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re:verb is a podcast focused on rhetoric, communication, and language and how they shape contemporary politics and culture.

30/11/2023

https://www.reverbcast.com/podcasts/2023/11/30/e85-discourse-and-manipulation

On today’s show, Alex and Calvin break down the concept of “Manipulation” in rhetoric and political discourse. We outline some key strategies for identifying and critiquing manipulation, and discuss its social and political implications as a form of large-scale “mind control.” The term man...

06/10/2023

https://www.reverbcast.com/podcasts/2023/10/6/e83-criminalizing-protest-the-stop-cop-city-rico-charges

Ever since its announcement in 2021, the Atlanta police training facility project known as “Cop City” has been the subject of much criticism from activists concerned with police violence and environmental justice. The proposal included razing 85 acres of forest in DeKalb County, Georgia (just So...

28/07/2023

https://www.reverbcast.com/podcasts/2023/7/28/e82-the-rhetoric-of-ai-hype-w-dr-emily-m-bender

Are you a writing instructor or student who’s prepared to turn over all present and future communication practices to the magic of ChatGPT? Not so fast! On today’s show, we are joined by Dr. Emily M. Bender, Professor in the Department of Linguistics at the University of Washington and a pre-emi...

30/06/2023

https://www.reverbcast.com/podcasts/2023/6/30/e81-academic-labor-solidarity-w-dr-james-j-brown-jr

On today’s episode, we’re thrilled to be joined once again by friend-of-the-show Dr. Jim Brown, Jr., Associate Professor of English and Director of the Digital Studies Center at Rutgers-Camden. While Jim is mainly known to us as an expert in digital rhetorical studies, today we speak to him abou...

31/05/2023

https://www.reverbcast.com/podcasts/2023/5/31/e80-rejoinder-scott-adams-amp-persuasion-the-squeakuel

The cognitive scientists at re:verb couldn't get enough of Win Bigly, Scott Adams' bizarre treatise on persuasion in a supposedly post-fact era. After tackling the introduction in December ( listen to the first installment here! ), we bring you our reading and re:joinder critique the first full

17/03/2023

https://www.reverbcast.com/podcasts/2023/3/17/e78-campus-misinformation-and-academic-freedom-w-dr-brad-vivian

Trigger warning: if you are offended by evidence-based arguments against moral panics surrounding higher education, listen with discretion! Light kidding aside, this episode addresses a very serious issue: restrictions on free speech in higher education. And no, we’re not talking about the exagge

10/02/2023

https://www.reverbcast.com/podcasts/2023/2/10/e77-theaters-of-war-w-dr-roger-stahl

Was your favorite film approved by Uncle Sam? And just how much of your streaming watchlist did the CIA curate? On today’s episode, Calvin and Alex are joined by Dr. Roger Stahl, Professor of Communication Studies at the University of Georgia, to discuss the widespread problem of US information op...

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