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Jan 2023
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Meta’s Trump Calculus + Regime Change at...

The New York Times
About this episode

What does Donald Trump’s reinstatement on Facebook and Instagram mean for our politics and platforms? Then, Netflix in its post-Reed era.

Plus: How the Bored Ape Yacht Club went from being the Disney of Web3 to handing out sewer passes for their new video game.


On today’s episode:

  • Lucas Shaw is an entertainment industry reporter for Bloomberg.

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