The Aftermath: Fyre Festival
The Alarmist
The Alarmist
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🗓️ 20 January 2022
⏱️ 41 minutes
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Summary
New Aftermath! Rebecca welcomes guest expert Gabrielle Bluestone to discuss the notorious Fyre Festival. Gabrielle is an Emmy-nominated producer of the Netflix documentary “Fyre” and author of "Hype: How Scammers, Grifters, and Con Artists Are Taking Over the Internet—and Why We're Following." Afterward, Producer Clayton Early and Fact Checker Chris Smith stop by to discuss all the hype. Will the verdict hold up for this one?!
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| 0:52.6 | My name is Rebecca Delgado Smith, and this is the after-match |
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| 1:03.1 | Today we're speaking with guest expert Gabrielle Bluestone |
| 1:07.7 | Bluestone is a journalist license attorney and |
| 1:11.2 | Emmy-nominated producer of the Netflix documentary fire her recent book hype how scammers |
| 1:17.3 | Grifters and con artists are taking over the internet and why we're following draws from scientific research marketing campaigns and |
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| 1:31.5 | Let's hear what she has to say about the fire festival |
| 1:36.0 | Hi, Gabrielle. Thank you so much for joining us today |
| 1:38.3 | First thank you so much for having me |
| 1:40.7 | So how are you first introduced to the fire festival and how are why did it catch your attention? |
| 1:48.1 | Well, I think I was introduced the same way most people were which was with that viral Instagram campaign and |
| 1:55.0 | You know that fabulous video that made it look like it was going to be the party of the century and |
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