ICYMI - What Makes a Good Internet Boyfriend?
ICYMI
Slate Podcasts
3.9 • 800 Ratings
🗓️ 10 August 2022
⏱️ 32 minutes
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Summary
Everybody loves indulging in thirst online. On today’s episode, Rachelle is joined by Slate’s Nadira Goffe to discuss exactly what makes internet thirst so much fun. They talk about the qualities of a good internet boyfriend, when thirsting can go wrong, and how much these thirst objects really owe us.
This podcast is produced by Daniel Schroeder, Rachelle Hampton, and Daisy Rosario.
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| 0:00.0 | The new £5 pound meal deal from McDonald's. |
| 0:02.0 | Get a cheeseburger or mayo chicken, medium fries, four McNuggets and a medium soft drink for guess what? |
| 0:08.0 | That's right, five pounds. |
| 0:10.0 | It's not called the £5 meal deal for nothing. |
| 0:14.0 | From 11am. Not available on delivery. |
| 0:16.0 | Carbinated soft drink upgrade fees apply. |
| 0:18.0 | Participating restaurants, subjects availability. |
| 0:20.0 | Thank you. Carbonated soft drink upgrade fees apply. Participating restaurants, subjects availability. |
| 0:25.5 | Thank you so much. |
| 0:28.3 | Thank you for keeping it real and keeping me on my toes. |
| 0:29.4 | I'll bring more butter. |
| 0:30.8 | I'll bring the butter next time. |
| 0:34.6 | Hi, I'm Rachel Hampton. |
| 0:37.3 | And I'm Nader Gough, and you're listening listening to I-C-Y-M-I. |
| 0:40.4 | In case you missed it, Slate's podcast about internet culture. |
| 0:46.1 | And today, we are joined by none other than Nadera, culture writer extraordinaire, |
| 0:49.3 | and one of my absolute favorite people at Slate.com. |
| 0:53.1 | Naderia, I've been trying to get you on the show for what feels like months now. |
| 0:54.3 | Welcome! Thank you. |
| 0:55.1 | I've been trying to come on the show for what feels like months now. |
| 0:58.3 | We're finally here. |
| 0:59.4 | We've finally done it. |
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