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Talk Miley To MeJodie Bryant Talks Miley Cyrus: The Eras, Cultural Moments, & 20 Years of Hannah MontanaJoin our Patreon for exclusive, bonus content every week:https://www.patreon.com/TalkMileytoMeAll merch: talk-miley-to-me-podcast-shop.fourthwall.comSubscribe to Mollie’s Pop culture YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@mollieonpop/Follow us on all of our socials to stay updated!Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkmileytomepodcast/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@talkmileytomeTwitter/X: https://x.com/TALKMILEYTOME
2026-02-191h 03
Experimentation MastersEP025 - Bjarn Brunenberg - TomTom - A Strategic Experimentation FrameworkSend us FeedbackBjarn Brunenberg, Experimentation Lead, TomTom shares his strategic framework for experimentation. Bjarn discusses what a strategic experimentation framework is, why it's important to use a strategic approach for experimentation to maximise impact, and, from a practical sense, how a strategic experimentation framework can be used in your organisation.---Bjarn Brunenberg is the Experimentation Lead at TomTom. TomTom is a Dutch multinational developer and creator of location technology and consumer electronics, operating in 29 countries and with revenues of €585M.At TomTom, he is responsible for accelerating growth in th...
2025-02-2658 minExperimentation MastersEP025 - Bjarn Brunenberg - TomTom - A Strategic Experimentation FrameworkSend us FeedbackBjarn Brunenberg, Experimentation Lead, TomTom shares his strategic framework for experimentation. Bjarn discusses what a strategic experimentation framework is, why it's important to use a strategic approach for experimentation to maximise impact, and, from a practical sense, how a strategic experimentation framework can be used in your organisation.---Bjarn Brunenberg is the Experimentation Lead at TomTom. TomTom is a Dutch multinational developer and creator of location technology and consumer electronics, operating in 29 countries and with revenues of €585M.At TomTom, he is responsible for accelerating growth in th...
2025-02-2658 min
The Sleep Is A Skill Podcast099: Greg Calderiso, Technology Executive: A Transformative Journey: A Optimize Your Sleep Program GraduateGUEST BIO: Greg Calderiso is a people-first Technology Executive with 20 years of professional experience. He specializes in servant leadership, talent transformation, organizational design, core system modernization, strategic planning, change management, and Agile frameworks.Greg has a proven track record of leading, up-skilling, and optimizing cross-functional teams to execute technology transformations and strategic business objectives. He excels in collaborating with C-level executives to build long-term strategic relationships and roadmaps.Greg is a continuous learner and graduated with his MBA from Bryant University in 2009. Greg used this education to continually evaluated and pushed the use of...
2023-02-2347 min
HR Coffee Time035 | Helping teams thrive with personal user manualsNo matter what size team you're working in, personal user manuals are a simple, free and easy tool that can help teams thrive. Listen to this HR Coffee Time episode, to hear career coach Fay Wallis share what personal user manuals are, why they're a great idea, some typical questions or prompts that you could include in them, and then finally, how to make sure that you're using and rolling them out effectively.Key Points From This Episode[00:22] Celebrating 10,000 downloads[01:59] The idea behind personal user manuals[03:43] Different ways of approaching personal...
2022-05-2022 min
Top Full Audiobooks in Non-Fiction, Current Affairs, Law, & PoliticsDiet for a Small Planet (Revised and Updated) by Frances Moore LappéPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/547486 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Diet for a Small Planet (Revised and Updated) Author: Frances Moore Lappé Narrator: Kimberly Farr Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 13 minutes Release date: November 16, 2021 Genres: Current Affairs, Law, & Politics Publisher's Summary: Discover a way of eating that revolutionized the meaning of our food choices and sold more than 3 million copies—now in a 50th-anniversary edition with a timely introduction plus new and updated plant-centered recipes “Frances Moore Lappé is one of the few people who can credibly be said to have changed the way we eat—and one of an eve...
2021-11-1610 min
The Secret IngredientHope: Frances Moore Lappé“[Hope] is a key source of energy to enable us to seek solutions together.” -Frances Moore Lappé
Hope is different from faith in that we need to act in hope as opposed to just having faith that everything will be okay. But in acting, when it comes to food, we are doing so and operating in a system where we know too much about food and the pesticides in our food system, the inequity, and injustice. So how can we have hope and what is hope?
For the ancient Greeks, “Hope” was a type of self-dece...
2021-10-2547 min
Inside Ideas with Marc BuckleyDiet for a Small Planet, with Frances Moore LappéFrances Moore Lappé is my guest on Episode 132 of Inside Ideas with Marc Buckley. Frankie is the author of twenty books, including the three-million copy Diet for a Small Planet. In 2017 she coauthored with Adam Eichen, Daring Democracy: Igniting Power, Meaning, and Connection for the America We Want. Frances is co-founder of Food First and Small Planet Institute, which she leads with her daughter Anna Lappé. Frances is the recipient of nineteen honorary degrees and the Right Livelihood Award, often called the “Alternative Nobel.” The 50th-anniversary edition of the extraordinary bestselling book that taught America the social and personal significan...
2021-09-231h 14
Hard ResetBeing doxxed, courts and clicksWhat it’s like to be doxxed, systemic problems with American courts and why journalism is like an immune system. This is BigIfTrue.org’s last episode of Hard Reset. Thank you for listening, and keep up with our reporting by subscribing to our newsletter at BigIfTrue.org/hardreset.
2021-04-2819 minHard ResetWhat to do if you’re evictedOn this week’s show, we spoke with Will Bedwell, housing attorney for the Mississippi Center for Justice. Since last year, the nonprofit law firm has seen a surge of evictions in Mississippi, which has some of the least tenant-friendly laws in the country. Also: What steps should you take if you get an eviction notice?
2021-04-0732 minHard ResetHow criminal court backlogs are impacting trialsDuring the pandemic, many criminal courts moved at a glacial pace. Now some courts are facing backlogs that public defenders worry will further delay trials for their clients. We spoke with Jana Hayes, who wrote about this issue recently for Big If True. Also: Deepfakes and how Trump could return to social media
2021-03-2426 minHard ResetWhy blind Americans have faced barriers while seeking the covid vaccineDuring the covid vaccine rollout, Americans have relied on state and federal websites to get vital information and sign up for the vaccine. But Kaiser Health News reported recently that millions of people with visual impairments have had trouble accessing the sites and getting vaccine appointments. We spoke with Lauren Weber, a Midwest correspondent for Kaiser Health News and one of the reporters behind the story. Also on the show: Millions of families are behind on their rent, placing a high demand on legal aid programs that provide free legal services to low-income Americans.
2021-03-1027 minHard ResetWhy a winter storm left many Texans without powerOn this week's episode, Justin talks about what it was like on the ground in Houston during a brutal winter storm that left many Texans without electricity and water. Also: What makes Texas' grid different from those in other states and the optics of Sen. Ted Cruz leaving the state during the emergency.
2021-02-2429 minHard ResetWhy some struggling hospitals missed out on federal covid aidBillions of dollars in federal aid were reserved to help hospitals financially survive the pandemic, but in some cases, funds went to the wrong owner or were never spent. We spoke with reporter Brianna Bailey of The Frontier, who recently reported on some of the issues that came up when this aid was rolled out in Oklahoma. Also: How Congress has responded to Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s previous support for extremist views and conspiracy theories.
2021-02-1025 minHard ResetRespect for lower-wage health workers is up, but their pay isn’tOn this week’s show, we discuss some of President Joe Biden’s first executive orders and his administration’s plan for distributing the covid vaccine. Also: We spoke with reporter Emma Castleberry about how the pandemic has worsened workforce shortages in the health care industry.
2021-01-2733 minHard ResetHow police responded to the assault on the CapitolOn this week’s show, we talked about last week’s assault on the US Capitol, the police response to the riot and Twitter banning President Donald Trump. Also, we spoke with Jeremy Martin, who recently wrote about how certain evictions will be blocked through the end of January.
2021-01-1328 min
Capital Marketer PodcastCapital Marketer 15 Mollie Young Name Game MarketingHave you been wondering what it takes to come up with a catchy name? Join Tom Torello and Blaise Bryant as they chat with Mollie Young from Name Tag International. Lunch and Learn event with Mollie Wednesday, Jan. 13: amanycapital.org.
