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I had the pleasure to sit down with Yudhanjaya Wijeratne. Yudhanjaya is a researcher who works with the Data, Algorithms, and Policy team at LIRNEasia; a think tank working across the Global South. He has published- and is publishing- numerous research papers about internet bots and their impacts. His research dives into the hate speech bots' control, along with the threat they pose to the political landscapes in America, and his home country Sri Lanka. We covered Sri Lankan politics, his research, and fake news among other things.

Website - https://yudhanjaya.com/

Research - https://yudhanjaya.com/research/

If you're listening through Spotify, you may have noticed the new artwork for this episode. This is a new collaboration with the artist Phillip Thor! You can find more about him at https://linktr.ee/Philipthor_art.

To watch the visuals with the trailer go to https://www.podcasttheway.com/trailers/

The Way Podcast - www.PodcastTheWay.com - Twitter - @podcasttheway - Instagram - @podcasttheway

As always thank you Don Grant for the Intro and Outro. Check out his podcast - https://threeinterestingthings.captivate.fm 

Intro guitar melody copied from Aiden Ayers at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UiB9FMOP5s

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I had the pleasure to sit down with Yudhanjaya Wijeratne. Yudhanjaya is a researcher who works with the Data, Algorithms, and Policy team at LIRNEasia; a think tank working across the Global South. He has published- and is publishing- numerous research papers about internet bots and their impacts. His research dives into the hate speech bots' control, along with the threat they pose to the political landscapes in America, and his home country Sri Lanka. We covered deep fakes, fake news, his research, and how bots work in general. 

Website - https://yudhanjaya.com/

Research - https://yudhanjaya.com/research/

If you're listening through Spotify, you may have noticed the new artwork for this episode. This is a new collaboration with the artist Phillip Thor! You can find more about him at https://linktr.ee/Philipthor_art.

To watch the visuals with the trailer go to https://www.podcasttheway.com/trailers/

The Way Podcast - www.PodcastTheWay.com - Twitter - @podcasttheway - Instagram - @podcasttheway

As always thank you Don Grant for the Intro and Outro. Check out his podcast - https://threeinterestingthings.captivate.fm 

Intro guitar melody copied from Aiden Ayers at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UiB9FMOP5s

The views expressed here are exclusively the views of The Way Podcast.

I spoke with Dr. Mia Bloom to better understand QAnon. This includes how the organization works, its goals/motivations, and in particular, why QAnon is separating so many families and loved ones. 

Today, during the release of this episode, Dr. Bloom's book "Pastels and Pedophiles: Inside the Mind of Qanon," is being released. See the link below.

Bio: Dr. Mia Bloom is a Professor of Communication and Middle East Studies.  She conducts ethnographic field research in Europe, the Middle East and  South Asia and speaks eight languages. Author of several books,  Bloom is a former term member of the Council on Foreign Relations and  has held research or teaching appointments at Princeton, Cornell,  Harvard and McGill Universities. Bloom is the editor for Stanford  University Press' new series on terrorism and political violence. She is  regularly featured as an expert contributor on CNN, CNN International,  MSNBC and Fox News for terrorism and national security issues. Bloom is a  member of the UN terrorism research network (UNCTED) and a member of  the radicalization expert advisory board for the Anti- Defamation League  (ADL). Bloom holds a Ph.D. in political science from Columbia  University, an M.A. in Arab Studies from the Edmund A. Walsh School of  Foreign Service at Georgetown University and a B.A. from McGill  University in Russian, Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies.

Bio - https://ebcs.gsu.edu/profile/mia-bloom/

Book - https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/pastels-and-pedophiles-mia-bloom/1138927471

If you're listening through Spotify, you may have noticed the new artwork for this episode. This is a new collaboration with the artist Phillip Thor! You can find more about him at https://linktr.ee/Philipthor_art.

To watch the visuals with the trailer go to https://www.podcasttheway.com/trailers/

The Way Podcast - www.PodcastTheWay.com - Twitter - @podcasttheway - Instagram - @podcasttheway

The views expressed here are exclusively the views of The Way Podcast.

