Hype: How Scammers, Grifters, and Con Artists Are Taking Over the Internet*and Why We’re Following By: Gabrielle Bluestone [Audiobook]

Author: Gabrielle Bluestone
Narrated by: Eileen Stevens

From former Vice journalist and executive producer of hit Netflix documentary Fyre comes an eye-opening look at the con artists, grifters, and snake-oil salesmen of the digital age – and why we can’t stop falling for them.

We live in an age where scams are the new normal. A charismatic entrepreneur sells thousands of tickets to a festival that never happened. Respected investors pour millions into a start-up centered around fake blood tests. Reviewers and celebrities flock to London’s top-rated restaurant that’s little more than a backyard shed. These unsettling stories of today’s viral grifters have risen to fame and hit the front-page headlines, yet the curious conundrum remains: Why do these scams happen?

Drawing from scientific research, marketing campaigns, and exclusive documents and interviews, former Vice reporter Gabrielle Bluestone delves into the irresistible hype that fuels our social-media ecosystem, whether it’s from the trusted influencers who peddled Fyre or the consumer reviews that sold Juicero. A cultural examination that is as revelatory as it is relevant, Hype pulls back the curtain on the manipulation game behind the never-ending scam season – and how we as consumers can stop getting played.

156K	00 - Audiobook Intro.mp3
23M	01 - Introduction.mp3
43M	02 - Chapter 1 - The Cult of Flounder.mp3
39M	03 - Chapter 2 - Fake It Till You Make It.mp3
43M	04 - Chapter 3 - Under the Influencer.mp3
54M	05 - Chapter 4 - The Allegory of the Fave.mp3
26M	06 - Chapter 5 - Fyre in the Hole.mp3
21M	07 - Chapter 6 - On the Internet No One Knows You're a Fraud.mp3
17M	08 - Chapter 7 - The Fyre Next Time.mp3
7.7M	09 - Chapter 8 - Covidiots.mp3
6.4M	10 - Conclusion.mp3
380K	11 - Outro.mp3
28K	Hype.jpg
277M	total