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This week we spoke with historian @lilygeismer.bsky.social about how the Democratic Party's turn toward Silicon Valley reshaped American politics.

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We sat down with political historian @lilygeismer.bsky.social to trace how the Democratic Party's embrace of Silicon Valley reshaped American politics, gutted the social safety net, and paved the way for the monopolies we're living with today.

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Sociologist @drmann.bsky.social breaks down why the left and right media ecosystems are engaged in completely different projects — and why that distinction matters.

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#PodcastRecommendations #media #polarization

Uncover the truths behind today's media landscape with @drmann.bsky.social on CAPTivated.

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#CAPTIvatedPodcast #PodcastRecommendations #media #polarization

Sociologist @drmann.bsky.social joined us on CAPTivated to explain why right-wing media is best understood not as journalism, but as a quasi-religious phenomenon. 👇

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The full transcript for our conversation with Dr. @alicetiara.bsky.social is now live.

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"Now is the time. Right? Now is the time to learn about these technologies...to push back against them." - @alicetiara.bsky.social

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"None of this is inevitable." 🎙️

New episode with @alicetiara.bsky.social where she talked about breaking down the political economy of AI, why regulation matters more than you think, and how we can still shape what AI becomes.

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@davebangert.bsky.social spent over three decades reporting on Lafayette for the Journal & Courier before taking a leap and launching his own Substack.

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Three key takeaways from our #CAPTivated conversation with local journalist @davebangert.bsky.social

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𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗰𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗻𝗼 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗯𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗺𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴?

🎙️ This week, we sat down with @davebangert.bsky.social — veteran local journalist and founder of popular Substack Based in Lafayette, Indiana.

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𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱?

Commercial platforms that profit from your engagement. A tech industry with unchecked power. An attention economy designed to keep you distracted.

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We were #CAPTivated by Fred Turner.

3 key takeaways from this episode:

🗣️Personalization and profit-driven platforms killed the public sphere
🦺 Tech companies are terrified of regulation for a reason
⚠️Online attention is not action

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𝗪𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. 𝗪𝗲 𝗴𝗼𝘁 𝗳𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.

Stanford professor Fred Turner breaks down how personalization, the attention economy, and tech bros broke the digital public sphere—and whether we can fix it.

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𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗶𝗱 𝘄𝗲 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲?

Historian Dr. Nicole Hemmer traces the strategic choices that built conservative media's power—and explains why "just teach media literacy" misses the point.

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🌱Three key takeaways from our #CAPTivated conversation with Nicole Hemmer:

📺Politics and media are inextricable
🔮20th-century solutions don't solve 21st-century problems
🌳Touch grass with others

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"𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗶𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝘆𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲"

Dr. Nicole Hemmer spent decades studying right-wing media after watching her father get CAPTivated by Rush Limbaugh.

Together with @sistek.bsky.social, Julius and Sage

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📚 "𝗣𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆…"

Find out more about why @sistek.bsky.social, Julius, and Sage started this podcast in their conversation with CAPT director Kathryn Cramer Brownell.

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𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿…🎙️

𝗖𝗔𝗣𝗧𝗶𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁 is officially LIVE with TWO episodes ready to binge right now! ✨

Join hosts @sistek.bsky.social, Sage Goodwin, and Julius Freeman as they ask the experts.

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𝗙𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗮 𝗼𝗳 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻𝘀?🌊

Trying to find the signal in all the noise? 🔍

So are we! Join @sistek.bsky.social, Julius Freeman, and Sage Goodwin tomorrow as we launch the 𝗖𝗔𝗣𝗧𝗜𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁.

Follow us and be part of the journey!🎧

They’re cutting through the chaos to find the signal 🎙️

Meet the hosts behind the mic:

Political Scientist @sistek.bsky.social Media Historian Sage Goodwin, and Communication Scholar Julius Freeman

🎊 Don’t miss them when the 𝗖𝗔𝗣𝗧𝗶𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁 drops on February 5!

From disinformation and polarization to algorithmic news feeds and attention traps, we all know our media isn’t always serving us

Join the 𝗖𝗔𝗣𝗧𝗶𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁 to find out how we got here and what we can do about it ❓

Mark your calendar, February 5 🚀📅

What’s wrong with our media?
And what can we do to make it right?
🎙️ Find out on February 5.

What’s wrong with our media?
And what can we do to make it right?
🎙️ Find out on February 5.