The internet isn’t only a home for the active decimation of hope and joy, it’s also the home of some positive and affirming creative voices. What follows is a collection of creators that are worthy of your attention.
Entertaining Media
Mystery Science Theater 3000 is still around, with a whole new cast that produces new seasons. Classic episodes are played on Twitch.
Rifftrax is a company started by the later cast of MST3K and regularly produces new videos on demand.
Dumb Industries is another company featuring two of the original Mad Scientists from MST3K that plays a variety of media content.
The Onion is still America’s Finest News Source and not because they have improved, but because the everyone else is sinking in quicksand.
Programme 4 is a comfy creation of Rachel Lichtman’s and quite defies easy explanation, but I’ll try anyway: It’s mahogany, velour, and deep shag carpeting, but for your eyes and ears.
McSweeney’s Internet Tendency remains one of the most unique nonprofit humor websites on the planet, with bold publications and a singular voice not found elsewhere.
Engaging Podcasts
Refresh my Memory is a podcast mixing memories of movies and mixing drinks with Jason Dedrick, Eric Fell and Vicky Van.
Dana Snyder and mc chris used to be arch rivals on a cartoon twenty years ago called Aqua Teen Hunger Force. Now they live in LA and have breakfast. They decided to turn this breakfast into a podcast called None of this Matters.
Mid-Life Crisis Taskforce is what happens when three buddies decided it might be fun to start a podcast about bad movies.
Letters from God is a satirical news platform led by the always irreverent and playful God. Joined by his son Jesus, the two of them interview interesting and engaging people.
Better Offline is a podcast by Ed Zitron, who explores the technology industry’s unfettered manipulation of modern society along with all the cruelty that accompanies it.
The Simpsons Taught Me Everything is a podcast by Michael Swaim (of Cracked Magazine) and it explores every nook and cranny of The Simpsons to reveal what we can learn from a close reading.