2021-01-0829 minHard ResetWhy teachers worry they’re losing studentsThis semester, schools have relied on virtual learning as the pandemic disrupted traditional classes. We spoke with freelance reporter and former teacher Ben Luschen about why distance learning is here to stay and how students and teachers have adapted. Also on the show: In October, when 21-year-old Kevin Peterson Jr. was killed by Clark County deputies in Vancouver, Washington, he was carrying a gun. We discuss recent reports that the firearm was originally owned by the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office in Portland. Plus: The New York Times’ “Caliphate” podcast has been discredited. So why haven’t...
2020-12-2330 minHard ResetA minute with the podcast tastemakerMollie and Justin talk about podcasts, why our listening habits have changed this year and how what’s in the news plays out in our lives. Donate here to help us reach our goal to raise $1,500 to cover Big If True's reporting costs.
2020-12-2117 minHard ResetWithout a break, women juggle work, parenting and getting covidDuring the pandemic, women have been more likely than men to lose work, cut their hours, and take on more parenting and household responsibilities. On today’s show, we spoke with reporter Emma Castleberry about how women have juggled financial challenges, parenting and getting covid. Also: The coronavirus vaccine and Trump’s sustained false narrative on the election results.
2020-12-0925 minHard ResetFrog and Toad celebrate Thanksgiving in quarantineFor writer and comedian Jennie Egerdie, 2020 has been a year of personal and global upheaval. We talked about how the pandemic has impacted her work, her creative process and how humor can be rooted in kindness. (You can read one of her pieces that imagines the lives of the characters Frog and Toad during the pandemic here.) Also on the show, JC and Mollie talked about how they’ll celebrate Thanksgiving during a time when the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have advised Americans not to travel.
2020-11-2522 minHard ResetMisinformation and the electionFalse claims surrounded the election, but it seems immune to efforts to delegitimize the results. We recap some of those efforts and offer predictions for what a Biden presidency could mean for how the government works, climate change policy and local media.
2020-11-1123 minHard ResetHow the pandemic has complicated life after prisonAbout 20 states have released inmates early from prisons that have been hot spots for covid-19. But a post-pandemic world has made it harder for formerly incarcerated people to get essential things like identification, homes and jobs. We spoke with Emma Castleberry, who recently wrote about the new challenges to reentry after prison. Plus: How tech companies responded to an “October surprise” story based on potentially hacked materials.
2020-10-2834 minHard ResetThe eviction ban that most renters don’t know aboutA month after it went into effect, many tenants still don’t know about a federal eviction ban that covers 96% of renters. We spoke with reporters Sarah Fowler and Ben Luschen about why advocates worry that a moratorium without rental assistance could leave tenants with thousands of dollars in debt and a remaining specter of eviction when the ban expires at the end of the year. Editor Mollie Bryant also shared how Big If True identified three top evictors in Oklahoma that received at least $1.5 million in federal loans meant to offset financial losses during the pandemic.
2020-10-0531 minHard ResetClimate grief and a blindspot in what we know about the pandemicThe American west is facing a more severe wildfire season, which comes with stress, loss and a sense of mourning for our planet called climate grief. We spoke with Wired science journalist Matt Simon about this grief many of us are experiencing and the delicate balance of covering “the apocalypse beat” while keeping readers engaged with an often bleak topic. Later on the show: Antigen tests for covid-19 are being used more and more, especially in places like nursing homes and colleges. But a reporting team from Kaiser Health News found that 21 states don’t report the result...
2020-09-2300 minHard ResetUtah’s lucrative wilderness therapy industryFor decades, Utah has dominated the for-profit industry to help troubled kids, with facilities there receiving millions in government funds. We spoke with Salt Lake Tribune reporter Jessica Miller about her investigation into these youth treatment centers, where some former residents said they were abused. Also: The politicization of a covid-19 vaccine and how violence in Portland and Kenosha, Wisconsin is playing out online.
2020-09-0900 minHard ResetInequality and covidThe pandemic has highlighted and worsened inequality in the United States, where two neighborhoods in the same community can have vastly different infection rates. Also: How prison overcrowding can lead to covid outbreaks.
