Episodes 501
Avg. Duration 37m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 3.9 (750)
Since Mar 2021
Latest Episode Jan 2026

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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.

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The Great Meme Reset of 2026

Jan 07, 2026 40m

On today’s episode, host Kate Lindsay is joined by meme historian Aidan Walker to discuss “the great meme reset.” Internet users, exhausted by social media brain rot, declared January 1, 2026 as an…

Twitter Is Dead (Really, We Mean It)

Jan 03, 2026 51m

On today’s episode, host Kate Lindsay is joined by The Atlantic staff writer and host of the Galaxy Brain podcast, Charlie Warzel. Charlie has been following the demise of Twitter, now called X,…

Our Year of Brain Rot and Tech Dystopia

Dec 27, 2025 57m

On today’s episode, host Kate Lindsay is joined by internet culture writer Kat Tenbarge to break down the most important internet moments of 2025. But not just any internet moments—specifically, the…

Encore: Jubilee Is Making Debating Worse

Dec 24, 2025 51m Bonus

On today’s encore episode, hosts Candice Lim and Kate Lindsay are joined by Slate staff writer Aymann Ismail to discuss the controversial YouTube channel, Jubilee. A video of political commentator…

Side-Eyeing at H Mart

Dec 20, 2025 46m

On today’s episode, host Kate Lindsay is joined by comedian and writer Youngmi Mayer to talk about a controversy that’s divided TikTok: How should Asian people feel about white people in Asian…

How "Hockey Romance" Went Viral

Dec 17, 2025 41m

On today’s episode, host Kate Lindsay is joined by culture writer Angelina Mazza to discuss the online reaction to the new HBO series, Heated Rivalry. Before the Canadian show premiered, let alone…

How “Millennial Cringe” Became “Millennial Optimism”

Dec 13, 2025 39m

On today’s episode, host Kate Lindsay is joined by Gen Z expert and After School writer Casey Lewis to talk about how Gen Z TikTok users are switching up on Millennials. After years of mocking the…

Shopping on Etsy Sucks Now

Dec 10, 2025 53m

On today’s episode, host Kate Lindsay is joined by senior reporter at Bloomberg Businessweek, Amanda Mull, to talk about how the enshittification of online shopping came for Etsy. The platform used…

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

Dec 06, 2025 59m

On today’s episode, host Kate Lindsay is joined by culture writer Mikala Jamison to talk about the rise in online concern about celebrities’ bodies. Mikala writes the newsletter Body Type, and her…

“Danish Deception” or Danish Delusion?

Dec 03, 2025 50m

On today’s episode host Kate Lindsay is joined by senior supervising producer Daisy Rosario to unpack the 25-part TikTok saga titled the “Danish Deception.” After a former Bachelor contestant came…

Everyone Online Is Going Analog

Nov 29, 2025 50m

On today’s episode host Kate Lindsay is joined by creator and social media manager Carmen Vicente to chat about the rise of offline hobbies, and how crafts, DVDs, and something called an “analog bag”…

Why Are So Many Celebrities Joining Substack?

Nov 26, 2025 45m

On today’s episode host Kate Lindsay is joined by I <3 Mess writer Emily Kirkpatrick to discuss the influx of celebrities joining Substack. As two long-time Substack newsletter writers themselves,…

AI Is Changing How We Have Sex

Nov 22, 2025 48m

On today’s episode host Kate Lindsay is joined by porn historian Noelle Perdue, author of the Porn World newsletter. OpenAI announced that they’d allow adult users to have erotic conversations with…

The Two Internet Villains Staging a Comeback

Nov 19, 2025 49m

On today’s episode host Kate Lindsay is joined by New York Magazine feature writer, Rebecca Jennings, to discuss the two internet villains currently trying to get back in the internet’s good graces.…

Yes, Having a Boyfriend Is Embarrassing

Nov 15, 2025 49m

On today’s episode host Kate Lindsay is joined by writer and content creator Josh Lora, who also goes by TellTheBees. Josh’s Substack essay, Boyfriendland, was cited in the viral Vogue article…

Who TF Is Grammy-Nominated Alex Warren?

Nov 12, 2025 43m

On today’s episode host Kate Lindsay is joined by Yahoo News senior entertainment writer, Kelsey Weekman, to answer the question on everyone’s lips: Who is Alex Warren and why is every store playing…

The Internet Has A Gambling Problem

Nov 08, 2025 52m

On today’s episode host Kate Lindsay is joined by Manny Fidel, culture writer and cohost of the No Such Thing podcast, to explain how gambling took over the internet. A recent betting scandal not…

The Alarm Clock That Woke Up #DemonTok

Nov 05, 2025 48m

On today’s episode host Kate Lindsay is joined by Slate contributing editor Angelina Mazza to explain why Christian creators are throwing away their Hatch alarm clocks. The company’s Halloween…

Can The Internet Save Animation?

Nov 01, 2025 43m

On today’s episode, host Kate Lindsay is joined by producer Vic Whitley-Berry, whose favorite animated shows like Hazbin Hotel have been funded by the internet—not big studios. In fact, as major…

Halloween Used to Be Fun Online

Oct 29, 2025 45m

On today’s episode, host Kate Lindsay is joined by Jonquilyn Hill, host of Vox’s Explain It To Me podcast. The pair chat about how the internet used to celebrate Halloween, from spooky Twitter…

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