ICYMI: The Untold Story of "Spooky Scary Skeletons"

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🗓️ 30 October 2021

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

For this special Halloween episode, you’re in for a handful of treats. Rachelle and Madison reveal their Halloween costumes and talk about what scares and bugs them on the internet this spooky season. They’ll discuss listener-submitted Vines, tweets, and Tumblr posts that are iconic Halloween internet staples, including the viral song “Spooky Scary Skeletons”’ We’ll dive deep into the origins of the song with Victoria Gold, whose father Andrew Gold wrote the celebrated bop. Podcast production by Daniel Schroeder, Derek John, and Samira Tazari. Support ICYMI and listen to the show with zero ads. Sign up to become a Slate Plus member for just $1 for your first month. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to my Halloween House, it's time to go to the tree.
0:14.1	Hi, I'm Rachel Hampton, and I'm Madison Malone Gertrur.
0:17.3	You're listening to ICYMI.
0:19.2	In case you missed it, Slate's podcast about internet culture.
0:24.6	Why are you talking like that?
0:29.2	Because it's Halloween and it goes with my costume.
0:31.2	Oh, okay.
0:33.2	Well, for the listeners who cannot see us,
0:36.3	AK, all of you, our cameras are not on
0:39.1	because we wanted to surprise each other with our costumes,
0:42.6	which based on the fact that your method acting makes me feel
0:45.5	like yours is much more high-concept than mine.
0:48.8	All right, should we reveal?
0:50.0	We should.
0:50.8	Three, two, one, go.
0:54.7	Oh, hello, Elizabeth Holmes.
0:57.0	Wow, this red list.
0:59.8	Wow, are you a little red riding hood?
1:02.1	I am.
1:05.0	You're wearing a red hoodie.
1:06.3	I'm wearing a red rain jacket.
1:09.7	Oh, sorry.
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