ICYMI | Did These Influencers Build a “Plantation Fitness”?

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🗓️ 24 May 2025

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Vibe Check’s Zach Stafford joins hosts Candice Lim and Kate Lindsay to talk about influencers Jalen Noble and Monet Mcmichael’s new Texas farmhouse. Built in 1850, the property includes a gym and a “guest house” that many commenters pointed out likely has ties to slavery. What responsibility, if any, do owners of former plantations have to honor that history? And where did Jalen go wrong in his attempt to fight back against these allegations? This podcast is produced by Daisy Rosario, Vic Whitley-Berry, Candice Lim, and Kate Lindsay. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey, I'm Candace Lim.
0:15.0	And I'm Kate Lindsay.
0:16.9	And you're listening to I see Y.
0:18.0	In case you missed it.
0:20.5	Slate's podcast about internet culture.
0:22.6	And Kate, we have a very special person on the podcast today,
0:27.6	joining us as a journalist, a Tony Award-winning Broadway producer,
0:31.6	and the co-host of Vibe Check, it's Zach Stafford.
0:34.6	Hello, Zach.
0:35.6	My God, hello, I'm so happy to be here. Thank you so much for having me.
0:39.3	Big fan. And I just love what we're talking about today too. It's like all my favorite things all at once.
0:44.3	Mm-hmm.
0:49.3	Now, is this our first, I have to imagine, Tony Award winner on the pod?
0:57.3	I think so.
0:58.4	I think so.
0:58.9	Okay.
0:59.5	We need to figure out whatever the version of e-gotting is, but it's getting them on the podcast.
1:06.5	Right.
1:07.0	That's actually a good thing to do for a show.
1:09.1	We haven't even done that on vibe check where we're like checking off the awards.
1:12.4	Oh my God.
1:13.0	Yeah.
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