Unspun
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Unspun is critical thinking about the news. Hear real examples, past and present, of newsmakers attempting to mislead you and understand how they manipulate the truth. Learn how to avoid being swayed by fake news and misinformation. Get Unspun, because you deserve the truth.
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Episodes (195)
Modern Propaganda: Unmasking Media Manipulation
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The Hidden Truth Behind Political Purity Tests
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Nov 19, 202414:52pending
Does Journalism still Matter in a Democracy?
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Nov 12, 202422:20pending
Post-election training: Learn tell when newsmakers are being deceptive
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Nov 5, 202413:54pending
Who lies more, liberals or conservatives (feat. Bill Adair)
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Oct 29, 202434:16pending
What is sane washing and why do journalists do it?
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Oct 22, 202415:50pending
The deception of division (feat. Craig Silverman)
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Oct 15, 202433:05pending
Disaster Disinformation hurts NC communities devastated by Hurricane Helene
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Oct 8, 202420:24pending
How Non-Profit Newsrooms Keep Investigative Reporting Vibrant
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Oct 1, 202432:41pending
When newsmakers avoid responsibility by blaming their accuser
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Sep 24, 202412:58pending
How political movements recruit and use youth
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Sep 17, 202428:01pending
Do journalists have ethics
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Sep 10, 202428:39pending
What to know about social media radicalization
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Sep 3, 202413:20pending
What it takes for a reporter to get the story (Episode 25)
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Aug 27, 202432:53pending
Are First Impressions on Social Media Always Right? Understanding Bias in Judgin...
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Aug 20, 202421:31pending
How AI might affect elections - I'm not optimistic (with Lee Raine) - Episode 24
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Aug 13, 202437:09pending
News in a bubble: the risks of letting other people choose what news you know ab...
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Aug 6, 202418:44pending
UnSpun Rewind: Are polls worth anything any more?
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Jul 30, 202447:26pending
Why is social media the worst way to get breaking news (Ep. 22.5)
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Jul 23, 202416:40pending
How newsmakers using fear affects how you see the world: UnSpun Rewind (feat. Dr...
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Jul 16, 202436:21pending
Christian Spiritual Warfare Becoming Political Violence (Episode 22 feat: Dr. Ma...
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Jul 9, 202454:22pending
Why journalists do a bad job moderating debates (Episode 21.5)
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Jul 2, 202415:06pending
Using rules as a weapon (Episode 21 feat. Ajay Parasram and Alex Khasnabish )
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Jun 25, 202434:50pending
Episode 20.5 Why do people pay attention to the news?
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Jun 18, 202417:00pending
Episode 20: Data journalism (feat. Ben Welsh)
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Jun 11, 202437:26pending
Episode 19.5 - How news interviews work
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Jun 4, 202419:21pending
Episode 19: Courts and media coverage (feat. Asha Rangappa and Renato Mariotti)
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May 28, 202438:37pending
UnSpun Rewind - Getting along with difficult people
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May 21, 202418:26pending
Episode 18.5: Headlines for news are changing
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Episode 18: The Big Lie (feat. Jen Mercieca)
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Episode 17.5 Are press briefings PR?
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Apr 30, 202416:18pending
Episode 17: The final word on bad analogies (feat. Frangela)
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Apr 23, 202446:48pending
Episode 16.5: Should journalism try for objectivity?
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Apr 9, 202415:30pending
Episode 16: Freedom from Disinformation (feat: Barbara McQuade)
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Apr 2, 202437:27pending
Episode 15.5: Why WhatsApp is great for privacy but bad for misinformation
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Mar 26, 202417:14pending
Episode 15: How do search engines work? (feat. Matt Diamante)
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Mar 19, 202432:35pending
Episode 14: How to spot misinformation (feat. Mike Caulfield)
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Mar 5, 202438:40pending
Episode 13: Are we addicted to outrage?
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Feb 20, 202439:19pending
Episode 12: False Choice and Falsehoods
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Feb 6, 202437:34pending
Episode 11: Open secrets: FOIA and other ways to get information from the govern...
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Jan 23, 202439:44pending
Is polling dead? (feat. Ken Fernandez)
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Jan 9, 202447:02pending
Dealing with difficult people (Aunt Gladys rides again)
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Dec 26, 202317:59pending
The Fabled First Amendment
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Dec 12, 202340:11pending
Trending science: From Labs to Likes (feat. Dr. Ben Rein)
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Nov 28, 202331:47pending
What are you so afraid of (feat. Seth Norrholm)
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Oct 31, 202335:47pending
Who's watching the watchers? (feat. William Moner)
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Oct 17, 202332:56pending
The last straw, man (feat. Brooke Binkowski)
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Oct 3, 202330:48pending
The Funny Thing About Politics (feat. Brittlestar)
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Sep 19, 202338:56pending
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