Episode 188: The Internet Ruins Everything, Including Our Sweet Boy, Toad

Waypoint Radio

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🗓️ 21 September 2018

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

Content Warning: We begin with the Trump/Toad Discourse

Today, Danielle, Natalie, Patrick, and Rob sit down to talk about the ways in which fandoms interpret works. Why is it that we can find the "horny" in just about any piece of media? When is it inconsequential fun, and when--as in the case of Sesame Street's Bert and Ernie--is the question of a character's sexuality something worth taking a little more seriously. Plus, we take a quick dip in the bucket to discuss a piece of lore from Quantum Break.

Discussed: Toad, Mario Franchise, Twin Peaks, Sesame Street, Harry Potter, Quantum Break

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0:00.0	I promise we're not going to focus on the toad dip course today, but we are going to open
0:24.2	on it.
0:25.2	For all those who are uncomfortable with this sort of body talk or this kind of juxtaposition
0:30.6	between Toad and Donald Trump's penis.
0:35.6	To compare the president's penis to a Mario character is merely to be the latest in a
0:39.8	very long line of people leveraging the icons of one of the most beloved video game franchises
0:44.6	of all time into bizarre new memes.
0:48.1	For anyone coming at this simile as a close follower of the president, it can seem odd.
0:53.3	For anyone who likes Mario games and uses the internet, there's the most normal thing
0:57.7	in the world.
0:59.3	That was from Brian Feldman in a select all piece titled Why We Love Thinking About How
1:04.4	The President's penis Looks Like Toad From Mario.
1:07.5	And the title of that article tells you exactly what you need to know in case you didn't
1:11.7	know already.
1:12.7	I'm Danielle Riendo and this is Waypoint Radio episode 188.
1:16.6	Joining me here today, whether they want to be or not, are Natalie Watson.
1:21.2	I don't love thinking about how Toad is, yeah, a penis.
1:26.4	Yeah, I'm here for you.
1:28.6	Rob Zachney.
1:29.6	I'm just here for the segue.
1:31.9	Good.
1:32.9	Happy about it.
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