Intro/outro music: “Gay Bar Videogame” by The Wildbunchhttp://freemusicarchive.org/music/The_Wildbunch/Gay_Bar/Gay_Bar_videogame

1:26 Mike outs himself as victim of celebrity podcast catfishing scheme2:06 Introducing this month’s show3:17 Concept and structure6:37 Our impressions of Nev and Max8:07 Dual roles of hosts – investigation and therapy/counseling9:23 Show’s tone ran contrary to JS’s expectations, particularly for MTV reality show11:24 Nev’s personal controversies12:42 The order in which we watched the episodes13:43 Ep 1 – Sunny and Jamison (Chelsea)14:43 Ep 3 – Kim and Matt15:01 Ep 7 – Joe and Kari Ann (Rose) – Watch this one!16:58 Ep 2 – Trina and Scorpio (Lee) / Ep 8 – Tyler and Amanda (Aaron)17:58 Ep 4 – Jasmine and Mike (Mhissy)21:30 Our initial impressions of show’s authenticity23:15 How much we bought the narrative in Ep 724:12 Are motivational narratives for catfishers genuine?26:28 How authentic are investigations by Nev and Max?28:18 One moment of authenticity – catfishee’s reaction to meeting catfisher31:15 Finding out how show was actually constructed undermined its ethical justification32:58 How much did inauthenticity sour us on the show? Could it have been done another way?34:22 What JS wanted from the narrative35:32 Mike pushes back a little – thinks it would be easier for catfisher to not go on TV36:53 Thing that irritated us most about the show’s ethics – it’s false front of ‘helping’ people38:05 The broad thesis of this month’s article and overview of its main themes38:54 What Mike thought was most interesting40:24 JS also found emphasis on self-acceptance as substitute for traditional markers of success interesting42:04 Mike liked analysis of catfishing as being on the continuum of online activity and not apart from it43:52 Coming back to the usage of hand-held cameras as marker of authenticity 46:50 What did we think of the contention that reality TV narratives are ideal for constructing ‘good’ social media behavior?50:24 Ending on where appeal of show lies52:38 What specifically in the narrative captured JS’s interest before finding out about its inauthenticity?54:24 Mike didn’t enjoy it as much, but that also insulated him from being crestfallen55:40 Mike thinks part of appeal is due to inherent uncertainty of online relationships and our fears surrounding them56:30 Introducing the show for our next episode58:25 Mike’s half-hearted holiday well-wishes and our plan for the rest of the season58:54 Usual stuff: email, rate/review, subscribe (or tell your friends to subscribe!)