{"podcast":{"title":"ICYMI","slug":"icymi-1580479","podcast_index_feed_id":1580479,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/695ff52ed8ac698e7e1291b4","website_url":"https://slate.com/podcasts/icymi","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/695ff52ed8ac698e7e1291b4/show-cover.jpg","author":"Slate Podcasts","episode_count":554,"summary":"Join Kate Lindsay twice a week as we gaze deep into the online abyss—and tell you what’s gazing back. Get more of ICYMI with Slate Plus! Join for exclusive bonus episodes of ICYMI—plus ad-free listening on all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe from the our show page on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Or visit slate.com/icymiplus for access wherever you listen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-12T06:22:17.906898+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/icymi-1580479"},"episode":{"title":"Your Favorite World Cup Moment Might Be Fake","slug":"your-favorite-world-cup-moment-might-be-fake","published_at":"2026-06-27T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/icymi-1580479/your-favorite-world-cup-moment-might-be-fake","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/icymi-1580479","url":"https://shows.acast.com/icymi/episodes/6a3ef77ea3fa9782378d37a4","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/695ff52ed8ac698e7e1291b4/e/6a3ef77ea3fa9782378d37a4/media.mp3","summary":"On today’s episode, host Kate Lindsay is joined by Will Oremus, tech writer at The Atlantic and author of “ The Feel-Good Story of the World Cup Is Too Good to Be True .” While our social media feeds have been flooded with thousands of viral and wholesome moments from the World Cup, Will discovered that a number of accounts behind some of the biggest posts aren’t what they seem. Some are using AI to write exaggerated stories, and others have become so mysteriously popular so mysteriously quickly that users are becoming suspicious. Is a Japanese tourist really writing odes to chips and salsa on X? And who is Freddy ? Please say Merlin the duck is really a duck! This podcast is produced by Vic Whitley-Berry, Daisy Rosario, and Kate Lindsay. Need to set up your Slate Plus feed? If you subscribed through Slate.com, check out our FAQ at slate.com/podcastfaqs for easy instructions. Members subscribed via Apple Podcasts get automatic access—no setup required. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"On today’s episode, host Kate Lindsay is joined by Will Oremus, tech writer at The Atlantic and author of “ The Feel-Good Story of the World Cup Is Too Go…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1860,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/icymi-1580479/episodes/your-favorite-world-cup-moment-might-be-fake/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/icymi-1580479/your-favorite-world-cup-moment-might-be-fake.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}