ICYMI | Nobody Wants To Party Anymore

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4.6 • 636 Ratings

🗓️ 20 September 2025

⏱️ 45 minutes

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On today’s episode, host Kate Lindsay is joined by sociologist and content creator Josh Lora, who goes by @tellthebeees on TikTok and Substack. In his viral piece, “The Mainstreaming of Loserdom,” Lora explores how a generation of people is becoming proudly anti-social, often in favor of staying home on their phones. While less and less people may be partying, they’re not exactly happy about it. Are we doomed to doomscroll, or can we fight for our right to party again? Get more of ICYMI with Slate Plus! Join for exclusive bonus episodes of ICYMI and ad-free listening on all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe from the ICYMI show page on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Or, visit slate.com/icymiplus for access wherever you listen. 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	Why are businesses like HelloVet choosing Apple products and services?
0:04.8	So we started the business two years ago.
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1:00.5	Hey, hey, I'm Kate Lindsay, and you're listening to I-C-Y-M-I, or in case you missed it, Slate's podcast about internet culture.
1:02.8	And I don't know about you, but I want people to party again.
1:05.7	Like I am the friend who is always trying to get everyone to go out, but it is getting harder
1:10.0	and harder, and I am not the only one who is noticed. Someone who has written a lot about this is Josh Laura,
1:15.8	who goes by Tell the Bees on both SubSack and TikTok, where he takes a sociological approach to pop culture analysis,
1:22.6	and, funnily enough, who you've probably already heard when listening to our episodes,
1:26.6	because we play as TikToks all the time. Josh, welcome to the show.
1:34.9	Thank you so much for having me. That is very funny. I feel like I am constantly involving
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