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
Thrifting in the Time of TikTok
Candice Lim and Kate Lindsay may not agree on thrifting, but they can confirm we’re living through a “digital thrift revolution.” From Depop to ThredUp, it’s never been easier for people to donate an…
00:35:06 |
Sat 15 Feb 2025
The Brilliance of “Montoya, Por Favor”
Kate Lindsay and Candice Lim dive into two internet stories they can’t stop thinking about. First, they explain how Montoya from Temptation Island became 2025’s crash-out king and created one of the …
00:37:07 |
Wed 12 Feb 2025
The TikTokification of Sports
Candice Lim and Kate Lindsay are not the world’s biggest sports fans, but are now more tuned in than ever thanks to TikTok. In today’s episode, the pair talk about how everything from fancams to fash…
00:32:00 |
Sat 08 Feb 2025
Will Memes Save 2025?
Episode notes: Candice Lim and Kate Lindsay are joined by meme historian and researcher Aidan Walker, whose Substack travels into the depths of meme lore. 2025 is off to a rocky start for several rea…
00:46:54 |
Wed 05 Feb 2025
So You’ve Fallen For A Smear Campaign
Candice Lim and Kate Lindsay, still recovering from Justin Baldoni’s leaked voice memo to Blake Lively, dive into the online war being waged between the two It Ends With Us actors. They explore how t…
00:34:55 |
Sat 01 Feb 2025
Social Media Has Become A Minefield
Kate Lindsay and Candice Lim discuss how so many of their favorite social media platforms have gone openly pro-Trump since the election, and how they feel about it. With more social media platforms c…
00:35:17 |
Wed 29 Jan 2025
TikTok Is Back…Are We?
Candice Lim and Kate Lindsay make sense of TikTok’s surprise return, and what’s going on with the influencers who said goodbye to the app by sharing controversial secrets, only for it to come back th…
00:34:15 |
Sat 25 Jan 2025
Rawdogging, Brainrot, and Brat
Candice Lim and Kate Lindsay are joined by ICYMI producer (and resident linguist) Alexandra Botti, who shares her experience attending the American Dialect Society’s words-of-the-year vote. Then, Can…
00:29:36 |
Wed 22 Jan 2025
The Last Days of Legal TikTok
Candice Lim and Kate Lindsay are joined by Slate business and tech writer Nitish Pahwa to recap what the (possibly) last days of legal TikTok have been like. From influencers posting desperate pleas …
00:41:59 |
Sat 18 Jan 2025
We Have Some News
On today’s episode, Candice Lim is joined for the first time by ICYMI’s new co-host. Tune in to hear about their relationship to MuggleNet, Shrimp Jesus, and their most deeply held, but least provabl…
00:47:47 |
Wed 15 Jan 2025
Scaachi Koul on Terrible Emails, Moo Deng, and Orlando Bloom Fanfiction
Candice Lim is joined by Slate culture writer Scaachi Koul, the host of Scamfluencers and the author of the upcoming book Sucker Punch (coming out this March). Today, they’re diving into Scaachi’s in…
00:45:47 |
Sat 11 Jan 2025
Should I Join Bluesky?
Candice Lim is joined by Slate business and tech writer Nitish Pahwa and internet culture writer Steffi Cao to debate, defend, and decide how they’re going to face the internet this year. Each brough…
00:46:59 |
Wed 08 Jan 2025
An Influencer Hates To See This Subreddit Coming
Candice Lim is joined by media scholars Dr. Jess Maddox and Dr. Jess Rauchberg to discuss the subreddit r/NYCInfluencerSnark: In the early 2020s, influencer snark pages began as a way to contain a gr…
00:46:57 |
Sat 04 Jan 2025
What Next TBD: Facebook for the Dead
On this New Year's Day, ICYMI brings you an encore of one of our favorite episodes of What Next: TBD:
Tony Tran didn’t find his grandfather. But traveling to, photographing, and uploading his grandfa…
00:20:46 |
Wed 01 Jan 2025
Goodbye to All That 2024 Internet
From grammatical grievances to dating app screenshots, the internet has been rife with trends to get mad about. On today’s episode, Candice Lim is joined by Teen Vogue’s Aiyana Ishmael and culture re…
00:50:09 |
Sat 28 Dec 2024
Encore: Who TF Did Reesa Teesa Marry?
Rachelle and Candice dive deep into the scammer story currently scratching the internet’s itch: Reesa Teesa’s 52-part “Who TF Did I Marry?” TikTok series. On February 14, @ReesaMTeesa detailed the ve…
00:53:42 |
Wed 25 Dec 2024
Our Top Internet Moments of 2024
Candice Lim is joined by Slate culture writer Nadira Goffe to count down their top internet moments of the year. Did Eric Adams make the list? What about Jack Schlossberg’s thirst-trapping, political…
00:52:11 |
Sat 21 Dec 2024
The 2024 ICYMI Fancam Awards
Candice Lim is joined by Slate culture writer Nadira Goffe to host the inaugural ICYMI Fancam Awards, where they recognize their favorite fan edits and fancam editors of the year. But first, they’re …
00:51:29 |
Wed 18 Dec 2024
3 Internet Stories We Missed In 2024
Candice Lim is joined by Slate writers Luke Winkie and Nitish Pahwa to cover the biggest internet stories ICYMI missed this year: from the investigation that may affect your For You Page, to a certai…
00:30:55 |
Sat 14 Dec 2024
Our Favorite TikTok Songs and Sounds of 2024
Candice Lim is joined by Waste or Taste host Jill Mapes to recap TikTok's year of music and give an unranked list of their favorite songs and sounds. They’re breaking down what makes a good TikTok so…
00:41:43 |
Wed 11 Dec 2024
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