ICYMI - The Aftermath of a Layoff
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4.2 • 2K Ratings
🗓️ 22 May 2024
⏱️ 45 minutes
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Summary
Candice Lim is joined by Yowei Shaw (former co-host of NPR’s Invisibilia) to discuss her new podcast Proxy, which takes listeners through the psychological aftermath of a layoff, starting with Shaw’s own layoff from NPR. In March 2023, the public radio institution laid off approximately 10 percent of its staff, resulting in the cancellation of four podcasts, including Invisibilia. Shaw, along with her team, was working on an upcoming season of the podcast when they were suddenly without jobs. More than a year later, Shaw is back with Proxy, which investigates layoff culture and asks questions like “Is there a good way to lay off employees?” and “Why did my HR representative smile when they laid me off?”
This podcast is produced by Se’era Spragley Ricks, Daisy Rosario, Candice Lim and Rachelle Hampton.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey there, before we start the show, we wanted to ask for you, the listeners to help us out. |
| 0:05.7 | We are working on an episode about queer friendship and the internet for Pride Month. |
| 0:09.4 | If you found community or queer friendship online, we want to know. |
| 0:14.2 | That can come in many shapes and forms. |
| 0:16.2 | So if you've made a best friend, a bestie or a friend of me |
| 0:19.8 | at any time in your life on the internet, |
| 0:21.7 | it can be through fandom, a dating app, or even on BBS. |
| 0:27.2 | Shout out, if you know what that is. |
| 0:29.1 | Please do us a favor, record a short voice memo telling us how you met your bestie online and you can email that to us at |
| 0:35.8 | IcyYMI at sleep.com. |
| 0:38.0 | Once again here's what you're going to do. |
| 0:40.0 | You're going to record a voice memo about how you met your bestie online, |
| 0:43.2 | then you're going to email that to IcyYMI at slate.com. |
| 0:47.1 | We're hoping the episode will go up at the end of June |
| 0:49.4 | in celebration of Pride Month. |
| 0:51.1 | So the sooner sooner the better. Hey, I'm Candice Lim. |
| 1:07.0 | I'm Candice Lim. |
| 1:08.6 | And I'm Rachel Hampton, and you're listening to I see why am I. |
| 1:12.0 | In case you missed it. |
| 1:13.6 | Slate's podcast about internet culture. |
| 1:16.1 | And Candas, I have got some incredible gossip for you. |
| 1:20.8 | Ooh, hit me. So I know you're not a love is blind girlie, but honestly I feel like this got so big that even the |
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