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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.

The Chaos and Confusion of “Family Vlogger” Laws

24 mins; April 19, 2025

Did Remi Bader Lie To Her Followers?

24 mins; April 16, 2025

TikTok Is Taking the “Let Them Theory” Too Far

26 mins; April 12, 2025

Getting Fired for Going Viral

25 mins; April 09, 2025

“Emergency Intercom” Fans Have an Emergency Meeting

38 mins; April 05, 2025

“Emergency Intercom” Fans Have an Emergency Meeting

34 mins; April 05, 2025

Justin Bieber Crashes Out and Rachel Zegler Speaks Out

31 mins; April 02, 2025

9-to-5 Influencers and Social Media’s Relatability Trap

33 mins; March 29, 2025

Are Influencers Too Normalized To Be Mocked?

25 mins; March 26, 2025

The Manosphere That Made Adolescence

32 mins; March 22, 2025

Are New York City Influencers Boring?

37 mins; March 19, 2025

Hacktivism, Slacktivism, and (Cybertruck) Vandalism

24 mins; March 15, 2025

What’s Going On with Alabama Barker and Bhad Bhabie?

37 mins; March 12, 2025

Does This Makeup Make Me Look Republican?

26 mins; March 08, 2025

The Meghan in Montecito Rebrand

37 mins; March 05, 2025

And The Oscar Goes To…Club Chalamet

32 mins; March 01, 2025

Ethan Klein’s Attack on Fauxmoi

29 mins; February 26, 2025

Welcome to the TikTok Pharmacy

47 mins; February 22, 2025

The Wishbone Kitchen vs. Bon Appétit Food Fight

30 mins; February 19, 2025

Thrifting in the Time of TikTok

31 mins; February 15, 2025

The Brilliance of “Montoya, Por Favor”

37 mins; February 12, 2025

The Brilliance of “Montoya, Por Favor”

33 mins; February 12, 2025

The TikTokification of Sports

32 mins; February 08, 2025

The TikTokification of Sports

28 mins; February 08, 2025

Will Memes Save 2025?

43 mins; February 05, 2025

So You’ve Fallen For A Smear Campaign

31 mins; February 01, 2025

Social Media Has Become A Minefield

31 mins; January 29, 2025

TikTok Is Back…Are We?

30 mins; January 25, 2025

Rawdogging, Brainrot, and Brat

26 mins; January 22, 2025

The Last Days of Legal TikTok

38 mins; January 18, 2025

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44 mins; January 15, 2025

Scaachi Koul on Terrible Emails, Moo Deng, and Orlando Bloom Fanfiction

42 mins; January 11, 2025

Should I Join Bluesky?

43 mins; January 08, 2025

An Influencer Hates To See This Subreddit Coming

43 mins; January 04, 2025

What Next TBD: Facebook for the Dead

20 mins; January 01, 2025

Goodbye to All That 2024 Internet

47 mins; December 28, 2024

Encore: Who TF Did Reesa Teesa Marry?

50 mins; December 25, 2024

Our Top Internet Moments of 2024

49 mins; December 21, 2024

The 2024 ICYMI Fancam Awards

48 mins; December 18, 2024

3 Internet Stories We Missed In 2024

27 mins; December 14, 2024

Our Favorite TikTok Songs and Sounds of 2024

38 mins; December 11, 2024

The Internet’s Favorite Moments in Women’s Sports

43 mins; December 07, 2024

Should I Block My Boyfriend’s Aunt on Instagram?

41 mins; December 04, 2024

Max Read on Gawker, “Sculder” Fanfiction, and Slack Rules

39 mins; November 30, 2024

Max Read on Gawker, “Sculder” Fanfiction, and Slack Rules

37 mins; November 30, 2024

Our 2024 ICYMI Friendsgiving Spectacular

43 mins; November 27, 2024

Should I Buy A Purse Kindle?

35 mins; November 23, 2024

Princess Treatment, the 4B Movement, and "Women in Male Fields"

40 mins; November 20, 2024

Is ChatGPT Your Therapist?

36 mins; November 16, 2024

Who’s Turning on Moo Deng?

