ICYMI: Encore: We Talked to BYU’s Black Menaces

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🗓️ 28 December 2022

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Today, we’re revisiting our episode from April 16, 2022 when we interviewed BYU’s Black Menaces. The Black Menaces are a group at Brigham Young University who have recently gained popularity on TikTok for their videos in which they ask their fellow students about political and social issues. On this episode, Rachelle Hampton and Madison Malone Kircher talk to Rachel Weaver and Nate Byrd, two members of the Black Menaces, about what it’s like to film these interviews, how they’ve been received on campus and online, and what it’s like to be a Black student at BYU. Podcast production by Daniel Schroeder, Rachelle Hampton, and Madison Malone Kircher. Subscribe to Slate Plus at http://slate.com/icymiplus Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:29.5	Hi, I'm Rachel Hampton and you're listening to I-C-Y-M-I. In case you missed it, Slate's podcast about internet culture.
0:37.4	Hey listeners, I hope you're all enjoying the end of the year and making some experience. In case you missed it, Slate's podcast about internet culture.
0:42.7	Hey listeners, I hope you're all enjoying the end of the year and making some exciting New Year's Eve plans.
0:43.9	I am personally a girl who loves to stay inside, so my New Year's Eve plans usually include
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1:04.0	we're back again today to start y'all's year right with another great episode from this past
1:10.2	year that we know you'll enjoy your visiting.
1:12.7	This time we're headed to Utah, specifically to the campus of Brigham Young University, where we spoke with the Black Menaces.
1:19.4	A group of students of color enrolled at BYU who went viral on TikTok for posting videos, where they would ask students and staff about political and social issues.
1:28.3	In this episode from April 16th, 2022, we spoke with Rachel Weaver and Nate Bird,
1:34.3	two members of the Black Menaces about their experiences filming these interviews, the reactions
1:38.3	they've received on campus and online, and what it's like being a Black student at BYU.
1:43.3	So without further ado, we talk to BYU's Black Menaces.
1:48.0	How many black friends do you have at BYU?
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