Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchSIO258: How Social Media Can Subvert Democracy
Lindsey Osterman is back for a follow-up to our Social Dilemma episode. Last time we talked about where the documentary got things a little wrong. T…
5 years, 10 months ago
SIO257: The Psychology Behind Cults, Part 2!
The second part of our conversation on cults. We finish up on the psychology and then talk about Q anon and Trumpism and whether or not they can fai…
5 years, 10 months ago
SIO256: The Psychology Behind Cults, with Lindsey Osterman
If you've been watching The Vow on HBO (or any number of other cult related shows) you may have been wondering how cults work - why people join, and…
5 years, 11 months ago
SIO255: That Horrendous Debate, with Andrew and Alex Torrez!
We're doubling our usual Torrez here! Andrew's son Alex, high school debate champ, is here to help us break down the monstrosity that was that presi…
5 years, 11 months ago
SIO254: We Have To Win
The death of the great RBG is absolutely devastating, and has made the stakes so much higher. In this episode, I talk about what we HAVE to do to ke…
5 years, 11 months ago
SIO253: Unpacking 'The Social Dilemma'
The new doc 'The Social Dilemma' on Netflix is making quite an impression on people. It tells a riveting story of the harms of social media, and has…
5 years, 11 months ago
SIO252: Lindsey Osterman on Parasocial Relationships
It's been a while, but today we've got a science episode! Making her return to the show is Lindsey Osterman, a psychologist who has been studying pa…
6 years ago
SIO251: Dimensions of Political Identity
I've got thoughts and lots of them. How do we as progressives criticize Democrats without damaging our future? Is someone who thinks the DNC is corr…
6 years ago
SIO250: James Lindsay's "New Discourses" Funded By Far Right Christian Nationalist
Today I'm joined by philosopher Aaron Rabinowitz of Embrace the Void and Philosophers in Space to discuss the some revelations about James Lindsay's…
6 years ago
SIO249: Can Trump Refuse to Leave? with Andrew Torrez
Here's part 2 of my discussion with Andrew Torrez of Opening Arguments! This time we focus on (hopefully) wild and unlikely scenarios if Trump refus…
6 years, 1 month ago