The Kid Mero Interview! On Ice Spice, George Santos, Keith Lee & 2023’s Viral Stars

This week’s episode of Popcast (Deluxe), the weekly culture roundup show on YouTube hosted by Jon Caramanica and Joe Coscarelli, features a conversation with the comedian and podcast star The Kid Mero, dissecting the viral stars of the year, including: 00:00 Introduction 2:00 A conversation about The Kid Mero’s recent projects, including his Victory Light podcast and “7PM in Brooklyn,” his podcast with the basketball legend Carmelo Anthony 11:57 The disgraced politician (and now Cameo star) George Santos 20:47 The popular Twitch streamer Kai Cenat 27:45 Abel Tesfaye, a.k.a. the Weeknd, a star and creator of the HBO drama “The Idol” 33:36 The basketball firestarter Draymond Green 35:49 Gerry Turner, a.k.a. the Golden Bachelor 39:53 The pop-drill rapper Ice Spice 49:08 The TikTok food critic Keith Lee 1:02:49 Snack of the week Listen to every Popcast ever https://www.nytimes.com/popcast Every episode of Popcast (Deluxe) on YouTube https://tinyurl.com/PopcastDeluxe Popcast Discord! https://tinyurl.com/PopcastDiscord Popcast Facebook! https://tinyurl.com/PopcastFacebook Popcast t-shirts & stickers http://itsthepopcast.myshopify.com Subscribe: http://bit.ly/U8Ys7n More from The New York Times Video: http://nytimes.com/video