Why Everyone’s Talking About Elmo

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4.2 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 8 January 2022

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

Elmo has been filling up the TikTok and Twitter feeds these past few weeks with his unique pronunciations and feud with a pet rock. On today’s episode, Rachelle and Madison try to chart the arc of this recent virality, and explain why Elmo is a member of the Black community. They also watched Hype House on Netflix so you don’t have to.

Podcast production by Daniel Schroeder and Derek John.

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0:00.0	Oh, she's so cute, such a cute hamster.
0:05.6	Yeah, I know.
0:06.6	Uh-oh, say hi to Rocco, Elmo.
0:09.6	Hello, Rocco.
0:11.2	Hi, I'm Rachel Hampton, and I'm Madison Malone
0:15.8	Kircher.
0:16.8	You're listening to ICYMI, in case you missed it.
0:19.6	Slate's podcast about internet culture.
0:22.2	I'm back bitches.
0:25.4	Rachel's back, yay.
0:27.4	Woo!
0:28.4	Why don't you pick me and say that?
0:29.9	You will hear me groaning at Madison's joke.
0:32.5	I'd not pay you to say that.
0:34.5	Not yet, Venmo, five bucks.
0:36.1	Thanks.
0:36.7	I'm going to reject that immediately.
0:39.0	I just want you to know that.
0:40.5	Fair enough.
0:41.0	Do you know what else I reject?
0:42.4	And you also reject the new Hypass show on Netflix.
0:45.6	Oh, my God.
	...

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