About this episode

The episode explores the rise of a toxic online movement targeting women in gaming and its implications for American democracy.

A toxic army of trolls goes after women in the gaming industry, giving birth to an online movement of disaffected men. This "manosphere" contributes to the resurgence of Donald Trump and a constitutional crisis that holds American democracy in the balance.

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