Raw Time Tiffy / Tinarina
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About
Tiffy or Tinarina is the host of rAw TiMe, a late-night 1990s cable access show based out of Austin, Texas produced by Zomba Recording Corporation. Tiffy is known for her goth aesthetic and is often considered the face of rAw TiMe. During the show, Tiffy played music videos and took late-night audience call-ins, often from trolls and pranksters, with many making sexual remarks towards her. Tiffy was known to respond with sarcasm and insults. Clips of Tiffy taking calls became increasingly popular online throughout the late 2010s and early 2020s, garnering Tiffy a cult following on sites like TikTok, YouTube and X / Twitter.
Online History
rAw TiMe was a late-night cable access show based out of Austin, Texas that aired in the late 1990s from 1:30-3:00 am. The show was mainly hosted by Tiffy, aka Tinarina, who purportedly went by pseudonyms during the show because she was a teenager at the time.[1] Tiffy was mostly known for taking call-ins from trolls, who would often make sexual remarks towards her. Tiffy would respond with sarcasm and insults. In between calls, Tiffy would play new music videos. Tiffy disappeared from the public eye after rAw TiMe ended, with little to nothing known about her personal life.
On December 5th, 2017, the rAwTiMe YouTube[2] channel uploaded a recording of a rAw TiMe episode from June 26th, 1999, in which she takes calls with another man, Philip, for about 48 minutes, garnering over 644,000 views in seven years (embed disabled). This is the earliest known reupload of rAw TiMe content.
The rAwTiMe YouTube channel continued to post archived rAw TiMe content over the following years, each gaining tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of views. For example, on May 26th, 2021, the YouTube[3] channel uploaded a video of Tiffy taking calls on October 23, 1999, garnering over 326,000 views in three years.
After rAw TiMe
In the early 2020s, Tiffy's renewed popularity inspired fans to search for her identity and find out what happened to her after her time on rAw TiMe. This resulted in numerous rumors, including claims that she died of an overdose.
On August 15th, 2024, u/Extreme_Process3632 made a post to /r/rAwTiMeTiffy[12] sharing a collection of alleged photographs of Tiffy from between 2016 and 2020, including a photo allegedly showing Tiffy doing martial arts, one showing Tiffy with a child and a professional headshot of Tiffy.
On September 22nd, u/solidstatehate posted three other alleged photos of Tiffy to /r/rAwTiMeTiffy[13] taken between 2007 and 2010, showing her at The Jackalope, a bar in Texas that she may have worked at during the time.
Online Presence
Purportedly, Tiffy was the owner of VinylDemon.org.[11] The site's archived About Me page claims that Tiffy began attending college to be a radiologist in 2004.
On February 14th, 2021, a rAw TiMe video was posted to /r/ObscureMedia,[4] garnering over 350 upvotes in three years. On March 7th, 2022, afterglowatx[1] published an article on the history of the show.
Clips of Tiffy answering calls became increasingly popular on TikTok throughout the early 2020s. For example, on November 24th, 2022, TikToker[5] @nostahlgia posted a clip of Tiffy responding to calls, garnering over a million views in two years.
@nostahlgia Raw Time Public access show from the 90’s. #rawtime #foryou #fyp #90s #publicaccess #austin #texas ♬ original sound – nostalgic 2000s
On October 19th, 2023, TikToker[6] @cronicamenteenlinea posted a compilation video consisting of Tiffy's call-in clips, garnering over 3.8 million views in a year.
@cronicamenteenlinea 🖤 #90s #1999 #rawtime #retro #goth #grunge #punk #tiffy #tinarina #publicaccess ♬ Crimewave – Crystal Castles
"I'm Masturbating Right Now" TikTok Audio
On March 20th, 2024, TikToker[7] @metalheadgothic posted a clip of Tiffy responding "Well I think a lot of people are" to a caller who says, "I'm masturbating right now," garnering over 4.9 million views in nine months.
@metalheadgothic #TIFFYRAWTIME || WHY DOES BRO SOUND LIKE THAT #rawtime #rawtimetiffy #tiffyrawtime #publicaccess #rawtimepublicaccess #gothgirl #metal #metalhead #alt #goth #gothic ♬ rawtime – 𓋹 𝖊𝖑𝖑𝖊 ♫⃠
The original sound was used over 4,000 times over the next nine months as a lip dub sound. For example, on September 26th, TikToker[8] @droopyplant posted a video to the sound that gained over 500,000 views in three months.
@droopyplant
Continued Presence
On November 29th, 2024, X[8] user @psicochurroz posted an animation of Tiffy answering call-ins, garnering over 47,000 likes in two weeks. It was also posted to their YouTube[9] channel, garnering over 218,000 views in the same span of time.
On December 10th, the rAwTiMe YouTube[10] channel posted a video of Tiffy interviewing Trey of the band Mr. Bungle, garnering over 600 views in under a day.
Personal Life
Based on her blog, Tiffy's real name is Kristin. She went on to attend school to become a radiologist.
rAw TiMe Examples
Search Interest
External References
[1] Afterglow – Aural History: What Ever Happened to rAw TiMe
[4] Reddit – obscuremedia
[5] TikTok – nostahlgia
[6] TikTok – cronicamenteenlinea
[7] TikTok – metalheadgothic
[8] X – psicochurroz
[9] YouTube – psicochurroz
[11] Wayback Machine (vinyldemon) – VinylDemon
[12] Reddit – rAwTiMeTiffy
[13] Reddit – rAwTiMeTiffy
