From ICYMI: Thank God For Petty Drama

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🗓️ 16 February 2026

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

On this episode: Lucy Lopez, Elizabeth Newcamp, and Zak Rosen are on holiday, but we have something you’ll love from our sister podcast, ICYMI.

Host Kate Lindsay is joined by Slate contributing writer David Mack to discuss the surge of niche celebrity drama unfolding in the midst of a horrifying news cycle. We’re cancelling the “Glambot guy”? Brooklyn Beckham broke up with his family via Instagram Story? Those two hockey podcasters didn’t actually like Heated Rivalry??? This drama is so petty, but also so necessary for staying sane during these times. Which means: We’re breaking down every detail of it.

This podcast is produced by Daisy Rosario, Vic Whitley-Berry, and Kate Lindsay.

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0:00.0	Hey everyone, happy President's Day or if you go to my kids' school, happy midwinter break.
0:05.5	We're taking the day off because the kids are home and we have to like feed them and entertain them.
0:10.5	And honestly, there should be a place in every community that is only open on the holidays where you can drop off your kids to get some peace and quiet.
0:18.4	Anyway, it's February and I think everybody could use some fun.
0:22.2	So since we're not chatting with you, wanted to share this hilarious episode from another
0:26.6	Slate podcast, I CYMI, also known as, in case you missed it.
0:32.7	It's called Thank God for Petty Drama.
0:34.9	Ooh, I love it already.
0:36.5	Hosts Kate Lindsay and guest David Mack go deep on the weird, unimportant, but so much
0:41.9	fun drama happening online so far this year.
0:45.0	From Victoria Beckham's kid breaking up with her.
0:48.6	By the way, I have so many opinions on that drama.
0:53.1	I mean, totally tell. totally tell they're not Hispanic.
0:57.9	Because at my daughter's wedding, I will get attention to some drama in the heated rivalry universe.
1:03.9	You know, I don't believe that because Elizabeth is one of my best friends and she'll be like,
1:07.6	you cannot do that. It's your daughter's wedding. Anyway, stay sane, revel in the pettiness. We'll be back on Thursday. Have a great week.
1:15.0	Asta luego.
1:36.0	Hey, I'm Kate Lindsay, and you're listening to I-C-Y-M-I, or in case you missed it, Slate's podcast about internet culture.
1:38.5	We have a really fun episode today, but I just wanted to take a moment to acknowledge that
1:43.5	this really fun episode is coming during a just wanted to take a moment to acknowledge that this really fun episode
1:45.5	is coming during a time when things otherwise feel pretty scary.
1:49.7	And you know, I go back and forth between wanting to escape from the news, but then also
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