Chatter #341 – Jeff Jarvis: What The Internet And The Printing Press Have In Common

Jeff Jarvis is an American journalist, associate professor, public speaker, and former television critic. He is the director of the Tow-Knight Center for Entrepreneurial Journalism at the City University of New York and has been a vocal advocate for the Open Web and the importance of innovation in journalism. Jarvis is the author of several…

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Chatter #326 – Dr Chris Ferguson: Demented Politicians, Social Media & The Rise of Critical Theory

Chris Ferguson, a psychology professor, discusses the weak link between social media and mental health problems and explains how previous moral panics have followed a similar pattern. He highlights that studies on social media and depression/suicide are inconsistent and that teens have some of the lowest suicide rates, with other age groups seeing higher increases…

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Chatter #306 – John Sweeney on Evgeny Lebedev, Boris Johnson and Kyiv on the Ground

John Sweeney is an old school writer and reporter. He remained in the Ukrainian capital throughout the Battle of Kyiv and his latest book, Killer In The Kremlin, paints Vladimir Putin as “the monster he is”. Sweeney’s philosophy is: ‘I poke crocodiles, if crocodiles they be, in the eye with a stick.’ He’s helped free…

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Chatter #305 – Susan Standfield – Covid and the Money Printer: “They’ve Stolen All The Money”

Susan Standfield is an author, businesswoman, and activist who has worked all around the world. On April 12 2020 she started the NO MORE LOCKDOWNS marches in Vancouver and designed t-shirts to replace the income her family lost due to covid restrictions. In this episode we discussed her book, Betrayed (about the betrayal of natural…

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Chatter #280 – Konstantin Kisin on Triggernometry, Comedy and An Immigrant’s Love Letter To The West

Konstantin Kisin is a Russian-British comedian, podcaster, writer and social commentator. He made international headlines in 2018 by refusing to sign a university “behavioural agreement form” which banned jokes about religion, atheism and insisted that all humour must be “respectful and kind”. He is also the creator and co-host of the TRIGGERnometry YouTube show where…

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