Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchEpisode 15.5: Why WhatsApp is great for privacy but bad for misinformation
Episode 16
Trying a new episode format - single host minisodes! Let me know what you think!
What's even worse for carrying disinformation than social media? Mess…
2 years, 2 months ago
Episode 15: How do search engines work? (feat. Matt Diamante)
Episode 15
Google and other search engines are an essential part of digital life. There's so much information online that we need help finding what we need. But…
2 years, 2 months ago
Episode 14: How to spot misinformation (feat. Mike Caulfield)
Episode 14
In this week's UnSpun, Dr. Sturg and author Mike Caulfield discuss how to keep yourself safer from the misinformation effect by being more aware of y…
2 years, 3 months ago
Episode 13: Are we addicted to outrage?
Episode 13
Someone's need to feel validated and important can affect how they view the news, politics and even their own family. In this episode, Dr. Sturg talk…
2 years, 3 months ago
Episode 12: False Choice and Falsehoods
Episode 12
One way newsmakers to get people to agree with them is to limit their choices so they look like the reasonable one. But they may not be reasonable …
2 years, 4 months ago
Episode 11: Open secrets: FOIA and other ways to get information from the government. (feat: Katie Anthony and AltFDA)
Episode 11
Every fact can matter, but you wouldn’t know it from the way some newsmakers act. It’s tempting to ignore facts that don’t support what you want to b…
2 years, 4 months ago
Is polling dead? (feat. Ken Fernandez)
Episode 10
Do high-profile debates truly shift opinions or votes? On this episode, Dr. Sturg gets into the studies to see if debates produce real changes. From …
2 years, 5 months ago
Dealing with difficult people (Aunt Gladys rides again)
Episode 9
It's the holidays, and that means visits with those challenging relatives and chance encounters when you travel. In this episode, Dr. Sturg reviews s…
2 years, 5 months ago
The Fabled First Amendment
Episode 8
Free speech is on the menu this week as guest Israel Balderas and Dr. Sturg talk about the First Amendment and the ways newsmakers misrepresent it. T…
2 years, 6 months ago
Trending science: From Labs to Likes (feat. Dr. Ben Rein)
Episode 7
People rely on some bad cues for how to make choices, and sometimes newsmakers don't help. In this episode, learn why "we've always done it this way"…
2 years, 6 months ago