2020-08-2600 minHard ResetConservatives avoid penalties for misinformation on FacebookToday on the show: For years, far-right personalities have claimed that tech companies are biased against conservatives. Recent reports from NBC News and BuzzFeed show that at Facebook, fears of that perception led the company to turn a blind eye to misinformation from certain conservative pages. Also: Why this year’s election results may be delayed and a look at the president’s recent executive order on evictions.
2020-08-1200 minHard ResetWithout a federal response to covid, states are stepping upThe federal government’s plan to fight the coronavirus has some holes. For some cities and states, that means filling those holes to protect the public. This week’s show looks at this issue in two areas that deeply affect our lives – work and school. The Occupational Health and Safety Administration has released guidelines, but no concrete, enforceable rules that force businesses to take actions to protect their workers against covid-19. So last week, Virginia became the first state to create its own safety rules in response to the pandemic. We spoke with Doris Crouse-Mays, presid...
2020-07-2200 minHard ResetThe Boogaloo Bois and how Facebook stonewalls journalistsFar-right extremists called the Boogaloo Bois have gained national attention after multiple arrests and their presence at some racial justice protests. We spoke with Cassie Miller, a senior research analyst for the Southern Poverty Law Center, about why the pandemic was a breaking point for the group and whether or not it’s an actual movement. We also spoke with tech journalist Jacob Silverman about what journalists go through while covering Facebook, which does everything it can to throw reporters “off the scent” of a story. At the same time, there’s a big power disparity between news out...
2020-07-0800 minHard ResetTrump in TulsaOn Saturday in Tulsa, Oklahoma, President Donald Trump held his first rally in months, an event that was controversial from the beginning. We spoke with Dylan Goforth, editor in chief of the Tulsa-based investigative news site The Frontier, to get some context about what the rally meant to Tulsans and how the city and state responded to criticism that the event would put the public’s health at risk. Plus: The use of surveillance on protesters and the companies that have cut coronavirus hazard pay.
2020-06-2200 minHard ResetHow newsrooms have failed black journalistsSince last week, editors at multiple publications have resigned over racism allegations or in response to criticism of their protest coverage. On this week’s show, we spoke with Jason Johnson, a Morgan State University associate professor focused on politics and journalism. He says that the journalism industry, which is more white and male than the population at large, keeps failing to recruit and empower black journalists. Also: Ongoing discussions about racism have prompted some communities to remove Confederate statues. Will Mississippi become part of the trend and retire its flag, which contains the Confederate emblem?
2020-06-1700 minHard ResetShould journalists photograph protesters?In the journalism industry, coverage choices that have been the standard for decades are being called into question amid sustained protests against police brutality. Newsrooms are reconsidering the merits of everything from photographing activists to the words and headlines used to frame protests. Meanwhile, dozens of videos have shown police attacking protesters and journalists. What do these incidents say about Americans’ right to protest?
2020-06-1000 minHard ResetCould the pandemic make civil courts easier to navigate?Courthouses across the country are expecting a flood of new civil cases as they begin to reopen their doors. Legal aid programs, which provide legal help to low-income people, are already seeing an increased demand for their services. At the same time, some legal aid programs stand to lose millions of dollars because of the financial impact of covid-19.
2020-05-2700 minHard ResetMississippi’s response to the pandemicJournalists are in new terrain. They’re learning as much as they can as quickly as they can about how their communities are being impacted by the coronavirus. But how do you report the story of the century from home? Mississippi Today editor-in-chief Ryan L. Nave talks about how his newsroom is approaching the story and the role stereotypes about the South play in national covid-19 coverage. Also: A fact check on a small business relief program that got off to a rocky start.
2020-04-0800 min
Cultural Press Podcasts¿Por qué evitamos las noticias durante una crisis? | Notas Mediaticas en Cultural Press Podcasts con Miguel Angel Perez - EP 10En este episodio de Notas Mediáticas en Cultural Press Podcasts compartimos un artículo, del cual hemos hecho la traducción y adaptación al español, de la versión original en inglés escrito por Mollie Bryant, que fue publicado el 25 de marzo de 2020 en el sitio web bigiftrue.org
Big If True es una organización de periodismo sin fines de lucro, que ha sido fundada con los objetivos de combatir la información errónea y agregar voces al diálogo nacional. Su trabajo incluye verificación de hechos, análisis y periodismo que...
