Michael Kosta sits with University of Michigan Law School Professor Barbara McQuad to discuss the difference between misinformation and disinformation and her latest book, Attack From Within: How Disinformation is Sabotaging America.
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Trump Bribes Americans with $5K "Dividends" & GOP Gets Weird at Midterm Convention | Andrew Garfield
Trump’s Republican Midterm Convention flops with low turnout, empty promises, and GOP behavior that is just straight up weird (we’re looking at you, Tim Scott). Michael Kosta dives into the highlights, including Trump’s pledge to give out $5,000 "dividends" if the GOP wins the Ho ... Show More
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GOP RSVP's "No" to Trump Convention & Push to Ban Mamdani from 9/11 Ceremony | Jia Tolentino
Michael Kosta dives into the Trump-headlined Republican Midterm Convention in Dallas and the growing list of GOP candidates making excuses not to attend. Plus, J.D. Vance “celebrates” the 25th anniversary of 9/11, and Jordan Klepper weighs in on Mayor Mamdani’s commemorations, in ... Show More
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Dec 2021
What Does It Take To Combat Disinformation?
Whitney Phillips, assistant professor at Syracuse University, talks to NPR's Miles Parks about conspiracy, disinformation, and what it would take to improve civic literacy and rebuild trust in institutions in the United States.This episode: voting and disinformation reporter Mile ... Show More
12m 44s
Jul 2022
Nina Jankowicz on what can be done to end disinformation
Nina Jankowicz, former Director of DHS Disinformation Governance Board, joins to reveal how the the latest trends in disinformation are becoming harder to solve. Then, Melissa Bell on how to reestablish trust in American media and how to find the line between informing while not ... Show More
42m 37s
Jan 2025
Dialogue Is Possible J.D. Vance and Bernie Sanders Supporters Talk
<p>With political polarization at an all-time high, what does it look like for two well-informed people with opposing views to have dialog across different ideas?</p><p><strong>On Today's Show:</strong><br /><strong>Ryan Grim</strong>, co-founder of Drop Site News, co-host of the ... Show More
21m 9s
Sep 2023
Assessing the Problem of Disinformation
This episode features two segments on the subject of disinformation. In the first, Rebecca Rand speaks with Dr. Shelby Grossman, a research scholar at the Stanford Internet Observatory, on recent research that looks at whether AI can write persuasive propaganda. In the second seg ... Show More
33m 3s
Mar 2023
Comer, Caucuses & Cocaine Cat
Fellas discuss Hack Madness, Congressional investigations into Biden and the latest animal news. Senator Joni Ernst joins the progrum for a conversation about the Iowa Caucuses. David McCormick from Pennsylvania talks about his new book, Superpower in Peril.
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