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When we call something "clickbait," we don't mean it as a compliment. But let's be real: we also click. It's hard to resist a spicy story, and 19th-century newspaper tycoon William Randolph Hearst knew it. At a time when...
The original clickbait king is an episode from Throughline by NPR. When we call something "clickbait," we don't mean it as a compliment. But let's be real: we also click. It's hard to resist a spicy story, and 19th-century newspaper tycoon...
This episode belongs to Throughline.
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Published Apr 16, 2026, 48:11 long, audio available.