From Is to Ought

In this episode Michael interviews Syed Shuva, a junior Information Systems researcher interested in (fake) news and deception. This conversation begins by discussing idiosyncrasies of navigating academic life and research, then moves to an exploration of news and what might indicate its fake, and the opportunities and limitation of third-party evaluations.From Is to Ought is a FreedomCast production. To find out more about the network, please visit FreedomCast.us. To engage with our hosts, connect with us at Freedomcast.Locals.com or on any of our social media accounts. Keep Speaking Freely!—“From Is to Ought” is a FreedomCast, Inc. production. You can support our work via our website or Locals.To get the episode artifact, click here.—Connect with us on X or our other social media.To get our free newswire, subscribe to our Substack.To grab some merch, shop here.—#SpeakingFreely

In this episode Michael interviews Julie Mastrine, Director of Media Bias Ratings and Marketing at All Sides - a news evaluation platform designed to provide balanced news, media bias ratings, and promote diverse perspectives and real conversation. This conversation begins by surveying some causes and consequences of the decline in news media trust and then ventures into the different methods All Sides uses to evaluates media bias. Next the pair discusses digital information gatekeeping. Julie wraps up with some advice on how to stay discerning and civically informed in the age of digital information.From Is to Ought is a FreedomCast production. To find out more about the network, please visit FreedomCast.us. To engage with our hosts, connect with us at Freedomcast.Locals.com or on any of our social media accounts. Keep Speaking Freely!—“From Is to Ought” is a FreedomCast, Inc. production. You can support our work via our website or Locals.To get the episode artifact, click here.—Connect with us on X or our other social media.To get our free newswire, subscribe to our Substack.To grab some merch, shop here.—#SpeakingFreely

In this episode, Michael previews a forthcoming series on "Fake News" and invites leading researchers, journalists, and cultural critics to join him in a protracted public discussion on this consequential topic. On a matter of such civic and scientific importance, may FITO live up to the billing.From Is to Ought is a FreedomCast production. To find out more about the network, please visit FreedomCast.us. To engage with our hosts, connect with us at Freedomcast.Locals.com or on any of our social media accounts. Keep Speaking Freely!___“From Is to Ought” is a FreedomCast, Inc. production. You can support our work at FreedomCast.us or on Locals.

The founders of FreedomCast discuss the evolving story around the Twitter Files, Elon Musk, and the Censorship Industrial Complex.Keep #SpeakingFreely.#DigitalPluralism #1A #censorship ___________Links to referent materials:(1) A Guide to Understanding the Hoax of the Century (Jacob Siegel)https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/ne...(2) My Statement to Congress (Matt Taibbi)https://www.racket.news/p/my-statemen...(3) Capsule Summaries of all Twitter Files Threads to Date, With Links and a Glossaryhttps://www.racket.news/p/capsule-sum...(4) The FreedomCast Couranthttps://freedomcast.substack.com/(5) FreedomCast Content & Data DumpsThis episode’s artifact can be found here.___From Is to Ought is a FreedomCast production. To find out more about the network, please visit FreedomCast.us. To engage with our hosts, connect with us at Freedomcast.Locals.com or on any of our social media accounts.Keep Speaking Freely!

In this crossover episode, Mike is interviewed by fellow Freedomcaster Samuel Vernon - host of the Conventional Wisdom podcast. The two discuss "From Is to Ought", academia, heuristic decision-making, implicit bias, gatekeeping, and "fact-checking". Be sure to check out part 1 of this crossover conversation where Mike interviewed Sam.To listen to more of Sam, follow his podcast at FreedomCast.Locals.com and on Spotify at: https://open.spotify.com/show/33aadfNWXl1Fwp6EMKDjJQ.This episode’s artifact can be found here.From Is to Ought is a FreedomCast production. To find out more about the network, please visit FreedomCast.us. To engage with our hosts, connect with us at Freedomcast.Locals.com or on any of our social media accounts.Keep Speaking Freely!

Not all research is equally credible.In this episode, Michael breaks down Data & Society's 2018 report on YouTube's "Alternative Influence Network". From methodological and validity concerns to inconsistent framing, this report is shown to be an extensive editorial of sorts - something distinct from its initial reception as rock-solid research. Built on careful tautological foundations, the report's findings, reception, and influence are examined. In closing, context about the author's ideology and advocacy are provided. The result: a podcast episode delivering on FITO's promise to analyze the research and reasoning that, for better or worse, drive public policy and discourse.This episode’s artifact can be found here.From Is to Ought is a FreedomCast production. To find out more about the network, please visit FreedomCast.us. To engage with our hosts, connect with us at Freedomcast.Locals.com or on any of our social media accounts.Keep Speaking Freely!

This episodes serves an introduction to the From Is to Ought podcast, including what types of content and conversations will be hosted. From Is to Ought is part of the FreedomCast network. Support this work here.