We are joined by Layth and Salam as we discuss how mainstream media often warps when and how the story starts, thus framing your perspective and understanding. Social media has changed our reliance on international media and instead could be considered as

This episode was recorded at the end of May, a few days before the announcement of a ceasefire following 11 days of unrelenting aerial assault on occupied Occupied Palestine, which claimed the lives of 243 Palestinians and devastated residential areas, le

This episode was recorded in early April, following the tragic mass shootings in Atlanta, which claimed the lives of 8 people, six of whom were Asian women. Joining me on the podcast, is the wonderfully articulate and knowledgable Yuyi, discussing the imp

News broke this week of a hacking scandal carried out through the creation of fake accounts, websites, and apps as a way to target Uyghur activists, journalists and dissidents from China’s Xinjiang region. The news is alarming, not just because of their i

Following a military coup in Myanmar, violence has escalated, with growing number of civilian pro- democracy protestor casualties each day. Many are dependent on social media – Facebook in particular– to get their news, conflating this to the internet. As

Last week began with International Women's Day and ended with Mothers Day, but the events in between - and how they played out on social media -  might have had you thinking that Women deal with a lot, and dissatisfied with these two days of lip service.

While social distancing may have kept us physically away from each other, social media platforms have worked extremely hard to keep us connected and make the most of our newfound screen time. This has largely been successful for them, generating billions

So you’ve heard the trailer and come back for more, excellent! This week we are introducing the social relapse, exploring just briefly how we went from good to bad to somewhere in between. Whether loved or deplored, social media is here to stay, yet its i

Welcome to The Social Relapse. You may be wondering how you got here but you’re not alone. As amazing as social media can be, all that glitters is not gold. If you’d like to dive in and explore how social media has changed the way we think, act, and even