Gypsy Rose Blanchard’s Influencer Era

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3.8 • 678 Ratings

🗓️ 13 January 2024

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

Candice Lim is joined by Vox culture reporter Aja Romano to explain the rapid social media rise of Gypsy Rose Blanchard. On December 28, 2023, Blanchard was released from prison after serving eight years following the brutal murder of her mother. Almost immediately, Blanchard became a social media celebrity who currently has more than 8 million followers on Instagram and 9 million followers on TikTok. But Blanchard’s internet presence raises questions about the way social media treats prisoners who have left the carceral system and whether the overwhelming support for Blanchard is warranted. This podcast is produced by Se’era Spragley Ricks, Daisy Rosario, Candice Lim and Rachelle Hampton. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Whoa, go, who are you?
0:02.0	Whoa, there.
0:03.0	Victoria's had a Friday night to remember.
0:06.0	But now she's outside in the pouring rain and...
0:09.0	Oh, what? You are joking. I've got no data. How are we gonna get home?
0:13.0	But then she remembers she's with EEE.
0:16.0	Yes, Uber still works.
0:17.0	So then she...
0:19.0	Uber's on me, guys. Should we get a kebab?
0:21.6	Use essential apps like Uber and WhatsApp
0:23.7	even when you run out of data.
0:25.6	Search EE Mobile.
0:27.2	Stay connected at 0.5 megabits per second.
0:29.5	Terms apply. Hey, I'm Candice Lim, and you're listening to Icy YMIMI.
0:47.3	And case you missed it, Slate's podcast about internet culture.
0:51.2	And for everyone who was sad about Charles Melton not getting a SAG nomination, let me tell
0:57.0	you. I see you. I stand with you. And I am one of you because I am Charles Melton Hive. I was
1:03.8	there at Riverdale and I do not feel fear. But instead motivation to continue the campaign for Charles
1:10.4	to get an Oscar nomination for his
1:12.9	role in May, December. And so I will be registering the club melt and handle, and we will be sending
1:19.5	out T-shirts to members as soon as possible. Now, before we jump into today's episode, I want to give a quick warning that this episode does include discussion of murder and sexual assault.
1:33.7	So today, we are talking about someone who has kind of been the internet's main character for several weeks.
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