ICYMI: The Boys Are Not All Right

Published: July 27, 2024, 7 a.m.

Candice Lim is joined by Slate writer Luke Winkie to break down the curiously indefinable \u201cZynternet.\u201d Substack writer\xa0Max Read\xa0coined and defined the term as \u201ca broad community of fratty, horndog, boorishly provocative\u201d (mostly) men in their 20s and 30s who obsess over college sports, light domestic beers and Zyn nicotine pouches. On today\u2019s episode, ICYMI asks who the \u201cZynternet\u201d is performing for and whether its rise is a backlash against brat summer.\nThis podcast is produced by Se\u2019era Spragley Ricks, Daisy Rosario and Candice Lim.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices