Trump, Podcasters and the New Age of Confusion, with Jamie Bartlett

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🗓️ 17 November 2024

⏱️ 42 minutes

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In this episode of Intelligence Squared, head of programming Conor Boyle speaks with author and tech expert Jamie Bartlett about how podcasting, video and social media have transformed modern politics and public discourse. Bartlett unpacks the role of podcasters in shaping new political narratives and how our online information ecosystem is designed in a way that perfectly suits digital populism and political figures like Donald Trump. To hear more from Jamie Bartlett subscribe to his Substack, How To Survive The Internet. If you'd like to become a Member and listen ad free, be an early access subscriber, and enjoy our extra extended versions of the conversations available to Members-only, just visit intelligencesquared.com/membership to find out more. For £4.99 per month you'll also receive: - Full-length and ad-free Intelligence Squared episodes, wherever you get your podcasts - Bonus Intelligence Squared podcasts, curated feeds and members exclusive series - 15% discount on livestreams and in-person tickets for all Intelligence Squared events ... Or Subscribe on Apple for £4.99: - Full-length and ad-free Intelligence Squared podcasts - Bonus Intelligence Squared podcasts, curated feeds and members exclusive series ... Already a subscriber? Thank you for supporting our mission to foster honest debate and compelling conversations! Visit intelligencesquared.com to explore all your benefits including ad-free podcasts, exclusive bonus content and early access. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:00.8	Welcome to Intelligence Squared, where Great Bines meet.
1:04.4	I'm the head of programming, Connor Boyle.
1:06.4	Our guest today is Jamie Bartlett, author and journalist whose work focuses on the intersection
1:11.7	of information and politics. After the election of Donald Trump as president of the United
1:17.4	States, I wanted to speak to him about how social media and the rise of podcasts has influenced
1:22.9	the election result and continues to shape global politics. Let's go to the episode now. I'm delighted to be
1:28.7	joined today by Jamie Bartlett. If you've listened to Intelligence Squared across the years, you'll be
1:33.2	very familiar with his work. He's the author of books, including The People v. Tech, the missing
1:38.3	crypto queen, which was based on the hit podcast in which he investigates the one coin scandal
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