Podcasts
Ex-Republican activist discusses how he went from Nader voter to Trump backer
Rich Logis on waking up from MAGA
By Matthew Sheffield
Progressives have forgotten that fitness has always been political
By Matthew Sheffield
Health culture historian Natalia Mehlman Petrzela discusses fitness and fascism
Fundamentalist Christianity is a totalitarian mental experience, but how many people realize this?
By Matthew Sheffield
Author Lance Aksamit talks about living and leaving the world of missionizing evangelicalism
How personal trauma helped push podcaster Ty Ross into and out of being a Black Republican
By Matthew Sheffield
Podcaster Ty Ross discusses the experiences that caused her to enter and exit the world of Black Republicanism
An ancient Greek philosophical tradition is surprisingly relevant in today’s world of instant information
By Matthew Sheffield
Philosopher Richard Bett discusses how many internet ‘skeptics’ are doing the exact opposite of what they think
Can evangelical Christianity be saved from right-wing extremism?
By Matthew Sheffield
Activist and podcaster Tim Whitaker describes how and why he and others are trying to build an inclusive faith
You can’t really understand the Christian right without knowing the history of the religious left
By Matthew Sheffield
Historian Gene Zubovich tells about the mostly forgotten history of the liberal Protestants who helped build today’s world order
Social media moderation standards are more about epistemology than technology
By Matthew Sheffield
Internet researcher Renée DiResta discusses the challenges and controversies of content moderation
How social media gave birth to ‘fanfiction leftism’
By Matthew Sheffield
Author David Masciotra on why a new class of supposedly leftist pundits seems to never attack Republicans
Why the self-help politics of Marianne Williamson leads nowhere
By Matthew Sheffield
Conspirituality podcaster Matthew Remski discusses how the New Age industry birthed a politics of delusion
Rod Dreher’s obsessive blogging has made him a window to the soul of the American right
By Matthew Sheffield
Phil Christman talks about how a Christian blogger inadvertently documented his own radicalization
Mastodon, the Fediverse, and the revolt of the internet masses
By Matthew Sheffield
Dan Gillmor and Darius Kazemi on why open protocol social media needs to be the future
Why podcasts have become a key part of many Americans’ news and entertainment
By Matthew Sheffield
Pew Research Center researcher Elisa Shearer breaks down a new report on how and why people listen to podcasts
Most movements to make political change fail, what do the ones that succeed have in common?
By Matthew Sheffield
Historian Timothy Shenk discusses his book Realigners: Partisan Hacks, Political Visionaries, and the Struggle to Rule American Democracy
AI is going to change politics, and Americans are skeptical about what could happen
By Matthew Sheffield
Change Research pollster Stephen Clermont talks about public opinion on AI and its possible impacts on campaigns
Big business and government are adopting artificial intelligence, what can it do for the rest of us?
By Matthew Sheffield
Technologist and researcher Simon Willison on technical and practical applications of ChatGPT and AI
Artificial intelligence is going to change the world, but how much of it is hype?
By Matthew Sheffield
Gary N. Smith and Jeff Schatten debate and discuss how chatbots will change education, employment, and a lot more
Baby Boomers fundamentally changed America, when will other generations get their chance?
By Matthew Sheffield
Washington Post columnist Philip Bump talks about his new book ‘The Aftermath: The Last Days of the Baby Boom and the Future of Power in America’
Dominion’s Fox lawsuit has incontrovertibly exposed that Fox isn’t news
By Matthew Sheffield
The Daily Beast’s Diana Falzone and Justin Baragona report from inside the troubled right-wing network