Reality is being warped by media bias. A psychologist and cyber security specialist team up to help unpack how bias influences the information we are exposed to.
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Is the belief that shoplifting is a growing problem a right wing conspiracy, the result of a moral panic, or perhaps grounded, at least in part, in reality?
The Atlantic would have us think we can’t believe our eyes when it comes to locked up or missing goods and suggests there’s a “murky” narrative around shoplifting. Liz and Bekah take some time to discuss the material presented to support their claims that shoplifting isn’t really a concern. The Atlantic does present an unclear picture, but the lack of clarity seems to lie more in the missing data and choice of interpretation on their part.
Episode references (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1juY1X2jttdQqwwak13MUzrQWOMGSa8PUYYM-eMSq5mE/edit?usp=sharing).
Make sure to check out the video versions on our YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRGMuLBRj1iz8N_UvHu4Lrw).
UPDATE (10/17/24): The Atlantic finally admits that shoplifting is a problem…https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/10/shoplifting-crime-surge/680234/
Legacy media cannot win back trust by admitting what most already knew years after the fact and only when denial of reality becomes completely untenable. Unwarp your reality and avoid MSM!
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5 Dec 2023
Episode 10: The Bee's Knees
The NYTimes wonders why people have the false belief that bees are in danger…we wondered why they don’t look in the mirror and then went down a rabbit hole…
In this episode, Liz and Bekah get distracted by all the crazy stories that exist related to bees and discuss bee murders, bee poop, a bit about human feces and some quirky British bee news.
Episode references (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dSTQqYxGY0--z9j8N2ha4ZTYvJlWMyIiVP8B3668mD0/edit?usp=sharing).
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28 Aug 2023
Episode 9: Climate Change is Causing...Arson?
Did human action cause wildfires and extinction in the ancient past? Is the world burning out of control? Should we fear the climate apocalypse?
Maybe, no, and definitely not. This episode offers a discussion of the inaccurate MSM reporting designed to connect human activity with climate change and wildfires. A strange article blaming ancient humans for mystical wildfires from the past from the NYT and a classic case of fear-mongering from the Guardian take center stage.
Liz also makes up the word “solutionize.”
Episode references (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LmPbZf6U07vYEfg__pGOx8Z7C172rm5cwf-QzGYeUIs/edit?usp=sharing).
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12 Jun 2023
Episode 8: Anything Can Happen
Will California’s coastline disappear? Should New Yorkers fear the apocalypse at every turn?
It turns out, probably not. This episode offers a discussion of the worst case scenario focus and need to create a sense of doom and gloom at every turn in articles from the Guardian and the NYT. A report on the potential for loss of coastline in CA and coverage of the Canadian wildfire-related air pollution in NY take center stage.
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29 May 2023
Episode 7: Better Call Seagal
Are America’s birds under siege? If so, we’d better call Seagal, given his successful defense of a U.S. battleship under siege (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105690/) during the early 1990’s.
It turns out, we don’t need to enlist his services just yet. Nor do we need him to intervene to prevent mass slaughter at a zoo. This episode breaks down two articles with an eye on the misinformation, inconsistencies and missing material in reporting about animals.
For more on blurring the lines between people and animals, check out this Roots and Wings post (https://frankfuredi.substack.com/p/i-identify-as-a-cat-the-animalisation?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=1032541&post_id=132159863&isFreemail=true&utm_medium=email) on Substack.
Episode references (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VlH_ImAm-6FcE76EP_yRDCGWymmzJeFuJg1Oc8RVti4/edit?usp=sharing).
Make sure to check out the video versions on our YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRGMuLBRj1iz8N_UvHu4Lrw).
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28 Feb 2023
Episode 6: Waxing, Waning and Warping
The case to revoke law professor Amy Wax’s tenure by University of Pennsylvania is discussed with an eye on misinformation, spin and logical fallacies present in an explainer article from Vox.
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21 Feb 2023
Episode 5: Nothing to See Here
In this episode, Liz and Bekah draw attention to the way that news alerts and differential levels of attention in reporting certain events can construct a skewed reality.
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14 Feb 2023
Episode 4: Musk and the Mean Girls and Boys
In this episode, we look at the issues of free speech on Twitter, the presence of an only for me, not for thee vibe, and media spin machine put to work on Elon Musk.
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7 Feb 2023
Episode 3: The Curious Case of the "Meanie"
In this episode, examples of reporting from the NYT and Guardian are discussed help illustrate manipulation and misinformation in race-related topics.
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26 Jan 2023
Episode 2: Politics and Hyperbole
In this episode, Liz and Bekah review some recent headlines that illustrate bias reporting election outcomes.
References for Episode 2 (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Ids7bUH4LB_4dns1BFHyx5cj4lzA3B0EZvZjaogK144/edit#)
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20 Jan 2023
Episode 1: The Introduction
In the introduction, Liz and Bekah outline their goals for the project - to help listeners understand the ways media bias warps reality.
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