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Podcast: Overcoming the Divide: Nonpartisan Politics
Episode: The Hidden History of Big Brother in America with Thom Hartmann
Description: Today's episode, with Thom Hartman, focuses on Hartman's most recently published book The Hidden History Big Brother in America: How the Death of Privacy and the Rise of Surveillance Threaten Us and Our Democracy. We first address that state surveillance and brutal control has a well established history in America, dating back to the pre-revolutionary war era. Shortly after, Hartman provides critical insights regarding how intrusive a simple smart thermometer is and how certain data points could be used against you. We take a look at the far reaching hand of Big Tech which is present in everyone's daily liv...