ICYMI: All Hail the Liver King

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🗓️ 9 March 2022

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Brian Johnson, aka the Liver King, has amassed millions of followers with his bizarre yet addictive workout and raw-meat-diet videos. On today’s episode, Rachelle and Madison comb through the king’s core tenets, his obsession with explosives, and of course his taste for liver with a side of maple syrup. Later in the show, science communicator Johnathan Jarry joins for a discussion of why we look to people like the Liver King, and why we can’t look away. If you’ve listened to the episode, here’s the Google Form that Rachelle and Madison mention. Send them your internet faves and nightmares. Podcast production by Daniel Schroeder, Derek John, Jasmine Ellis, and Kevin Bendis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	We just finished lunching the count and because I'm the liver king and because the liver is king, we're gonna take a bite out.
0:13.0	Hi, I'm Rachel Hampton, and I'm Madison Malone-Curture. You're listening to ICYMI.
0:18.0	In case you missed it.
0:19.0	Slate's podcast about internet culture.
0:21.0	Madison, I have very exciting news.
0:24.0	You're taking me on a vacation back to Paris.
0:29.0	Not to Paris, but we are going to South by Southwest.
0:33.0	I'm not paying for that, but we're going together so that counts, right?
0:37.0	Yes, Austin, Texas, the Paris of America.
0:40.0	Well, while we're on the topic of South by Southwest, we do actually have a favor for y'all.
0:44.0	Yes, this is for a secret product.
0:46.0	It's definitely not at all probably for our live show in Austin.
0:50.0	We need to hear from you about any piece of internet ephemera that are wedged into your brain.
0:56.0	So, a meme of viral video, a Twitter main character, something you saw on Tumblr one time
1:01.0	and you were a 13 that has kept you up at night ever since.
1:04.0	Skies the limit, shoot us an email, DM us, or we're also going to put a link to a Google form in the show notes today.
1:11.0	Thank you so much.
1:12.0	And with that out of the way, Rachel, what is the exciting news?
1:16.0	Okay, so about two weeks ago, during my last lifting session,
1:27.0	after almost a year of breaking out with my trainer, I officially deadlifted my own body weight.
1:33.0	Oh, hell, yes.
1:35.0	I feel like this is a real get-you-know-your-host moment.
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