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
Taylor Swift Knows the Internet All Too Well
Taylor Swift just released her version of the 2012 album Red, but if you’d asked her fandom what was coming the answers would’ve included all sorts of red-string conspiracy theories. On today’s episo…
00:30:43 |
Sat 13 Nov 2021
The Life Hacks They Don’t Want You to Know About
Companies don’t want you to know this, but there are lots of helpful tips hidden in plain sight, you just have to be willing to read the fine print. On the show today, Madison and Rachelle talk about…
00:26:46 |
Wed 10 Nov 2021
The Spon-Con Video That Accidentally Captures the State of Tech
Earlier this month, Mark Zuckerberg announced that Facebook was rebranding to become Meta, shifting the company’s focus away from the single social media platform to some sort of amorphous, “embodied…
00:27:14 |
Sat 06 Nov 2021
The Real Housewives of Social Media
As the Real Housewives of Potomac wraps its latest season, it’s clear how essential the cast’s social media presences are when trying to understand the dynamics at play on the show. On today’s episod…
00:30:10 |
Wed 03 Nov 2021
The Untold Story of "Spooky Scary Skeletons"
For this special Halloween episode, you’re in for a handful of treats. Rachelle and Madison reveal their Halloween costumes and talk about what scares and bugs them on the internet this spooky season…
00:28:01 |
Sat 30 Oct 2021
Is This YouTuber Eating Himself to Death?
We’re debuting our new segment, “Wormhole,” with this fascinating look into the phenomenon of the viral mukbang YouTuber and drama magnet, Nikocado Avocado. On today’s episode, Rachelle and Madison i…
00:30:49 |
Wed 27 Oct 2021
Is TikTok Giving Teen Girls Tics?
Why have so many young women developed tic disorders during the course of the pandemic? Well, apart from the obvious pandemic-related stressors, TikTok could be a big part of it. On today’s episode, …
00:27:27 |
Sat 23 Oct 2021
We Interviewed the Pug With No Bones
Is it a bones day or a no bones day? That’s the question that’s swept across TikTok, thanks to Noodle the pug. Each morning, owner Jonathan Graziano wakes up and checks if his geriatric pug has bones…
00:27:55 |
Wed 20 Oct 2021
The TikTok Salmon Bowl Can’t Save Us
Emily Mariko’s salmon rice bowl video has taken TikTok by storm, with fans praising its deliciousness and even claiming that her video helped heal their relationship with food. On this episode of ICY…
00:31:09 |
Sat 16 Oct 2021
The Disney Channel Star Who Mastered the YouTube Algorithm
As a child, Christy Carlson Romano starred in Disney Channel’s Even Stevens and voiced the character Kim Possible on the eponymous cartoon. Then she faded from the spotlight—until recently, when she …
00:27:57 |
Wed 13 Oct 2021
We Are All the Bad Art Friend
How many details must a writer change before real life turns into fiction? That’s a central question of “Who Is the Bad Art Friend?” the seismic New York Times Magazine article about a kidney donatio…
00:27:49 |
Sat 09 Oct 2021
TikTok’s Couch Guy Is Not Your Friend
It can feel nice to form bonds with people we don’t know by following their lives online! It can also be invasive. On today’s episode, Rachelle and Madison look at an instance of parasocial relations…
00:24:52 |
Wed 06 Oct 2021
Scam Goddess on the Worst Fraud She Ever Fell For
Scams are everywhere. From the Fyre Festival to Anna Delvy to LuLaRoe, fraudsters just seem to be getting more and more popular these days. On today’s episode, Rachelle and Madison welcome Laci Mosle…
00:31:38 |
Sat 02 Oct 2021
Is “Soaking” a Real Mormon Sex Thing?
On today’s episode, it’s time for some High Speed Downloads: First, Rachelle and Madison tell you everything you need to know about a viral video of an unfortunate sea lion seeking refuge from a grou…
00:28:24 |
Wed 29 Sep 2021
Who’s the Little Lad Who Loves Berries and Cream?
The little lad who loves berries and cream is inescapable on TikTok right now. A character from a 2007 Starburst commercial, the little lad has transcended his advertising origins and become a meme a…
00:27:32 |
Sat 25 Sep 2021
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…
00:34:30 |
Wed 22 Sep 2021
The Dark Subreddit of Men’s Rights Asians
Men’s Rights Asians are a group of men whose concern for anti-Asian racism in America has led them on a grim path of anti-Blackness and harassing Asian women. On today’s show, Rachelle and Madison ar…
00:28:03 |
Sat 18 Sep 2021
Who’s Left Out of Amazon’s LulaRoe Doc?
LulaRich, a new documentary from Amazon, tells the story of LulaRoe, a multi-level marketing company on selling leggings to women. On today’s episode, Rachelle and Madison discuss their own encounter…
00:29:58 |
Wed 15 Sep 2021
Who Is Egging Chicago? A Hard-Boiled Detective Story
Somebody has been hurling raw eggs at people in Chicago. On today’s episode, Rachelle and Madison try to crack the case of these egg attacks, and speak to the man who created the Chicago Egg Hunters …
00:27:16 |
Sat 11 Sep 2021
We’ve Got Mail: Emoji Hearts, #YoungerSelf, and Chernobyl
On today’s episode, Rachelle and Madison open up the mailbag to answer a few questions from our listeners. In addition to other things, they explain what acting POV TikToks are, the possibility of go…
00:31:06 |
Wed 08 Sep 2021
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