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Will Be Wild
Trump, Inc.meets the American insurrection.
I was skeptical, said Ilya Marritz when I spoke to him and Andrea Bernstein earlier this week.
He was talking about his initial response to the idea of covering this story.
After years of working on this Trump thing, I just thought,Im done.
But the thing that pulled me back in was the mystery: The insurrection happened in plain sight.
It was impossible to believe it could be allowed to happen.
A lot has happened since then, obviously.
Which brings us here.
At first, the narrative feels as though it sprawls indefinitely, until everything clicks together.
Much like the work they did onTrump, Inc., these episodes eventually reveal an interlocking system.
Theres a fire hose of information on this coming out all the time, said Bernstein.
Its a little like writing a book, said Bernstein ofWill Be Wild.
(Marritz, who hasnt written a book yet, concurred by default.)
I asked if they were surprised by anything they uncovered in the reporting process.
My view on this is fairly cynical, said Marritz.
People believe what they want to believe.
It shouldnt be a surprise, but it is.
And they deserve to be understood.
Produced by Christine Driscoll and Alice Wilder with Marialexa Kavanaugh.
Features editing by Maddy Sprung-Keyser and Joel Lovell.
Sound design by Hannis Brown.
Truthers: Tiffany Dover Is Dead*
The anatomy of a conspiracy theory.
I sometimes wonder about the point of fact-checking in this day and age.
Whats the point of fact-checking when youre almost certainly never going to outpace new untruths?
Then again, whats the alternative?
Its a relatively common affliction (I know a few people who have it).
Well stop harassing you if you just do what were asking.
And if you dont, were entitled to keep going.
Truthers: Tiffany Dover Is Dead*is available on all platforms.
Produced by Frannie Kelley with Eva Ruth Moravec.
Features sound design by Rick Kwan.
Im finding it, uh, extremely stressful.
Its the second podcast to get the honor afterThis American Lifes Giant Pool of Money was inducted last year.
Looks like the SiriusXM-Marvel podcast-production boom is continuing apace.
Also returning:Dissect, which is dedicating its latest season to Bo BurnhamsInside.
Not long afterhis departure fromRadiolab, Jad Abumrad isjoining the faculty at Vanderbilt University.
Congrats toRandom Number Generator Horror Podcast No.
9, a boon for horror-movie scaredy cats like myself, for passing1 million downloads.
Props as well to the folks atTriple Clickfor hitting 100 episodes.
And thats a wrap for1.5x Speed!
Hope you enjoyed it.
