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How Tech Billionaires Bought the Narrative with Eoin Higgins


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In this episode, we talked to journalist Eoin Higgins about his book "Owned: How Tech Billionaires on the Right Bought the Loudest Voices on the Left" which examines how Peter Thiel, Marc Andreessen, and Elon Musk have used their wealth to shape media narratives, especially through journalists Glenn Greenwald and Matt Taibbi.

Eoin Higgins: https://x.com/eoinhiggins_?lang=en

Eoin's Substack: https://eoinhiggins.substack.com/

Eoin's book: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/eoin-higgins/owned/9781645030461/

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