Dr. Paul Mihailidis discusses the impact of social media on civic engagement and journalism.

Producer: Grace Lovins
Published: November 22, 2022

Dr. Ken Broda Bahm discusses the danger false equivalence poses to rational argument and methods to counter it.

Producer: Serena Balani
Published: August 02, 2022

Dr. Linda Elder discusses the obstacles we all face to achieving true critical thinking.

Producer: Serena Balani
Published: July 14, 2022

Dr. Noam Chomsky discusses the birth of U.S. commercial propaganda and the art of manufacturing consent.

Producer: Johannah James and Michael Gordon
Published: July 13, 2022

Dr. Antonio Pineda Cachero discusses the role propaganda has played in maintaining societal power structures.

Producer: Elena Walsh Ferré
Published: June 20, 2022

Dr. Stephan Lewandowsky discusses the cognitive challenge of relinquishing mis and disinformation.

Producer: Serena Balani
Published: May 29, 2022

Dr. Peter Coleman discusses the nation's progression to "toxic polarization" and how we can begin to break the cycle.

Producer: Serena Balani
Published: May 16, 2022

Shauna Bowes discusses her research on the psychological factors and personality traits behind conspiratorial beliefs.

Producer: Grace Lovins and Michael Gordon
Published: May 15, 2022

Author, John Maxwell Hamilton discusses the complicated legacy of the Committee for Public Information.

Producer: Elena Walsh Ferré and Grace Lovins
Published: May 09, 2022

Author, Nicholas O'Shaughnessy discusses how the Nazis pursued propaganda as the totality of government.

Producer: Elena Walsh Ferré and Grace Lovins
Published: April 29, 2022

Dr. Larissa Doroshenko details how "reflexive control" forms the framework of Russian disinformation.

Producer: Johannah James and Michael Gordon
Published: March 19, 2022

Nolan Higdon and Mickey Huff discuss the breakdown in civil discourse and how to re-engage with those across the political divide.

Producer: Johannah James
Published: March 01, 2022

Dr. Jennifer Keohane discusses how social media has democratized character assassination attacks.

Producer: Blaire Hobbs
Published: February 19, 2022

Author, Ian Olasov, discusses how classifications can be used to help better detect and verify dog whistles.

Producer: Johannah James
Published: February 11, 2022

Dr. Josephine Lukito discusses how state governments use propaganda and disinformation to lay the groundwork for state violence.

Producer: Blaire Hobbs
Published: January 27, 2022

Dr. Sarah Oates discusses the fundamental shift in U.S. media from journalism to propaganda.

Producer: Stephanie McVicker
Published: January 21, 2022

Dr. Peter Warren Singer details the new rules that govern social media weaponization and how average citizens can avoid becoming part of the problem.

Producer: Michael Childers
Published: January 21, 2022

Dr. Filippo Menczer explains how the natural structure and dynamics of social media inevitably leads to echo chambers.

Producer: David Madden
Published: January 06, 2022

Dr. Sergei Samoilenko discusses ad hominem attacks and how character assassination is evolving with technology.

Producer: Michael Gordon
Published: December 02, 2021

Paulina Alvarado-Goldman discusses the destabilizing effects of widespread false narratives.

Producer: Michael Childers
Published: November 06, 2021

Dr. Renee Hobbs discusses the unique challenges of teaching media literacy in polarized American public schools.

Producer: David Madden
Published: October 12, 2021

Dr. Ruth Ben-Ghiat details the common playbook populist strongmen use to rise to and hold on to power.

Producer: Jahnavi Akella and Michael Gordon
Published: June 15, 2021

Jonathan Rauch discusses overcoming polarization and the critical role norms and institutions play in defending truth.

Producer: Jahnavi Akella and Michael Gordon
Published: June 10, 2021

Dr. Adams Enders discusses the unique challenges conspiracy theories pose and why they are so hard to dislodge once they take hold.

Producer: Matthew Werman
Published: May 02, 2021

Dr. Axel Barcelo explores when a whataboutism might be more than just a form of fallacious argumentation.

Producer: Matthew Werman
Published: April 14, 2021

Dr. Jeff Share talks about the urgency for critical media literacy in a rapidly evolving media landscape.

Producer: Stephanie McVicker
Published: April 14, 2021

Dr. Josephine Lukito discusses how Russian trolls, posing as Americans online, sow discord and heighten U.S. political and racial divisions.

Producer: Stephanie McVicker
Published: April 08, 2021

Dr. Christopher Paul discusses going up against the "firehose of falsehood" and strategies to counter it.

Producer: Stephanie McVicker
Published: March 19, 2021

Dr. Bobi Ivanov discusses the endurance and virality of inoculation messaging and its role in building "umbrella protection."

Producer: Stephanie McVicker
Published: March 19, 2021

Dr. Dannagal Young discusses the emotional traits those buying into conspiracy theories have in common and what those close to them can do about it.

Producer: Stephanie McVicker
Published: March 03, 2021

Dr. Louis de Sassure discusses the social mechanics of straw men and why they can be effective, even when exposed.

Producer: Michael Gordon and Jahnavi Akella
Published: January 21, 2021

Dr. Eric Oliver explains how intuitionism and feelings of uncertainty fuel conspiracy theories and intensify political polarization.

Producer: Michael Gordon
Published: January 11, 2021

Dr. John Banas discusses how attitudes and beliefs can be protected against persuasion through inoculation.

Producer: Michael Gordon
Published: December 28, 2020

Dr. John Cook discusses the seven traits of conspiratorial thinking and how conspiracy theories are immune to evidence.

Producer: Lauren Shields
Published: November 11, 2020

Dr. Tom Stafford explores the relationship between the illusory truth and mere exposure effects and how each influences what we perceive as true.

Producer: Lauren Shields
Published: October 02, 2020

Dr. Alexander Douglas talks about the origins of scapegoating and the social and political function it serves.

Producer: Lauren Shields
Published: September 17, 2020

Dr. Cailin O'Connor explains how propagandists "fight science with science" to muddy the waters and raise doubt.

Producer: Lauren Shields
Published: September 16, 2020

Fiona Young Brown discusses the importance of media literacy education for both young and old.

Producer: Lauren Shields
Published: August 29, 2020

Dr. Nolan Higdon discusses hyper-partisanship, sensationalism in the media, and the weaponizing of "fake news."

Producer: Lauren Shields and Samy Amanatullah
Published: August 18, 2020

Dr. Gordon Pennycook discusses the perils of lazy thinking and the collective toll fake news takes on our ability to decipher truth.

Producer: Samy Amanatullah
Published: December 17, 2019