CAPTivated

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Episodes: 11

Description

Join political scientist Hanna Sistek, media historian Sage Goodwin, and communication scholar Julius Freeman at the Center for American Political History, Media, and Technology as they dig into two big questions: What’s wrong with our information environment? And what can we do to make it right?


From disinformation and polarization to algorithmic news feeds and attention traps, we explore the forces reshaping how we understand the world and each other. We pick the brains of researchers, journalists, technologists, and other experts to unpack the major problems with our digital public sphere today, how we got here, and what we should do about it. 


Along with their insights guests share their own “media diets,” the good, the guilty, and how they hit reset when the noise becomes too much. Join us to cut through the chaos, find the signal, and rethink how we engage with the media that shapes our lives. 


Episode Date
EP 10 The Lost Art of Persuasion with Mary Kate Cary
Jul 02, 2026
EP 09 Selective Exposure and Motivated Reasoning with Josh Pasek
May 21, 2026
Ep 08 Battling Misinformation and AI Slop with Sree Sreenivasan
May 08, 2026
EP 07 Digital Blackface and AI with Ryan Ken
Apr 21, 2026
EP 06 The Democrats and Big Tech with Lily Geismer
Apr 06, 2026
EP 05 The Quasi-Religion of Right-Wing Media with Marcus Mann
Mar 19, 2026
EP 04 AI is Not Inevitable with Alice Marwick
Mar 05, 2026
EP 03 Why Local Journalism Still Matters with Dave Bangert
Feb 19, 2026
EP 01 Unpacking Conservative Media with Nicole Hemmer
Feb 05, 2026
EP 02 The Personalized Public Sphere with Fred Turner
Feb 05, 2026
Meet the Minds: Introducing the CAPTivated Podcast with Special Guest Kathryn Cramer Brownell
Feb 03, 2026