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Original Air Date 4/2/2022
Today we take a look at the modern reality of cyber war. It's not the mass destruction of attacks that were imagined to look like a "Cyber Pearl Harbor" but the much more subtle cyber attacks that often fly under the radar and live in the grey area in attempts to inflict harm without provoking counterattack.
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Ch. 1: Andy Greenberg - Longform - Air Date 12-11-19
Andy Greenberg is a senior writer for Wired. His new book is Sandworm. "I kind of knew I was never going to get access to Sandworm, which is the title of the book - so it was all about drawing a picture around this invisible monster."
Ch. 2: How America's gas got hacked - Today, Explained - Air Date 5-12-21
The largest-known ransomware attack on American energy infrastructure is driving up gas prices and creating shortages. Wired's Lily Hay Newman says Colonial Pipeline might be a turning point for cybersecurity.
Ch. 3: Is Russia at War with the West? Part 1 - The Inquiry - Air Date 11-21-18
There are currently a number of serious allegations made in the West against Russia. They include the attempted murder of the former spy Sergei Skripal on British soil; interference in the 2016 US election; the hacking of the American electricity grid.
Sanger joins Judy Woodruff to discuss the threats and realities, how the U.S. wages cyber warfare, and how prepared the U.S. is to stop attacks.
Ch. 5: Is Russia at War with the West? Part 2 - The Inquiry - Air Date 11-21-18
Russia has been practicing cyberwar in a real-life test lab — Ukraine. Andy Greenberg, author of 'Sandworm', recounts how Russia went from repeatedly shutting down Ukraine's infrastructure to unleashing worms that caused billions of dollars in damage.
Ch. 7: Is World War III Already Here? - Your Undivided Attention - Air Date 1-3-22
Warfare has changed so fundamentally, that we're currently in a war we don't even recognize. It's the war that Russia, China, and other hostile foreign actors are fighting against us — weaponizing social media to undermine our faith in each other
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Last week, a hacker group called DarkSide shut down the Colonial Pipeline, which supplies 45 percent of the fuel consumed on the East Coast. Gas prices skyrocketed, people started hoarding gas, and DarkSide walked away with over $4 million in Bitcoin.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 9: Puberty blockers experimental? - Maria in Pennsylvania
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 10: Final comments on the deception and logical fallacies at the heart of critiques of gender affirming care
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Air Date 3/31/2023
Today, we take a look at the history and legacy of the invasion of Iraq by the United States under George W. Bush and his administration with the support of the vast majority of Americans who had been systematically mislead by falsified evidence used to make the case for war.
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We spend today's show with two Iraqis looking back at how the unprovoked U.S. invasion devastated Iraq and helped destabilize much of the Middle East.
Ch. 2: How To Start A War And Get Away With It Part 1 - AJ+ - Air Date 3-16-23
Twenty years ago the U.S. began its invasion of Iraq. What came next is a story well tread— a bloody, brutal and senseless war— but what lead up to the invasion deserves just as much scrutiny
20 years after the launch of the disastrous invasion of Iraq, Mehdi is asking: Isn't it finally time to hold George W. Bush accountable for the brutal war and the lies he told us about it?
Ch. 4: How To Start A War And Get Away With It Part 2 - AJ+ - Air Date 3-16-23
Ch. 5: Norman Solomon on the Iraq Invasion, 20 Years Later - CounterSpin - Air Date 3-24-23
We'll talk about it with author, critic and longtime friend of FAIR Norman Solomon. What passes for debate about why we must remain at some kind of war—cold, hot, corporate, stealth, acknowledged, denied has roots worth studying in 2003.
Ch. 7: "To Start a War" by Robert Draper - PBS - Air Date 8-7-20
On the Washington Week Extra, New York Times Magazine writer at large and National Geographic contributing writer Robert Draper discusses his latest book, "To Start a War: How the Bush Administration Took America into Iraq."
"The story of the past 20 years is a story of destruction, devastation, corruption, incompetence, but also a story of resilience," says Nadje Al-Ali, director of the Center for Middle East Studies at Brown University
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Sam hosts Spencer Ackerman, columnist for The Nation and author of the Forever Wars newsletter on Ghost, to discuss his recent piece "The Unlearned Lessons From the War in Iraq".
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 12: Leftists are now war mongers - Ronald Bruce Meyer
Ch. 13: Senseless war - VoicedMailer Marg
Comment on your recent Ukraine podcast - VoicedMailer Trevor
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 14: Final comments on the moral responsibility of inaction in Ukraine
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Original Air Date 3/16/2022
Today we take a look at the dynamics of mis- and disinformation as well as the history of those, primarily Russia, who are actively using it as a weapon of information warfare against the US, The West, and democracies around the world.
