggressively okay programming 9:12 – Orange is the New Black 18:50 – Things That Make Ryan Cry: Bob Dylan, the Miami Dolphins, Doctor Who 20:45 – Joey isn’t much fo...

Mar 20, 2014•39 min

34 The Definition of Manliness

This time around, the boys talk about all things manly, including female role models. 0:31 – The time Ryan forgot about Oscar 1:46 – Talking ’bout Brené Brown 3:40 – Die Hard is not the best Christmas movie 6:15 – The Internet can’t control me 8:06 – What Americans want out of their men 10:13 – It’s scientifically proven that Americans don’t want us 14:14 – Society: just a team of people 16:03 – To crush your enemies, see them driven before you and to hear the empowerment of the women 18:06 – Th...

Mar 06, 2014

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