Bad Data

Jason Anderson

A weekly tour of bad data storytelling, stories about data that's bad, and other things involving "data" and "bad."

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Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best Bad Data episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to Bad Data for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite Bad Data episode by adding your comments to the episode page.

The 1776 Project PAC Money Airdrop (clean)

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10/30/21 • 17 min

(NOTE: this is a clean / non-explicit version of the original Episode 6.)
Among the thousands of various local government positions up for grabs, nearly 400,000 students are at risk of having their school boards turned upside-down by one political action committee. Don’t believe me? Let’s follow the money.Support the show

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The 1776 Project PAC Money Airdrop

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10/29/21 • 18 min

Among the thousands of various local government positions up for grabs, nearly 400,000 students are at risk of having their school boards turned upside-down by one political action committee. Don’t believe me? Let’s follow the money.Support the show

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Thought Exercise

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10/01/21 • 10 min

This week's (shorter-than-usual) episode walks through some quick mental math on what "normal" looks like in a year, what that costs us in dollars and souls, and what we earn in return.
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Boosters, with Dr. De Simone

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09/24/21 • 20 min

This week, the FDA and CDC both approved third booster shots for the Pfizer COVID vaccine (Comirnaty). They did it in different ways, though, with slightly different schedules for who should be eligible. Bad Data hosts a conversation with Dr. J.J. De Simone, a statistician and data scientist, about what it all means.
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Relative > Absolute

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09/10/21 • 21 min

This week, we look at the COVID numbers in the Johnson County, KS school districts and try to understand what they mean. Also: look! Jason made a podcast!
Links to resources from this episode:

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When Can We Take Off Our Masks?

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11/22/21 • 19 min

After a year and a half of shutdowns, quarantines, and other public drama, we're still waiting for a collective answer to the question that affects us the most in our daily lives: When can I take off this mask?
Bad Data doesn't have a definitive answer for you on that one, but can provide at least one person's assumptions and position on when. Support the show

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Book Burning Bonanza

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12/13/21 • 18 min

Earlier this week, someone asked me if I would help get the word out about a book they thought should be banned from our public school libraries. “Pornographic,” I believe was the accusation. I didn’t endorse the message, but it did leave me wondering: what makes a book bannable? And what impact do all of these cries for censoring books actually have?
Links to resources:

American Library Association (ALA)
ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF)
Banned Books Lists, 2001-2020

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Battle Station: Omicron

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11/29/21 • 13 min

If you happened to have listened to the episode last week, I was talking about when to take our masks off. You may remember me saying something like “these assumptions may change” or “take them off after your entire household is vaccinated.”

Well...assumptions changed. Let's go visit Battle Station: Omicron.

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Hot Tub Data Time Machine

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11/15/21 • 18 min

Take a brief trip through history as we look back 1, 10, 50, and 100 years at how diseases, vaccines, politics, and technology have evolved and impacted our lives.
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Death Data

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10/22/21 • 12 min

There is so much data orbiting each of us. And it all carries on a life of its own, propelled by some kind of digital momentum. But your absolute final piece of data - your cause of death - is riddled with errors...and always has been. Why?

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FAQ

How many episodes does Bad Data have?

Bad Data currently has 11 episodes available.

What topics does Bad Data cover?

The podcast is about Covid, News, Mathematics, Analytics, Commentary, Data, News Commentary, Podcasts, Education, Science and Analysis.

What is the most popular episode on Bad Data?

The episode title 'Book Burning Bonanza' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Bad Data?

The average episode length on Bad Data is 17 minutes.

How often are episodes of Bad Data released?

Episodes of Bad Data are typically released every 7 days, 6 hours.

When was the first episode of Bad Data?

The first episode of Bad Data was released on Sep 10, 2021.

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