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Ch. 1: Are you Disinformed or Misinformed? - Harvard Data Science Review Podcast - Air Date 6-17-21
Harvard Data Science Review digs into the world of disinformation and misinformation, and the difference between them.
Ch. 2: Moving beyond news deserts and misinformation - Democracy Works - Air Date 2-14-22
Victor Pickard is the C. Edwin Baker Professor of Media Policy and Political Economy at the University of Pennsylvania and author of Democracy Without Journalism?
Ch. 3: Why "Cheap Speech" Threatens Democracy - Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick - Air Date 3-5-22
Dahlia talks to Rick Hasen about his new book Cheap Speech: How Disinformation Poisons Our Politics–and How to Cure It.
Ch. 4: The Firehose of Falsehood Effect - The Propwatch Project - Air Date 4-4-21
Dr. Christopher Paul, senior social scientist of the Pardee RAND Graduate School, discusses his seminal work on the "Firehose of Falsehood" propaganda model, going through its key components and explaining how each exploits facets of human heuristics.
Ch. 5: The long history of Russian disinformation targeting the U.S. - PBS NewsHour - Air Date 11-22-18
A recent New York Times video series explores the long history of Russian disinformation
Ch. 6: Post-Truth: Lee C. McIntyre - Future Hindsight - Air Date 5-14-20
Authoritarians use post-truth to corrupt our faith in the truth. The end goal is not to make citizens believe lies, but to make them so cynical and uncertain, they think they can never know the truth.
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Ch. 9: Inside Estonia's approach in combating Russian disinformation - PBS NewsHour - Air Date 1-15-22
Russian disinformation is rife in countries formerly ruled from Moscow. Some ex-Soviet states have tried to suppress it altogether by banning Russian television stations and even limiting the use of the Russian language on their own domestic channels.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 10: Seeking power from the right and left - Alex from Maryland Old
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 12: Final comments on avoiding the nihilism strategy of the Underpants Gnomes
TAKE ACTION!
Media Literacy Now - Advocate for U.S. Media Literacy Bills at State Level (See Existing Media Literacy Bills and Laws)
Tools to Fight Disinformation:
List: Tools That Fight Disinformation Online (RAND.org)
InVID - Browser plug in to help identify and verify shared videos and images
Hamilton 2.0 Dashboard - War in Ukraine (Disinformation tracker)
Orgs Fighting Disinformation:
Content Authenticity Initiative
Coalition for Content Provenance and Authenticity
Alliance for Securing Democracy
EDUCATE YOURSELF & SHARE
Short Docuseries: Operation InfeKtion (New York Times)
Book: "The Misinformation Age: How False Beliefs Spread" by Calin O'Connor and James Owen Weatherall
Video Series: Crash Course Media Literacy
Training: First Draft News - Training
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Air Date 3/26/2023
Today, we take a look at the Russian invasion of Ukraine as the debate over continuing to support Ukraine heats up, an arrest warrant is issued for Putin and China makes a state visit to Moscow.
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Matt Dust discusses Biden's trip to Ukraine and the symbolism. CodePink co-founder Medea Benjamin speaks on why she believes this is a propaganda move to increase support for a senseless war.
Ch. 2: Russias Total War on Ukraine One Year Later - Gaslit Nation - Air Date 2-22-23
We discuss what's changed since February 2022, what Ukraine still needs to win, Biden's recent visit, and the geopolitical consequences of the war for the rest of the world.
Ch. 3: Unwinnable War Calls Grow for Negotiated End to Ukraine War - Democracy Now! - Air Date 3-2-23
To talk about possible peace talks, we are joined by two guests: Vladislav Zubok, a Russian professor of international history at the London School of Economics, and Wolfgang Sporrer, a conflict manager and adjunct professor at the Hertie School in Berlin
Nuclear weapons policy analyst and historian STEPHEN SCHWARTZ unpacks the implications of Russian President Vladimir Putin's announcement of a unilateral suspension of participation in the New START treaty.
The International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin, alleging that he oversaw the forced deportation of children from Ukraine to Russia.
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Moscow Monday for a three-day state visit to Russia.Sasha Gabuev of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace discussed the visit with Nick Schifrin.
The Eurasia Group's Ian Bremmer joins Morning Joe to discuss Turkey and Hungary clearing way for Finland to join NATO, Vladimir Putin's recent trip to Mariupol and the ICC issuing arrest warrants for Putin for war crimes.
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Ch. 9: Russias Total War on Ukraine One Year Later Part 2 - Gaslit Nation - Air Date 2-22-23
Are recent attacks by Russia just the beginning of what could be a bloody year for both Ukraine & Russia? Veteran War Correspondent Phil Ittner joins Thom Hartmann to discuss.
