Kim Kardashian & Kanye West with Tracie Egan Morrissey

Kanye West and Kim Kardashian were never just a couple they were a full-blown cultural event. From Paris Fashion Week to reality TV, Instagram meltdowns and frequent attempts to break the internet, their relationship blurred the line between love story, brand strategy and performance art. But how did two people from such different worlds become the defining celebrity power couple of the 2010s? This week on The Way They Were, Gráinne Maguire and Chantal Feduchin-Pate are joined by journalist and pop-culture encyclopaedia Tracie Egan Morrissey to unpack the rise and fall of Kimye. There’s a lot to get through because the lore runs deep, the details matter, and nothing about this relationship was ever simple.To get episodes ad free and early, join us our Patreon: ⁠⁠patreon.com/TheWayTheyWere⁠⁠ You can also access our exclusive bonus episodes every other week and take part in The Gossip our exclusive Patreon group chat! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.