Is This YouTuber Eating Himself to Death?

We’re debuting our new segment, “Wormhole,” with this fascinating
look into the phenomenon of the viral mukbang YouTuber and drama
magnet, Nikocado Avocado. On today’s episode, Rachelle and Madison
invite their internet obsessive colleague and senior producer of
Slate’s Decoder Ring, Benjamin Frisch, to discuss who this infamous
extreme eating content creator is, and why the internet is
convinced Nikocado Avocado is eating himself to death. Podcast
production by Daniel Schroeder, Derek John, and Samira Tazari.
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