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  • Beanie Babies (1996-1999) (Part Three)

    Beanie Babies (1996-1999) (Part Three)
    2026/04/29

    With Beanie Babies reaching their natural saturation point and new fads springing up, Ty Warner takes a dramatic swing at changing the entire brand.


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    You can review this episode's document with sources (and pictures) at https://tinyurl.com/IFTIPodBeanieBabiesDoc


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    Created and Hosted by

    Winslow Dumaine - www.winslowdumaine.com/

    Jay Brandstetter - linktr.ee/jaybrandstetter


    Produced and Edited by:

    Steve Brown - linktr.ee/killhamster


    Intro and Outro music is "in failure" by steveisbroke off of their album "steve and his week of wonders", used with permission. https://steveisbroke.bandcamp.com/album/steve-and-his-week-of-wonders

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    45 分
  • Beanie Babies (1996-1999) (Part Two)

    Beanie Babies (1996-1999) (Part Two)
    2026/04/22

    Beanie Babies are ascendant, reaching over a billion dollars in annual sales in just a few years. And the one of the people most responsible for their success, the creator of their website, is still being paid $12 an hour.


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    You can review this episode's document with sources (and pictures) at https://tinyurl.com/IFTIPodBeanieBabiesDoc


    Submit episode concepts at https://tinyurl.com/IFTIpodIdeas, or contact the show directly at IFTIpod@gmail.com


    Created and Hosted by

    Winslow Dumaine - www.winslowdumaine.com/

    Jay Brandstetter - linktr.ee/jaybrandstetter


    Produced and Edited by:

    Steve Brown - linktr.ee/killhamster


    Intro and Outro music is "in failure" by steveisbroke off of their album "steve and his week of wonders", used with permission. https://steveisbroke.bandcamp.com/album/steve-and-his-week-of-wonders

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    1 時間 23 分
  • Beanie Babies (1996-1999) (Part One)

    Beanie Babies (1996-1999) (Part One)
    2026/04/15

    In the back half of the 1990s, polyethylene pellets could be more valuable than gold if you knew who to sell them to. Beanie Babies were not only a crash course on the perils of speculative assets, but one of the foundations of early e-commerce and online community building. In the first of three parts, we look at the history of the teddy bear and Ty Warner's early stabs at the plush market as well as the early years of Beanie Babies and the inception of their website.


    Get over 50 bonus episodes of IFTI for just $1 at https://www.patreon.com/IFTIpod


    You can review this episode's document with sources (and pictures) at https://tinyurl.com/IFTIPodBeanieBabiesDoc


    Submit episode concepts at https://tinyurl.com/IFTIpodIdeas, or contact the show directly at IFTIpod@gmail.com


    Created and Hosted by

    Winslow Dumaine - www.winslowdumaine.com/

    Jay Brandstetter - linktr.ee/jaybrandstetter


    Produced and Edited by:

    Steve Brown - linktr.ee/killhamster


    Intro and Outro music is "in failure" by steveisbroke off of their album "steve and his week of wonders", used with permission. https://steveisbroke.bandcamp.com/album/steve-and-his-week-of-wonders

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    1 時間 20 分
  • Chuck Norris Facts (2005) (Part Two)

    Chuck Norris Facts (2005) (Part Two)
    2026/04/08

    Hi-ya! Karate kicking our way into the new millennium, we go back to the Something Awful forums once again. A poster named Scoots Magoo is making some jokes about Vin Diesel, and a man named Ian Spector is going to spend the next twenty years taking credit for them. Meanwhile, Chuck Norris uses his newfound youth fame to espouse some very old man talking points.


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    You can review this episode's document with sources (and pictures) at https://tinyurl.com/IFTIPodChuckNorrisFactsDoc


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    Created and Hosted by

    Winslow Dumaine - www.winslowdumaine.com/

    Jay Brandstetter - linktr.ee/jaybrandstetter


    Produced and Edited by:

    Steve Brown - linktr.ee/killhamster


    Intro and Outro music is "in failure" by steveisbroke off of their album "steve and his week of wonders", used with permission. https://steveisbroke.bandcamp.com/album/steve-and-his-week-of-wonders

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    1 時間 9 分
  • Chuck Norris Facts (2005) (Part One)

    Chuck Norris Facts (2005) (Part One)
    2026/04/01

    Young earth creationist and sharia law paranoiac Chuck Norris died recently. To celebrate, we're looking back at his career and the mid-2000s internet meme that defined him to our generation.


