Episode 135 - "From 4Chan to the White House" w/Mike Wendling

BBC Journalist and author Mike Wendling joins the podcast to talk about the rise and fall of the "Alt-Right", Art Bell, and how not to amplify bad information.

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Here are some of the sources and references from this episode:

Alt-Right From 4chan to the White House by Mike Wendling

https://www.plutobooks.com/9781786802378/alt-right/

Day of Reckoning - How the Far Right Declared War on Democracy by Mike Wendling

https://www.plutobooks.com/9780745349718/day-of-reckoning/

BBC Trending

https://www.bbc.com/news/topics/cme72mv58q4t

Protester Punches White Nationalist Richard Spencer During Interview

https://www.nbcnews.com/video/protester-punches-white-nationalist-richard-spencer-during-interview-859651651503

Art Bell, Radio Host Who Tuned In to the Dark Side, Dies at 72

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/17/obituaries/art-bell-radio-host-who-tuned-in-to-the-dark-side-dies-at-72.html

"43*" by Jeff Greenfield.

https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/16034689

(An alternate history where Al Gore wins the 2000 presidential election and actually becomes president.)

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