Research Radio

By Fabio Giglietto & Gemini AI

AI-generated deep dives into computational social science research. Papers curated by Fabio Giglietto, discussions produced by Google Gemini.... more

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How many episodes does Research Radio have?

The podcast currently has 70 episodes available.

Research Radio episodes:

February 09, 2026 FG's Research Radio: Prebunking: Can Short Videos Fight Social Media Lies?
AI-generated podcast discussion.
Reference:
Linden, S. V. D., Louison-Lavoy, D., Blazer, N., Noble, N. S., & Roozenbeek, J. (2026). Prebunking misinformation techniques in social media feeds: Results from an Instagram field study. https://doi.org/10.37016/mr-2020-193
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February 08, 2026 FG's Research Radio: Chatbots vs. Fake News: Inoculating Minds, One Conversation at a Time
AI-generated podcast discussion.
Reference:
Szabó, D., Yang, C., Visuri, A., Oppenlaender, J., Sekar, B., Yatani, K., & Hosio, S. (2026). Conversational Inoculation to enhance resistance to misinformation. https://doi.org/10.1145/3772318.379095
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6min
February 07, 2026 FG's Research Radio: Antivax Tweets: How Misinformation Fueled COVID Deaths
AI-generated podcast discussion.
Reference:
Bollenbacher, J., Menczer, F., & Bryden, J. (2026). Effects of antivaccine tweets on COVID-19 vaccinations, cases, and deaths. https://doi.org/10.1140/epjds/s13688-025-00606-1
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6min
February 04, 2026 FG's Research Radio: Narrative Warfare: How Stories Fuel Online Polarization
AI-generated podcast discussion.
Reference:
Elfes, J., Bastos, M., & Aiello, L. M. (2026). On narrative: The rhetorical mechanisms of online polarisation. http://arxiv.org/abs/2601.07398v1
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7min
February 03, 2026 FG's Research Radio: TikTok's Immigration Battle: Positive Vibes or Xenophobia?
AI-generated podcast discussion.
Reference:
Hollingshead, W., Gruzd, A., & Mai, P. (2026). Same platform, different stories: TikTok and the battle over immigration narratives. https://doi.org/10.17645/mac.11409
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7min
February 02, 2026 FG's Research Radio: Digital Voter Suppression: How Microtargeting Undermines Elections
AI-generated podcast discussion.
Reference:
Kim, Y. M., Dahlke, R., Song, H., & Heinrich, R. (2026). Targeted digital voter suppression efforts likely decrease voter turnout. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2519944123
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7min
January 28, 2026 FG's Research Radio: Journalism for Sale? Unpacking an Austrian Media Scandal
AI-generated podcast discussion.
Reference:
Balluff, P., Eberl, J., Oberhänsli, S. J., Bernhard-Harrer, J., Boomgaarden, H. G., Fahr, A., & Huber, M. (2026). The Austrian political advertisement scandal: Patterns of “journalism for sale”. https://doi.org/10.1177/19401612241285672
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6min
January 27, 2026 FG's Research Radio: Visual Lies: When Videos and AI Fuel Disinformation
AI-generated podcast discussion.
Reference:
Hameleers, M. & Meer, T. V. D. (2026). Beyond textual disinformation: Comparing the effects of textual disinformation to AI-generated and video-based visual disinformation across different issues. https://doi.org/10.1177/14614448251409208
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7min
January 25, 2026 FG's Research Radio: Influencer Toxicity: When Misinformation Sparks Online Firestorms
AI-generated podcast discussion.
Reference:
Domenico, G. D., Mangió, F., & Dineva, D. (2026). don't you know that you're toxic? how influencer‐driven misinformation fuels online toxicity. https://doi.org/10.1002/mar.70106
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7min
January 22, 2026 FG's Research Radio: Social Media Research: How Biased is the Data?
AI-generated podcast discussion.
Reference:
Bak-Coleman, J., West, J., O'Connor, C., & Bergstrom, C. T. (2026). Industry influence in high-profile social media research. http://arxiv.org/abs/2601.11507v1
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7min

FAQs about Research Radio:

How many episodes does Research Radio have?

The podcast currently has 70 episodes available.