Podcast shows are not to underestimate when it comes to the transport of information and the formation of people's opinions in a democracy. Though, many people do not see why in a world of possibilities for the most neutral style ever to bring information to your audience, so many fake news and hate trolls were able to pop up in the landscape of public media. Here is the answer - and what it has to do with podcasting.

Source:  https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2017/05/how-podcasting-is-shaping-democracy/524028/