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Hella noms at Microsoft: A millennial translates a slang-laden corporate message

caption: Independent radio producer Brie Ripley.
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Independent radio producer Brie Ripley.
KUOW Photo/Isolde Raftery

Bill Radke asks independent radio producer and millennial Brie Ripley for help deciphering a slang-heavy invite from a Microsoft recruiter calling interns "bae" for an event involving "hella noms" and "getting lit on a Monday night."

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