![]() ![]() We'll talk more about why why I say that, but let me first give you a little bit of background. That's a good segue into our first and well actually the biggest story the story of the week, which as I alluded to, is a tragedy, in my view that it is a big story. ![]() The only way that independent media grows is by word of mouth, and we need all of the help that we can get to combat the inane bullshit that is corporate media. Speaking of which, if you're looking for other ways to support our work, share our reporting with your friends and family leave this podcast a rating and review on your podcast player. And you'll be directly supporting the investigative journalism that we do here at the lever. ![]() If you want access to overtime premium, you can head over to lever To become a supporting subscriber that gives you access to all of our premium content. This week, our paid subscribers will also get a bonus segment called one thing in which the lever reporters discuss the one thing that's been most on their minds. Today I'm going to be speaking later on in the show with Evan Greer, the director of the organization fight for the future, to unpack what exactly has been happening at Twitter what freedom of expression truly means, and what it means specifically, in the digital age. The new Twitter CEO came under fire last week when the platform banned at least eight journalist who had been reporting on his exploits. One of the most I find most annoying people in all of the public space. I'm your host, as always, David Sirota on today's show, we're unfortunately going to be talking about Elon Musk. No doubt his knack for thrilling and insightful investigative content will translate to the Audible world as well.Lever Time - Elon Musk’s Twitter Is The Opposite Of Free Speech 2:20AM Speakers: Andrew Perez David Sirota Frank Cappello Jordan Uhl Evan Greer Keywords: twitter elon musk people banning lever free speech content billionaire censoring happening mastodon bills platforms discourse speech account moderation folks reporting big Hey there and welcome to lever time the flagship podcast from the lever, an independent investigative news outlet. And by now we hope you’ve also seen Dirty Money, the Netflix docuseries about true stories of corruption. His first Oscar-nominated doc was Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room. According to Deadline, the eight episodes will unpack “why the crisis happened, how the bailout went so wrong, and why politicians covered up Wall Street’s crimes.”įeaturing interviews with whistleblowers and former government officials, it will also draw a line connecting that chaos to the economic, political and even environmental turmoil of today.Ī few of Gibney’s previous projects have also been finance-focused exposés. That’s why he feels like the perfect executive producer for Meltdown, an upcoming Audible podcast series about the aftereffects of the 2008 financial crisis. Most of his shorts, feature-length films and docuseries share a common thread: They follow complex investigations and often expose widespread institutional corruption. Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker and Academy member Alex Gibney is behind Audible’s newly announced investigative podcast Meltdown, and it makes a lot of sense.Īstonishingly prolific, Gibney has more than 100 credits as a writer, director or producer (and sometimes all three) on nonfiction projects.
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