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 11: Final comments on the debate on the left about the future of the war in Ukraine
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Original Air Date: 3-23-23
Today, Jay!, Amanda, Erin and Deon discuss:
- giving credit where due
- the mysteries of right-wing comedy through the ages
- the dream of freedom from cars and trapping people in cities
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Is the right winning the comedy wars? - Vox
Fifteen Minutes of Blame - Slate
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Air Date 3/21/2023
Today, we take a look at how GOP-controlled states are subverting democracy with a form of "competitive autocracy" and some of the horrifying legislation these states then pass after they are no longer subject to the opinions of the general public.
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David Pepper, former chair of the Ohio Democratic Party, author of the book "Laboratories of Autocracy: A Wake-Up Call from Behind the Lines."
Ch. 2: Republicans Are Staging A Legislative Coup - More Perfect Union - Air Date 1-5-22
Republicans are now carrying out a legislative coup by rigging a decade of elections.
The former Ohio Democratic State Chair on how state legislatures are dismantling democracy.
Ch. 4: The Fight for Fair Maps - The Takeaway - Air Date 7-18-22
After each census every 10 years, a fight for redistricting ensues.
Ch. 5: Failing (Red)States - Ralph Nader Radio Hour - Air Date 3-4-23
Ralph welcomes William Kleinknecht, author of "States of Neglect: How Red-State Leaders Have Failed Their Citizens and Undermined America"
Mississippi's Republican majority in the state Legislature has put forth a slew of bills in recent months to put the majority-Black capital of Jackson under a white-led superstructure.
Iowa Republicans are proposing a new bill that would change Iowa's child labor law to allow teens to work more dangerous jobs.
Ch. 10: How Moore v. Harper Could Reshape Democracy - The Takeaway - Air Date 12-8-22
The Supreme Court began hearing arguments on Moore v. Harper this week, a case that involves North Carolina's Republican-led-state legislatures' efforts to pass gerrymandered maps.
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Arkansas Republican Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed a law that would make it significantly easier for children to work extremely hard jobs.
Missouri has some of the most permissive gun laws in the nation. A state law passed in 2021 is making it harder for police to enforce federal gun laws.
Ch. 13: Tennessee legislator shocks with lynching suggestion - Alex Wagner Tonight - Air Date 3-3-23
Jelani Cobb talks with Alex Wagner about a Tennessee legislator suggesting that lynching be added as an option in new state death penalty legislation.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 14: Re-indigenization - VoicedMailer Daniel
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 15: Final comments on how to fix the states
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Air Date 3/18/2023
Today, we take a look at how Fox News is being exposed as the alleged liars-for-pay we always suspected they were by the defamation lawsuit filed by Dominion Voting Systems.
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Fox News based on evidence from the Dominion lawsuit. "All the way from Rupert Murdoch on down to the show producers, they knew what they were saying was not true, that it was actually a lie, and they did it anyway," says Carusone.
Former Obama spokesperson Tommy Vietor and political commentator Brian Tyler Cohen draft the biggest bombshells and revelations from Dominion's Lawsuit against Fox News.
MSNBC's Ayman Mohyeldin talks to SiriusXM radio's Dean Obeidallah about the recent revelations that Fox News anchors and Rupert Murdoch knew the 2020 election fraud claims that Fox News was broadcasting were a lie
Jonathan Mahler (@jonathanmahler), staff writer for The New York Times Magazine, joins us to discuss his article, 'Planet Fox: How Rupert Murdoh's Empire of Influence Remade the World.'
White House correspondent Scott Detrow, media correspondent David Folkenflik, and Colorado Public Radio reporter Bente Birkeland.
Ch. 6: See Tucker Carlson demolished on TV by his own words - The Beat - Air Date 3-14-23
Before hosting a Fox News show, Tucker Carlson warned against "conspiracy theories." Now, Mr. Carlson is involved in a case alleging lies, where some of the most damning evidence comes from Fox hosts including Carlson.
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Ch. 7: Fox News Faces ANOTHER Election Fraud Defamation Lawsuit - The Young Turks - Air Date 12-30-21
Venezuelan businessman Majed Khalil is suing Fox News, Lou Dobbs, and Sidney Powell for defamation regarding conspiracy theories about the 2020 election being rigged against Donald Trump.
Ch. 8: The OTHER Lawsuit Involving the Murdochs - On the Media - Air Date 3-1-23
Guest host David Folkenflik speaks with Lachlan Cartwright, the Editor at Large of the Daily Beast where he covers power, crime, celebrity and justice, to get a look into the lawsuits and what they mean for the future of the Fox empire.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 9: Criticizing Culture - VoicedMailer Dr. Wiskers
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 10: Final comments on our national multiculturalism
American Nations: A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America (Affiliate links: Physical, Audiobook)
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Original Air Date: 3-10-23
Today, Jay!, Amanda, Erin and Deon discuss:
- Nick being a liar
- The competing values behind editing and banning books
- Why tech leaders are like 8-year-olds
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Equating the Roald Dahl edits to book banning is living in a Willy Wonka fantasy world
Biden talks to Anthony Fontana about 90s rap
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Air Date 3/14/2023
Today, we take a look at the rise of "woke capitalism" as the cudgel now being wielded against any corporations who dare to seek profits by appealing to the majority of potential customers who prefer progressive social positions to that of Republicans.
