My name is Joshua Topolsky and I have a new podcast called What Future.

But I want to tell you that I'm being forced by my producer to record a promo telling you about my show.

And I'm not trying to force you to listen to it.

And maybe you're not interested in internet culture and the future of life on planet Earth.

And why John Carpenter movies are so good.

You may just want to listen to a podcast about, I don't know, sports or whatever Joe Rogan talks about.

And that's fine, you know, no judgment.

But if you like what you're hearing and I know that you do, you can listen to all of what future on the I Heart Radio app, Apple podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.

Check out the podcast Good Assassins, the unbelievable but true story of the greatest spy of World War Two.

A mysterious agent is strategically dismantling the Nazis violent grass on France.

They don't know her name, but they want this woman dead.

They send a devious double agent to hunt down the limping lady, but Virginia Hall was tougher than they expected.

Listen to Good Assassins on the I Heart Radio app, Apple podcasts and wherever you get your podcasts.

How did the online harassment of a Saturday night live comedian paved the way to a Trump White House?

Or how did people in Georgia use Facebook to run a black teacher out of town?

And what does any of this have to do with our democracy?

The answer is the internet.

There are all instances where women were targeted by an online hate mob.

And this kind of thing has been steadily creeping from our computer screen into our wider political landscape.

I'm Brigitte Todd and on my new podcast Internet Hate Machine, I'll be charting how the harassment and abuse of women and other traditionally marginalized people online has led us to our current political healthscape.

And what we can do about it.

Listen to Internet Hate Machine on the I Heart Radio app, Apple podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.

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