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How the world looks through American eyes, and the myriad and unexpected ways that the world influences the United States.

Boston Calling: Let’s Go Viral

Biz Stone - Co-founder, Twitter

15/11/2014

Let’s Go Viral

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Twitter co-founder Biz Stone on social media’s role in social movements

Twitter co-founder Biz Stone on social media’s role in social movements.

On the theme of global connectedness in the age of social media, we hear from Biz Stone, the co-founder of Twitter, on social media’s role in social movements around the world. Plus, we talk Twitter diplomacy and 21st Century statecraft. And, the origins of Nerd Nite, a monthly lecture series uniting the brainy and the boozy. 

Also, the new hotline that fights Ebola-related stigma against African immigrants in the US. Boston Calling listeners from around the globe share their superstitions. And, a behind-the-scenes look at OK Go’s latest viral sensation—a drone-assisted music video shot in Japan.

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