Disinformation researcher Abbie Richards explains the big issues with Spotify platforming Joe Rogan’s misinformation. 

We’ll be back for our new season on March 1st! 

Support the show by buying merch: https://www.tangoti.com/store

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Just days after the deadly riot at the Capitol last year, Bridget joined the podcast Stuff Mom Never Told You to explore the huge overlap between the insurrection and the anti-abortion movement.

CHECK OUT OUR NEW SHOP: TANGOTI.COM/STORE 

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Vox’s Emily VanDerWerff talks about the 1999 film The Matrix as an allegory for the trans experience. 

Donate to House of Tulip: https://www.gofundme.com/f/housing-for-tgnc-people-experiencing-homelessness

Read Emily’s piece on The Matrix: https://www.vox.com/culture/2019/3/30/18286436/the-matrix-wachowskis-trans-experience-redpill

[email protected]

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Last month, Pop icon Britney Spears' conservatorship was voided in part because of a massive movement organizing online. 

Online organizing expert and CEO and editor of Ctrl AltRight Delete's Melissa Ryan says people who care about technology and the internet should be paying attention.

Subscribe to Ctrl Alt Right Delete: https://actionnetwork.org/forms/subscribe-to-ctrl-alt-right-delete/

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tis the season! To post your Spotify Wrapped on social media, that is. In this special holiday episode, Bridget digs into the history and legacy of Spotify Wrapped, and sits down with her producer Mike for her first peek at her own Spotify Wrapped (no judgment, please!) 

What was on your own Spotify Wrapped ? Leave us a voicemail at 571- 310-1859 and let us know! 

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A Politico piece called Vice President Kamala Harris' preference for wired headphones over Bluetooth “paranoia.” But why let a little things like facts get in the way of an unfair media attack? 

Well Actually, Kamala Is Right. Bluetooth Is a Risk: https://www.thedailybeast.com/well-actually-vice-president-kamala-harris-is-right-bluetooth-is-a-risk

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Activision Blizzard, one of the largest and most influential gaming companies in the world, has a sexual harassment problem. 

 Bridget joined her friends Samantha and Anney at the podcast Stuff Mom Never Told You to talk through what we know about harassment and misogyny in gaming and what it means for all of us. 

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Thousands of wannabe internet detectives accused TikToker SabrinaPrater625 of being a serial killer for no real reason. SabrinaPrater625's saga reveals some sad truths about who gets to feel safe online.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

AOC took to Instagram Live to share her story of being in the Capitol complex during the insurrection. But now she's at the center of a coordinated right wing disinformation attack. Digital organizer Leslie Mac explains the double edged sword of being a political woman of color in the public eye comes disinformation campaigns and harassment.

Follow Leslie: https://twitter.com/LeslieMacWatch AOC's IG Live: https://www.instagram.com/p/CKxlyx4g-Yb/Check out UltraViolet's disinformation media guide: https://weareultraviolet.org/fairness-guide/

Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Almost immediately after the Astroworld tragedy that left 10 people dead and hundreds more injured, conspiracy theories began popping up claiming the festival was a "demonic ritual." 

Researcher Abbie Richards explains the roots of satanic panic and why it is so dangerous. 

Read Abbie’s Media Matters piece.

Satanic panic conspiracy theories about the Astroworld Festival are going viral on TikTok: https://www.mediamatters.org/tiktok/satanic-panic-conspiracy-theories-about-astroworld-festival-are-going-viral-tiktok

Follow Abbie on TikTok: 

https://www.tiktok.com/@tofology

Astroworld Festival: How to Help Those Impacted by the Tragedy: https://www.gofundme.com/c/act/astroworld-festival-fundraisers

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.