Influence: Who Gains It and Who Wields It and Who Abuses It

Head of Audience Catherine Cusick, Head of Fact-Checking Matt Giles, Books Editor Dana Snitzky, and Culture Columnist Soraya Roberts share what they've been reading and working on.    This week: [0:30] R.I.P. Deadspin [10:40] “I Accidentally Uncovered a Nationwide Scam on Airbnb” (Allie Conti, October 31, 2019, Vice) [19:35] “Whitney Houston’s Longtime Confidante Breaks Her Silence” (Jon Caramanica, November 7, 2019, The New York Times) [23:14] “Under The Influence: White Lies” (Soraya Roberts, October 2019, Longreads) [29:51] Profiling Wakefield Press   Produced by Longreads and Charts & Leisure.

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