ICYMI | Astronomer Updates, Jessie Murph, and Dubious Cults

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🗓️ 30 July 2025

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Kate Lindsay and Candice Lim run through some updates following the Coldplay concert cheating scandal, and why Astronomer’s latest PR stunt is hitting them differently. Then, they surprise each other with two stories from different sides of the internet. First, what’s going on with this fake TikTok cult that possibly involves animal sacrifices, skin carvings, and questionable leadership? And who is Jessie Murph, the pseudo-country singer whose recent performance on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon has the internet questioning whether her lyrics are satirical or regressive? Get more of ICYMI with Slate Plus! Join for exclusive bonus episodes of ICYMI and ad-free listening on all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe from the ICYMI show page on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Or, visit slate.com/icymiplus for access wherever you listen. This podcast is produced by Vic Whitley-Berry, Daisy Rosario, Candice Lim, and Kate Lindsay. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	We've grown up surrounded by beauty ideals that promised confidence, but often delivered shame.
0:05.5	In a special episode of a millennial mind, I sat down with Nicola Adams to explore how appearance-based
0:11.3	compliments and body talk shape our self-worth without us realising it. In partnership with the
0:16.9	Dove Self-Esteen project, we unpack the tools to change the conversation for ourselves and for future generations.
0:23.4	Listen now and download the free Body Confidence Journal at Dove.com forward slash Y2K. Hey, I'm Candace Limb.
0:45.2	And I'm Kate Lindsay.
0:46.6	And you're listening to I-C-Y-M-I.
0:48.8	In case you missed it.
0:50.5	Slate's podcast about internet culture.
0:53.2	And Kate, great news. We have an astronomer CEO Coldplay
0:57.6	update and it involves Gwyneth Paltrow. I know Goop has entered the chat. So it seemed like maybe things were kind of falling off, cooling down because, you know, the CEO steps down.
1:25.7	The more recent news was at the HR representative who was also spotted on that big Jumbotron.
1:30.6	She's resigned.
1:31.9	It seems like things were quiet.
1:33.7	And then, Astronomer hires Gwyneth Paltrow to be a spokesperson, and that's in quote, in this video that they release.
1:42.7	Thank you for your interest in Astronomer.
1:45.2	Hi, I'm Gwyneth Paltrow.
1:47.4	I've been hired on a very temporary basis to speak on behalf of the 300-plus employees at
1:52.8	Astronomer.
1:54.1	Astronomer has gotten a lot of questions over the last few days, and they wanted me to
1:58.9	answer the most common ones.
2:00.3	The joke in the video is that the video starts displaying questions. Like the screen
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