As always thank you Don Grant for the Intro and Outro. Check out his podcast - https://threeinterestingthings.captivate.fm 

Intro guitar melody copied from Aiden Ayers at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UiB9FMOP5s

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Sean Williams recently returned from his trip to Ethiopia. As a journalist for a number of newspapers- from The Guardian to BBC- he traveled to report on the still very young war between Tigray and Ethiopia. Thousands of lives have already been taken, and countless atrocities have occurred, yet too many people are unaware of what is taking place in this historic conflict.

Website - https://www.seanwilliamswrites.com/

Podcast - https://www.underworldpod.com/

If you're listening through Spotify, you may have noticed the new artwork for this episode. This is a new collaboration with the artist Phillip Thor! You can find more info about him, or view his Instagram at https://linktr.ee/Philipthor_art.

The views expressed here are exclusively the views of The Way Podcast.

To watch the visuals with the trailer go to https://www.podcasttheway.com/trailers/

The Way Podcast - www.PodcastTheWay.com - Twitter - @podcasttheway - Instagram - @podcasttheway

As always thank you Don Grant for the Intro and Outro. Check out his podcast - https://threeinterestingthings.captivate.fm 

Intro guitar melody copied from Aiden Ayers at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UiB9FMOP5s

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Had a fun time talking with Astroparticle Physicist and 2020 Polanyi Prize in Physics winner; Dr. Miriam Diamond. Dr. Diamond's primary research is focused on searching for low-mass dark matter. Her experiments take place two kilometers underground at one of the world's premiere astroparticle physics facilities: SNOLAB. We covered the physics behind dark matter, along with its role in everything from string theory to parallel universes, to even the destruction of our own universe.

Bio - https://mcdonaldinstitute.ca/miriam-diamond/

Research - https://www.physics.utoronto.ca/~mdiamond/

If you're listening through Spotify, you may have noticed the new artwork for this episode. Each episode will have its own art for every episode here on out! Better than looking at the same logo each time don't you think? This is a new collaboration with the artist Phillip Thor. You can find more info about him, or view his Instagram at https://linktr.ee/Philipthor_art.

The Way Podcast - www.PodcastTheWay.com - Twitter - @podcasttheway - Instagram - @podcasttheway

As always thank you Don Grant for the Intro and Outro. Check out his podcast - https://threeinterestingthings.captivate.fm 

Intro guitar melody copied from Aiden Ayers at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UiB9FMOP5s

Pioneer of the modern depiction of cowboys, Texas Jack would have likely been one of the most famous cowboys in history if he didn't die as early as 33. However, his is influence and legacy still lived long past him. I spoke with Matthew Kerns about the legacy of Texas Jack and his fame. After years of researching, writing, rewriting, and editing, Matthew finally finished his #3 ranked Amazon's Western US History New Releases book; Texas Jack: America's First Cowboy Star.

Episode note: Slight connection sound issues until about the 4-minute mark.

Book - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08Y78NH8R/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1

If you're listening through Spotify, you may have noticed the new artwork for this episode. This is a new collaboration with the artist Phillip Thor! You can find more info about him, or view his Instagram at https://linktr.ee/Philipthor_art.

The Way Podcast - www.PodcastTheWay.com - Twitter - @podcasttheway - Instagram - @podcasttheway

As always thank you Don Grant for the Intro and Outro. Check out his podcast - https://threeinterestingthings.captivate.fm 

Intro guitar melody copied from Aiden Ayers at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UiB9FMOP5s

Dr. Daria Kuss is a Chartered Psychologist, Chartered Scientist, and Associate Professor in Psychology at Nottingham Trent University, UK. In this week's episode, I spoke with Dr. Daria Kuss in detail about internet addiction. She has published prolifically in peer-reviewed journals and books. Her publications include over 70 peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters, three authored books, and over 60 international conference presentations on internet addiction.

