Ep. 148 - Was the Internet a Mistake?
05/13/25 • 65 min
This week, we go through waves of depression as we talk about whether the internet is a net positive or net negative. See what I did there? If you like our podcast, make sure to leave a 5-star review! Useful links from the episode:
- MC Frontalot’s website
- USC study reveals the key reason why fake news spreads on social media
- Beware the ‘New Google:’ TikTok’s Search Engine Pumps Toxic Misinformation To Its Young Users
- TikTok hosts the latest dance moves and bad information on liver disease
- Fake news spreads faster than true news on Twitter—thanks to people, not bots
- The right dominates the online media ecosystem, seeping into sports, comedy, and other supposedly nonpolitical spaces
- More than eight-in-ten Americans get news from digital devices
- Podcasts as a Source of News and Information
- The Youth Vote in 2024
This week, we go through waves of depression as we talk about whether the internet is a net positive or net negative. See what I did there? If you like our podcast, make sure to leave a 5-star review! Useful links from the episode:
- MC Frontalot’s website
- USC study reveals the key reason why fake news spreads on social media
- Beware the ‘New Google:’ TikTok’s Search Engine Pumps Toxic Misinformation To Its Young Users
- TikTok hosts the latest dance moves and bad information on liver disease
- Fake news spreads faster than true news on Twitter—thanks to people, not bots
- The right dominates the online media ecosystem, seeping into sports, comedy, and other supposedly nonpolitical spaces
- More than eight-in-ten Americans get news from digital devices
- Podcasts as a Source of News and Information
- The Youth Vote in 2024
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Ep. 147 - Trump's Immigration Policies Are So Much Worse Thank You Think
This week, we discuss the horrific fallout from Trump's immigration policies. If you like our podcast, make sure to leave a 5-star review! Useful links from the episode:
- U.S. sent 238 migrants to Salvadoran mega-prison; documents indicate most have no apparent criminal records
- Trump Ordered to Return Kilmar Abrego Garcia
- Mass. woman speaks out after video shows ICE agents smashing car window to get husband
- Homeland security told US-born immigration lawyer to leave country
- Migrants in Arizona receive notifications from government saying 'it is time for you to leave'
- The Makeup Artist Donald Trump Deported Under the Alien Enemies Act
- Mid-commute traffic stop left US citizen detained under an ICE order. Then, a Florida judge verified his US birth certificate
- I’m the Canadian who was detained by Ice for two weeks. It felt like I had been kidnapped
- Held by ICE for 12 Days Over Visa Renewal, Canadian Actress Tells Her Story
- Weekslong lockups of European tourists at US borders spark fears of traveling to America
- US Economy to Lose Billions as Foreign Tourists Stay Away
- Ice deports Venezuelan teen despite reportedly knowing he was not a target
- “You're Here Because of Your Tattoos”
- White House says Colombia agrees to take deported migrants after Trump tariff showdown
- Man deported to El Salvador under Alien Enemies Act because of soccer logo tattoo: Attorney
- Trump administration deports gay makeup artist to prison in El Salvador
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