Damage Control
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Sticking to Sports: The Case of Caster Semenya
Kate and Justin talk about what a ruling against the runner means and how it will affect the relationship between gender and competitive sports
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The “Wrongthink” Episode
Kate and Justin discuss Sri Lanka banning social media to prevent the spread of misinformation, and how "wrongthink" is affecting our political discourse
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“Biohacking” Your Diet and a Meta Criticism of the Art of Apology
Kate and Justin discuss the extreme dieting methods used by prominent people in Silicon Valley, Joe Biden’s nonapology for unwanted touching, and more
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A Nutty Avenatti Week
How did the lawyer go from a rising political star to being hated by both the left and right?
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Some Admissions-Scandal Schadenfreude
Kate and Justin discuss Operation Varsity Blues, the college-admission bribery scandal in which 50 people were arrested this week
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Die a Hero or Live Long Enough to See Yourself Get Cancelled
Kate and Justin discuss CNN’s investigation of James Brown and the allegations about his past, and more
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‘Damage Control’: The Art of Hate-Reading
Plus, 21 Savage’s arrest
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A Way-Too-Early Analysis of the 2020 Presidential Candidates
Justin and Kate discuss the crowded Democratic field for president, the BuzzFeed layoffs, and more
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All the Hot Goss That’s Fit to Print
Kate and Justin discuss Jeff Bezos’s divorce and the National Enquirer’s report of his affair, Jill Abramson’s book receiving blowback, and more
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Streaming Censorship and More Bad Blood
Kate and Justin discuss Netflix pulling a ‘Patriot Act’ episode
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Changes to Tumblr and Layoffs at Mic Highlight Online Pitfalls
Discussing the issues of user-generated content at Tumblr and the struggles of Mic in the embattled media industry
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Big Bad Tech
Kate and Justin discuss Amazon’s HQ2 announcement, Facebook’s latest troubles, and more
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Midterms Madness
Looking at voter suppression in Georgia’s gubernatorial race and Nancy Pelosi’s bid to become Speaker
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‘Damage Control’: Dissecting Mohammed bin Salman’s Actions
Discussing media spin and more
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Finally, Taylor Swift and Gritty Are on the Same Team
Is Gritty really for the people?
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Infighting in the News Media and Canada’s Liberal Brand
Parsing the media’s handling of recent U.S. news
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Colin Kaepernick and Nike’s Commodification of Wokeness
Discussing the new ad campaign featuring the NFL free agent
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The Complex Legacy That John McCain Leaves Behind
Plus: Parsing Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s Twitter presence
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The Curious Case of Elon Musk and His Twitter Account
Plus: the downward spiral of MoviePass
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Why Is Facebook So Bad at Moderation?
What the Zuck is going on with the social media giant’s handling of Alex Jones?
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Is Sacha Baron Cohen the Greatest Troll of Our Time?
Plus: the sticky ethics of Amazon Prime Day
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The Chaotic Evil of Trump’s Immigration Policy
Plus: the life and legacy of XXXTentacion
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Uber, Facebook, and Elon Musk Seek Image Repairs
Justin Charity and Kate Knibbs talk about apologetic advertisements and the Musk-Grimes relationship
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Dissecting the Response to Childish Gambino’s “This Is America”
Plus: the impact of the latest allegations against R. Kelly
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‘Damage Control’: The Old Kanye Is Gone
Justin Charity and Kate Knibbs also talk about the incel movement
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‘Damage Control’: Facebook in the Hot Seat
Breaking down the social network, ‘The Simpsons,’ and the responses to both
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‘Damage Control’: ‘Ready Player One’ Isn’t the ‘Black Panther’ for Gamers
Justin Charity and K. Austin Collins talk Spielberg’s latest, Stormy Daniels, and millennial nostalgia
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‘Damage Control’: How Not to Talk About ‘A Wrinkle in Time’ and Ava DuVernay
Justin Charity and K. Austin Collins also talk about Bruno Mars and cultural appropriation
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Will the Real Donald Glover Please Stand Up?
Charity and Collins talk media coverage of the Parkland activists, The New Yorker on Donald Glover, and pay equity
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‘Damage Control’: Obama Portraits and The New York Times’ Op-Ed Problems
Plus: Why is the internet going wild over Kim Jong Un’s sister?