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The Assignment with Audie Cornish

What a CEO's Murder Tells Us About America

The Assignment with Audie Cornish

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News Commentary, News, Politics

4.6844 Ratings

🗓️ 12 December 2024

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

The killing of UnitedHealth CEO Brian Thompson, and the arrest of his alleged killer, has been met with online memes, TikTok songs, and even celebration. So how does the response to this brazen murder reflect a wider cultural phenomenon? Audie talks with journalist Samantha Cole, the co-founder of 404 Media, to understand how the reaction to the killing is echoing both on and offline.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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captivated the nation over the last week.

1:08.8

The arrest of Luigi Mangione, let's say, escalated the discourse to celebratory rage,

1:16.0

coming from just about every corner of the internet over the murder of United Health

1:19.9

CEO Brian Thompson.

1:21.6

You cannot celebrate the killing of an innocent man.

1:24.5

No, it isn't.

1:25.7

No, it isn't.

1:26.6

No, the fuck it isn't. This is a dude whose

1:28.4

job it is, is to commit murder behind a corporate veil. As a normal sane human being,

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