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ICYMI - What Makes a Good Internet Boyfriend?

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4.22K Ratings

🗓️ 10 August 2022

⏱️ 33 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

This episode is brought to you by Tinder.

0:04.0

Life is full of possibilities.

0:06.0

A cheeky reply to a message here could lead to a world of fun new experiences

0:10.0

over there and with Tinder it all starts with a swipe.

0:14.0

Strangers can become mates, mates can become lovers with matching tattoos

0:18.0

or maybe it's not that serious.

0:20.0

Whether a match leads to something new and exciting or something personal,

0:24.0

no matter what, all matches lead to self-discovery.

0:27.0

Download Tinder Now.

0:33.0

Thank you so much. Thank you for keeping it real and keeping me on my toes.

0:37.0

I'll bring more butter. I'll bring the butter next time.

0:42.0

Hi, I'm Rachel Hampton, and I'm Nadira Gough, and you're listening to ICYMI.

0:46.0

In case you missed it, Slates podcast about internet culture.

0:49.0

And today we are joined by Nanna Bevan Nadira,

0:53.0

culture writer extraordinaire and one of my absolute favorite people at Slate.com.

0:58.0

Nadira, I've been trying to get you on the show for what feels like months now.

1:02.0

Welcome. Thank you.

1:04.0

I've been trying to come on the show for what feels like months now.

1:07.0

We're finally here. We've finally done it.

1:09.0

If you've read Slate, which you like definitely should.

1:12.0

You've probably run across Nadira's byline.

1:14.0

She's read mostly Slate about Kiki Palmer, the Beyonce-Kaleigh strama,

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