The Olympics

Anonymous cartoonist "Chris (Simpsons Artist)" has amassed somewhat of a cult following for his pastel, airplane-safety style illustrations depicting strange stream of consciousness observations about life and existence. Hold our hand and dive in to some more strange memes as we enter the weird world of Chris Simpsons Artist.

This week, we're talking Weird Memes. Contextless and often heavily pixelated, these are the ubiquitous step-siblings of the memes that we all know and love. What is it about memes that confuse us that also keeps us coming back for more? Will and Caroline investigate.

Everyone over the age of 20 probably remembers the feeling – of going to a record store, browsing the aisles, carefully picking up each CD or casette, one by one, and examining the album art. Today, album covers are little more than placeholder content for streaming services, but some enterprising artists have turned the old-school marketing collateral into new-school jokes. This week, we investigate the album cover meme.

Disneyland is back in action (at 25% capacity, for now) and so the Say My Meme crew is tackling some Magic Kingdom memes to make you smile, cringe and, yeah probably run screaming too. From Walter White to Pennywise the Clown to good ol' Side-Eye Chloe, listen in to hear the cultural context around some of our favorite Disneyland memes.

The Olympics are, undeniably, a big deal. And whether you agree with the ancient Greek games' sociopolitical agenda, capitalist underpinnings or contradictory policies on everything from disability to drug use – you probably can't help but watch. So this week, we're brining you some choice memes about all your favorite Olympic topics.

As if film memes weren't hard enough, this week we dove into the world of Saturday Morning Cartoons – before you could just watch cartoons on-demand – to explore the best memes to come out of classics like Powerpuff Girls, Pinky and the Brain, Spongebob and more.

Now that everyone is getting back on planes and hitting the road again, we're hitting the podcast with some travel memes! If you want your favorite memes audio described on the show, send us an email at [email protected]!

It's hotter than ever, and so this week we decided to pull some memes that everyone can relate to: What happens at the beach. Whether it's that weirdo with the metal detector or the bizarre sunburn you came home with, this is your jumping off point for summer. 

What do you think of when you hear the words "Dog Show"? Maybe you've seen the Christopher Guest cult classic film "Best in Show," but if not, you might not have much of a reference point for this somewhat obscure subculture. That's why, inspired by the recent return of the Westminster Dog Show, the Say My Meme team went to work describing a handful of Dog Show Memes to let everyone in on the fun – and absurdity – that is the classic dog show.

We all feel like Jokers on dating apps sometimes. But what's the difference between Joaquin Phoenix and a guy posing with his lawnmower? Say My Meme is here to investigate, with some choice online dating memes to lighten your load and get you ready for your own "Hot Vax Summer."