Hi, I'm Daisy Rosario.

And I'm Luke Winky.

And you're listening to I see Y.

In case you missed it.

Slate's podcast about internet culture.

And I am sitting in for Candice today because she is sick.

Honestly, it seems like everybody is sick.

So Candice, get well.

Please.

It feels like there's like a media flu going on.

Everyone get well out there. For those who don't know Luke's work, Luke is a staff writer here at Slate where he gets some of the weirdest, funniest, strangest assignments.

I feel like I get a lot of assignments out here that's almost presented to me like apologetically.

Like, hey, Luke, I hate to say it, we have an idea for you.

The one we are discussing today was my idea, to be fair,

but yeah, it's a lot of ideas that, for better or worse, I have carved out a reputation being willing to take on. So I just have to live with that for the rest of my career. It's late.

Okay, so very good to know that you actually volunteered yourself for this one because today Luke is going to tell us about one of these

many strange things that he has done. This one was a viral fad diet, the sardine fast,

which is what it sounds like pretty much. But before we get to that, Luke, you know,

it's I see why am I. We got a banter at the top and I want to talk to you very much. But before we get to that, Luke, you know, it's I see why am I. We got a banter at the top.

And I want to talk to you very much about, it's not Brat Summer anymore. It's Brat Fall,

which is, which is Brad Autumn. It's Brat Autumn, which was like really kicked off at Storm King.

It's Brat foliage. We're getting Auburn and orange and red up here. Yeah, funny enough, a few days ago,

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