ICYMI - Should I Block My Boyfriend’s Aunt on Instagram?
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4.2 • 2K Ratings
🗓️ 4 December 2024
⏱️ 43 minutes
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Summary
Candice Lim is joined by internet culture writer Steffi Cao (It’s Steffi) to answer some very special, holiday-specific internet questions from her readers, such as: should I block my boyfriend’s aunt on Instagram? And how do I battle Facebook conspiracy theories at the dinner table?
This podcast is produced by Se’era Spragley Ricks, Daisy Rosario and Candice Lim, with production assistance from Alexandra Botti.
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| 0:37.2 | Hey, I'm Candace Lim, and you're listening to I.C. Why am I?C. Why am I missed it? Slate's podcast about internet culture. And I am so excited to bring onto the show, Internet Culture Writer, Steffi Tao. Hello, Steffi. Hi, Candice. It's great to be back. |
| 0:54.3 | The last time you were here, we answered your reader's deepest, darkest questions about how to navigate their lives online. |
| 1:01.6 | And guess what? We're back. |
| 1:02.6 | We're back with a special episode about how to deal with your aunts, secret Santa's ex-best friends during the holidays. |
| 1:10.3 | But first, I would love to ask you something before the year ends. |
| 1:15.4 | Steffi, looking back, who do you think won the Internet this year could be a celebrity, someone you loved on TikTok? |
| 1:22.9 | It could be yourself. |
| 1:24.1 | Who do you choose? |
| 1:25.7 | Oh, my God. |
| 1:26.4 | I like that you said myself. |
| 1:30.5 | Okay, real talk. I think the influencer who won the internet for me this year was definitely |
| 1:35.6 | Caleb Herron. Like so true. Oh my God. I was going to say that. I was going to say that. Wait, I'm |
| 1:40.5 | screaming. Oh, I'm so sorry. I was going to say that. I was going to say that. Tell us why. Tell us who's Cooper. Tell us everything. He's so... Whose Cooper is so real. That clip lives in my head right free. I love him. I think he's so funny. I think like he has done such a great job with his podcast, especially with like the Britney Broski, Drouffalo |
| 2:01.8 | and like their little relationship. Every single clip of theirs that they post, I eat that, |
| 2:08.4 | I eat that shit up. I am, I'm there, I'm present, I'm sat. And obviously, Glenn Powell was robbed |
| 2:14.9 | of sexiest man alive. I hate that I said two white men. It's the way the chips |
| 2:19.7 | fell. Who are yours besides Caleb? I guess my person who won the internet this year, I wonder if |
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