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ICYMI: Why Everyone’s Talking About Elmo

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English - January 08, 2022 10:00 - 28 minutes - ★★★★ - 1K ratings
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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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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.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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