Is the internet still run by humans, or are we just watching AI bots talk to other AI bots?This week on B.Y.O.B, Lee and Neill crack open Cut Rum, discover the first ever BYOB “twelfty”, check out Swedish metal heavyweights Orbit Culture and their track The Tales of War, before heading into Conspiracy Corner for Dead Internet Theory 2.0.Are AI bots manufacturing engagement? Are online arguments even real? And how much of what we see online is actually being generated, promoted, or influenced by machines?We also get into Twice Buried Rum, discover whether ginger beer can save a rum, mix Angus Alchemy Honeyberry Moonshine with Irn-Bru 1901, and try to establish what the hell has happened to Craig.🥃 DRINKS REVIEWED:Cut RumTwice Buried RumAngus Alchemy Honeyberry Moonshine + Irn-Bru 1901🎵 MUSIC FEATURED:Orbit Culture — The Tales of War👁️ CONSPIRACY CORNER:Dead Internet Theory 2.0 — AI bots, synthetic engagement, doom-scrolling, and whether anything online is real anymore.What do you think? Are bots taking over the internet, or is Dead Internet Theory still just a conspiracy? Tell us in the comments what you’re drinking, what rum we should try next, and if you’ve seen Craig.B.Y.O.B — Bring Your Own Bottle. Two bottles poured. Zero filters applied.🔗 LISTEN & FOLLOW B.Y.O.B PODCAST:🎧 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/your-spotify-show-id🎙️ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/your-apple-id📺 YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@BYOBPodcast📲 CONNECT WITH US ON SOCIALS:LinksINSTAGRAMinstagram.com/byobpodcastsFACEBOOKfacebook.com/profile.php?id=61590122552638&locale=en_GBXx.com/BYOBPodcaststiktoktiktok.com/@byobpodcastAPPLE PODCASTSpodcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/b-y-o-b-podcast/id1896779817?i=1000778060012SPOTIFYopen.spotify.com/show/033jzdPrlLWRtBac3uUdvn?si=25717b92bd034507AMAZONmusic.amazon.com/podcasts/b3daf069-c2ac-4972-af0d-d78d17c9be3a/by#BYOBPodcast #DeadInternetTheory #AIBots #CutRum #OrbitCulture #SpicedRum #RumReview #ConspiracyPodcast #MetalPodcast #AngusAlchemy #IrnBru #SwedishMetal #PodcastLife #CraftSpicedRum #artificialintelligence YOUTUBE TIMESTAMPS — COPY & PASTE00:00 - Welcome to B.Y.O.B Episode 1801:50 - The First Pour02:04 - Cut Rum02:43 - Where the hell is Craig?04:18 - The missing cork disaster06:16 - First taste of Cut Rum08:36 - The first ever TWELFTY09:47 - Liquid Velvet — final Cut Rum verdict11:56 - Orbit Culture13:22 - Does Orbit Culture sound better live?15:30 - Tales of War & the drunken walk home16:33 - Twice Buried Rum19:40 - Strawberry, caramel & ginger20:19 - First taste of Twice Buried22:03 - The verdict22:45 - Can ginger beer save it?24:24 - Conspiracy Corner24:48 - Dead Internet Theory 2.025:38 - Are bots manufacturing virality?25:53 - Doom-scroll zombies27:29 - Are you arguing with bots online?28:12 - Can AI manipulate what we believe?29:38 - Bots, propaganda & online narratives30:57 - The internet hive mind31:29 - Remember the old internet?32:30 - We realise we’re part of the problem32:45 - Who actually controls the internet?33:52 - Turn your phone off & go to the pub35:52 - What does this mean for our kids?36:05 - Is Dead Internet Theory actually real?37:08 - One for the road37:20 - Honeyberry Moonshine + Irn-Bru 190139:37 - The Cola Cube verdict40:18 - AI, rum, Bigfoot & Craig40:48 - Final call & sign-off TAGSBYOB Podcast, Bring Your Own Bottle, Dead Internet Theory, Dead Internet Theory 2026, AI bots, internet bots, artificial intelligence, AI agents, bot traffic, synthetic internet, AI conspiracy, conspiracy podcast, Cut Rum, Cut Spiced Rum, rum review, spiced rum, Twice Buried Rum, Scottish rum, Orbit Culture, The Tales of War, metal podcast, melodic death metal, groove metal, Angus Alchemy, Irn Bru 1901, comedy podcast, UK podcast, Scottish podcast, dead internet explained, AI bot traffic, metal music reaction

Six rums deep and heading straight into the Hollow Earth.

Episode 16 brings Craig back from the bunker for Crusty Juggler Barrel Aged Black Spiced Rum, Rising

Insane's DEATHRACE, Keynvor Honey Spiced Rum and a trip beneath Antarctica with Rear Admiral

Richard E. Byrd, Operation Highjump, Agartha and the Hollow Earth story.

Crusty Juggler lands huge scores of 9.5, 9.5 and 9 and earns the verdict "liquid velvet." Then Rising

Insane divides the table: Lee and Neill keep DEATHRACE on their playlists while Craig wants another

listen before it earns a place on Dad's Metal.

A discussion about methane-reducing cattle feed somehow becomes LET THE COWS FART before

Keynvor Honey Spiced Rum splits the table at 10, 9 and 8.

Conspiracy Corner then heads south. We get into the legends surrounding Admiral Byrd, Operation

Highjump, the alleged secret diary, UFOs, a hidden world beneath the Antarctic ice and Agartha - before

Craig checks the documented story.

Sin City Black Death Rum supplies the final pour.

Grab a glass and pull up a chair. Adult conversation and strong language throughout. Please enjoy

alcohol responsibly.

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Hollow Earth; Admiral Byrd; Operation Highjump; Antarctica conspiracy; Agartha; Rising Insane;

DEATHRACE; Steven Jones; Bleed From Within; Crusty Juggler; Keynvor Honey Spiced Rum; Cornish

spiced rum; Sin City Black Death Rum; metalcore podcast; rum tasting podcast; funny conspiracy

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