As you read this, Russian Trolls are trying to implode our Democracy! Chances are you've been manipulated by trolls online. We all have, whether or not we realize it. And it's only getting worse. A lot worse. Welcome to Russian Troll Farm, The Podcast, hosted by John Lavelle.
This podcast is inspired by Sarah Gancher’s audaciously funny, deeply relevant, subversive play - RUSSIAN TROLL FARM, set in 2016 at the Internet Research Agency in Moscow where Russian Trolls show up to work to wreak havoc on the U.S. Presidential election. Their job - to get Trump elected.
In addition to chatting with the amazing cast and creators of the play Russian Troll Farm - we’ll go beyond the stage to speak with cyber war experts regarding Russia’s ongoing and very effective efforts to create chaos and division in the U.S. The play, RUSSIAN TROLL FARM, is about the 2016 election. The impact of Russia’s internet trolls today is massively greater.
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As you read this, Russian Trolls are trying to implode our Democracy! Chances are you've been manipulated by trolls online. We all have, whether or not we realize it. And it's only getting worse. A lot worse. Welcome to Russian Troll Farm, The Podcast, hosted by John Lavelle.
This podcast is inspired by Sarah Gancher’s audaciously funny, deeply relevant, subversive play - RUSSIAN TROLL FARM, set in 2016 at the Internet Research Agency in Moscow where Russian Trolls show up to work to wreak havoc on the U.S. Presidential election. Their job - to get Trump elected.
In addition to chatting with the amazing cast and creators of the play Russian Troll Farm - we’ll go beyond the stage to speak with cyber war experts regarding Russia’s ongoing and very effective efforts to create chaos and division in the U.S. The play, RUSSIAN TROLL FARM, is about the 2016 election. The impact of Russia’s internet trolls today is massively greater.
Can you imagine what it would be like to work at a Russian internet troll factory? What if your job was to creatively use social media to manipulate the U.S. population into destroying its own democracy? Well... meet Obie-winning playwright Sarah Gancher and Tony-winning Director Darko Tresnjak. Together, they answer these questions and many more in Sarah's audaciously funny, yet chilling, new play RUSSIAN TROLL FARM.
Watch the full Dateline segment used in this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vw6Jy5MeLZo
Hosted by show star John Lavelle, lose yourself to the world of Russian trolls on the Broadway Podcast Network.
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Russian Troll Farm, The Podcast
As you read this, Russian Trolls are trying to implode our Democracy! Chances are you've been manipulated by trolls online. We all have, whether or not we realize it. And it's only getting worse. A lot worse. Welcome to Russian Troll Farm, The Podcast, hosted by John Lavelle.
This podcast is inspired by Sarah Gancher’s audaciously funny, deeply relevant, subversive play - RUSSIAN TROLL FARM, set in 2016 at the Internet Research Agency in Moscow where Russian Trolls show up to work to wreak havoc on the U.S. Presidential election. Their job - to get Trump elected.
In addition to chatting with the amazing cast and creators of the play Russian Troll Farm - we’ll go beyond the stage to speak with cyber war experts regarding Russia’s ongoing and very effective efforts to create chaos and division in the U.S. The play, RUSSIAN TROLL FARM, is about the 2016 election. The impact of Russia’s internet trolls today is massively greater.