ICYMI: The Waves: How Drake Betrayed Megan Thee Stallion

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4.6 • 636 Ratings

🗓️ 6 September 2023

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

On this week’s episode brought to us by Slate’s The Waves, Tory Lanez has been sentenced for shooting Megan Thee Stallion, and we have THOUGHTS. Scamfluencers co-host and former BuzzFeed reporter Scaachi Koul is joined by Refinery29 deputy director Kathleen Newman-Bremang to unpack why so many people turned against Megan despite Tory Lanez being a wasteman. They explain what exactly is a “Toronto Mans” and why this dangerous subsection of man is crossing American borders in the forms of Drake, the Weeknd, and more. If you liked this episode, check out: The World Record Book of Racist Stories Podcast production by Cheyna Roth with editorial oversight by Scaachi Koul, Daisy Rosario and Alicia Montgomery. Send your comments and recommendations on what to cover to [email protected]. 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.
0:07.0	A new series on Prime Video.
0:09.0	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 Will Liars. New series, watch now, only on Prime Video. Hey, I'm Candace Lim.
0:44.3	And I'm Rachel Hampton, and you're listening to I see why I'm I.
0:47.9	In case you missed it.
0:49.6	Slate's podcast about internet culture.
0:51.9	And today, we have a special treat.
0:54.6	Today, we're bringing you an amazing episode from Slate's The Waves podcast.
0:59.8	In this episode, scam influencers co-host and former BuzzFeed reporter Sachi Cole and Refinery
1:06.0	29, Deputy Director Kathleen Newman Breming, unpack why so many people turned against Megan
1:12.9	the Stallion despite the fact that Torrey Lane's is a waste man and they define what it means
1:19.2	to be a Toronto man's. And without further ado, here's the show.
1:27.7	Explicit language warning.
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