Profile - https://www.ntu.ac.uk/staff-profiles/social-sciences/daria-kuss

Publications - https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=fCgLlXMAAAAJ&hl=en

If you're listening through Spotify, you may have noticed the new artwork for this episode. This is a new collaboration with the artist Phillip Thor! You can find more info about him, or view his Instagram at https://linktr.ee/Philipthor_art.

The Way Podcast - www.PodcastTheWay.com - Twitter - @podcasttheway - Instagram - @podcasttheway

As always thank you Don Grant for the Intro and Outro. Check out his podcast - https://threeinterestingthings.captivate.fm 

Intro guitar melody copied from Aiden Ayers at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UiB9FMOP5s

Part 2 of the Dark Side of Science

Interested in "gross" and "taboo" topics? Are insects the future of food? Would your dog eat you if you died? What does an autopsy entail? Why should we save the decreasing parasite populations? Erika Engelhaupt, author of Gory Details: Adventures from the Dark Side of Science, and prior writer for National Geographic, The Philadelphia Inquirer, and NPR answers it all and more.

Website - https://erikaengelhaupt.com/

Book - https://erikaengelhaupt.com/gory-details-book/

National Geographic blog - https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/topic/gory-details

If you're listening through Spotify, you may have noticed the new artwork for this episode. This is a new collaboration with the artist Phillip Thor! You can find more info about him, or view his Instagram at https://linktr.ee/Philipthor_art.

The Way Podcast - www.PodcastTheWay.com - Twitter - @podcasttheway - Instagram - @podcasttheway

As always thank you Don Grant for the Intro and Outro. Check out his podcast - https://threeinterestingthings.captivate.fm 

Intro guitar melody copied from Aiden Ayers at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UiB9FMOP5s

Interested in "gross" and "taboo" topics? Are insects the future of food? Would your dog eat you if you died? What does an autopsy entail? Why should we save the decreasing parasite populations? Erika Engelhaupt, author of Gory Details: Adventures from the Dark Side of Science, and prior writer for National Geographic, The Philadelphia Inquirer, and NPR answers it all and more.

Website - https://erikaengelhaupt.com/

Book - https://erikaengelhaupt.com/gory-details-book/

National Geographic blog - https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/topic/gory-details

If you're listening through Spotify, you may have noticed the new artwork for this episode. This is a new collaboration with the artist Phillip Thor! You can find more info about him, or view his Instagram at https://linktr.ee/Philipthor_art.

The Way Podcast - www.PodcastTheWay.com - Twitter - @podcasttheway - Instagram - @podcasttheway

As always thank you Don Grant for the Intro and Outro. Check out his podcast - https://threeinterestingthings.captivate.fm 

Intro guitar melody copied from Aiden Ayers at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UiB9FMOP5s

In 2011 the Silk Road paved the way for selling drugs on the dark web. Here, anyone anywhere could buy any drugs they wanted safely and anonymously. What looked like an innocent libertarian marketplace for users had a dark underbelly. Eileen Ormsby, journalist and author of 8 books covering the dark web came on the show to discuss what was the Silk Road. Ormsby covered everything from law enforcement, to Dread Pirate Roberts, and even the Mongoose.

Episode Trailer - https://www.podcasttheway.com/trailers/

Eileen's books - Little Girls Lost, The Darkest Web, Stalkers: True Tales of Deadly Obsessions, Murder on the Dark Web, Silk Road, Pyscho.com: Serial Killers on the Internet, Darknet - https://www.amazon.com/Eileen-Ormsby/e/B00SSP75XO%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share

If you're listening through Spotify, you may have noticed the new artwork for this episode. This is a new collaboration with the artist Phillip Thor! You can find more info about him, or view his Instagram at https://linktr.ee/Philipthor_art.

The Way Podcast - PodcastTheWay.com, Twitter - @podcasttheway, Instagram - @podcasttheway

As always thank you Don Grant for the Intro and Outro. Check out his podcast - https://threeinterestingthings.captivate.fm 

Intro guitar melody copied from Aiden Ayers at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UiB9FMOP5s