You may have heard Ryan and Grant mention the term “Kitchencels” a few times throughout this year. Or maybe several times. Or every other episode (second only to gooning). But what is r/Kitchencels, and why are we so obsessed with it?

In this special end-of-year bonus episode, Ryan and Grant break down what exactly makes r/Kitchencels so special. Together, they analyze what the subreddit’s existence means for internet culture as a whole, and how it could maybe, just possibly, lead to a cure for the male loneliness epidemic.

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CHAPTERS:

00:00 Intro

02:30 What is r/Kitchencels?

05:30 BREAKING: Ryan doesn’t hate Grant

07:25 Using X: We gotta, gang

11:03 Kitchencels is a last bastion of internet insanity

19:45 SPOILERS FOR BUGONIA

22:25 Comparing today’s internet to yesterday’s

27:00 The endless churning of online culture

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