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Episode 3: Conspiracy Theories, Flailing Gatekeepers, and Democratic Decay
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79 minutes
Released:
Aug 11, 2019
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Description
Jeffrey Epstein’s apparent suicide kicks off a frenzy of conspiracy theories in the media—and prompts Shadi and Damir to talk through whether we are living through a healthy democratic correction, or something much darker. Articles mentioned in the podcast: Ross Douthat on conspiracies (https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/13/opinion/jeffrey-epstein-suicide.html) YouTube and Bolsonaro (https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/11/world/americas/youtube-brazil.html) This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit wisdomofcrowds.live/subscribe
Released:
Aug 11, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
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Episode 1: Healthy Assimilation or White Supremacy?: In the inaugural episode of this ongoing experiment, Shadi and Damir talk about how inherent tensions in American identity—between inclusion and assimilation—are being tugged apart in perhaps unhealthy ways. by Wisdom of Crowds