The Bully’s Pulpit — with Fadi Quran
The sound of bullies on social media can be deafening, but what about their victims? “They're just sitting there being pummeled and pummeled and pummeled,” says Fadi Quran. As the campaign director of...
22 Juni 202055min
The Dictator's Playbook Revisited — with Maria Ressa (Rerun)
[This episode originally aired on November 5, 2019] Maria Ressa is arguably one of the bravest journalists working in the Philippines today. As co-founder and CEO of the media site Rappler, she has wi...
17 Juni 202052min
The Fake News of Your Own Mind — with Jack Kornfield and Trudy Goodman
When you’re gripped by anxiety, fear, grief or dread, how do you escape? It can happen in the span of a few breaths, according to meditation experts Jack Kornfield and Trudy Goodman. They have helped ...
2 Juni 202049min
The Stubborn Optimist’s Guide to Saving the Planet — with Christiana Figueres
How can we feel empowered to take on global threats? The battle begins in our heads, argues Christiana Figueres. She became the United Nation’s top climate official, after she had watched the 2009 Cop...
21 Maj 202052min
The Spin Doctors Are In — with Renée DiResta
How does disinformation spread in the age of COVID-19? It takes an expert like Renée DiResta to trace conspiracy theories back to their source. She’s already exposed how Russian state actors manipulat...
7 Maj 202052min
When Attention Went on Sale — with Tim Wu
An information system that relies on advertising was not born with the Internet. But social media platforms have taken it to an entirely new level, becoming a major force in how we make sense of ourse...
28 Apr 202045min
Changing Our Climate of Denial — with Anthony Leiserowitz
We agree more than we think we do, but tech platforms distort our perceptions by amplifying the loudest, angriest and most dismissive voices online. In reality, they’re just a noisy faction. This Eart...
22 Apr 20201h 6min
Stranger than Fiction — with Claire Wardle
How can tech companies help flatten the curve? First and foremost, they must address the lethal misinformation and disinformation circulating on their platforms. The problem goes much deeper than fake...
31 Mars 20201h 2min
