ICYMI - It’s OK to Criticize the Dead
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4.2 • 2K Ratings
🗓️ 21 September 2022
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Summary
It was impossible to get anything done the day the Queen died because Twitter was just too lively. All sorts of takes were had including the sympathetic, the critical, and the just plain funny. One specific strain of opinion criticized those who were laughing or rejoicing because they weren’t respecting the grief of the royal family. On today’s show, Nadira is back to talk to Rachelle about exactly what the trouble is with that train of thought. They discuss why people are so quick to jump to the dead’s defense, and how that gets in the way of really remembering the full picture of a person’s life.
This podcast is produced by Ahyiana Angel, Daniel Schroeder, Rachelle Hampton, and Daisy Rosario.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, Tom Sharpling here, the host of the Best Show, and if you've never heard of the |
| 0:06.0 | Best Show before, everything you need to know is right there in the title. |
| 0:10.4 | Each week we put on the Best Live podcast you're ever going to hear, featuring live callers, |
| 0:15.6 | celebrity guests, music, plenty of surprises, who knows what's going to happen. |
| 0:21.4 | Last month alone we were joined by Conan O'Brien, Patricia Arquette, Jeff Tweety from Wilco, |
| 0:27.4 | Nathan Fielder, Sinan Archives, John Oliver, the list goes on and on. |
| 0:32.2 | So what are you waiting for? |
| 0:33.7 | Join us live every Tuesday night on Twitch at 6 p.m. Pacific Time and find us the next day |
| 0:39.3 | on the Forever Dog podcast network and wherever you find podcasts. |
| 0:58.0 | Do not speak ill of the dead. |
| 1:03.8 | Hi, I'm Rachel Hampton, and I'm Nadeira Gough, and you're listening to ICYMI. |
| 1:08.4 | In case you missed it, Slate's podcast about internet culture. |
| 1:12.2 | And once again, we are joined by the inimitable Nadeira. |
| 1:16.2 | We are still looking for permanent co-hosts. |
| 1:18.8 | In fact, we actually just posted that job listing so if you've ever wanted to be trapped in a room |
| 1:24.2 | with me as I ramble about copyright and fan works, that opportunity is available. |
| 1:31.4 | But in the meantime, Nadeira continues to be our MVP, our pinch hitter, the love of my life, |
| 1:36.7 | et cetera, et cetera, et cetera. Nadeira, hello. |
| 1:40.7 | Hey, and also can confirm that being trapped in a room with Rachel is nothing but fun. |
| 1:46.8 | I'm glad that you think so. Not that I sat watching you write that in the Google Doc, |
| 1:51.7 | making sure that you set that. Listen, I wouldn't have written it if it wasn't true. |
| 1:56.9 | We don't lie here on this show. I feel like I usually try to start off every guest hosted |
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