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BONUS - ATM Robbery, Outrage, and the Toxic Side of Nextdoor
The unsettling story of a small-town mom whose life takes a shocking turn after an ATM robbery. What begins as a simple warning to her neighbors on N…
3 years, 3 months ago
6. Stealing their dishwasher - Kurt Gray
Episode 6
Moral panics are not uncommon. Back in the 1980’s there was a moral panic over the game Dungeons and Dragons. Some parents believed D&D was the work …
3 years, 3 months ago
BONUS - Twitter and Mastodon - David Troy
In this bonus episode, I geek out with an old friend, David Troy. We talk about Twitter and the Twitter-alternative, Mastodon, along with some geopol…
3 years, 4 months ago
5. Holocaust Denial - Luke Berryman
Episode 5
I speak with Luke Berryman, the founder of The Ninth Candle, to discuss holocaust denial and bothsidesism.
I discovered Luke Berryman from an article …
3 years, 4 months ago
4. We've Met the Enemy. And it's Us. - Sean Evans
Episode 4
I sit down with Sean Evans, Professor of Political Science and Chair of the Department of Political Science at Union University, to nerd-out on outra…
3 years, 4 months ago
BONUS - ChatGPT weighs in on outrage porn
I’m almost certain that you’ve heard of ChatGPT by now. It’s a new Artificial Intelligence (AI) chat bot that is taking the internet by storm, as the…
3 years, 5 months ago
3. It Just Said "See Incivility" - Russ Charvonia
Episode 3
Episode 003
In this episode, we speak with Russ Charvonia, author of the book The Civility Mosaic and President of the Worldwide Civility Council.
Civ…
3 years, 5 months ago
BONUS - Outrage porn's impact on the midterms - Sean Evans
In this episode, we catch up with political scientist Sean Evans to discuss what role "outrage porn" and "angertainment" played in the 2022 midterms.…
3 years, 5 months ago
2. Political Sectarianism: The Role of Outrage Porn - Peter Ditto - Part Two
Episode 2
How democracy runs counter to almost all of our evolutionary tendencies
In this episode we conclude our interview with Professor Peter H. Ditto, where…
3 years, 5 months ago
1. Political Sectarianism: The Role of Outrage Porn - Peter Ditto - Part One
Episode 1
How liberals and conservatives behave more like Sunnis and Shias than they do political parties and why that’s a problem
We speak with Peter H. Ditto,…
3 years, 5 months ago