Episode 2
In the run up to the 1960 election, Ed Greenfield assembles a team to get a Democrat into the White House. Written by Jill Lepore. Abridged by Eileen Horne. Read by Laurel Lefkow.
Jill Lepore uncovers the history of Simulmatics, the forgotten US data company that paved the way for Facebook, Amazon and Cambridge Analytica. In the run up to the 1960 Presidential Elections, Ed Greenfield is assembling a team with one aim – to get a Democrat into the White House.
Jill Lepore is Professor of American History at Harvard University. A staff writer at The New Yorker and host of podcast The Last Archive, she is an award-winning writer of books on diverse topics from American democracy to Wonder Woman.
Abridged by Eileen Horne
Read by Laurel Lefkow
Producer: Eilidh McCreadie
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