ICYMI: Daily Harvest Is Crumbling

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🗓️ 2 July 2022

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

In the past month, customers of the meal delivery service Daily Harvest have been suffering from gastrointestinal distress after eating the company’s French Lentil + Leek Crumbles, and some have even required surgery. The company is currently investigating the cause of these medical issues but has yet to find anything conclusive. On today’s show, Rachelle and Madison speak to Luke Pearson, an influencer who received the product in a PR package from Daily Harvest and has since had to have his gallbladder removed. They discuss his medical journey, what it was like finding a community online that was also suffering from these problems, and how it’s affected his future plans for brand partnerships. This podcast is produced by Daniel Schroeder, Rachelle Hampton, and Madison Malone Kircher. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:26.1	Terms and conditions apply.
0:33.3	Serious PSA, if you have this product, do not eat it.
0:36.3	And contact Daily Harvest.
0:38.7	This is not okay.
0:45.1	Hi, I'm Rachel Hampton. And I'm Madison Malone Kircher. You're listening to I see YMIMI.
0:50.5	In case you missed it. Slate's podcast about internet culture. And we will adopt your baby.
0:55.6	We will. We'll be the best parents you ever could see. We're equipped to raise a child,
0:59.9	Rachel, and me. I'm definitely an adult. Me equipped to raise a child. That one was supposed to be I. I've definitely done my taxes by myself. What are taxes? Are we supposed to pay those?
1:03.9	What's a 401k? So this past week, one particular meme has been popping up online in the wake of the,
1:10.7	once again, gestures at the state of post row world.
1:14.1	And it is the We Will Adopt Your Baby meme, which we were just riffing on.
1:23.4	Yeah.
1:24.2	So this started because a anti-abortion, anti-LGB couple had a sign at a pro-choice, pro-abortion rally that read, we will adopt your baby.
1:37.4	Basically gesturing it something along the lines of, don't abort your baby, we'll adopt them.
1:42.6	Don't, more like now that you can't.
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