2020-03-2720 minHard ResetNews burnout and covid-19A constant flood of information about covid-19 is taking its toll on some of us as we struggle to balance staying informed with managing our mental health. Even before covid-19, Americans were increasingly dealing with news fatigue – the feeling of being exhausting by the news. We’ll talk with researchers about what causes news fatigue, why people avoid the news during stressful times and how to find ways to balance your news consumption. Plus: Why we should get away from the conventional wisdom that journalists have to be objective and bias-free to do their jobs.
2020-03-2500 minHard ResetCoronavirus: Falsehoods, beards and the global drug supply chainAs the coronavirus began to spread in the United States, President Donald Trump misrepresented the illness’ potential impact. On this week’s show, we’ll factcheck the president and examine gaps in reporting requirements for the pharmaceutical industry. Plus: How a viral infographic from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was taken out of its original context.
2020-03-0400 minHard ResetPardoning the “junk bond king”Last week, President Donald Trump pardoned and gave clemency to eight people who were convicted of white-collar crimes. One of those who were pardoned is Michael Milken, a former investment banker who was accused of insider trading and stock manipulation. Milken played a crucial role in making junk bonds popular, ushering in an era of hostile takeovers and high corporate debt. Also on the show: In a recently resurfaced clip, billionaire and presidential hopeful Michael Bloomberg suggested farming is simple and doesn’t take much “gray matter.” We have some context on what Bloomberg said and how farmer...
2020-02-2600 minHard ResetHard Reset: This fact check is a Magic Eight BallThe Equal Rights Amendment is getting a second life, but a lot is up in the air, including whether or not it could go into effect after missing a ratification deadline decades ago. Meanwhile, some opponents argue that it could increase access to abortion. Also on the show: Roger Stone’s attorneys requested a new trial, alleging the head juror was biased. His defense team knew she had run for office as a Democrat, but did not attempt to remove her from the case. Plus, an update on white nationalist Nick Fuentes, who YouTube banned las...
2020-02-1800 minHard ResetRed flags, Shadow and the app behind Iowa’s chaotic caucusesThe results from last week’s Democratic caucuses in Iowa were delayed for days after the app responsible for reporting the results malfunctioned. Co-host Justin Sanders, who works in software and app development, explains how the app failed and some ways these issues could have been avoided. Also: One last impeachment fact check and a look into a Trump administration plan that could lead to Medicaid cuts.
2020-02-1200 minHard ResetHow disinformation conquered Trump’s impeachmentDisinformation and propaganda have dominated the impeachment process from the beginning. On this week’s show, we look at this through the lens of two claims from Senate Republicans and Trump’s defense attorneys during the trial: Did the House of Representatives “not do its job” when requesting evidence for the impeachment investigation? And was attorney Alan Dershowitz’s jarring comment about quid pro quos and the public interest mischaracterized in the media?
2020-02-0400 minHard ResetImpeachment ennuiPresident Donald Trump’s impeachment trial is underway, and there are still some uncertainties. Will the trial include witnesses? Will the Senate stay awake during any part of the proceedings? Will Sen. Rand Paul ever finish his crossword puzzle? Also: Listeners, we want to know what you think about Hard Reset. Take our survey by visiting bigiftrue.org/survey.
2020-01-2700 minHard ResetWhat are “high crimes and misdemeanors”?Presidents and other officials can be impeached for “treason, bribery or other high crimes and misdemeanors.” On today’s show: What that means and why impeachment charges don’t have to be tied to a specific crime.
2020-01-2200 minHard ResetFactchecking claims about the Soleimani drone strikeAfter an American drone strike killed Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani this month, President Donald Trump and other officials have said that the general had been planning an attack against the U.S. at the time of his death. But the White House has offered conflicting details of Soleimani’s plans to attack and no evidence to support them. On this episode of Hard Reset, we’ll explore those contradictions and factcheck two other claims that emerged after Soleimani’s death: Did Democrats mourn Soleimani and is his daughter a U.S. citizen?
