Who’s Invited to the Cookout?
On today’s episode, Rachelle is once again joined by Daisy. The pair dive deep into the digital etymology of the phrase “invited to the cookout” which, in the past few years, has been applied to figur...
16 Nov 202236min
The Internet Wouldn’t Exist Without Sex
On today’s episode Rachelle interviews Vice senior editor Samantha Cole about her forthcoming book How Sex Changed the Internet. The two talk about the role of sex in internet technology like videocon...
12 Nov 202241min
A Man Ate Rotisserie Chicken for 40 Days Straight
On today’s episode, Rachelle is back with Daisy to read your letters and answer all your burning questions. They get into everything from Johnny Depp’s rumored appearance in Rihanna’s Savage x Fenty s...
9 Nov 202238min
How Are the Midterms Affecting Social Media?
On today’s episode, Daisy is sitting in the host chair and she’s joined by Slate’s own Nitish Pahwa, who covers business and tech for the site, and has written a lot about these upcoming elections. Th...
5 Nov 202233min
Did Deplatforming Andrew Tate Work?
Andrew Tate, a former kickboxer and star of Big Brother in the UK, was deplatformed earlier this year because of his offensive and misogynistic talking points, but that didn’t stop him from spreading ...
2 Nov 202234min
Inside the Online Life of a Health & Wellness Reporter
We all spend so much of our lives online these days, and so we figured we’d start interviewing people about theirs. On today’s show, Rachelle is joined by health and wellness journalist Julia Craven t...
29 Okt 202233min
How a Lesbian Emu Influencer Got Milkshake Ducked
One TikTok famous emu was allegedly struggling with avian flu last week, but the story is a bit more complicated when it comes to public health. On today’s episode, Rachelle is joined again by Daisy R...
26 Okt 202234min
What’s It Like Being a Twitch Streamer?
A lot has been happening around Twitch, a platform that really seems to live in its own world on the internet. On today’s show, Rachelle is joined by Gita Jackson who explains exactly why Twitch can f...
22 Okt 202235min
