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The biases embedded in technology are more than mere glitches, argues Meredith Broussard in her new book, "More than a Glitch: Confronting Race, Ge...
- Added: Apr 04, 2024
- Length: 59:01
"Tech companies have abused their power and it is time to resist them." Oxford professor Carissa Véliz describes why privacy is so important, and h...
- Added: Apr 04, 2024
- Length: 59:00
The Flat Earth conspiracy got a huge boost from Facebook and YouTube, as Kelly Weill explains in her book "Off the Edge: Flat Earthers, Conspiracy ...
- Added: Apr 04, 2024
- Length: 59:00
Many tech employees in Silicon Valley are pressured into joining a new religion, worshiping work and taking spiritual direction from their companie...
- Added: Apr 04, 2024
- Length: 59:00
Amazon took over books, Spotify and Google took over music, and musicians and authors are struggling as a result. Cory Doctorow talks about what we...
- Added: Apr 04, 2024
- Length: 59:01
A few years ago, Douglas Rushkoff was invited to speak to a group of billionaires. Rather than asking about current tech trends, the billionaires w...
- Added: Apr 04, 2024
- Length: 59:00
Alec MacGillis discusses his book "Fulfillment: Winning and Losing in One-Click America" – about how Amazon has had drastic effects on the economy,...
- Added: Apr 04, 2024
- Length: 59:01
The tech industry is launching new brain-surveillance devices intended to monitor your mental state and, yes, even read your thoughts. Nita Farahan...
- Added: Apr 04, 2024
- Length: 59:01
Internet addiction is a growing problem, thanks to the intentional design of Silicon Valley platforms to "hook" users. The ITAA can help: Internet ...
- Added: Apr 04, 2024
- Length: 59:00
Welcome to News in Context. I’m Gina Baleria.
In this episode, we explore how bridging by building relationships and being curious can connect peo...
- Added: Feb 26, 2024
- Length: 29:30
In this episode, we discuss press freedom in the U.S. in the wake of a police raid of the local paper in Marion, Kansas. In that raid, officers con...
- Added: Aug 17, 2023
- Length: 29:30
In this episode, we explore how othering has led to increased marginalization and vilification of people who are un-housed, and how civity can help...
- Added: Apr 14, 2023
- Length: 29:30
In this episode, we explore how engaging across our racial and class divides can help bring us together to care for and nurture our democracy.
My ...
- Added: Mar 02, 2023
- Length: 29:32
In this episode, we explore the strategic use of racism in electoral politics to divide citizens across racial and other differences in an effort t...
- Added: Feb 23, 2023
- Length: 29:32
An icon of 20th Century journalism, Walter Cronkite, once said, “The profession of journalism ought to be about telling people what they need to kn...
Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio
- Added: Jan 26, 2022
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 1
In this episode, we discuss the disparity in attention in the U.S., when it comes to missing people of color.
My guest is Derrica Wilson, co-found...
- Added: Oct 07, 2021
- Length: 29:30
In this episode, we explore the parameters and jurisdiction of the First Amendment, as well as how we can better navigate issues and challenges inv...
- Added: Jun 04, 2021
- Length: 29:30
In this episode, we explore the impacts of News Deserts and Ghost Newspapers - parts of the U.S. where there’s either no local paper, or where the ...
Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio
- Added: May 28, 2021
- Length: 29:30
- Purchases: 1
In this episode, we explore the importance of precision in language - in particular for journalists and other content creators seeking to inform an...
Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio
- Added: May 21, 2021
- Length: 29:30
- Purchases: 1
In this episode, we take a deeper look at California’s fire outlook in 2021 and moving forward.
Over the past few years, massive wildfires tore ac...
- Added: May 14, 2021
- Length: 29:30
In this episode, we explore how journalists experience trauma and manage - or fail to manage - the stressors that are inherent to the job. My guest...
- Added: Mar 25, 2021
- Length: 29:30
Citizens deserve to know what’s going on, so the framers made sure that news could be printed and information disseminated. But how does the press ...
- Added: Sep 28, 2020
- Length: 21:25
In Part 2 of my interview with Dr. Anita Varma, we discuss how word choice and passive voice can infuse bias into coverage, the pros and cons of hu...
- Added: Jul 16, 2020
- Length: 29:30
In part one, we explore how news organizations are navigating the many major ongoing stories that currently dominate our news landscape, including ...
- Added: Jul 09, 2020
- Length: 29:30
In this episode, we talk with Dana Sitar… Freelance writer & editor in personal finance, careers, and digital media. Dana recently wrote a piece fo...
- Added: Jun 10, 2020
- Length: 29:30
