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Podcasts are an awesome source of misinformation. How many people actually look up sources after listening to a podcast? Based on what I observe, the number mus
by trompetenaccoun 5y ago
Podcasts are an awesome source of misinformation. How many people actually look up sources after listening to a podcast? Based on what I observe, the number must be very very low.
It's something I personally noticed multiple times already, someone is incredibly misinformed on a certain topic, and when you dig deeper it turns out they're not simply indifferent to learning about it - on the contrary - they regularly listening to a podcast about it.
- mdoms 5y agoI listen to podcasts from trusted sources like BBC, The Economist or Wall Street Journal. I don't check their facts just like I don't when I read their published material. If I didn't trust my podcast sources I wouldn't listen to them. It's why I don't listen to New York Times podcasts.
- RNCTX 5y agoI listen to podcasts that joke about the military / law enforcement / intelligence agency biases of places like the BBC, The Economist, and the Wall Street Journal. That's what's great about the medium, something for everyone! :D
- Dylan16807 5y agoNot feeling like examples? Anyway, I have no reason to believe podcasts are any worse than other typical places people would try to learn things. And surely the takeaway shouldn't be "don't try to learn"...
- iszomer 5y agoI do it while listening to a podcast.