About this episode

The episode explores the rise and fall of Julian Assange and WikiLeaks, examining the impact of their revelations on power and transparency.

When Julian Assange created WikiLeaks in 2006, it was the aim of rooting out corruption and improving transparency. And its successes were unprecedented, exposing hard-kept, dirty secrets from the very highest levels of power. But somewhere along the way, something happened. And whether it was Assange’s ego that brought him down – or the institutions he had so royally pissed off – isn’t totally clear. H&S try to find the truth about the world’s most famous truth-teller. -- Patreon - Ad-free & Bonus Episodes YouTube - Full-length Video Episodes TikTok / Instagram

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Host: RedHanded

Topics covered

• Julian Assange
• WikiLeaks
• transparency
• corruption
• power
• truth-telling

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Organizations: WikiLeaks

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