{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/695ff52ed8ac698e7e1291b4/695ff55bd11f0c4fbb72ae51?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Viral Debates: Crossing the Aisle or Clickbait?","description":"<p>On today’s episode, hosts Candice Lim and Kate Lindsay are joined by Slate staff writer <a href=\"https://slate.com/author/aymann-ismail\"><u>Aymann Ismail</u></a> to discuss the controversial YouTube channel, Jubilee. A <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2S-WJN3L5eo&amp;t=1310s\"><u>video</u></a> of political commentator Mehdi Hasan debating 20 far-right republicans has gone viral, but as Ismail argues in <a href=\"https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2025/07/mehdi-hasan-jubilee-surrounded-fascism.html\"><u>his piece for Slate</u></a>, it also crossed a line. When political disagreement becomes content and extremism is rewarded with clicks, everybody loses. </p>\n<p>Get more of ICYMI with Slate Plus! Join for exclusive bonus episodes of ICYMI and ad-free listening on all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe from the ICYMI show page on <a href=\"https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/icymi/id1554115325\"><u>Apple Podcasts</u></a> or <a href=\"https://open.spotify.com/show/6bo1EK9sElQV8DqzO0HLac\"><u>Spotify</u></a>. Or, visit <a href=\"https://slate.com/podcast-plus?utm_medium=link&amp;utm_campaign=plus_pod&amp;utm_content=ICYMI&amp;utm_source=show_notes\"><u>slate.com/icymiplus</u></a> for access wherever you listen.</p>\n<p>This podcast is produced by Daisy Rosario, Vic Whitley-Berry, Candice Lim, and Kate Lindsay.</p><p> </p>","author_name":"Slate Podcasts"}