BuzzFeed Set the Try Guys Up to Fail

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3.8 • 678 Ratings

🗓️ 1 October 2022

⏱️ 40 minutes

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The internet has been abuzz with news that the Try Guys have ended their relationship with Ned Fulmer after it was revealed earlier this week that he cheated on his wife with a work colleague. On today’s show, Rachelle is joined by Devin Lytle, a director, producer, and former BuzzFeed colleague of the Try Guys who appeared in BuzzFeed’s Ladylike series. She and Rachelle discuss the heyday of BuzzFeed’s video department, the ways the Try Guys and Ladylike were treated differently, and how BuzzFeed created and trapped these performers in their online personalities. This podcast is produced by Daniel Schroeder, Rachelle Hampton, and Daisy Rosario. Subscribe to Slate Plus at slate.com/icymiplus Thanks Avast.com! Learn more about Avast One at Avast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:43.2	Hi, I'm Rachel Hampton, and I'm Devin Lytle, and you're listening to I see why am I.
0:48.6	In case you missed it, Slate's podcast about internet culture. And yes, as y'all can tell, we have a brand new guest host today.
0:56.3	And I'm excited for all of our guest hosts.
0:58.8	That's not a lie, but I'm especially excited for this one today because I'm joined by
1:03.2	Devin Lytle.
1:04.2	Devin, hello!
1:06.0	Oh, my, you're excited.
1:08.4	I'm excited.
1:09.1	I listen to this podcast every week, every Wednesday and Saturday.
1:13.3	I listen to it when I work out.
1:15.1	I listen to it with my coffee.
1:17.9	I've been such a fan girl.
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1:26.7	I'm not even joking. So this is a dream come true for me so wow so glad to be
1:32.0	here um we're mutual fan girls so i personally love this um devon is a producer and director and also an
1:40.1	absolute internet legend who i could go through your resume, but we are a 30 to 35 minute
1:45.0	podcast. So for the sake of kind of getting at what today's episode is going to be about,
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