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We can log out but can we ever  leave? Helen Lewis talks about the trouble with Twitter

We can log out but can we ever leave? Helen Lewis talks about the trouble with Twitter

FromPolitics on the Couch


We can log out but can we ever leave? Helen Lewis talks about the trouble with Twitter

FromPolitics on the Couch

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Length:
31 minutes
Released:
Jun 17, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

This week Rafael Behr and Helen Lewis discuss social media's corrosive effect on politics and public discourse, and how we can all respond.Helen Lewis is a staff writer at the Atlantic, was deputy editor at the New Statesman, presents BBC Radio 4's Westminster Hour, and is a regular panellist on BBC Radio 4's News Quiz. She's written a book about the history of feminism, is ambivalent towards Twitter but likes the Sopranos and embroidery. Helen's new book - (https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/feb/16/difficult-women-history-of-feminism-11-fights-helen-lewis-review)Helen's newsletter - http://helenlewis.substack.comHelen's writing in the Atlantic https://www.theatlantic.com/author/helen-lewisHelen's lecture on the failure's of political journalism - https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/video/helen-lewis-failures-political-journalismThis podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Released:
Jun 17, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (42)

Rafael Behr examines how our minds respond to politics and how politicians mess with our minds.In each episode an expert from the world of politics, psychology, history or philosophy joins Raf on our 'couch' to discuss what's driving our political thought and behaviour. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.