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Back to SearchHow the Internet Became Shrek’s Swamp
On today’s episode, Rachelle and Madison chronicle the long, complicated life of Shrek online. They argue that the film, which premiered in 2001, was primed to become an internet meme before Shrek fa…
Published on 4 years, 6 months ago
Should You Post That Israel-Palestine Meme?
For the past week, while the violence between Israel and Palestine has escalated, a separate battle has accelerated on social media, one fought with rocket emojis and celebrities like Israeli actress…
Published on 4 years, 7 months ago
Chrissy Teigen Was Never the Good Guy
On today’s episode, Rachelle and Madison discuss the latest news about Chrissy Teigen and Courtney Stodden. Earlier this week, Stodden, who rose to fame as a teenager in the early 2010s after marryin…
Published on 4 years, 7 months ago
Sorry SNL, Gen Z Didn’t Invent That Slang
Rachelle and Madison discuss Elon Musk’s episode of Saturday Night Live. Specifically they break down the ”Gen Z Hospital” sketch, where everybody seems to be speaking in internet slang, and the back…
Published on 4 years, 7 months ago
So You’ve Been Banned on Twitter
On today’s episode, Rachelle and Madison discuss Facebook upholding their ban of Donald Trump from their platform—sort of. Then they interview someone about their own experience getting banned: legal…
Published on 4 years, 7 months ago
The Price of Fan Fiction
On today’s episode, Madison and Rachelle answer a couple of listener questions in a new segment we’re calling Read Receipts. First, they explore the origins of the “this shit bussin’—sheesh” meme tha…
Published on 4 years, 7 months ago
There’s a Chadwick Boseman NFT?
On today’s episode, Rachelle and Madison explain the controversy surrounding an NFT of Chadwick Boseman’s head that was connected to, but not sanctioned by, the Oscars. Then they run through a series…
Published on 4 years, 7 months ago
How Babby Is Formed
Madison and Rachelle pour one out for Yahoo Answers. To remember the site’s important place in internet history, they’re joined by J.T. Sexkik, the creator of the infamous video “How Is Prangent Form…
Published on 4 years, 7 months ago
“Body Positivity” Is Meaningless
On this episode, Madison and Rachelle discuss how the phrase “body positivity” has lost all meaning. They talk about how the body-positivity movement started as a way to advocate for fat acceptance, …
Published on 4 years, 7 months ago
What We Tok About When We Tok About Piss
On this episode, Madison and Rachelle talk to Rolling Stone senior writer EJ Dickson about PissTok, a new TikTok trend in which people are making jokes about urination kinks. She recently reported on…
Published on 4 years, 7 months ago