#1672 Keep an open mind, but not so open that your brains fall out
Best of the Left - Leftist Perspectives on Progressive Politics, News, Culture, Economics and Democracy
Jay Tomlinson
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🗓️ 26 November 2024
⏱️ 175 minutes
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Air Date 11/26/2024
In a world of infinite information but a finite amount of time to check your facts, we're living the logical conclusion of an online environment that favors false information over truth and the most popular online media reflects that reality perfectly.
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KEY POINTS
KP 2: Why is everyone suddenly an expert? (Even when they're not) - The Bunker - Air Date 5-20-24
KP 3: How Right-Wing Media Took Over America Part 1 - Why America? with Leeja Miller - Air Date 11-18-24
KP 5: We DON'T need a LEFTIST Joe Rogan - The Kavernacle - Air Date 11-14-24
KP 6: Stop Having an "Open Mind" - Breaking In The Habit - Air Date 5-31-24
KP 7: Birds Aren't Real? How a Conspiracy Takes Flight | Peter McIndoe - TED - Air Date 9-13-23
(49:25) NOTE FROM THE EDITOR
On the nature of skepticism and open-mindedness
DEEPER DIVES
(55:48) SECTION A - THE JOE ROGAN EXPERIENCE AND THE MEDIA
(1:27:00) SECTION B - TRUST AND BELIEF
(1:53:40) SECTION C - CENTRISM
(2:23:47) SECTION D - ROOTS
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to this episode of the award-winning Best of Left podcast. |
| 0:07.3 | In a world of infinite information but a finite amount of time to check your facts, |
| 0:11.8 | we're living in the logical conclusion of an online environment that favors false information over truth. |
| 0:18.0 | And the most popular online media reflects that reality perfectly. |
| 0:23.6 | For those looking for a quick overview, the sources providing our top takes in about 50 minutes |
| 0:28.6 | today includes All In With Chris Hayes, The Bunker, Why America, on the media, the cavernacle, |
| 0:37.0 | Breaking the Habit, and avernacle, breaking the habit, |
| 0:38.2 | and a TED talk. |
| 0:39.8 | Then, in the additional |
| 0:40.8 | deeper dives half of the show, |
| 0:42.1 | there will be more in four sections. |
| 0:44.4 | Section A, |
| 0:45.4 | the Joe Rogan Experience, |
| 0:47.2 | and the media. |
| 0:48.6 | Section B, trust and belief. |
| 0:51.2 | Section C, centrism, |
| 0:53.4 | and section D, roots. |
| 1:01.4 | Offer a little parable for our age, and I'm going to use sports for a minute here, so indulge me. |
| 1:05.7 | I promise I'm going somewhere with it. |
| 1:07.8 | So this week on Sunday night football, Detroit Lions quarterback, |
| 1:11.1 | Jared Goff, generally a very good quarterback, was having a terrible game against the Houston Texans. |
| 1:16.1 | Goff threw four interceptions by halftime, meaning he threw the ball, the other team caught it, |
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