Podcast Episodes

ICYMI | Calico Critters Are Beefing Thanks To TikTok

Candice Lim and Kate Lindsay investigate the disappearance of SylvanianDrama. The creator behind the account gained millions of followers for role-playing salacious narratives with the fuzzy Calico C…

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago

What Next: TBD | A Colbert Report

Was the Late Show too unprofitable, or too political?

Guest: Eric Deggans, NPR TV critic and media analyst, Knight Chair, Journalism and Media Ethics, Washington & Lee University.

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Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

ICYMI | The Astronomer CEO Coldplay Cheating Scandal

Kate Lindsay and Candice Lim break down everything that’s happened since a software CEO was caught in a suspicious position with his co-worker at a Coldplay concert. From Chris Martin’s viral dialogu…

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

What Next: TBD | When Bots Go Nazi

It’s kind of strange that Grok, Elon Musk’s chatbot, went full Nazi a few weeks ago, and is just…still out there. But, then again, how are you supposed to hold an LLM accountable?

Guest: Drew Harwell…

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

ICYMI: The Internet History of Jojo Siwa

Candice Lim and Kate Lindsay are joined by New York Times reporter and former ICYMI host Madison Malone Kircher to break down the internet history of Jojo Siwa. The 22-year-old got her start on Dance…

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

What Next: TBD | How The Epstein Files Blew Up MAGAworld

The MAGA world has been waiting for Jeffrey Epstein’s client list to be released since the first Trump administration. But with those like Kash Patel and Dan Bongino, who stoked interest in the list …

Published on 4 months, 4 weeks ago

ICYMI | “Gen-Z Stare” and the Log-In Epidemic

Kate Lindsay and Candice Lim parse through the annoying practice of logging in and downloading apps. From hiking in the woods to brushing our teeth, it seems like we can’t do anything online these da…

Published on 5 months ago

What Next: TBD | When A.I. is Sycophantic

He started using ChatGPT to help with spreadsheets. But their relationship took a turn, and before long it was telling him he could leap off a 19-story building and fly.

Guest: Kashmir Hill, feature…

Published on 5 months ago

ICYMI | Love Island’s Toxic Relationship With Social Media

After a contestant was kicked off Love Island USA for resurfaced racist social media posts, the internet backlash was swift. But some think the show mishandled her exit, especially in light of the UK…

Published on 5 months ago

Hot Measles Summer

It’s a record-breaking year for America: we’ve now had the most reported cases of measles since the disease was declared “eradicated” in 2000. 

How did public health backslide so hard that it undid d…

Published on 5 months ago