Mindf*ck: Cambridge Analytica and the Plot to Break America

Mindfck: Cambridge Analytica and the Plot to Break America is a first person account from the official whistleblower of one of the biggest data crime scandals to happen in the last decade, Christopher Wylie. He details the whispers of how Trump got into office - connecting Facebook, Russian intelligence, and international hackers - as well as exposing the behind the scenes of social media manipulation on the mass.  Tristan Cross (https://twitter.com/tristandross) and Renay Richardson (https://twitter.com/RenayRich) join the host of Broccoli Book Club Diyora Shadijanova (https://twitter.com/thediyora) to discuss. Buy the book here (https://shorturl.at/aoD23). In next month’s book club we’ll be discussing Humankind by Dutch historian Rutger Bregman, so get reading now and send in your thoughts and comments via voice-note to [email protected] Don’t forget to share the podcast and join the conversation using the #BroccoliBookClub. And if you liked what you heard why not leave a review on your favourite podcast app. Episode warning: Please note, there is strong language throughout this episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Om Podcasten

Every month we'll be reading and discussing books that we believe push us to be inquisitive and give us a better understanding of society today. Hosted by multimedia journalist Diyora Shadijanova (@thediyora on Twitter and Instagram), the podcast features one book every month and will be released in two-part episodes. Part one is a group discussion of the book and part two is an interview with the author of the chosen book. Join in the conversation by sending in your thoughts, comments, and reflections to [email protected] Follow us on our social media @broccolicontent on Twitter and Instagram and use the #BroccoliBookClub hashtag to join conversations.