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
Psst! We’ve Got a Secret
Earlier this week, musician Jazmine Sullivan took to Instagram and requested her followers to send in secrets, which she then shared anonymously on her page. On today’s episode, Rachelle and Madison …
00:31:51 |
Sat 04 Sep 2021
Don’t Cry Over Spilled Milk Crates
The milk crate challenge, an online viral challenge where people attempt to walk up and down a pile of milk crates stacked to resemble steps, has become so popular that it even shut down a highway an…
00:28:21 |
Wed 01 Sep 2021
OnlyFans Is Only For Now
Last week, the company behind OnlyFans, a platform where sex workers can generate income by providing adult content to paid subscribers, announced that it would ban sexually explicit uploads starting…
00:34:40 |
Sat 28 Aug 2021
What Kony 2012 Really Taught Us
In 2012, the non-profit organization Invisible Children released Kony 2012, a short film about the human rights violations in Uganda perpetrated by Joseph Kony, which rapidly took over the internet …
00:32:13 |
Wed 25 Aug 2021
Some Celebrities Are Too Rich to Cancel
There is always a bunch of hand-wringing surrounding cancel culture, but after your bank account hits a certain threshold, there’s not much more to worry about. On today’s episode, Madison is joined …
00:30:58 |
Sat 21 Aug 2021
Someone’s Selling Human Bones on TikTok?
On today’s episode, Rachelle and Madison try to figure out if it’s legal to buy and sell human remains. They’re joined by Tanya Marsh, a professor at Wake Forest who specializes in funeral and cemete…
00:31:44 |
Wed 18 Aug 2021
How #BamaRush Took Over TikTok
For many TikTok users, it’s been impossible to escape #BamaRush, the week of sorority recruitment at the University of Alabama. On today’s episode, Madison and Rachelle explain, how rush week actuall…
00:31:19 |
Sat 14 Aug 2021
Inside Tumblr’s Latest Meltdown
Tumblr is once again trying a new way to monetize its content, but will its users allow it? On today’s episode, Rachelle is joined by fellow former Tumblr teen Allegra Frank to discuss their own orig…
00:32:25 |
Wed 11 Aug 2021
TikTok Is Making People … Read … Books?
On today’s episode, Rachelle and Madison crack open some romance novels and talk about BookTok, the realm of TikTok where readers can find hyper-personal recommendations and niche memes about the hor…
00:30:28 |
Sat 07 Aug 2021
Inside the Reaction Video Economy
On today’s episode, Madison and Rachelle try to answer a listener question about whether over-the-top DIY videos are secretly kink content. They end up get pulled into the world of online reaction vi…
00:27:36 |
Wed 04 Aug 2021
Da F–k Is Up With DaBaby?
On today’s episode, Rachelle and Madison call up an ex-Mormon listener, who provides some further insight into our previous investigation of the BYU Virginity Club and explains why she thinks it’s cl…
00:23:59 |
Sat 31 Jul 2021
The Latest Fad Diet Is Coming for Your Feeds
75 Hard, a new trend sweeping TikTok, is just another fad diet pretending to be a mental toughness challenge. On today’s episode, Madison and Rachelle revisit the world of diet culture to unpack exac…
00:27:38 |
Wed 28 Jul 2021
In the Heights Sparks Gender Euphoria on TikTok
How did a clip from In the Heights lead to a new TikTok face filter that has helped some of the app’s users express their gender identity? On today’s episode, Madison and Rachelle trace the timeline …
00:27:54 |
Sat 24 Jul 2021
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…
00:35:16 |
Wed 21 Jul 2021
The NCAA Influencers Are Coming
On today’s episode, Rachelle and Madison turn the show into a sports podcast. First, they discuss the recent news in college sports that allows athletes like Sedona Prince to finally make money off t…
00:29:07 |
Sat 17 Jul 2021
Wendy Williams Said What Now?
On today’s episode, Madison and Rachelle talk about two of the internet’s favorite subjects: cats and Wendy Williams. First, they talk about the story that made “Slate” itself trend on Twitter: the d…
00:25:20 |
Wed 14 Jul 2021
The Pro-Trump Social Network Has an Anime Porn Problem
GETTR, a new social media network from former Trump aide Jason Miller, launched on July 1 and quickly became an unmanageable mess. On today’s episode, Rachelle and Madison discuss this low-budget Twi…
00:26:55 |
Sat 10 Jul 2021
How Zola Went From Twitter Thread to Major Movie
Zola, a new movie based on the infamous Twitter thread by Aziah “Zola” Wells King, follows a part-time stripper who goes on a weekend trip to Florida with a new friend to make money, and how things q…
00:30:24 |
Wed 07 Jul 2021
Dance Challenge TikTok Is on Strike
Black dance creators on TikTok are sick of white influencers stealing their work without credit. Now, they have collectively refused to choreograph dance challenges for the app’s latest trendy hit, M…
00:29:12 |
Sat 03 Jul 2021
There’s No Easy Way to Log Off
On today’s episode, Rachelle and Madison are joined by Buzzfeed’s Scaachi Koul to discuss her recent piece, “Why Bo Burnham, Jenna Marbles, and Shane Dawson All Logged Off.” They talk about the cessp…
00:29:17 |
Wed 30 Jun 2021
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