Election Results Breakdown With The Daily Beast Editor In Chief Noah Shachtman
Big Technology Podcast
11/04/20
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As the election results come in, Noah Shachtman, the editor in chief of The Daily Beast, joins the Big Technology Podcast for an 'Emergency' show to dive into the results, the future of the Democratic Party, and how the tech platforms handled the election. Recorded on 11/4/2020.
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