ICYMI - The Star Disney Didn’t Want at the Oscars
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🗓️ 23 March 2022
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
This past weekend, Rachel Zegler, known for playing Maria in the new remake of West Side Story, told a fan on Instagram that Disney wasn’t sending her to the Oscars. Her plan to watch the ceremony from home quickly changed, however, once the internet heard about it. On the show today, Rachelle and Madison break down the Oscars scandal’s online origins, and then they open up the mailbag. They answer questions about stuck boats, peeling eggs live on TikTok, a woman with 22 babies, drama in the knitting world, and more.
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| 0:00.0 | I do not have time for this. I do not have time for you. |
| 0:12.8 | Hi, I'm Madison Malone Kircher. And I'm Rachel Hampton, and you're listening to I see why am I. |
| 0:18.1 | In case you missed it. |
| 0:19.4 | Slate's podcast about internet culture. |
| 0:22.4 | And today, Madison is going to explain something about musical theater to me. |
| 0:28.0 | Okay, it is not just about musical theater. |
| 0:30.0 | It is about the culture. |
| 0:32.1 | West Side Story star Rachel Ziegler is now going to be presenting at the Oscars on Sunday. |
| 0:37.2 | Yay. Yay! |
| 0:38.0 | Yay! |
| 0:39.1 | I mean, I love a bit of good news for a fellow Rachel, |
| 0:42.9 | but who is Rachel Zegler? |
| 0:45.2 | And why do I care? |
| 0:47.8 | Okay, you care because she's only going |
| 0:50.6 | after the internet got angry at the Disney Corporation. |
| 0:58.6 | No, you're going to have to explain more. |
| 1:02.3 | It would be my honor. |
| 1:04.8 | So over the weekend, Rachel Ziegler, after being asked by a fan about the Oscars, posted on |
| 1:10.0 | Instagram saying, quote, |
| 1:11.7 | IDK y'all, I have tried, but it doesn't seem to be happening. |
| 1:15.2 | Crying emoticon, I will root for West Side Story from my couch and be proud of the work we so tirelessly did three years ago. |
| 1:21.1 | I hope some last-minute miracle occurs and I can celebrate our film in person. |
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