The Conquest of Hulk Hogan

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"What actually happens in this lawsuit is, it's hard to believe. It takes so many extraordinary turns and what actually we learned about the case itself through your writing writers," he says. "It's just ridiculous and riveting." Teal has set up a system where his identity is obscured almost at some point,. I guess three layers deep, and that allows him to operate in the shadows.

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.