ICYMI - The Subreddit Teeming with Crime, Complaints and Candles
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4.2 • 2K Ratings
🗓️ 1 July 2023
⏱️ 45 minutes
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Summary
On today’s episode, Rachelle dives into one of Candice’s most treasured subreddits: r/bathandbodyworks. They trace the boom of candle consumption during the pandemic, how sale culture keeps the store in business, and Candice’s definitive rules for curating your haul.
This podcast is produced by Se’era Spragley Ricks, Candice Lim and Rachelle Hampton.
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| 0:00.0 | Clearing, lucky you, you're in control. |
| 0:03.1 | At UE Bristol, we empower students to make the right choice, |
| 0:06.8 | to choose a community of bright minds and courageous thinkers, |
| 0:10.1 | to choose to stand out, with courses designed to equip you with the most in-demand skills, |
| 0:15.2 | to choose a mindset, the kind that employers want and need. |
| 0:19.1 | Don't just choose a city, don't just choose a course, |
| 0:21.7 | choose to do university rights, choose UE Bristol, |
| 0:25.2 | not just another university. |
| 0:27.1 | Search UE Bristol today. |
| 0:30.0 | Hi, I'm Rachel Hampton, and I'm Candace Lemme, |
| 0:46.0 | and you're listening to ICYMI. |
| 0:48.7 | In case you missed it. |
| 0:50.1 | Slate's podcast about internet culture. |
| 0:53.1 | And today, we're talking about one of our most |
| 0:57.3 | feral addictions. |
| 1:00.0 | Shopping. |
| 1:01.0 | Shopping. |
| 1:07.0 | We are both susceptible to something called the internet, |
| 1:10.4 | which feeds us when we don't need nor want to be fed. |
| 1:15.5 | But, with that said, Rachel, what is the last thing you bought because of the internet? |
| 1:21.0 | As long time listeners of this show will know, |
| 1:23.7 | I love Instagram ads. |
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