Podcast Episodes

And the Grammy Goes to…Artificial Intelligence?

On today’s episode, Candice Lim and Rachelle Hampton dive deep into the ethics of AI-generated music. Since the days of Alan Turing, music created by computational models has been inextricably bound …

Published on 2 years, 4 months ago

The Girls Are Not All Right

On today’s episode, Rachelle and Candice reach into the ICYMI mailbag to answer why TikTokers are pretending to be video game characters, how a city girl became an anti-feminist prairie wife, and why…

Published on 2 years, 4 months ago

The Curious Case of Carlee Russell

On today’s episode, Rachelle and Candice dive deep into the ICYMI mailbag to answer listener questions about Colleen Ballinger’s 10-minute ukulele-backed apology, the renaming of Twitter, and the dis…

Published on 2 years, 4 months ago

The Day AO3 Went Down

On today’s episode, Rachelle and Candice meet in person for the first time! They recap the July 10 attack on fanfiction site AO3 — Archive of Our Own — which caused a site outage and a state of panic…

Published on 2 years, 4 months ago

Take a Tour in the Shein Propaganda Factory

On today’s episode, Rachelle and Candice are joined by sustainable stylist and fashion educator, Lakyn Carlton. The three break down a now-infamous factory tour that the fast fashion giant Shein coor…

Published on 2 years, 5 months ago

Did Fancams Determine This Year’s Emmy Nominations?

On today’s episode, Rachelle and Candice talk all about the Emmys. This week the TV Academy announced the nominations for the 71st Emmy awards. Just a few days later, SAG-AFTRA announced that negotia…

Published on 2 years, 5 months ago

Has Black Twitter Found A New Home?

On today’s episode, Candice Lim is joined by Slate culture writer Nadira Goffe to dive into her piece about Spill, the latest Twitter alternative to hit the streets. But first, they parse out the cha…

Published on 2 years, 5 months ago

How Reddit Turned On Its Creator

On today’s episode, Candice Lim is joined by Slate business and tech writer Nitish Pahwa to break down the recent controversy surrounding Reddit CEO Steve Huffman. In May, Huffman announced Reddit wo…

Published on 2 years, 5 months ago

What Next: TBD: The Trouble With TikTok Songs

How the music streaming business opened the door to billions of dollars in fraud.

Guest: Ashley Carman, Bloomberg News reporter covering the podcasting, music, and audio beat.

If you enjoy this show, p…

Published on 2 years, 5 months ago

The Subreddit Teeming with Crime, Complaints and Candles

On today’s episode, Rachelle dives into one of Candice’s most treasured subreddits: r/bathandbodyworks. They trace the boom of candle consumption during the pandemic, how sale culture keeps the store…

Published on 2 years, 5 months ago