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S2. Ep 3: Tonight’s the Night, Comrades

31m · Things Fell Apart · 09 Jan 05:20

How an American media polarized over Antifa led to an innocent family on a Twilight-themed lockdown-escaping camping trip getting barricaded in the woods by armed, hostile townspeople.

Written and presented by Jon Ronson Produced by Sarah Shebbeare Original music by Phil Channell

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