32 mins; November 13, 2024

The Fashion Expert Twitter Loves to Hate

40 mins; November 09, 2024

Bodega Cats and Cussing Out Your Boss

35 mins; November 06, 2024

Bodega Cats and Cussing Out Your Boss

32 mins; November 06, 2024

The Internet’s Favorite Fictional Presidents

41 mins; November 02, 2024

The Breakup Reddit Can’t Stop Talking About

49 mins; October 30, 2024

How to Thrive as a Party of One

44 mins; October 26, 2024

Victoria’s Secret Is Your Grandma’s Fashion Show

52 mins; October 23, 2024

Victoria’s Secret Is Your Grandma’s Fashion Show

49 mins; October 23, 2024

How a K-Pop Star’s Comeback Was Canceled

44 mins; October 19, 2024

How a K-Pop Star’s Comeback Was Canceled

41 mins; October 19, 2024

24 Hours of the Strangest Online Fad Diet

34 mins; October 16, 2024

24 Hours of the Strangest Online Fad Diet

31 mins; October 16, 2024

Hoda Kotb and the Joy of No Context Social Media Accounts

40 mins; October 12, 2024

The Most Famous Rug in Ohio

43 mins; October 09, 2024

How Reddit Turned HBO’s Industry Into Appointment TV

40 mins; October 05, 2024

Revisiting the Internet’s Hottest—and Messiest—Club

47 mins; October 02, 2024

How ShxtsNGigs Let Their Audience Down

40 mins; September 28, 2024

Moo Deng Is The New Grumpy Cat

36 mins; September 25, 2024

“Celebrity Number Six” Was Found, But Not Forgotten

30 mins; September 21, 2024

Shannon Sharpe, Henry Danger, and Crashing Out

34 mins; September 18, 2024

The Costco Guys Bring the Boom

30 mins; September 14, 2024

We May Have A New Bad Art Friend

51 mins; September 11, 2024

Land Ho: Our Top Moments from the Ultimate World Cruise

44 mins; September 07, 2024

The Internet History of Charli XCX

49 mins; September 04, 2024

Skibidi Toilet Is An iPad Kid’s Fever Dream

33 mins; August 31, 2024

The Internet History of Kamala Harris

41 mins; August 28, 2024

Is Ballerina Farm A Victim?

33 mins; August 24, 2024

Allison Raskin on Leaving Buzzfeed and Friendship Breakups

36 mins; August 21, 2024

Unladylike’s Cristen Conger on Conspiracy Theories and White Women

27 mins; August 17, 2024

Justin Baldoni Is Not Very Demure

38 mins; August 14, 2024

Should I Stop Sharing My Location? Why Do My Friends Act Wild In My Instagram Comments?

36 mins; August 10, 2024

Encore: Why YouTube Loves Video Essays

30 mins; August 07, 2024

The 2024 Internet Olympics

50 mins; August 03, 2024

Cody Ko Has Become the Misogyny He Mocks

45 mins; July 31, 2024

The Boys Are Not All Right

35 mins; July 27, 2024

The Day MTV News Went Down

34 mins; July 24, 2024

What Next: TBD: The Blu-Ray-naissance Is Here. Sort of.

20 mins; July 20, 2024

Amanda Mull on Titanic Fandoms and Frog Subreddits

29 mins; July 17, 2024

The “Hawk Tuah Girl” Is the New Scott Disick

32 mins; July 13, 2024

Baggu’s Horse Bag Controversy

36 mins; July 10, 2024

How “Bye Sister” Changed Internet Culture Forever

36 mins; July 06, 2024

The Internet History of Ayo Edebiri

42 mins; July 03, 2024

Rachelle Hampton Logs Off

33 mins; June 29, 2024

Finding Queer Friendship Online

27 mins; June 26, 2024

John Green, Tall Love and the Star Wars Hotel

24 mins; June 22, 2024

Encore: Live, Laugh, LinkedIn

44 mins; June 19, 2024

The Icarian Journey of Ashley Madison

38 mins; June 15, 2024

Netflix’s TikTok Dance Cult Documentary is Missing Something

54 mins; June 12, 2024

Inside the Unsolved 2014 Attack on a Furry Convention

33 mins; June 08, 2024

TikTok’s Current Main Character is a Familiar Face

50 mins; June 05, 2024

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