Naomi Klein on conspiracy theorists, her doppelgänger, and the malign power of influencers

Being mistaken for Naomi Wolf was once a joke for acclaimed author Naomi Klein. But following the global pandemic, her doppelgänger embraced conspiracy theories and was welcomed into alt-right spheres. In an effort to understand the woman she was often mistaken for — Naomi Klein journeyed down the rabbit hole into a world of misinformation, emotional manipulation and a mirror world not quite like our own. 

Jude Rogers speaks to Naomi Klein, the author of No Logo, The Shock Doctrine and her latest book Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World in The Bunker. 

• “Social media is like reading the graffiti about you on the bathroom wall. And I've read a lot of that graffiti confusing me with Naomi Wolf.” 
• “The corporate world has produced a playing field so rigged against consumers that mistrust and paranoia have flourished.”
• "My friends ask: why am I listening to Steve Bannon? And I say because he's listening to us." 

BOOK LINK

https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/453962/doppelganger-by-klein-naomi/9780241621301 

www.patreon.com/bunkercast 

Written and presented by Jude Rogers. Producer: Liam Tait and Kasia Tomasiewicz. Audio editor: Robin Leeburn. Managing editor: Jacob Jarvis. Music by Kenny Dickinson. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production.

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