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    You can review this episode's document with sources (and pictures) at https://tinyurl.com/IFTIPodChuckNorrisFactsDoc


    Submit episode concepts at https://tinyurl.com/IFTIpodIdeas, or contact the show directly at IFTIpod@gmail.com


    Created and Hosted by

    Winslow Dumaine - www.winslowdumaine.com/

    Jay Brandstetter - linktr.ee/jaybrandstetter


    Produced and Edited by:

    Steve Brown - linktr.ee/killhamster


    Intro and Outro music is "in failure" by steveisbroke off of their album "steve and his week of wonders", used with permission. https://steveisbroke.bandcamp.com/album/steve-and-his-week-of-wonders

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    1 時間 16 分
  • A Modest Video Game Proposal (2005) (Part Two)

    A Modest Video Game Proposal (2005) (Part Two)
    2026/03/25

    We're caught up to the 21st century, and anti-pornography lawyer Jack Thompson is now anti-video game lawyer Jack Thompson. He's about to add another new title to his resume: game developer.


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    You can review this episode's document with sources (and pictures) at https://tinyurl.com/IFTIPodModestVideoGameProposal


    Submit episode concepts at https://tinyurl.com/IFTIpodIdeas, or contact the show directly at IFTIpod@gmail.com


    Created and Hosted by

    Winslow Dumaine - www.winslowdumaine.com/

    Jay Brandstetter - linktr.ee/jaybrandstetter


    Produced and Edited by:

    Steve Brown - linktr.ee/killhamster


    Intro and Outro music is "in failure" by steveisbroke off of their album "steve and his week of wonders", used with permission. https://steveisbroke.bandcamp.com/album/steve-and-his-week-of-wonders

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    58 分
  • A Modest Video Game Proposal (2005) (Part One)

    A Modest Video Game Proposal (2005) (Part One)
    2026/03/18

    For gamers of a certain age, the name Jack Thompson still provokes reflexive sneers. Despite being permanently disbarred almost 20 years ago, this former Florida lawyer still looms large when we look back and wonder why the gamers are Like That. We're going to be talking about the time the internet made Jack Thompson's dream game, but before we get there we have over a decade of litigation against radio and the music industry to get through. From openly gay liberal shock jock Neil Rogers to rap pioneer Luther Campbell of 2 Live Crew, Thompson spent the first part of his life being publicly humiliated by people way cooler than him.


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    You can review this episode's document with sources (and pictures) at https://tinyurl.com/IFTIPodModestVideoGameProposal


    Submit episode concepts at https://tinyurl.com/IFTIpodIdeas, or contact the show directly at IFTIpod@gmail.com


    Created and Hosted by

    Winslow Dumaine - www.winslowdumaine.com/

    Jay Brandstetter - linktr.ee/jaybrandstetter


    Produced and Edited by:

    Steve Brown - linktr.ee/killhamster


    Intro and Outro music is "in failure" by steveisbroke off of their album "steve and his week of wonders", used with permission. https://steveisbroke.bandcamp.com/album/steve-and-his-week-of-wonders

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    1 時間 7 分
  • The Restless Release Special

    The Restless Release Special
    2026/03/11

    https://www.winslowdumaine.com/tarot-prints-and-tapestries/the-restless


    After years of work, starting long before this podcast began, The Restless is complete and released! Winslow walks us through the making of and inspirations for his dark fantasy card game and its apocalyptic setting, as well as a sampling of some of the hundreds of cards contained within.


    Listen to Jay's guest spot on QAA (formerly Qanon Anonymous) at podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-life-of-fredrick-brennan-feat-jay-brandstetter-e361/id1428209307?i=1000751839590


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    You can review many more fine Winslow Dumaine products at https://www.winslowdumaine.com/shoplander


    Submit episode concepts at https://tinyurl.com/IFTIpodIdeas, or contact the show directly at IFTIpod@gmail.com


    Created and Hosted by

    Winslow Dumaine - www.winslowdumaine.com/

    Jay Brandstetter - linktr.ee/jaybrandstetter


    Produced and Edited by:

    Steve Brown - linktr.ee/killhamster


    Intro and Outro music is "in failure" by steveisbroke off of their album "steve and his week of wonders", used with permission. https://steveisbroke.bandcamp.com/album/steve-and-his-week-of-wonders

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    1 時間 33 分