2020-01-1300 minHard ResetData voids, YouTube’s new harassment policy and an IG report fact checkLast week, a report from the Department of Justice’s inspector general examined how the FBI conducted its investigation into whether or not the Trump campaign coordinated with Russia’s interference in the 2016 presidential election. We factchecked a claim about the report and former Central Intelligence Agency head John Brennan. Plus: YouTube’s updated harassment policy and why Big If True looks for data voids, search engine results that provide little or no reliable information.
2019-12-1800 minHard ResetWhy thousands are expected to lose access to food stampsThe U.S. Department of Agriculture predicts that a new policy for food stamp recipients will cause about 688,000 people to lose their benefits. We factchecked some of the reactions to this rule change, including whether or not children will be affected and if this will hit families before the Christmas holiday. Plus, an update from last week’s episode about hate speech podcasts.
2019-12-0900 minHard ResetHow white nationalists use podcasts to fly under the radar and spread misinformationAs podcasts grow in popularity, white nationalists and white supremacists are using the platform to reach a broader audience ever. Experts on extremism have expressed concerns that these shows could radicalize others into hate groups. Today on the show: How white nationalists use podcasts to fly under the radar, how these shows amplify conspiracy theories and how audio platforms are responding to this content.
2019-12-0200 minHard ResetWho are Nicholas Fuentes and the Groypers?A 21-year-old white nationalist is using online platforms like YouTube to rally his followers into trolling conservatives IRL. On this episode, we’ll hear from William Nardi, a conservative writer for National Review who met Nicholas Fuentes when they both were college students in Boston.
2019-11-1500 minHard ResetHow to tell if a photo is legitThe internet is filled with hoax photos, but tracing where they came from isn’t as hard as you might think. The Hard Reset team gives you tips on how to identify a fake photo and walks you through the process reporters used to debunk two very different images – a K9 unit linked to the al-Baghdadi raid and Prince’s mugshot from a Mississippi jail.
2019-11-0500 minHard ResetDid Trump predict 9/11?On Sunday, President Donald Trump announced the death of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi during a U.S. special operations raid in Syria. In his speech, Trump claimed he predicted the 9/11 attacks, but is that accurate? And another fact check: Can medical abortions be reversed?
2019-10-2800 minHard ResetHow Clinton inadvertently amplified Russian messagingLast week, Hillary Clinton accused Russia of “grooming” Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard for a third-party presidential bid. There isn’t evidence to back that up, which raises questions of why Clinton made the claim, where her allegations came from and if Clinton’s attacks actually aided Russia in sowing discord in the Democratic party.
2019-10-2100 minHard ResetWhy run with bad information?This week on the show: Last week, a questionable story spread from a press conference in Ukraine to Fox News and other conservative outlets. We ask the age-old question: Why do news organizations run unvetted or straight-up inaccurate information? Also mentioned on the show: False equivalence, how news fatigue contributes to an unbalanced media diet and the Columbia Journalism Review’s adopted role as public editor.
2019-10-1600 minHard ResetTactics to discredit the Trump-Ukraine impeachment inquiryJC and Mollie peel back the layers of misinformation surrounding the whistleblower complaint, including the main tactics being used to discredit allegations involving Trump and Ukraine. Also: How the reliance on anonymous sources and filter bubbles impact perceptions of the media.
2019-10-0700 minHard ResetWas there a cover-up of the Ukraine call?Hard Reset factchecks claims growing around the Trump-Ukraine call and whistleblower complaint. Was there a quid quo pro or a cover-up? Do the whistleblowers’ attorneys work for Hilary Clinton and donate to Joe Biden’s presidential campaign? Plus, how a new Twitter feature could aid the spread of misinformation.
2019-09-3000 minHard ResetFactchecking the whistleblower complaint The last week has been dominated by news of a whistleblower complaint alleging President Donald Trump made a promise to a Ukrainian leader. We factchecked some responses to this story. Plus: A $2.2 billion valuation for the company that provides background checks to the gig economy; a revived conspiracy theory about Jussie Smollett, Cory Booker and Kamala Harris; and issues with a popular statistic on transgender youth.
2019-09-2300 minHard ResetShould Uber drivers be contractors?A lawsuit filed last week alleges Uber is willfully breaking a new California state law by continuing to classify its drivers as contractors. Plus, a factchecking rundown from the third Democratic debate.
