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Facebook's Global Influence; The Races to Watch; Prison Looms for Steven Donziger; Tracking American Anxiety Through Horror Films

The Brian Lehrer Show | Oct 27, 2021

Coming up on today's show:

  • Sheera Frenkel, New York Times technology reporter and author of, with Cecilia Kang, An Ugly Truth: Inside Facebook's Battle for Domination (Harper, 2021), joins to discuss her latest reporting on Facebook's influence in India and across the globe.
  • Brigid Bergin, WNYC's senior political correspondent, and Zach Williams, senior state politics reporter at City & State NY, talk about the few competitive races in NYC and Nassau County.
  • James North, contributing writer to The Nation, discusses his years long reporting on the trial of Steven Donziger, the environmental lawyer soon headed to prison for criminal contempt charges following decades long legal battles with oil giant Chevron.
  • Aja Romano, culture reporter for Vox, traces the history of American anxieties and cultural fears through Hollywood’s changing horror movie monsters.

Transcripts are posted to the individual segment pages as soon as they are available.

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