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Braden Bjella is a culture writer. His work can be found in Mixmag, Electronic Beats, Schon! magazine, and more.

Braden Bjella

Jobseeker tries getting a job at Popeye's

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‘You’re scaring me, ma’am’: Jobseeker tries getting a job as a cook at Popeyes. It backfires

Natasha Dubash is a freelance writer and editor based in Los Angeles. She loves reporting on entertainment, television, and pop culture.

Natasha Dubash

Doordasher caught(l+r), Doordash app on phone(c)

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‘You owe me $35. You stole my Pizza Hut order the other day’: Customer orders Popeyes through DoorDash. She recognizes the driver

Brooke Sjoberg is a freelance writer who graduated with her Bachelors in Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin in 2020.

Brooke Sjoberg

Popeye’s worker mocks what store will be releasing for Valentine’s Day

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‘Bro just leaked the company’: Popeyes worker mocks what store will be releasing for Valentine’s Day

Doordasher(l), Woman talking(c), Phone with doordash app(r)

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‘I would be so scared to eat my food after that’: DoorDasher left a ‘nasty’ note in customer’s Popeyes delivery thinking she wouldn’t tip. Then she gave her cash

Allyson Waller is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and has written for other publications such as the New York Times and the Miami Herald. Outside of the journalism world, some of her joys include delving into book recommendations from TikTok, listening to pop culture podcasts, and playing with her dog, Theo.

Allyson Waller

Popeyes worker making food(l+r), Popeyes storefront(c)

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‘I never knew Popeyes had bacon’: Popeye’s worker says she uses kitchen, supplies to make whatever food she wants

Melody Heald is a culture writer. Her work can be found in Glitter Magazine, BUST Magazine, and more.

Melody Heald

man speaking in car with hand up (l) Popeyes fried chicken in kitchen with paper sign on counter (c) man speaking in car (r)

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‘How did they fry my chicken, then?’: Popeyes customer says he couldn’t get fries because the fryer was broken

Alexandra Samuels is a national political reporter and contributor to the Daily Dot, where she started as an intern covering politics in the summer of 2016. She enjoys all things Marvel, keeping up with the latest TikTok trends, long walks with her pup, and reading murder-mystery novels.

Alexandra Samuels

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‘This is what y’all serving the people?’: Popeyes serves customer moldy chicken sandwich in viral TikTok

Cecilia Lenzen is a freelance writer for the Daily Dot.

Cecilia Lenzen

popeyes mama bear

Mother blasts Popeyes manager for disrespecting her daughter in viral TikTok

Kahron Spearman is a journalist, copywriter, and host of “Discovery with Kahron Spearman” on KAZI 88.7.

Kahron Spearman

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Angela Brown, viral Popeyes chicken sandwich mastermind, is our Internet Person of the Year

Dominic-Madori Davis is a recent graduate of the University of Southern California. She covers the internet, politics, and social issues.

Dominic-Madori Davis

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Popeyes employee caught allegedly selling chicken sandwiches as side hustle

Samira Sadeque is a New York-based journalist reporting on immigration, sexual violence, and mental health, and will sometimes write about memes and dinosaurs too. Her work also appears in Reuters, NPR, and NBC among other publications. She graduated from Columbia Journalism School, and her work has been nominated for SAJA awards. Follow: @Samideque

Samira Sadeque

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Popeyes chicken sandwich: Man made to apologize after screaming N-word

Jay Hathaway is a former senior writer who specialized in internet memes and weird online culture. He previously served as the Daily Dot’s news editor, was a staff writer at Gawker, and edited the classic websites Urlesque and Download Squad. His work has also appeared on nymag.com, suicidegirls.com, and the Morning News.

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