ICYMI - The Funniest Guy on Slate's Slack
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🗓️ 17 September 2025
⏱️ 50 minutes
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Summary
On today’s episode, host Kate Lindsay is joined by Slate senior writer Ben Mathis-Lilley to say goodbye after eleven years at Slate. Ben was responsible for iconic stories like “Wouldn’t It Be Nice to Get Knocked Out Cold With a Shovel for Exactly Six Weeks and Five Days?”, and is known as the “funniest person in Slack” despite spending his days reporting on our terrifying political climate. How does Ben stay sane and positive online when the internet is engulfed with bad news? One thing’s for certain: It’s not in his University of Michigan football Discord.
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| 0:00.0 | This episode is brought to you by Thought Park. |
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| 0:30.0 | All right, guys, let's head to the stadium and grab some high ground. |
| 0:33.2 | Copy that. |
| 0:33.8 | I'll drop near the checkpoint. |
| 0:35.0 | I'll take the building on the left and watch out for any teams going for the same spot. I'm in position. Whoa, that does not sound good. Play it down, |
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| 0:57.8 | To verify I see EE.com.uk slash claims. |
| 1:21.1 | Hey, I'm Kate Lindsay, and you're listening to I-C-Y-M-I-M-I, or in case you missed it, Slate's podcast about internet culture. |
| 1:26.5 | And we're joined Stay on the Pod by Slate's senior writer Ben Mathis-Lillie. Ben, welcome. |
| 1:30.9 | Thank you for having me. I'm very excited to be a part of this cultural phenomenon. |
| 1:34.1 | Yes. On your last week at Slate, no less. |
| 1:35.7 | I know, I know. Bittersweet. |
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