Elle Reeve is a journalist and CNN correspondent whose work has won numerous awards, including the Emmy, the Peabody, and more. Her writing has appeared in VICE, The New Republic, New York magazine, Elle, The Atlantic, and The Daily Beast. Her just released book is Black Pill: How I Witnessed the Darkest Corners of the Internet Come to Life, Poison Society, and Capture American Politics.

Join us as Elle explains in riveting detail the rise of extremism, 'incels' and the alt right; who gets radicalized and why; the ongoing threats from QAnon, militias, and racist groups; and how the dark web and the real world often intersect to tragic consequences.

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Produced by Andy Ostroy, Matty Rosenberg, and Jennifer Hammoud @ Radio Free Rhiniecliff Design by Cricket Lengyel

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