Daily Harvest Is Crumbling

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3.8 • 678 Ratings

🗓️ 2 July 2022

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

In the past month, customers of the meal delivery service Daily Harvest have been suffering from gastrointestinal distress after eating the company’s French Lentil + Leek Crumbles, and some have even required surgery. The company is currently investigating the cause of these medical issues but has yet to find anything conclusive. On today’s show, Rachelle and Madison speak to Luke Pearson, an influencer who received the product in a PR package from Daily Harvest and has since had to have his gallbladder removed. They discuss his medical journey, what it was like finding a community online that was also suffering from these problems, and how it’s affected his future plans for brand partnerships. This podcast is produced by Daniel Schroeder, Rachelle Hampton, and Madison Malone Kircher. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm here for the interview. Ah, now, this would be the pre-pre-interview.
0:04.8	I'm sorry? You see, we need to make sure we have the right candidates to take part in the next stages.
0:09.2	Oh, how many stages? Well, there's the pre-interview, working chemistry, the actual interview,
0:14.0	and then, of course, the bleep test. For the part-time barista job? That's right, yeah. What a load of malarkey. Smarty keeps things simple, like 80 gigabytes for 10 pounds a month with no annual price rises.
0:26.5	Less malarkey, more Smarty.
0:28.7	Search Smarty Mobile.
0:34.5	Serious PSA, if you have this product, do not eat it.
0:38.0	And contact Daily Harvest.
0:39.5	This is not okay.
0:42.9	Hi, I'm Rachel Hampton.
0:44.4	And I'm Madison Malone Kircher.
0:45.6	You're listening to I-C-YMI.
0:47.1	In case you missed it.
0:48.2	Slate's podcast about internet culture.
0:50.5	And we will adopt your baby.
0:52.7	We will.
0:53.6	We'll be the best parents you ever could see.
0:56.5	We're equipped to raise a child, Rachel, and me.
0:59.0	I'm definitely an adult.
1:00.0	Me equipped to raise a child. That one was supposed to be I.
1:02.0	I've definitely done my taxes by myself.
1:04.0	What are taxes? Are we supposed to pay those?
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