Best introductory episode?

[Fatty Bo Batty]

I have a friend who is starting to catch the atrocity tourist bug, and I want to introduce her to the podcast. What episode would you suggest?

[Digital Walnut]

Wikihow and question/answer site episodes seem like a good entry point for a new listener. They're based on something that your friend has probably stumbled across at one point or another and they usually cover a variety of themes that The F Plus routinely explores.

[Frank West]

I think episodes that have a focus on one crazy person are really good intros, because we get into what makes that one person really crazy, and it doesn't require a larger "knowledge of internet crazy". It also lets a new listener get deep into the crazy without being overwhelmed, since it's a focus on just one person.

[Sherman Tank]

I have a friend who is starting to catch the atrocity tourist bug, and I want to introduce her to the podcast. What episode would you suggest?

What atrocities does she particularly enjoy touring?

Like, if she really, really hates MRAs I'd start with the Roosh V episode.
Is she into making fun of woo and hippie alternative medical bullshit? Pyradyne or Joan Ocean.
Weird fetishes? The breast inflation and watch fetish episodes are weird without being gutwrenching.
Internet nonsense in general? + .

[Nikaer Drekin]

If she's already aware of weird internet fetish stuff, The F List might be a fun one. To me, it's so over the top that it's just as funny as it is gross, and besides it's a great episode in general!

[One Of The Crappy Pokemon That Nobody Likes]

I'd say depending on what level of insanity/grossness she's okay with, pick something tangentially related to her interests. For example, I got a friend of mine into the podcast by showing her the MRA episode. She was so delighted by how those idiots got ripped apart that she actually paused the episode and texted one of her other friends to tell them to listen to it, which gave me the warm fuzzies.

[Dawnswalker]

Wikihow episodes are my favourite episodes because they end up all over the Internet Spectrum, without lingering too long on the grossest bits (courtesy pee.) That can be important if your friend needs to start out gently.

If you just want to throw them into the deep end, lock them in a dark room with the Monster Girl Wiki episode.

[EYE OF ZA]

I was going to make a list but I realized like half of the episodes would be on it.

Just figure out what sorts of atrocity tourism your friend has liked so far and the F Plus has probably done something like that.  Or if you want, dump something all-around fun on them like any of the Q-and-A episodes, bad fanfic, or the water episode.

[LINDA]

Dick bugs

[Bodark]

eudo actually started me on the adult baby episode, I think.

If you survive that one, you can keep going, because most of the others aren't nearly as horrible. It's a good litmus test.

[Ashto]

If you think she can handle being thrown into the deep end, then go with either the body mod episode, or the one based on monster girl wiki. Otherwise, you can't really go wrong with the first Wikihow episode. I would even make an argument for going with the Juggalo episode from way back, but you may want her to acclimate to the new show format first.

[LINDA]

eudo actually started me on the adult baby episode, I think

I've started 10+ people on adult babies

Something about juicy dickgirl sissies just brings people together

[moooo566 (taylor's version)]

I usually say food or audiophiles, but I'm thinking Kadir-Buxton might be pretty good. It's not too disgusting, but it's got some weird sex, as well as some wikihow and a lot of good pure crazy.

[STOG]

I'd actually recommend an episode based off of someone's interest if they're already ankle-deep into weird internet culture, but I always use the Wikihow and cooking episodes as introductions to people who aren't actively aware of weird shit on the Internet.

[moooo566 (taylor's version)]

Here's a partially related question: how does this even come up in conversation? Maybe I just don't have the sort of friends who might be interested in this, but I absolutely cannot imagine saying "hey, I think you'd like this podcast about dickbugs." I've recommended it once to someone who I was talking about audiophiles to, but if someone doesn't already have an interest in weird internet shit, I can't imagine bringing it up.