ICYMI
Join Candice Lim and Kate Lindsay twice a week as we gaze deep into the online abyss—and tell you what’s gazing back.
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- Update frequency
- every 3 days
- Average duration
- 37 minutes
- Episodes
- 469
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
Inside the Online Life of a Health & Wellness Reporter
We all spend so much of our lives online these days, and so we figured we’d start interviewing people about theirs. On today’s show, Rachelle is joined by health and wellness journalist Julia Craven …
00:36:22 |
Sat 29 Oct 2022
How a Lesbian Emu Influencer Got Milkshake Ducked
One TikTok famous emu was allegedly struggling with avian flu last week, but the story is a bit more complicated when it comes to public health. On today’s episode, Rachelle is joined again by Daisy …
00:37:00 |
Wed 26 Oct 2022
What’s It Like Being a Twitch Streamer?
A lot has been happening around Twitch, a platform that really seems to live in its own world on the internet. On today’s show, Rachelle is joined by Gita Jackson who explains exactly why Twitch can …
00:38:11 |
Sat 22 Oct 2022
What’s the Deal With Broadway’s 1776?
On today’s episode, Rachelle is joined again by Daisy Rosario to discuss what’s been happening online. First they scrape heaps of butter off their cutting boards, and then Daisy explains all the dram…
00:36:45 |
Wed 19 Oct 2022
What Makes Online Advice Good?
On the show today, Rachelle is joined by Slate’s Dear Prudence, Jenée Desmond-Harris to talk all about online advice. They discuss what her online life was like before she took over as Dear Prudence,…
00:38:11 |
Sat 15 Oct 2022
The Internet Is an Invisible Force
On today’s show, Rachelle is joined by Kia Miakka Natisse and Yowei Shaw, the hosts of NPR’s Invisibilia podcast. They discuss how they found themselves in the hosting chairs, the ways they spend the…
00:35:58 |
Wed 12 Oct 2022
The Bling Ring Wasn’t Possible Without the Internet
The early years of social media were a wild place where people weren’t really thinking about what they were posting, which is something the teenagers of the Bling Ring took advantage of when they sta…
00:35:48 |
Sat 08 Oct 2022
Why an Orthodox Jewish Boys Choir Is Going Viral
The Miami Boys Choir is currently having a moment on TikTok with videos of their performances going viral on the platform. On today’s episode, Rachelle and Daisy explain who the Miami Boys Choir is, …
00:34:38 |
Wed 05 Oct 2022
BuzzFeed Set the Try Guys Up to Fail
The internet has been abuzz with news that the Try Guys have ended their relationship with Ned Fulmer after it was revealed earlier this week that he cheated on his wife with a work colleague. On tod…
00:40:06 |
Sat 01 Oct 2022
Jojo Siwa Did What on TikTok?
A lot of stuff has been happening online so we figured it was a perfect time for another mailbag. On today’s episode, Nadira is back with Rachelle to read your letters and answer your burning questio…
00:36:33 |
Wed 28 Sep 2022
Serial Didn’t Free Adnan Syed
In 2015, Serial launched the case against Adnan Syed for the murder of Hae Min Lee in to the national conversation, but over the years the mistakes that show made continued to add up. Adnan Syed’s re…
00:40:27 |
Sat 24 Sep 2022
It’s OK to Criticize the Dead
It was impossible to get anything done the day the Queen died because Twitter was just too lively. All sorts of takes were had including the sympathetic, the critical, and the just plain funny. One s…
00:32:08 |
Wed 21 Sep 2022
Where AI Art Can Go Wrong
Rachelle knows a lot about internet culture, but tech…not so much. On today’s episode, Rachelle asks Lizzie O’Leary (host of What Next, TBD) about the latest developments in art created by artificial…
00:31:42 |
Sat 17 Sep 2022
Harry Styles Knows Exactly What He’s Doing
Harry Styles has recently been in the news for saying some silly things and allegedly spitting on Chris Pine. On today’s episode, Rachelle is joined again by Nadira Goffe to talk through Harry’s wild…
00:35:59 |
Wed 14 Sep 2022
Everyone Wants to Be a Food Influencer…or Do They?
On today’s episode, Rachelle gets into the world of cooking videos. She speaks with Eater’s Bettina Makalintal about how online food content has changed over the years, taking something that we all d…
00:28:22 |
Sat 10 Sep 2022
A Texas Church Did What With Hamilton?
The Broadway musical Hamilton did not originally contain much of a Christian message, but then the Door McAllen Church in McAllen, Texas got a hold of it. On today’s episode, Rachelle is joined again…
00:31:26 |
Wed 07 Sep 2022
Encore: Is BYU Virginity Club Real? An ICYMI Investigation.
Instagram has seen a recent influx of college “virginity club” accounts featuring sharp, funny memes about remaining chaste. On today’s episode, Madison and Rachelle put these accounts under the micr…
00:36:47 |
Sat 03 Sep 2022
Encore: Who Weekly? Explains Bennifer 3.0
On today’s show, Madison and Rachelle have a short discussion of the recent beekeeper drama on TikTok. Then, they’re joined by Bobby Finger and Lindsey Weber, hosts of the Who Weekly? podcast, to dis…
00:29:37 |
Wed 31 Aug 2022
Encore: Did TikTok Find Gabby Petito, or Exploit Her?
While authorities searched for missing 22-year-old Gabby Petito, she was everywhere to be found on TikTok, Reddit, and Instagram. Content creators, some well-intentioned and others simply chasing clo…
00:35:03 |
Sat 27 Aug 2022
Encore: How a Harry Potter Fanfic Took Over the Internet
The realm of fan fiction is a wild, magical place to be, especially if that fan fiction is set at Hogwarts. On today’s episode, Rachelle and Madison talk about All the Young Dudes, an extensive Harry…
00:30:52 |
Wed 24 Aug 2022
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