Oh no...I got "The Ick." What do I do now?

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🗓️ 11 June 2025

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

So you got 'The Ick?' That feeling of disgust when someone your date does something that you just can't look past. You think it's about them, but is 'The Ick' actually about you?

Brittany is joined by B.A. Parker, co-host of NPR's Code Switch, Corey Antonio Rose, a producer for It's Been A Minute, and Josh Rottman, associate professor of psychology and a disgust expert. They discuss what 'The Ick' is and what it's really about.

This episode originally published December 10th, 2024.

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0:26.5	Hello, hello.
0:28.0	I'm Brittany Luce and you're listening to It's Been a Minute from NPR, a show about what's going on in culture and why it doesn't happen by accident.
0:43.3	Yeah. in culture and why it doesn't happen by accident. What is the most notable time you got the ick?
0:47.3	Someone's laugh was a bit too much.
0:49.7	What does that mean?
0:50.8	A bit too much in what way?
0:52.0	It was pronounced.
0:53.3	It was loud and it was too long.
0:56.0	What did it sound like? Just for the listener to understand.
0:59.3	It was like a...
1:00.6	I'm sorry.
1:03.5	Now you're giving me the ick. It has caught like a yawn.
1:06.9	It wasn't great.
1:08.7	All week long, I'm getting into uncomfortable questions around dating.
1:13.4	The questions you might be scared to ask.
1:16.4	Today, my question is this.
1:18.6	What do you do when your date does something that turns you off?
1:22.9	Can you get rid of that feeling?
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