Web Roundup: Candy Crush Sold for $5.9 Billion

Nov. 05, 2015

A young internet star turns her back on the web...while announcing a new website. People on Twitter and Reddit deconstruct Obama’s Trans-Pacific Partnership. And you may be obsessed with Candy Crush, but at least you didn’t pay %5.9 billion for it.

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Credits

Guest:

Xeni Jardin - BoingBoing.net - @xeni

Host:

Madeleine Brand

Producers:

Matt Holzman, Anna Scott, Jolie Myers, Christian Bordal, Ryan Kailath

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