Interview · moment 22 of 23

Greenwald's Next Projects and Leaving The Intercept

from #259 - Independence Day with Glenn Greenwald | The Tim Dillon Show · #259

5 min

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Greenwald talks about leaving The Intercept abruptly, the freedom it gave him, his growing Substack, an upcoming new video platform, and his preference for ideologically 'non-binary' spaces like Tucker Carlson's show and Breaking Points.

In this bit11 moments
  • Greenwald discusses his modeling work and career alongside journalism.
  • Tim talks about resuming travel and the success of his Substack.
  • Only interested in things outside the binary—places like Tucker Carlson and Joe Rogan's show that exist outside dreary left-right fighting.
  • Announcing a move to a new video platform outside YouTube while staying on Substack.
  • Left The Intercept precipitously after seven years—quit in 24 hours with no planning and it was the best thing that ever happened.
  • No longer captive to an institution; burned that world down as he left so he never wonders if he can say something.
  • Part of a growing ecosystem of people who want to do interesting things outside institutional constraints.
  • Tim argues the goal of comedy and journalism is hitting harder truths found in the spaces between things, not the shallow obvious ones.
  • Katie Herzog called him a fat goon on Substack; they're trying to get her deplatformed and want her off every social media.
  • Herzog got him trending as transphobic for 48 hours after he cited her article about lesbians disappearing into trans identity.
  • Greenwald can be found at greenwell.substack.com and will appear frequently on The Tim Dillon Show.
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The InterceptKatie HerzogGlenn GreenwaldTucker CarlsonJoe Rogan

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