ICYMI: We Are All the Bad Art Friend

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🗓️ 9 October 2021

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

How many details must a writer change before real life turns into fiction? That’s a central question of “Who Is the Bad Art Friend?” the seismic New York Times Magazine article about a kidney donation, a Facebook post, and the subsequent fallout that has consumed social media this week. On today’s episode, Madison tries to summarize the story using only what she learned about it from reactions online. Then, Rachelle catches her up on the real story and all its bizarre details. Finally, they discuss whether anybody comes out of this situation looking like a hero, what writers owe to the people they know IRL, and the best practices for making sure your group chats aren’t the subject of the next big New York Times story. Podcast production by Daniel Schroeder and Derek John. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	NEW EPIC EATS CHIPSHOP CARRIE SOURCE FROM MAKOIS
0:05.0	I NEEDS THE FLAVOR OF ARAMATIC SPICES AND SAVE UP A TASSE OF A CLASSIC CHIPPY
0:11.0	EPIC FLAVOR EPIC CRUNCH
0:14.0	EPIC EATS
0:16.0	CAUSE ONLY THE REAL MAKOIS
0:18.0	TASSE LIKE THE REAL MAKOIS
0:25.0	I knew that if I didn't donate my kidney one day
0:29.0	it would probably nag at me my entire life
0:33.0	Hi, Rachel Hampton
0:35.0	And I'm Madison Malone Kircher. You're listening to ICYMI.
0:38.0	In case you missed it, Slate's podcast about internet culture.
0:41.0	Alright, we're diving right into the New York Times magazine story
0:45.0	that took over my entire Twitter feed this week.
0:48.0	But Madison, strangely enough, given your job,
0:51.0	you have not partaken in this, in this discourse.
0:54.0	Oh I'm sorry, could you roll that bus you just drove over me back?
0:58.0	Please?
1:00.0	And by strangely enough, given your job,
1:02.0	I mean, you were actually doing your job and writing a piece
1:06.0	versus me who couldn't get to this piece till 5 p.m.
1:09.0	but very much engaged in the discourse before then.
1:14.0	I rolled that back. How do you feel?
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