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ICYMI: Unladylike’s Cristen Conger on Conspiracy Theories and White Women

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Slate

Society & Culture, Technology, History

4.6636 Ratings

🗓️ 17 August 2024

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Candice Lim is joined by Unladylike’s Cristen Conger, whose new podcast Conspiracy, She Wrote unravels women’s overlooked roles in today’s conspiracy culture. On today’s episode, they’re diving into Conger’s internet diaries, from her golden rules for engaging online to the conspiracy theory she secretly believes in. This podcast is produced by Se’era Spragley Ricks, Daisy Rosario and Candice Lim. 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, and you're listening to I-C-Y-M-I-M-I.

0:46.0

In case you missed it, Slate's podcast about internet culture.

0:49.4

And I am so excited to introduce our guests on today's show.

0:53.1

You may know her from the podcast,

0:54.9

unladylike, or stuff mom never told you. She's now the host of a new podcast called

0:59.8

Conspiracy She Wrote, where she unravels Women's Overlook Rules in today's Conspiracy Culture.

1:05.7

Please welcome to the show, Kristen Conger. Hello, Kristen. Hi, Candice. Thank you so much for having me.

1:12.6

Oh, we are so excited. Here's the thing, though, Kristen. We need to alert the listeners, because guess what? You're a first-time guest, and we know what we ask all first-time guests. Are you nervous? Ready? Intrig. Yes, yes, yes.

1:24.6

Well, I see why my listeners, they know what I'm about to ask you. But instead, I actually want to start with our fingers, which are always on the pulse of culture, specifically internet culture. Kristen, I'd love to get to know you better. What is something that has made you laugh online recently? This could be a tweet, a meme, a song, what's on the mind.

1:45.3

There is so, so much to choose from, but my mind is in a political space at the moment. I know

1:53.5

it's super rare for a person these days. But something that I just delighted in and now think about every day is Tim Walz's hot dish recipe, which he tweeted out before he was named V.

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