Hey, I'm Candace Lem, and I'm Kate Lindsay, and you're listening to I see why am I.

In case you missed it, Slate's podcast about internet culture. And no, you do not need to adjust your sets. That really is, O-G, I-C-Y-M-I-host, Madison Malone Kircher, on the mic, in the studio. Coming here, you know, we were joking because she somehow managed to get into this studio without me helping her in.

It's very like, you know, not my house, but I know my way around.

Welcome back, Madison.

Hello.

I see why am I guys.

I know that never caught on, but I'm not letting it go.

Thank you for having me back.

I mean, Madison, it's so good to have you.

To actually meet you, we should acknowledge that.

The three of us have not met each other, like, in person on tape, let's say.

But you are now an internet culture reporter over at a little place called The New York Times. How does it feel to be back in the ICYMIMI studio? I am thrilled to be here. I maintain that ICYMI has the best audience of any podcast around. And it's great to be hanging out with y'all for a little bit once again. Does everything look the same in the studio? Is this the studio you recorded? We used to record in that one over there. That's crazy. Never recorded in that one. So it looks different. I do feel a little like I'm that senior. Like I think I should be clacking my keys at the homecoming game. Yes. Like on Twitter, it's like, oh, when I was here. When I went here, oh my God, look, it's Mr. Smith. I'm going to go say hi. I was so that pick me person where, like, I had an APUS history teacher. I would always walk in between second and third period. But I would walk in right before she's done with second period just to be like, everyone notice. Everyone notice that a real, a real queen is back. And obviously they're like, who is this old bitch? And I'm like, honestly, same.

Honestly.

No, I had that.

I went back to my old high school one time.

And then I think some people thrive off of it.

And then I think you can have the opposite reaction, which is what I had, where it's like suddenly, once you've been in college for even like a few months and then you walk back into your high school, you're like, wait, it smells like milk in here.

I know.

Everyone is a child.

Yep.

And actually, it's like milk in here. I know. Everyone is a child.

Yep.

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