ICYMI: Who Is Egging Chicago? A Hard-Boiled Detective Story

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🗓️ 11 September 2021

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Somebody has been hurling raw eggs at people in Chicago. On today’s episode, Rachelle and Madison try to crack the case of these egg attacks, and speak to the man who created the Chicago Egg Hunters Facebook group that has been on the hunt for the culprit ever since. Podcast production by Daniel Schroeder and Derek John. Support ICYMI and listen to the show with zero ads. Sign up to become a Slate Plus member for just $1 for your first month. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Now, good luck and let the hunt begin.
0:03.9	We won't let you down, Taylor, because not only are we going to find twenty eggs within
0:08.0	the hour, but we're going on to find twenty-five and then thirty!
0:12.9	Hi, I'm Rachel Hampton, and I'm Madison Malone-Curture.
0:17.1	You're listening to ICYMI.
0:19.0	In case you missed it, Slate's podcast about internet culture.
0:22.4	Madison, I'm convinced that our listeners have picked sides and that you have come out
0:27.0	the victor.
0:28.4	I mean, I love that for me, but what makes you say that, Rachel?
0:34.1	This admittedly-lovely email from Jill, who wrote,
0:38.8	I love your show, and as an old person, it keeps me up on what's happening online, and
0:44.6	this is the only reason I know what TikTok is all about.
0:47.4	Okay, but like, let's hurry up and get to the part where she says she loves me.
0:54.5	So yeah, I was really trying to keep that, trying to keep the niceness going.
0:59.7	The last line in this email is also sorry, not sorry, Rachel, but I love puns, and every
1:07.2	time I hear one on your show, I smile.
1:09.7	Madison, please don't ever stop.
1:12.3	Which I just think is frankly rude.
1:14.2	I am being held hostage against my will.
1:18.5	Jill, I have really great news for you.
1:21.3	Today's show, it's gonna do it for you.
1:24.2	As since June, something extra strange has been happening on the streets of Chicago.
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