CAPTivated Podcast

Join political scientist Hanna Sistek, media historian Sage Goodwin, and communication scholar Julius Freeman as they dig into two big questions: What’s wrong with our media? And what can we do about it?

From disinformation and polarization to algorithmic news feeds and attention traps, we all know our media isn’t serving us. In each episode we pick the brains of researchers, journalists, technologists, and other experts to unpack the major problems with our digital public sphere today, how we got here, and what we should do about it.

Along with their insights guests share their own “media diets,” the good, the guilty, and how they hit reset when the noise becomes too much.

Join us to cut through the chaos, find the signal, and rethink how we engage with the media that shapes our lives. 
This podcast is produced by the Center for American Political History, Media, and Technology at Purdue University.