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Tech, Politics, and Garfield’s Schadenfreude Month
We start with the complicated nexus of the slow-moving judicial system, and the flood the zone with crap former president. Together, well declassify some stuff. Then, Google was the darling of the
Bob Garfield Says Ban the NFL (Sort of) #FF 429
Today. California passes sweeping child protection legislation aimed a the big tech platforms, but is that really the problem? Then - TikTok goes to congress and gets grilled. So - maybe the clock is
Tech Gears Up For The Midterms FF#427
Weve got lots of tech this week, and as you might expect, it overlaps with politics - as it increasingly does. Google and folks are going to protect us from misinformation during the coming midterms.
The Influencer Revolution
Niche internet micro-celebrities are taking over the internethttps://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/08/24/nimcel-influencers-tiktok-youtube/How micro-influencers and mummy bloggers with VERY s
CNN Kills Reliable Sources, and, Adam Neumann sees money FLOW.
Today - a pod in two chapters.Chapter 1. CNN is getting out of the media criticism business - after THIRTY years. How does the the termination of both Reliable Sources and Host Brian Stelter porten
Bob Garfield, Mar a lago, and Nukes – Future Forward #424
Today - A pod in two acts. Act 1, you’ve heard plenty about Mara Lago, the FBI search, and the unspooling drama about the security issues and nuclear secrets. But friend of the Pod Bob Garfield says
The Alex Jones Verdict – and what comes next
Today on Future Forward - Since the horrific murders in Sandy Hook 10 years ago Alex Jones has been trading in misinformation and fictionalized hateful rhetoric. Hiding behind the veil of ‘free speec
Facebook, News, and Lina Khan – W/ Bob Garfield
Today, a pod in 3 chapters. Chapter 1: Facebook’s on again, off again love affair with News Publishers. Why it’s treating Australian publishers so much better than the media makers in the US? Then
Garfields’ Guarded Optimism – Future Forward #421
Today, we unpack the odd, funny, scary, maybe brilliant January six -th PrimeTime spectacular. And who better to do the poking, than political prognosticator Bob Garfield. He says he’s not an expert -