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Episode 3

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With JFK installed in the White House, Simulmatics pitch for contracts from government and big business. Written by Jill Lepore. Abridged by Eileen Horne. Read by Laurel Lefkow.

Jill Lepore uncovers the history of Simulmatics, the forgotten US data company that paved the way for Facebook, Amazon and Cambridge Analytica.

With JFK installed in the White House, Simulmatics are pitching hard for contracts from government and big business.

Jill Lepore is Professor of American History at Harvard University. A staff writer at The New Yorker and host of podcast The Last Archive, she is an award-winning writer of books on diverse topics, from American democracy to Wonder Woman.

Abridged by Eileen Horne
Read by Laurel Lefkow
Producer: Eilidh McCreadie

14 minutes

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Thu 14 Jan 2021 00:30
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