George Takei's Oh Myyy Pod!

George Takei
  • 4.7 (104)
  • SOCIETY & CULTURE

"Oh Myyy Pod!" explores how social media influences the court of public opinion, both the good and the bad.

  1. 06/24/2020

    How Trump Administration Policies Are Impacting Asylum Seekers During the Coronavirus Pandemic

    George Takei spoke with Denise Bell of Amnesty International about how Donald Trump is weaponizing COVID-19 to make it even harder for asylum seekers and refugees seeking refuge in the U.S.

    24 min

  2. 02/06/2020

    Deepfakes and Cheapfakes, Oh Myyy

    You've seen deep fakes used in movies and fun viral videos. But what happens when the technology is used for nefarious purposes? George and Todd sit down with Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky and P.W. Singer, a strategist at New America, to discuss the future of this new form of disinformation.

    46 min

  3. 01/30/2020

    Deleting the “Alt-Right”

    George and Todd explore the rise of far-right hate groups online and how some are using online tools to expose and combat them.

    48 min

  4. 01/22/2020

    Conspiracy Theories and their Believers

    George and Todd explore the roots of fringe conspiracy theories and how they spread like wildfire online.

    54 min

  5. 01/08/2020

    Far Right Mis-information

    George and Todd explore how Fox News and right-wing media feed its supporters with a constant diet of disinformation to create an alternate reality full of "alternative facts."

    40 min

  6. 12/18/2019

    The Threat Is Domestic

    George and Todd deep dive into the ways that online tools are being exploited and weaponized here in the United States, to change our hearts and minds and impact our elections. Interviews with Brittany Kaiser, former business development director for Cambridge Analytica and Judd Legum, founder of the political newsletter "Popular Information."

    48 min

  7. 12/11/2019

    Russian Interference

    George Takei and Todd Beeton discuss Russia’s use of technology to interfere in the 2016 United States presidential election. Interviews with Timothy Snyder, author of The Road to Unfreedom, and Andrea Chalupa, host of the podcast Gaslit Nation.

    59 min

  8. 10/28/2019

    Bonus: Interview with George and Brad Takei

    George and his husband Brad sit down for an interview with Jay Kuo, head of Team Takei.

    47 min
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