2019-09-1600 minHard ResetCheckr’s background checksSilicon Valley’s biggest gig-economy companies use a background check provider that puts the onus on the consumer to correct its mistakes. At least dozens of workers have lost opportunities at Uber, Lyft and other companies due to issues with background checks from San Francisco-based Checkr Inc., according to lawsuits and interviews conducted by Big If True. Hard Reset host Justin Sanders and Big If True founder Mollie Bryant talk about what makes Checkr’s background checks different from more traditional screenings, what happens when job applicants dispute a report from Checkr and what Bryant found when she...
2019-08-2700 minHard ResetNursing home deregulationProposed rules for the nation's nursing homes would scale back regulations for infection prevention and antipsychotic prescriptions. The industry said these requirements were unnecessary, costly and burdensome, but elder care advocates are concerned that eliminating them will put residents at risk.
2019-08-1900 minHard ResetEpstein conspiracy theories and OKC immigration court shutdown five years laterIn 2014, Oklahoma City's immigration court, technically a sub-office of Dallas's court, closed its doors. Big If True and Oklahoma Gazette examined the impact of the closure five years later, as defendants face higher costs to defend their cases. Plus: Conspiracy theories began to circulate within minutes of Jeffrey Epstein's apparent suicide in jail. Epstein had faced charges of sex trafficking and conspiracy.
2019-08-1200 minHard ResetHow delayed reporting can impact sexual assault lawsuitsSexual assault victims have the right to file lawsuits under Title IX, a federal law that bans sexual discrimination at colleges and universities. But these lawsuits are restricted by statutes of limitations, meaning judges can dismiss cases that aren't filed within a certain amount of time. Victim advocates say this deprives assault victims of their day in court, especially in situations where abuse didn't come to light until years later.
2019-08-0500 minHard ResetEpisode Seven: Illegal debt collection tacticsA group of three connected debt collection companies were permanently banned from the industry last week. Here are some of the illegal tactics they used on millions of consumers across the country. Plus, new numbers dispute allegations that the tech industry is biased against conservatives and a resurfaced video that placed an interview with Rep. Ilhan Omar out of context.
2019-07-2900 minHard ResetEpisode Six: Delays plague immigration courtFacing a record-breaking backlog of cases, immigration courts are strapped for a resource that isn't available from the Department of Justice - time. Cases stretch on for years in a process that creates anxiety for defendants and constant stress for overworked immigration judges. Plus: A game that helps people recognize fake news.
2019-07-2200 minHard ResetEpisode Five: Is tech biased against conservatives?On this episode of Hard Reset: Last week, the White House held what it called a social media summit, but no social media platforms were on the guest list. That's because the event focused on unfounded allegations that tech companies are biased against conservatives. In this episode, hosts JC Cortez and Justin Sanders dig into these bias allegations, as well as claims that shadow-banning and doxxing are being used to target conservatives.
2019-07-1500 minHard ResetEpisode Four: Bond for detained asylum-seekers and robots writing newsLast week, U.S. District Judge Marsha Pechman ruled that the indefinite detention of asylum-seeking migrants is unconstitutional. Here's how that order came about, despite the fact that immigration judges have had the ability to grant bond to asylum-seekers for more than a decade. Plus, just a few minutes after an earthquake hit California last week, the Los Angeles Times had a story on the quake ready to go. That's because the story had been automatically generated by a robot, as part of a growing trend in journalism.
2019-07-0800 minHard ResetEpisode Three: Project Veritas and Medicare for allVeritas literally means “truth” in Latin, but Project Veritas never lets the truth get in the way of a good story. We talked about some of the ethical issues with Project Veritas' recent videos alleging bias against conservatives in the tech industry. Also: Medicare for all became one of the lasting issues from last week's Democratic debates. We took a look at some of the issues that came up, including debunked allegations that Medicare for all would put all hospitals out of business.
