{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Worth Knowing","title":"Are Tech CEOs Trying to Tilt the Midterms for Trump? | 13","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/fec6f413\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2537,"description":"Are tech CEOs using their money, platforms, media empires and strategic infrastructure to protect Trump and the Republicans in the midterms?\nMatt and Elliot follow the money and ownership through Musk, Zuckerberg and the Ellisons, from TikTok, CBS and CNN to Starlink and the Pentagon to find a pattern of concentrated, unaccountable power.\nWith the midterms approaching, is Democratic control of the House and Senate the circuit breaker America needs, or merely the beginning of the real fight for democracy?\nFind out in this week's episode of Worth Knowing.\nChapters ➡\n00:00 Why this episode might disappear\n00:17 The midterms and a fork in the road\n01:58 America’s permanent election campaign\n03:00 Musk’s record political spending\n06:24 Platform errors and unaccountable power\n13:54 From Cambridge Analytica to capture\n18:18 When Big Tech chose a side\n23:57 Mapping the oligarchic network\n25:39 The generals are tech CEOs\n28:58 What a Democratic win would change\n33:13 Election safeguards under pressure\n37:34 Can a new politics emerge?\nWatch and subscribe to the channel now, as well as our Substack and your favourite podcasting channels, at: https://worthknowingpod.com\nFor show notes and a deep dive on each episode, visit the Substack via the link above.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/kLOyudmflklpLa-NLw5_OVigjIyc7rj5qEtrsj0bHtc/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS81NjFi/MmVkNzEyOTJhZWQx/NjE5ZjM1OTk2MjFk/N2Q3My5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}