Topic: Narrative Control

2 chapters across the catalog

80: Barry's Back
14:36 - 22:08

80: Barry's Back

Twitter as a Narrative Control Machine, Associated Press Comparison

The hosts compare Twitter's function to the Associated Press (AP), serving as a B2B news engine that generates the narratives found in local news. Mo Fax argues that Musk's $44 billion investment is a play for narrative control rather than profit, citing the suppression of the Hunter Biden laptop story as evidence of the platform's power. Donald Trump's Truth Social is dismissed as a "failed idea" because it lacks the adversarial "battleground" environment of Twitter.

41: Third Wave
20:16 - 24:34

41: Third Wave

STEM Education Skepticism, Math and Narrative Control

A discussion emerges regarding the recent movement to label STEM and mathematics as "racist." The hosts argue that this skepticism stems from the historical manipulation of data to harm minority communities, such as the "super predator" myth. They suggest that some groups may want to move away from STEM because rigorous mathematical analysis would eventually uncover political lies and data fudging.