ICYMI: The Untalented Mr. Ripley

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4.6 • 636 Ratings

🗓️ 7 January 2023

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

On today’s show, Daniel Schroeder is joined by Vox’s Alex Abad-Santos to talk about the gay scammers that emerged at the end of the year. First we answer a listener’s question about some gay drama on Twitter, then we discuss the wild rise of Congressman George Santos. We also cover the darker side of gay scams both on Grindr and in real life. This podcast is produced by Daniel Schroeder, Rachelle Hampton, and Daisy Rosario. Subscribe to Slate Plus at http://slate.com/icymiplus Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I made you think you was real.
0:02.0	My name is Caden Sinclair.
0:04.0	Some people call us American royalty.
0:06.0	We were Liars.
0:08.0	A new series on Prime Video.
0:10.0	We were happy. We wanted for nothing.
0:12.0	Based on the best-selling novel.
0:15.0	Something terrible happened last summer,
0:17.0	and I have no memory of what or who hurt me.
0:20.0	No one in my family will tell me.
0:22.7	When you're left for dead, you want answers.
0:25.2	We Were Liars. New series, watch now.
0:28.1	Only on Prime Video. Please, these gays, they're trying to murder me.
0:42.7	Hi, I'm Daniel Schrader.
0:44.6	And I'm Alex Sabaz Santos, and you're listening to I see why am I?
0:48.7	In case you missed it.
0:49.9	Slate's podcast about internet culture.
0:53.0	Hello, listeners.
0:54.0	So happy to be here on mic today.
0:56.0	Rachel is still enjoying her time off, but don't worry.
0:59.0	She will be back next week.
1:00.0	In the meantime, I'm thrilled to be joined by Box Senior correspondent Alex Abad Santos.
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