Unspun

By Amanda Sturgill

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Subscribers: 51
Reviews: 2
Episodes: 62


 Feb 21, 2025


 Feb 20, 2024

Description

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.

Episode Date
Weaponized Humor & The Decline of Investigative Journalism: Why Truth Is Under Attack
Feb 25, 2025
The Watchdog vs. Bureaucracy: Journalism’s Role in Government Accountability
Feb 18, 2025
Why You're Addicted to Outrage: How feelings control what you do online
Feb 11, 2025
The Dark Side of Social Proof: How Popularity Promotes Misinformation
Feb 04, 2025
Access Journalism: Are journalists too close to the powerful?
Jan 28, 2025
Online Anonymity: How Digital Masks Shape Our Behavior
Jan 21, 2025
Are fact-checkers better than community notes: Is Facebook making a mistake?
Jan 14, 2025
From radicalization to resilience: Finding balance on social media
Jan 07, 2025
How Politicians Divide and Conquer with Wedge Issues
Dec 31, 2024
Why does the news make people feel so upset?
Dec 17, 2024
The Freedom Paradox: How Fear Leads to Poor Decisions
Dec 10, 2024
Modern Propaganda: Unmasking Media Manipulation
Dec 03, 2024
The Hidden Truth Behind Political Purity Tests
Nov 19, 2024
Does Journalism still Matter in a Democracy?
Nov 12, 2024
Post-election training: Learn tell when newsmakers are being deceptive
Nov 05, 2024
Who lies more, liberals or conservatives (feat. Bill Adair)
Oct 29, 2024
What is sane washing and why do journalists do it?
Oct 22, 2024
The deception of division (feat. Craig Silverman)
Oct 15, 2024
Disaster Disinformation hurts NC communities devastated by Hurricane Helene
Oct 08, 2024
How Non-Profit Newsrooms Keep Investigative Reporting Vibrant
Oct 01, 2024
When newsmakers avoid responsibility by blaming their accuser
Sep 24, 2024
How political movements recruit and use youth
Sep 17, 2024
Do journalists have ethics
Sep 10, 2024
What to know about social media radicalization
Sep 03, 2024
What it takes for a reporter to get the story (Episode 25)
Aug 27, 2024
Are First Impressions on Social Media Always Right? Understanding Bias in Judging Others
Aug 20, 2024
How AI might affect elections - I'm not optimistic (with Lee Raine) - Episode 24
Aug 13, 2024
News in a bubble: the risks of letting other people choose what news you know about (Episode 23.5)
Aug 06, 2024
UnSpun Rewind: Are polls worth anything any more?
Jul 30, 2024
Why is social media the worst way to get breaking news (Ep. 22.5)
Jul 23, 2024
How newsmakers using fear affects how you see the world: UnSpun Rewind (feat. Dr. Seth Norrholm
Jul 16, 2024
Christian Spiritual Warfare Becoming Political Violence (Episode 22 feat: Dr. Matt Taylor)
Jul 09, 2024
Why journalists do a bad job moderating debates (Episode 21.5)
Jul 02, 2024
Using rules as a weapon (Episode 21 feat. Ajay Parasram and Alex Khasnabish )
Jun 25, 2024
Episode 20.5 Why do people pay attention to the news?
Jun 18, 2024
Episode 20: Data journalism (feat. Ben Welsh)
Jun 11, 2024
Episode 19.5 - How news interviews work
Jun 04, 2024
Episode 19: Courts and media coverage (feat. Asha Rangappa and Renato Mariotti)
May 28, 2024
UnSpun Rewind - Getting along with difficult people
May 21, 2024
Episode 18.5: Headlines for news are changing
May 14, 2024
Episode 18: The Big Lie (feat. Jen Mercieca)
May 07, 2024
Episode 17.5 Are press briefings PR?
Apr 30, 2024
Episode 17: The final word on bad analogies (feat. Frangela)
Apr 23, 2024
Episode 16.5: Should journalism try for objectivity?
Apr 09, 2024
Episode 16: Freedom from Disinformation (feat: Barbara McQuade)
Apr 02, 2024
Episode 15.5: Why WhatsApp is great for privacy but bad for misinformation
Mar 26, 2024
Episode 15: How do search engines work? (feat. Matt Diamante)
Mar 19, 2024
Episode 14: How to spot misinformation (feat. Mike Caulfield)
Mar 05, 2024
Episode 13: Are we addicted to outrage?
Feb 20, 2024
Episode 12: False Choice and Falsehoods
Feb 06, 2024
Episode 11: Open secrets: FOIA and other ways to get information from the government. (feat: Katie Anthony and AltFDA)
Jan 23, 2024
Is polling dead? (feat. Ken Fernandez)
Jan 09, 2024
Dealing with difficult people (Aunt Gladys rides again)
Dec 26, 2023
The Fabled First Amendment
Dec 12, 2023
Trending science: From Labs to Likes (feat. Dr. Ben Rein)
Nov 28, 2023
Before you tell Aunt Gladys to stuff it
Nov 21, 2023
Shutdowns have consequences (feat. AltSpaceForce
Nov 14, 2023
What are you so afraid of (feat. Seth Norrholm)
Oct 31, 2023
Who's watching the watchers? (feat. William Moner)
Oct 17, 2023
The last straw, man (feat. Brooke Binkowski)
Oct 03, 2023
The Funny Thing About Politics (feat. Brittlestar)
Sep 19, 2023
Get Unspun
Sep 02, 2023