DeRay Mckesson on How Twitter Saved Black Lives

DeRay Mckesson on How Twitter Saved Black Lives

From the creation of #BlackLivesMatter to the first permanent ban, DeRay Mckesson has been at the center of some of Twitter’s highest highs and some of its lowest lows. He joins Jon to talk about how online activism has changed since the 2014 Ferguson protests, discuss how to win people over offline, and make the case that Twitter can be a tool for good.

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Naomi Klein on What Happens When You’re Mistaken for a Conspiracy Theorist

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Why Do People Love Joe Rogan?

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Jon Stewart, Donald Trump, and How Comedy Changed Politics

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Jesse David Fox, senior editor at Vulture and author of the forthcoming “Comedy Book,” joins Offline to break down how the internet changed comedy and how comedy changed politics. Jesse and Jon trace ...

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As fighting intensifies between Israel and Hamas, Jon and Max break down the ways social media is terribly equipped for delivering news about the war, helping us process it, and recognizing people’s h...

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Heather Cox Richardson on Donald Trump, Democracy, and Taylor Swift

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Brian Stelter, longtime media journalist and author of the forthcoming Fox News exposé Network of Lies, joins Offline to unpack what Rupert Murdoch’s retirement means for broadcast media, American dem...

1 Okt 20231h 18min

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The U.S. v. Google, Elon’s Secrets Revealed, and Why Trolls Got Nastier

The U.S. v. Google, Elon’s Secrets Revealed, and Why Trolls Got Nastier

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