The growing influence of online gurus - with Helen Lewis

<p>Struggling in your job, your attitude, your relationships? There are a growing number of self-declared online experts who have all the answers.</p><br><p>Author and journalist Helen Lewis returns to the podcast to talk about her new podcast series The New Gurus, which takes a close look at the phenomenon of these online sages who have a major impact on the outlook and often the political views of millions of people worldwide.</p><br><p>They talk about magnetic online personalities, from Russel Brand to Jordan Peterson. How much of it is a grift? And how much influence do the new gurus really have? </p><br><p>You can listen to The New Gurus on <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/m001g9sq" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">BBC Sounds</a>. </p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>