TikTok’s new owners
Sep 23, 2025•27 min
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Episode description
The US and China have a plan for American TikTok. It involves a Trump-aligned billionaire whose family is building a new media empire.
This episode was produced by Miles Bryan, edited by Jolie Myers, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Patrick Boyd and Adriene Lilly, and hosted by Noel King.
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