ICYMI

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ICYMI

by Slate Podcasts

Join Kate Lindsay twice a week as we gaze deep into the online abyss—and tell you what’s gazing back.Get more of ICYMI with Slate Plus! Join for exclusive bonus episodes of ICYMI and ad-free listening on all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe from the ICYMI show page on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Or, visit slate.com/icymiplus for access wherever you listen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1

"Lip Filler Accent" Is Infecting TikTok (and Us)

32:34 Apr 1, 2026

2

Taylor Frankie Paul's Bachelorette Cancellation Was Inevitable

38:07 Mar 28, 2026

3

A Lemon Pound Cake Just Saved Free Speech

25:53 Mar 25, 2026

4

Why The Internet Is Arguing About Its Favorite Feminist

43:25 Mar 21, 2026

5

Meet The Professional Clout-Chaser

38:47 Mar 18, 2026

6

The “My Husband Hates Me” Influencer

31:34 Mar 14, 2026

7

Encore: Nobody Wants to Party Anymore

40:50 Mar 11, 2026

8

Anthropic Isn't Woke

35:34 Mar 7, 2026

9

Our Celebrity GoFundMe Dystopia

34:39 Mar 4, 2026

10

Influencers Are Cashing In On Nancy Guthrie

35:26 Feb 28, 2026

11

The Olympic Gold In Going Viral

33:38 Feb 25, 2026

12

Boys Just Wanna Looksmax

41:59 Feb 21, 2026

13

Are You the “Finger Princess” In Your Group Chat?

34:26 Feb 18, 2026

14

The Best Dating App Profile? A Sh*tpost

33:02 Feb 14, 2026

15

Stop Memeing the Epstein Files

37:51 Feb 11, 2026

16

This Country Runs On Slop

39:30 Feb 7, 2026

17

Is Digital Detoxing Being "Performatively Offline"?

34:10 Feb 4, 2026

18

I Miss The Old TikTok

36:18 Jan 31, 2026

19

Thank God For Petty Drama

36:33 Jan 28, 2026

20

Social Media Bans Are No Match For Teens

42:04 Jan 24, 2026

21

Craigslist Will Outlive Us All

31:45 Jan 21, 2026

22

Twitter’s Chatbot Keeps Undressing Women

43:10 Jan 17, 2026

23

Get In Loser, We’re Friction-Maxxing

51:10 Jan 14, 2026

24

Meta Glasses Are Making Us Nervous

41:21 Jan 10, 2026

25

The Great Meme Reset of 2026

37:09 Jan 7, 2026

26

Twitter Is Dead (Really, We Mean It)

51:42 Jan 3, 2026

27

Twitter Is Dead (Really, We Mean It)

48:12 Jan 3, 2026

28

Our Year of Brain Rot and Tech Dystopia

53:34 Dec 27, 2025

29

Encore: Jubilee Is Making Debating Worse

47:49 Dec 24, 2025

30

Side-Eyeing at H Mart

43:28 Dec 20, 2025

31

How "Hockey Romance" Went Viral

38:15 Dec 17, 2025

32

How “Millennial Cringe” Became “Millennial Optimism”

35:34 Dec 13, 2025

33

Shopping on Etsy Sucks Now

49:43 Dec 10, 2025

34

Okay. Let’s Talk About "Everyone" Getting Skinny

55:44 Dec 6, 2025

35

“Danish Deception” or Danish Delusion?

47:09 Dec 3, 2025

36

Everyone Online Is Going Analog

47:03 Nov 29, 2025

37

Why Are So Many Celebrities Joining Substack?

41:50 Nov 26, 2025

38

AI Is Changing How We Have Sex

45:24 Nov 22, 2025

39

The Two Internet Villains Staging a Comeback

45:34 Nov 19, 2025

40

Yes, Having a Boyfriend Is Embarrassing

45:51 Nov 15, 2025

41

Who TF Is Grammy-Nominated Alex Warren?

40:15 Nov 12, 2025

42

The Internet Has A Gambling Problem

48:39 Nov 8, 2025

43

The Alarm Clock That Woke Up #DemonTok

45:20 Nov 5, 2025

44

Can The Internet Save Animation?

39:50 Nov 1, 2025

45

Halloween Used to Be Fun Online

41:50 Oct 29, 2025

46

TwitchCon’s Sexual Harassment Problem

47:10 Oct 25, 2025

47

The Streamer and the Shock Collar

38:41 Oct 22, 2025

48

Candice Lim Logs Off

44:50 Oct 18, 2025

49

Stop Trying To Make A.I. Trendy

38:50 Oct 15, 2025

50

Podcaster Theo Von Is A Manosphere Mystery

44:46 Oct 11, 2025

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