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Ch. 1: Dissecting the War on Woke | Part One - Shanspeare - Air Date - Air Date 1-13-23
Republicans are at war with Woke
Ch. 2: CRT, ESG: Don't fall for the Right's pretend 'Culture Wars' - The Bradcast - Air Date 3-2-23
We debunk Republicans' new fake culture war outrage attacking a mundane, decades-old investment framework known as ESG in which corporations and investment managers consider factors like the environment when making business decisions.
Ch. 3: Who Is Afraid of Woke Capitalism? - After Hours - Air Date 11-2-22
Mihir, Felix and NYU's Dolly Chugh discuss the pressure on business leaders to conform to the demands of woke capitalism. Should you give in? Push back? What are the risks and rewards?
In the last few years, Republicans have been increasingly concerned about a "woke" corporate agenda, but they're missing the real problem. It's not that corporations and establishment politicians care too much about racial or gender justice.
Jesse talks about the pathetic Republican response to the entirely predictable failure of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB). James Comer substituted leadership and policy acumen for the expected deflection and blamed the bank's collapse on being WOKE
Greg Walters explains the current conflict between the Republican Party and corporate America.
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Ch. 7: BlackRock: The Devil's Banker. Do as I say, not as I do. - Unf*cking The Republic - Air Date 9-17-22
BlackRock is at the center of a storm in conservative media for pushing companies too hard toward sustainability. That he's too woke. Liberals think he's behind the housing crisis. Conspiracy theorists believe he's in the pocket of the Chinese government.
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 8: Final comments on how the left really brought about woke capitalism
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Air Date 3/8/2023
Today, we take a look at some of the emerging elements of technology and regulation that will likely shape the next era of the internet and our relationship to it. For today, these will include synthetic relationships with artificial intelligence, fake audio and video virtually indistinguishable from reality that will facilitate disinformation, reinterpreting Section 230 for a new era of internet content and the ongoing struggle to regulate social media platforms.
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Ch. 1: What is ChatGPT, the AI software taking the internet by storm - BBC News - Air Date 1-15-23
While its popularity is soaring amid reports that OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, is closing in on a $10bn investment from Microsoft, there are fears the technology could cause more harm than good.
Ch. 2: Synthetic Humanity AI & Whats At Stake - Your Undivided Attention - Air Date 2-16-23
In this episode of Your Undivided Attention, Tristan and Aza reach beyond the moment to talk about this powerful new AI, and the new paradigm of humanity and computation we're about to enter.
Ch. 3: What are deepfakes and are they dangerous? - Start Here, Al Jazeera English - Air Date 6-21-21
What are deepfakes? How are they made? And should they worry us?
Ch. 4: Creating a lie detector for deepfakes - CBS Sunday Morning - Air Date 1-29-23
Adobe and Microsoft have teamed up to develop new tools for verifying the attributes and history of images and videos on the web.
We speak with Aaron Mackey, senior staff attorney with the Electronic Frontier Foundation, who says Section 230 "powers the underlying architecture" of the internet.
Ch. 6: SCOTUS on the Internet Its Complicated Part 1 - Amicus with Dahlia Lithwick - Air Date 2-25-23
Two big tech cases before the US Supreme Court this week promised justices tackling the thorny issues of content moderation, liability, and internet platforms, but instead delivered confusion and dodges.
Ch. 7: Why Some See Web 3.0 as the Future of the Internet - WSJ - Air Date 2-15-22
Some see Web 3.0 as the next generation of the internet, a decentralized version of the web-based on the blockchain. Here are the key principles behind it, and why skeptics are unconvinced it could scale globally.
Tristan sits with Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen, a friend of Center for Humane Technology, to discuss the harm caused to our mental health and global democracy when platforms lack accountability and transparency.
Ch. 9: SCOTUS on the Internet It's Complicated Part 2 - Amicus with Dahlia Lithwick - Air Date 2-25-23
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Ch. 10: Synthetic Humanity AI & Whats At Stake Part 2 - Your Undivided Attention - Air Date 2-16-23
Ch. 11: Ban TikTok? - Today, Explained - Air Date 2-21-23
Politicians across the United States are calling for an outright ban on the popular social media platform. Alex Heath, deputy editor at The Verge, explains how TikTok hopes to pre-empt one from ever passing.
VOICEMAILS
Ch. 13: What does re-Indigenization mean for White folks and racial tribalism? - Pat from Chicago
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 14: Final comments on what re-Indigenization means for the rest of us
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