Doomscroll 47: Abby Martin

About this episode

Joshua Citarella interviews journalist Abby Martin about early internet culture and her new film.

My guest is Abby Martin, a journalist and documentarian. We explore the early years of internet culture (before big platforms and algorithms) back when Occupy Wall Street and 4chan were on the same side. This formative period gave birth to the first wave of an anti-establishment alternative media, where conspiracy theorists and radical anti-capitalists shared a similar online sphere. We discuss Martin's new film "Earth's Greatest Enemy" (2026), now available to watch online: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/earthsgreatestenemy You can get access to the full catalog for Doomscroll and more by becoming a paid supporter: www.patreon.com/joshuacitarella

People in this episode

Host: Joshua Citarella

Guest: Abby Martin

Topics covered

• internet culture
• alternative media
• anti-establishment
• documentary
• conspiracy theories

Keywords

• Abby Martin
• internet culture
• Occupy Wall Street
• Earth's Greatest Enemy
• alternative media

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: 4chan

Books & works: Earth's Greatest Enemy

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