{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/63829b027823850011449d40/6875275e12713a20e19beb2e?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Life and Times of Richard \"Lowtax\" Kyanka (Part One) (with Robert Evans)","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/63829b027823850011449d40/1752675896294-7501ce99-f3d7-46f7-852b-dca54148edeb.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>We've been holding off on covering the founder of Something Awful, but with Winslow's Kickstarter in full swing it's the perfect time to rip off that bandage! We'll have some more focused narrative episodes featuring Lowtax in the future, but for now we're introducing the man with a classic chronological biography. We begin with the rise of a Vanderbilt engineering dropout into an outsized figure of power and influence on the early internet, back when messengers used numbers instead of usernames and 56k warnings were in style.</p><p><br></p><p>This week we are joined by combat journalism expert Robert Evans, host of the podcasts Behind the Bastards and It Could Happen Here.</p><p>https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-behind-the-bastards-29236323/</p><p>https://x.com/IwriteOK</p><p><br></p><p>Kickstarter for The Restless: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/winslowdumaine/the-restless-a-hand-drawn-cooperative-tabletop-horror-game</p><p><br></p><p>Get nearly 40 bonus episodes of IFTI for just $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/IFTIpod</p><p><br></p><p>You can review this episode's document with sources (and pictures) at https://tinyurl.com/IFTIPodLifeTimeLowtaxDoc</p><p><br></p><p>For inquiries, contact the show directly at IFTIpod@gmail.com</p><p><br></p><p>Created and Hosted by</p><p>Winslow Dumaine - www.winslowdumaine.com/</p><p>Jay Brandstetter - linktr.ee/jaybrandstetter</p><p><br></p><p>Produced and Edited by:</p><p>Steve Brown - linktr.ee/killhamster</p><p><br></p><p>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</p><p><br></p><p>This program is not affiliated with or sponsored by Something Awful LLC or Jeffrey of YOSPOS.</p>","author_name":"Jay Brandstetter & Winslow Dumaine"}