ICYMI: The Internet’s Favorite Fictional Presidents

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🗓️ 2 November 2024

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

Candice Lim is joined by Pop Culture Debate Club host Ronald Young Jr. to reveal their favorite fictional presidents of film, television, and the internet. Twitter, Tumblr, and Facebook were historically platforms rife with presidential meme content. Since the 2016 election, however, there seems to have been a shift in the way the internet talks — or doesn’t talk — about the commander-in-chief. On today’s episode, ICYMI is recollecting the best rom-com presidents, the best action hero presidents, and the TikTok presidential ship that will never, ever die down. This podcast is produced by Se’era Spragley Ricks, Daisy Rosario and Candice Lim, with production assistance from Alexandra Botti. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Exclusively on Disney Plus.
0:02.0	It's hard and it's brutal and that's what makes it special.
0:06.0	The multi-award winning series, FX's The Bear, is back for a brand new season.
0:11.0	Upon my signal, unleash hell.
0:15.0	And every second counts.
0:17.0	When that shows zero, this restaurant ceases operations.
0:21.8	FX is the bear.
0:22.8	New season streaming June 26th exclusively on Disney Plus.
0:27.3	18 plus subscription required, Teas and Cs apply. Hey, I'm Candice Lim, and you're listening to Icy YMIMIMI.
0:48.4	In case you missed it, Slate's podcast about internet culture.
0:52.2	And joining me today is the host of pop culture debate club from
0:55.9	Lemonada and the BBC. And the winner of three ambies this year is Ronald Young Jr. Hello, Ronald.
1:03.7	Hello, my old friend and colleague, Candice Lim. How are you? I'm so good, Ronald, because guess what?
1:12.3	We are speaking days before the 2024 presidential election.
1:16.6	Don't remind me.
1:18.8	I know.
1:19.5	Vibes bad.
1:20.7	Vibes anxious.
1:21.5	But today, what if I told you that we could go back to a time before 2016?
1:28.1	Before binders full of women.
1:30.4	Before Trump said she's at a dance party with Beyonce, which, by the way, is a sound that I
1:35.0	cannot stop hearing on my TikTok for you page.
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