ICYMI: How the Internet Became Shrek’s Swamp

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🗓️ 22 May 2021

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

On today’s episode, Rachelle and Madison chronicle the long, complicated life of Shrek online. They argue that the film, which premiered in 2001, was primed to become an internet meme before Shrek fans even got their hands on it. And then they explain all the different iterations, some funny and some downright creepy, of Shrek content that have kept the green ogre alive on the web for 20 years. You can check out the Shrek syllabus here. Podcast production by Daniel Schroeder and Derek John. Support ICYMI and listen to the show with zero ads. Sign up to become a Slate Plus member for just $1 for your first month. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I don't have any fish.
0:02.6	You do now.
0:03.6	I call that one Shrek and the other Fiona.
0:05.6	That Shrek is a rascally devil.
0:07.1	I get you.
0:08.1	Oh, look at the time.
0:10.7	I guess you'll better be going.
0:12.8	Hi, I'm Rachel Hampton.
0:15.1	And I'm Madison Malone Kircher.
0:16.7	And you're listening to ICYMI.
0:18.7	In case you missed it, Slate's podcast about internet culture.
0:22.6	And speaking of the internet, you can now find a sonnet because we officially have
0:27.5	a Twitter account.
0:29.8	Don't ask why it took us this long to get one.
0:33.7	Shout out to my friend Kelly, who was like, wait, your show about Twitter doesn't have
0:36.5	a Twitter account.
0:37.5	I was like, well, when you put it that way, Kelly, we're never going to make a TikTok account.
0:41.8	I'm so sorry.
0:42.8	Just by how much we talk about it.
0:44.9	But on Twitter, you can find us at ICYMI underscore pod.
0:51.0	We figured this would be an easier way to get in touch with us and interact with us
0:54.6	on Twitter, which so many of you have been doing, which is great, using our hashtag.
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