
Conspiracy
Peter Thiel, Hulk Hogan, Gawker, and the Anatomy of Intrigue
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Narrated by:
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Ryan Holiday
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By:
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Ryan Holiday
About this listen
In 2016, one of the giants of modern journalism fell: Gawker Media, infamous for saying what other outlets wouldn't say, was sued for publishing Hulk Hogan's sex tape, lost the case and went bust. After countless other lawsuits it seemed that Gawker had finally run out of luck. But luck had nothing to do with it.
Peter Thiel, PayPal founder and billionaire investor, had masterminded the whole thing. Still furious at an article that had outed him 10 years previously, and increasingly disgusted at Gawker's unscrupulous reporting methods, Thiel had spent nearly a decade meticulously plotting a conspiracy that would lead to the demise of Gawker and its founder, Nick Denton. After a multiyear proxy war through the Florida legal system, the settlement of $140 million in favour of Hogan ended it. The verdict would stun the world, and so would Peter's ultimate unmasking as the man who had set it all in motion. Why had he done this? How had no one discovered it? What would this mean - for free speech? For privacy? For culture?
In Holiday's masterful telling of this nearly unbelievable conspiracy, informed by exclusive interviews with all the key players, this case transcends the narrative of how one billionaire took down a media empire or the current state of the free press. It's a study in power, strategy, and one of the most wildly ambitious - and successful - secret plots in recent memory.
©2018 Ryan Holiday (P)2018 Penguin Audiogreat book
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But Holiday. Stop. Reading. Your own. Books. Your pauses. Hurt. My ears. You are far. Too. Monotonous. You are not. A good. Narrator. I don't know if it's a cost saving tactic, but it really doesn't make me want to read another of your books.
Overall a great read, I can't deny that. I'm glad I got the book. But geez Holiday you make it a difficult decision.
Great book, terrible narration
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Shakespearean drama played out in modern times.
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interesting story but drawn out
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Wonderful
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Fine Story but Ignore the last three chapter
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interesting!
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hard to put down
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Would have preferred a different narrator for the audio version. I realise this was the author reading, but not always best choice
Great thought food
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The narration is a little distracting but the content shines thru.
Fascinating story!
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