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The Internet Does Its Thing with Luigi Mangione

The shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson captured the internet's attention last week. Then, a suspect, 26-year-old Luigi Mangione, was arrested, and social media really went wild. Why, in a week of historic headlines from around the world, did this story captivate so many, so thoroughly?
Show notes:
Suspect in CEO’s Killing Had Discussed His Health Struggles on Reddit (<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/10/nyregion/luigi-mangione-health-issues-reddit.html" style="font-size: 20px; text-align: -webkit-match-parent;">The New York Times</a>)
r/GetNoted (<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/GetNoted/" style="font-size: 20px;">Reddit</a>)
What Can We Learn From the C.E.O. Shooting Suspect’s Goodreads History? (<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/10/books/review/luigi-mangione-goodreads-history.html" style="font-size: 20px; text-align: -webkit-match-parent;">The New York Times</a>)
Credits: This episode was produced by Grace Tatter. Sivertson. Mix and sound design by Paul Vaitkus. It was hosted by Ben Brock Johnson and Amory Sivertson.

Hosts Ben Brock Johnson and Amory Sivertson dig into the internet's vast and curious ecosystem of online communities to find untold histories, unsolved mysteries, and other jaw-dropping stories online and IRL.