ICYMI
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.
Get every episode summarized
Each time ICYMI publishes, we email you a written briefing from the transcript — the topics, who appeared, and any specific claims, with the ad reads skipped.
Email me new episodesFree for 3 shows. No card needed.
Episodes (1069)
How Challengers Took Over the Internet
ICYMI
The End of Foxtrot and Outdoor Voices
ICYMI
The “TikTok Voice” of Our Generation
ICYMI
Is Roblox Coming for TikTok?
ICYMI
How a Chinese Glycine Manufacturer Took Over TikTok
ICYMI
Ann Maddox on Scandoval, Reddit and Grief
ICYMI
What “Quiet on Set” Leaves Out
ICYMI
What Next: TBD: Google’s Scam Obituary Problem
ICYMI
The Rise of Vine Star Casey Frey
ICYMI
Rebecca Jennings on NYT Connections and Selling Out
ICYMI
To Ban or Not to Ban TikTok
ICYMI
Is Nara Smith Actually a Tradwife?
ICYMI
Fybrefest, Fake Deaths and Acrylic vs. Wool
ICYMI
Anatomy of a Vasectomy
ICYMI
Reddit is the Real Host of “Love is Blind”
ICYMI
An ICYMI Birthday Spectacular
ICYMI
Protecting Child Influencers From Their Parents
ICYMI
An Entirely Objective Ranking of the Brit Crew
ICYMI
Rachel Karten on Snark Subreddits and Ryan Sheckler
ICYMI
The Greatest Love Story Ever Told…Through TikToks
ICYMI
Who TF Did Reesa Teesa Marry?
ICYMI
Inside the Internet’s Hottest—and Messiest—Club
ICYMI
The Turbulence of Air Force Taylor
ICYMI
The State of Dating Apps
ICYMI
The Terminally Ill Influencers Posting Their Way Through Life—and Death
ICYMI
Was TikTok Silent or Silenced?
ICYMI
Paloma Diamond Is TikTok’s Favorite Oscar Loser
ICYMI
Nicki Minaj’s 72-Hour Spiral
ICYMI
Why YouTube Loves Video Essays
ICYMI
The TikTok Joy of Mychal the Librarian
ICYMI
Stanley, Josh and Tunnel Girl
ICYMI
Harry Potter Fanfiction and Battling TikTok Haters
ICYMI
Gypsy Rose Blanchard’s Influencer Era
ICYMI
The Nine-Month Cruise Heard Round the World
ICYMI
The Internet History of Tate McRae
ICYMI
Should We Quit Romance Novels?
ICYMI
Outward: PragerU’s Transphobic Twitter Takeover
ICYMI
Decoder Ring: The Forgotten Video Game About Slavery
ICYMI
Goodbye to All That 2023 Internet
ICYMI
The Celebrity Breakups That Wrecked Us In 2023
ICYMI
Our Top Internet Moments of the Year (Part 2)
ICYMI
Our Top Internet Moments of the Year (Part 1)
ICYMI
The Internet’s Biggest Sports Moments of 2023
ICYMI
The Year of Concerts and Being Outside
ICYMI
Buying A Car on YouTube
ICYMI
Colleen Ballinger’s Inevitable Return
ICYMI
The Waves: The Bravo Cinematic Universe
ICYMI
Our 2023 ICYMI Friendsgiving Spectacular
ICYMI
The Year in Celebrity Memoirs
ICYMI
The Internet Used to be a Haven for People with Autism
ICYMI