ICYMI - Cody Ko Has Become the Misogyny He Mocks
ICYMI
Slate Podcasts
3.9 • 800 Ratings
🗓️ 31 July 2024
⏱️ 50 minutes
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Summary
On today’s episode, Candice Lim and Slate culture writer Nadira Goffe break down the allegations surrounding YouTuber and podcaster Cody Ko. In May, fellow YouTuber Tana Mongeau alleged that Ko had sex with her when she was 17 and he was 25. While covered by outlets such as Rolling Stone, the controversy did not pick up steam until commentary YouTuber D’Angelo Wallace posted a 15-minute video investigating Mongeau’s claims and mapping out Ko’s history of burying controversies.
Since then, Ko has lost more than 300,000 subscribers and his podcast network claims he “will not be involved in the day-to-day operations” of their business. However, fans have lingering questions, such as: did Ko’s associates try to squash the controversy on Reddit? Why were Mongeau’s allegations not taken seriously the first time? And what happens when a commentary YouTuber espouses the rampant misogyny they so heavily criticize online?
This podcast is produced by Se’era Spragley Ricks, Daisy Rosario and Candice Lim.
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| 0:28.7 | Terms and conditions apply. Hey, I'm Candice Lim. |
| 0:45.3 | And I'm Nadir Goff, and you're listening to I-C-Y-M-I. |
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| 0:52.8 | And I'm here with Nadir from the Culture Desk, on today's episode we are talking about all the allegations surrounding YouTuber Cody Co. |
| 1:00.1 | Who you might know as a podcaster and reaction YouTuber. |
| 1:03.8 | Nadira has written a really great piece explaining the controversy surrounding him right now, but Nadah, how are we feeling walking into this? |
| 1:12.7 | Oh, boy. |
| 1:20.9 | So I want to start with a quick warning that this episode will include discussion of sexual |
| 1:25.5 | misconduct and assault. |
| 1:27.3 | For now, we are going to start with the headline that started it all, which is that on May 30th, |
| 1:32.1 | YouTuber Tanna Mojo was doing a live show in Sacramento when she says she allegedly had sex with Cody Coe when he was 25 years old and she was 17. |
| 1:40.9 | Here's a clip of that moment. |
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