ICYMI - The Influencer Even Skeptics Love
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🗓️ 25 August 2018
⏱️ 40 minutes
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On today’s episode, Rachelle Hampton is joined by NPR’s Candice Lim to discuss the online rise of Emma Chamberlain. They discuss her origins as a YouTuber in 2017, how she kept evolving her brand so it never got stale, and why she’s so different from her fellow it girls.
This podcast is produced by Daniel Schroeder, Rachelle Hampton, and Daisy Rosario.
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| 1:07.0 | Hello guys. It's Tim back with another video. Hi I'm Rachel Hampton and I'm Candace Lim and you're listening to I see why am I in case you missed it |
| 1:14.0 | slate's podcast about internet culture and today I'm joined by a whole new guest |
| 1:19.7 | host Candace Lim she's a producer over at NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour, and I am so excited. |
| 1:26.5 | She's here with me today. |
| 1:27.3 | Candice, hello, Rachel. |
| 1:31.9 | It's really, really good to be here. |
| 1:34.0 | I'm really so excited what we're talking about today but before we get up to today's show |
| 1:39.1 | I have to ask you the most important question in the ICY of my universe. |
| 1:44.0 | And before I ask, I do have to let you know that my producers, |
| 1:53.5 | Daisy Rosario and Daniel Schrader, |
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