Social media’s sewer pipe of white nationalism, conspiracy thought and violent far-right incitement is seeping into mainstream politics. But where is all this extremism coming from? Who’s creating it? Is anyone on political social media not a bot? And what are we going to do about it? Special guest Olivia Brown from the University of Bath explains how a tiny number of far-right accounts weaponise tragedies like Southport and use AI and engagement tricks to fake grassroots, us-vs-them banter. The goal: to warp Britain’s perception of what’s normal.
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• Olivia recommends <a href="%E2%81%A0https://www.theguardian.com/football/series/footballweekly%E2%81%A0">The Guardian Football Weekly</a> podcast. 
• Jonn recommends <a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/don-t-burn-anyone-at-the-stake-today-and-other-lessons-from-history-about-living-through-an-information-crisis-naomi-alderman/7823728?ean=9780241777633&next=t&next=t&affiliate=13277">Don’t Burn Anyone at the Stake Today</a> by Naomi Alderman. 
• Zoë recommends <a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/sandwich-catherine-newman/7698655?ean=9781804993187&next=t&affiliate=13277">Sandwich</a> by Catherine Newman.
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Presented by Zoë Grünewald with Jonn Elledge. Produced by Chris Jones. Audio and Video Production by: Chris Jones Art direction: James Parrett. Theme tune by Cornershop. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. OH GOD, WHAT NOW? is a Podmasters production.

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