Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Conspiracy theories, Epstein's suicide and political discourse
Almost immediately after Jeffrey Epstein’s death was announced early Saturday, conspiracy theories roared into action on both the left and the right sides of Twitter.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readAlmost immediately after Jeffrey Epstein’s death was announced early Saturday, conspiracy theories roared into action on both the left and the right sides of Twitter. President Trump retweeted the right’s theory that the Clintons were involved in Epstein's death, while some on the left argued it was Trump and Attorney General Barr who were likely behind it. In an op-ed in the New York Times, Charlie Warzel says this back and forth has marked a new low for America's post-truth world.
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- 25:02Why Sausalito is at the center of a desegregation fight
- 33:29How musician Karen Carpenter defined American culture to a young Filipino woman
The full episode
2 of 5What does Jeffrey Epstein's death say about U.S. prisons?- 0:00Jeffrey Epstein's death highlights abysmal conditions across U.S. prison system
- 8:15Conspiracy theories, Epstein's suicide and political discourseYou’re reading this
- 16:22What's next in the Epstein trafficking case now that Epstein can't be tried
- 25:02Why Sausalito is at the center of a desegregation fight
- 33:29How musician Karen Carpenter defined American culture to a young Filipino woman