Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchNancy Reagan, Blow Job Queen?
This past week, Nancy Reagan trended for her alleged oral talents, and an orange cat named Jorts kept locking himself in a closet. On today’s episode, High Speed Downloads are back. Rachelle and Madi…
Published on 4 years ago
One Year: The Spot
On today’s episode, Rachelle and Madison are excited to share an episode from One Year: 1995, a Slate podcast focused on telling a series of stories from 1995, ones which we may have forgotten or tha…
Published on 4 years ago
The Toothpaste Mystery Taking Over TikTok
The ICYMI mailbag has started to get full so it’s time for another round of Read Receipts. On today’s episode, Rachelle and Madison answer some listener questions about why people are emptying out tu…
Published on 4 years ago
Unwrapping TikTok's Advent Calendar Drama
On today’s episode, Madison and Rachelle examine two strange new phenomena taking over TikTok. First, Madison explains why Chanel’s advent calendars have become the subject of an internet furor. Then…
Published on 4 years ago
Anthony Ramos and the Curse of the Wife Guy
Actors Anthony Ramos and Jasmine Cephas Jones, who became a beloved couple online after meeting during rehearsals for Hamilton, have reportedly ended their engagement. The reports of the breakup came…
Published on 4 years ago
The Subreddits That Ruined the Internet
The subreddit r/TumblrInAction started out in the early 2010s as a place to mock the sorts of oversimplified social justice posts all over Tumblr, but it quickly became a breeding ground for online h…
Published on 4 years ago
The End of the Dislike Button
YouTube recently announced that it’s doing away with publicly displaying the dislike count on videos. The buttons will still be there, but the numbers will be made private for creators. On today’s ep…
Published on 4 years ago
An ICYMI Friendsgiving Spectacular
So much has happened on the internet in 2021, from Bernie in his mittens to the big boat stuck in the Panama Canal. On today’s episode, Rachelle and Madison are joined at the Friendsgiving table by B…
Published on 4 years ago
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…
Published on 4 years, 1 month ago
The Yassification of the Internet
You might have seen a bot on Twitter tweeting out facetuned versions of anybody you could think of, like Robert Pattinson or Mrs. Doubtfire, and wondered where they’re all coming from. On today’s epi…
Published on 4 years, 1 month ago