Chet Hardin is a journalist and author who specializes in reporting on bad ideas and worse people.

He is the co-author of The Program: Inside The Mind of Keith Raniere and The Rise and Fall of NXIVM with Toni Natalie.

In addition to his years in the newspaper industry, Chet has worked in construction, politics, coffee, and technology.

He was born in a small town fifteen minutes outside of Pumpkin Center, traveled the country, and now lives with his wife, an artist, in Saint Louis, Missouri.

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