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Last week, we explored the origin of the \u201cRick Roll,\u201d a meme that evolved from Rick Astley\u2019s 1987 hit song, \u201cNever Gonna Give You Up.\u201d Since the music video resurfaced as the meme in 2007, the internet has\xa0also never given up on Rick \u2013 so much so that the video recently hit a billion views on YouTube.\xa0This bonus episode dives deeper into Rick\u2019s childhood, how he was discovered, and how he dealt with not only his fame in the late 80s, but with his more complicated identity as a meme.\xa0