#175: Trump is Q-posting his way through midterms (feat. Mike Rothschild)
Mike Rothschild is the author of a great book on the QAnon conspiracy theory and its cultural significance. He joins the show to discuss former President Donald Trump's promotion of content from the c...
10 Loka 202232min
#174: Web3 is the future... or is it? (feat. Molly White)
Molly White is the software engineer, Wikipedia editor, and independent researcher behind Web3 Is Going Just Great, a project that chronicles the not-so-fabulous drumbeat of disasters related to crypt...
27 Syys 202234min
#173: Tim Pool hates mainstream media but his operation depends on it (feat. Robert Silverman)
Robert Silverman is a reporter who has published some of the most definitive reporting on pro-Trump social media personality Tim Pool to date. As much as Tim Pool may sell his offerings as better alte...
12 Syys 202253min
Election denialist roadshows touring the country and inspiring action — Trapezoid of Discovery (8/29/22)
Trapezoid of Discovery is the pseudonym used by an information security engineer who has cataloged and refuted claims from election deniers as they’ve toured around the country, drawing crowds and ins...
29 Elo 202233min
More like Mar-a-Lame-o if you ask me — Emmi Conley (8/15/22)
Emmi Conley is an extremism researcher who joins the show to talk about the far-right’s reaction to the FBI search at Mar-a-Lago, the revelation that the cringe @BasedMikeLee Twitter account does in f...
15 Elo 202234min
Your January 6th Hearing Questions, Answered — Kristen Doerer (7/16/22)
Kristen Doerer is the managing editor of Right Wing Watch, a nonprofit newsroom dedicated to cataloguing the goings-on of the American far-right. (Jared used to work there, and Kristen was his boss!) ...
16 Heinä 202244min
A QAnon crypto scheme wrecked investors — Nick Backovic & Ernie Piper (6/27/22)
Nick Backovic and Ernie Piper are writers at Logically who produce investigative journalism related to online disinformation and conspiracy theories. They join the podcast this week to discuss an inve...
27 Kesä 202228min
Echo chambers and doom cycles — Ali Breland (6/14/22)
Ali Breland is a reporter at Mother Jones who covers online disinformation. He joins the podcast this week to talk about two of his recent essays that confront the flaws and shortcomings of conversati...
14 Kesä 202234min
