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Can Satire Save Democracy? w/ The Onion CEO Ben Collins

Oct 03, 202551 minSeason 1Ep. 56
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Episode description

Ben Collins became CEO of The Onion after a long career working in traditional news, so he's got major thoughts about speaking truth to power. He breaks down the role of satire in our current politics and what journalism is getting wrong about free speech. 

Ben also talks about relaunching The Onion’s print newspaper and why AI will never write a good joke. Plus, he shares his pop culture hot take. 

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