ICYMI

Bonus: Fruit Love Island and Millennial Musicals

Two baffling shows have taken over TikTok.

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Episode Notes

On today’s bonus episode, host Kate Lindsay and producer Vic Whitley-Berry each share an update from their corners of the internet. First up: Kate breaks down the AI fruit Love Island slop that TikTok users are ironically—and not-so-ironically—tuning into en masse. Then, Vic explains the origins of a niche, millennial musical which, despite its flaws, has recently earned itself a Gen Z fanbase online.

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This podcast is produced by Vic Whitley-Berry, Daisy Rosario, and Kate Lindsay.

About the Show

Join Candice Lim and Kate Lindsay twice a week as they gaze deep into the online abyss—and tell you what’s gazing back. All episodes

Hosts

  • Kate Lindsay is the co-host of ICYMI, Slate’s podcast about internet culture. She also writes the newsletter Embedded, and her work has appeared in The Atlantic, The New York Times, Bustle, and GQ.

  • Vic Whitley-Berry is the producer of ICYMI.