The Interpreters: What's in a meme?

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Memes, gifs, emojis. You knew eventually "The Interpreters" would have a conversation about them.
Andy, Saymoukda and Molly share their favorites, when and where they use them, and whether they're better communicatively than traditional words. Ben, meanwhile, remains mystified.
And the crew ponders what it means to have a fiction or non-fiction orientation in life.
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