The History of the Gawker Suit

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The sex tape of Hulk Hogan doesn't exist in any public way, you can't find it. It's probably because Teal had begun to sort of become so proud of what he'd done that he told more and more people until the news got out. The secret was just held by too many people. And ironically, that's a story that would have been broken by Gawker if it existed at the time perhaps,. But that is very ironic.

Author Ryan Holiday discusses his book, Conspiracy, with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. This is a crazy episode about a crazy book about a crazy set of events--the Hulk Hogan lawsuit against the website Gawker, a lawsuit that was secretly funded by Peter Thiel. Holiday explains how this happened and the lessons for all of us related to conspiracies, patience, strategy, and revenge. Along the way, Holiday discusses his techniques for reading and lessons for how to grab someone's attention when looking for a job or opportunity.