2019-07-0100 minHard ResetEpisode Two: The migrant surge and concentration campsWith an unprecedented surge of migrants fleeing violence in Central America, US border shelters are overcapacity. This situation led the Department of Health and Human Services to announce plans to house up to 1,400 undocumented migrant children in Fort Sill, an Army base in Oklahoma. Hosts JC Cortez, Justin Sanders and Mollie Bryant discuss these developments and take a look at the controversy unleashed when Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's called border detainment facilities "concentration camps." Read Mollie's fact check on what caused the migrant crisis here: https://www.bigiftrue.org/2019/06/25/factchecking-oklahoma-what-caused-the-migrant-children-crisis/ And read our fact check on t...
2019-06-2400 min
Hard ResetEpisode One: Misinformation 101On the first episode of Hard Reset, hosts Mollie Bryant, JC Cortez and Justin Sanders dive into the world of misinformation - what it actually is, how technology helps it spread and the impending danger of deepfakes.
2019-06-1700 min
The Publisher Podcast by Media VoicesMedia Voices: New Scientist's head of data science Kimberly Karman on paywalls and GDPROn this 50th episode of Media Voices, we hear from New Scientist’s head of data science Kimberly Karman about the practical application of data science to a business, to GDPR and how they continue to evolve their decade-old paywall.
In the news round-up, the team discuss VICE reportedly missing its revenue target, Trinity Mirror buying up Express Newspapers, and good news for the NYT and Twitter.
We're reading:
• 'Bikini slideshows and other click bait: Do paywalls usher in better content?' via Mollie Bryant - https://www.bigiftrue.org/2018/02/01/paywalls-journalism/
• ‘A Crazy Idea for Funding Local New: Charge People for It’...
2018-02-1238 min
Spoilers!IT (2017) - Spoilers! #110Based on the Stephen King novel 2017's IT has become one of the top grossing R rated horror films of all time!$ Mikey hosts Pappy, Jordan, and Stevie in spoiling, reviewing, and generally breaking down IT - one of the most anticipated horror films in 2017. Seven young outcasts in Derry, Maine, are about to face their worst nightmare -- an ancient, shape-shifting evil that emerges from the sewer every 27 years to prey on the town's children. Banding together over the course of one horrifying summer, the friends must overcome their own personal fears to battle the murderous, bloodthirsty clown known...
2017-09-1542 min
Spoilers!IT (2017) - Spoilers! #110Based on the Stephen King novel 2017's IT has become one of the top grossing R rated horror films of all time!
$ Mikey hosts Pappy, Jordan, and Stevie in spoiling, reviewing, and generally breaking down IT - one of the most anticipated horror films in 2017.
Seven young outcasts in Derry, Maine, are about to face their worst nightmare -- an ancient, shape-shifting evil that emerges from the sewer every 27 years to prey on the town's children. Banding together over the course of one horrifying summer, the friends must overcome their own personal fears to battle the murderous, bloodthirsty clown known...
2017-09-1542 min
The Women In Business Radio ShowSocial Media Guru Lucy Hall's Top Tips!Not only did we have Lucy Hall in the Studio, but her 4 year old daughter Mollie. Lucy is also expecting her second baby and so is a great example of balancing kids, family and business.Lucy gives us some great tips for managing social media, a couple of seriously cool apps for creating images and we find out how to employ fully trained mums to help manage social media.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-women-in-business-radio-show--1228431/support.Created and hosted by Sian Murphy with regular co-hosts Michele Yianni Attard...
2016-02-2054 minThe Women In Business Radio ShowSocial Media Guru Lucy Hall's Top Tips!Not only did we have Lucy Hall in the Studio, but her 4 year old daughter Mollie. Lucy is also expecting her second baby and so is a great example of balancing kids, family and business.Lucy gives us some great tips for managing social media, a couple of seriously cool apps for creating images and we find out how to employ fully trained mums to help manage social media.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-women-in-business-radio-show--1228431/support.Created and hosted by Sian Murphy with regular co-hosts Michele Yianni Attard...
2016-02-2054 min
KPFA - The Morning ShowThe Morning Show – March 13, 2007Alberto Gonzalez Under Fire; "A Game as old as Empire: The Secret World of Economic Hit Men and the Web of Global Corruption"; Antonia Juhasz, visiting scholar from the Institute for Policy Studies; Mollie Katzen: Bringing Healthy Food Policy to Your Plate, Anna Lappe, Bryant Terry
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2007-03-1317 min