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BBC Radio 4
The Coming Storm
QAnon and the plot to break reality.A year on from the Capitol Insurrection in Washington DC on 6 January 2021, Gabriel Gatehouse journeys into the dark undergrowth of modern America. He's looking for the origins of the story that drove the crowds to storm the heart of US democracy. From conspiracy-soaked barrooms in 1990s Arkansas, via spies in hotel rooms in the shadow of the Kremlin, to anarchic chatrooms on the early internet, this is a search for the answer to one big question: did this just happen, or is somebody trying to break reality?
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4.8 stars from 1,830 ratings
“Wow. What an eye-opening piece of journalism. Brilliantly wrote, researched and presented. This should be made compulsory listening on high school curriculums.”
DickTracey344 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
02/29/24
Sick to the pit of my stomach
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“It’s amazing hearing this background into what I’ve been watching from the other side of the world. Everyone should listen to this.”
JulesMcGooles via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
11/08/23
Superb
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“A balanced and important piece of journalism, great work.”
Mr H Bosch via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
09/29/23
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