ICYMI

Bonus: Ballerina Farm’s Raw Milk Regret

The OG trad wife quietly stopped selling raw milk after health code violations.

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Episode Notes

On today’s bonus episode, host Kate Lindsay and producer Vic Whitley-Berry discuss Ballerina Farm, aka Hannah Neeleman, who landed back into an online scandal after an outlet reported inspectors found health violations in her raw milk. Turns out, the OG trad wife quietly stopped selling the product last summer, and a wave of speculation has followed since. In their attempts to clear up the misinformation, Hannah and her husband only caused more discourse.

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This podcast is produced by Vic Whitley-Berry, Daisy Rosario, and Kate Lindsay.

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Join Candice Lim and Kate Lindsay twice a week as they gaze deep into the online abyss—and tell you what’s gazing back. All episodes

Hosts

  • Kate Lindsay is the co-host of ICYMI, Slate’s podcast about internet culture. She also writes the newsletter Embedded, and her work has appeared in The Atlantic, The New York Times, Bustle, and GQ.

  • Vic Whitley-Berry is the producer of ICYMI.