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RenĂ©e DiResta is one of the nationâs leading researchers of social media and the author of âInvisible Rulers : The People Who Turn Lies Into Realityâ: a book about the ways social media platforms are used â and abused â to reshape the way we think and behave. RenĂ©e also shared her thoughts on the governmentâs hostility toward researchers who study social media and some of her experiences interacting with Matt Taibbi.You can read RenĂ©eâs emails with Matt Taibbi here: reneediresta.substack.com/
Transition Music: âGet Dumber - feat. Jeff Rosenstockâ by PUP
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Eoin Higgins is a historian and author who joined the show to discuss his book: âOwned: How Tech Billionaires on the Right Bought the Loudest Voices on the Left.â The gang talks in-depth about Glenn Greenwald and some of the other characters featured in Eoinâs book, right-wing billionairesâ attempts to undermine the news industry, and 90s techno.
Check out Eoinâs other work:
* Twitter / Bluesky
* Substack
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The Anti-Defamation League has invited controversy for its leadersâ coziness with the Trump administration, and for its characterizations of student-led protests against Israelâs mass-killing of Palestinian civilians. Mike and Jared recap the events that got us here, the arrest of Mahmoud Khalil, and why they see the ADLâs political maneuvering as cause for concern.
Later on, Emmy-nominated reporter Vegas Tenold joins the show to discuss his experience working at the ADL from 2018-2020, and he offers his perspective on what the organization is doing today. Read Vegasâ post about the ADLâs coziness with the Trump administration here: https://whathappensinvegas.substack.com/p/the-fascist-and-his-little-helpers
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Jack Posobiec is one of the MAGA movementâs biggest social media stars, recently seen accompanying Pentagon officials on an overseas trip and posing for photos with Donald Trump and JD Vance in the Oval Office. This podcast explores Posobiecâs early political career and its overlaps with white supremacist movements, âPizzagateâ conspiracy theories, and hostile state influence operations â among many other things. Mike and Jared were joined by Hannah Gais, who researches and writes about the far-right.
Links:
* Read Hannah in The Baffler: Unhuman Resources: The many grievances of Jack Posobiec
* Subscribe to Hannahâs newsletter
* And follow Hannah on BlueSky and Twitter.
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J.M. Berger wrote the book on extremism â literally. The internationally renowned expert discussed methods of defining âextremismâ and whether a mainstream political movement, like MAGA, could be accurately labeled that way.
Read J.M. Bergerâs work:
* Extremism (The MIT Press Essential Knowledge series)
* The Social Construction of Extremism (Dissertation)
* Lawful Extremism (Series)
~~~A huge thank you to Katharine Antoun for the showâs new cover art. (Website / Instagram)
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Max Read joins to talk about the online âSoy Rightâ and how the MAGA movement became everything it thought it hated about âsoy boyâ liberals. This episode pairs well with tofu.
Programming note: Weâll be back on March 3.
Check out Max Readâs newsletter, âRead Max.â
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Julia Carrie Wong joined the show to discuss her recent exploring comparisons between todayâs Democratic Party and Vichy France: a short-lived rump state that capitulated to the German Nazi party in WWII. You can read Juliaâs article here: Capitulating to Trump: why people are warning about âVichyâ America.
In the wake of recent political events, the trio would also like to encourage those who are able to consider making a donation to The Trevor Project, which fights for the safety and dignity of LGBTQ+ youth. (Click here to donate)
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Matt Binder joins the show to talk about meme coins and AI chatbot romance. The trio discuss about how politicians of all stripes have cozied up to a scam economy built on false hopes about technology.
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Jared and Mike discuss a recent school shooting in Nashville, assess the vibe of Trumpâs inauguration in DC, and debate investing their life savings in Trumpâs cryptocurrency coin. They also review a column about a far-right DC inauguration party: âMAGA meme warriors take a victory lap with the Coronation Ball, celebrating the Trump-inspired cultural ascendancy.â
Read Mikeâs article about Inauguration Day in DC
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Parker Malloy joins Jared and Mike to talk about the state of legacy media in the United States as the second Trump administration takes office. The trio also identifies a few âWinners and Losersâ of modern right-wing media.
Check out Parker Malloyâs Substack
Transition music is âSpace Songâ by Beach House.
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Mike and Jared are joined by Kevin M. Kruse, a professor of history at Princeton University, to discuss historical parallels to the modern MAGA movement and whether todayâs political perils really are as âunprecedentedâ as some people claim. They also revisit some of the first Trump eraâs often-forgotten history.
Check out Kevin Kruseâs Substack
Transition music is âGet Backâ by Margaret Glaspy.
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After more than a year away, Jared Holt returns to âPosting Through Itâ with a new co-host: Michael E. Hayden. The duo takes a brief look at the post-election political scene, explain why they brought the show back, and share their thoughts on the years ahead.
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Six years and millions of downloads later, itâs now time for me to figure out whatâs next. I donât know what ânextâ means for me yet, but things will be quieter around here in the near future while I work through the details. Long live SH!TPOST. Long live Posting Through It.
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Jordan Uhl joins the show for a chat about the criminal indictment against Trump in New York. Then, Jared and Jordan talk about the Right's craven anti-LGBTQ+ response to a mass shooting at a Nashville school.
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This episode was made in collaboration with Did Nothing Wrong, a podcast hosted by Jay McKenzie and Griff Sombke, and features a chat with mis/disinfo researcher and author Mike Rothschild. We talk about Jim Stewartson, a self-proclaimed 'anti-disinformation activist' who has some conspiracy theories about, well, conspiracy theories. Then, we talk to Mike about the prevalence of conspiracy theories on the political left, the differences between those and right-wing conspiracy theories, and how we can spot them.
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Christopher Mathias joins the show to talk about his experience at the 2023 Conservative Political Action Conference, a.k.a. CPAC. Jared and Chris talk about the event's lacking attendance, surrounding scandals, and attacks on trans people. Then, Chris tells us about the latest "Terrorgram" propagandist to have had their identity revealed.
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Ed Zitron joined the show to talk about Microsoft and Google's planned rollouts of AI chatbots into their search engines and the risks of applying the technology across people's lives recklessly.
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Michael E. Hayden joins the show to talk about text messages the Southern Poverty Law Center obtained from conspiracy theorist Alex Jones. The messages reveal a conflict between the on-air persona that Jones embodies and the real Jones that lives in "hell."
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NYT: DeSantis/Trump poll
Vanity Fair: âRON DESANTIS SUCCESSFULLY BULLIES THE COLLEGE BOARD INTO TAILORING AP AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES TO THE NEEDS OF FRAGILE WHITE PEOPLEâ
Reason: National Conservatives Can't Find a Good Excuse for Viktor OrbĂĄn's Inflation Disaster
SPLC: Infowarsâ Alex Jones Says He Lives âin Hell,â Texts Show
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Amanda Moore joins the show to talk about Steven Crowder's contract drama, her latest article for Talking Points Memo about Nick Fuentes and Ye, the conservative gas stove freak-out, and more. Amanda has spent extended time undercover in far-right MAGA communities and uses her first-hand observations from that time to inform her reporting and commentary.
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Jared opened up the Posting Through It voicemail and text message inbox for listener questions and comments. In this episode, he reacts to those messages.
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