How the Kardashians Broke the Internet

ICYMI

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Entertainment News, News, Tech News, Society & Culture

3.8 • 678 Ratings

🗓️ 29 May 2021

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

On today’s episode, Rachelle is joined by producer Daniel Schroeder to discuss the online legacy of Keeping Up With the Kardashians. After 14 years and 20 seasons, the series is finally coming to a close, so Daniel and Rachelle look back at its infamous origins, trace the show’s evolving relationship with social media, and look ahead to what life might be like for all of us after the series goes off the air. Podcast production by Daniel Schroeder and Derek John. Support ICYMI and listen to the show with zero ads. Sign up to become a Slate Plus member for just $1 for your first month. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:27.9	slash UK slash AI for people. I just wanted to tell you something. What's wrong? We're going to announce today that we ended keeping up with the Kardashians.
0:42.0	Stop.
0:43.5	Hi, I'm Rachel Hampton.
0:45.4	And I'm not Madison Malone Kircher.
0:47.5	And you're listening to I see why am I.
0:49.7	In case you missed it.
0:50.9	Slate's podcast about internet culture.
0:53.6	In case you somehow missed it,
0:55.4	that voice was not Madison's. It was our producer, Daniel Schrader. Hi, everybody. So excited
1:02.3	to be here. Also, Madison who? We're not going to, we can't drag Madison. Madison is on vacation.
1:09.9	She's living her best life in L.A, which, you know, love that for her.
1:13.6	But Daniel's joining us, which I'm so excited about, not least because the topic we are discussing is Taylor Made for Daniel.
1:22.6	We are talking about reality television. One of my favorite topics. The Great American Art Form.
1:29.3	One of Daniel's favorite art forms.
1:31.3	Specifically, we are talking about keeping up with the Kardashians, which is coming to an end.
1:38.3	It's the end of an era.
1:40.3	Q. Danny Boy, bagpipes playing, the song Remember Me from Coco.
1:48.5	Hold on, we're not getting that sad.
1:52.2	It may be the end of an era of reality television, but in a lot of ways, it's kind of just
1:58.5	the beginning of a new social media era for the Kardashian
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