web01.fireside.fm Tue, 28 Apr 2026 09:59:50 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Tatter - Episodes Tagged with “Rhetoric” https://tatter.fireside.fm/tags/rhetoric Wed, 09 Dec 2020 06:00:00 -0500 This is a podcast exploring issues in politics and policy. Each episode features conversation with at least one subject matter expert, with a goal of helping listeners better understand the topic. en-us episodic Politics and Policy Michael Sargent This is a podcast exploring issues in politics and policy. Each episode features conversation with at least one subject matter expert, with a goal of helping listeners better understand the topic. no politics, policy, law Michael Sargent profsargent@gmail.com Episode 64: Rogue (Conspiracy Theories, w/ Kelley-Romano & Miller) https://tatter.fireside.fm/64 bfcc2397-70f1-4b19-841f-e1051cdfe651 Wed, 09 Dec 2020 06:00:00 -0500 Michael Sargent full Michael Sargent Stephanie Kelley-Romano and Joanne Miller talk conspiracy theories with me. 58:43 yes ABOUT THIS EPISODE Even though some conspiracy theories are only endorsed by a small fraction of the population, it is likely a mistake to write off all who believe in conspiracy theories, especially since some theories are endorsed more widely, and with substantial effect. I discuss these issues with two conspiracy theory researchers: Stephanie Kelley-Romano of the Bates College Department of Rhetoric, Film, and Screen Studies, and Joanne Miller of the University of Delaware Department of Political Science & International Relations. LINKS --Stephanie Kelley-Romano's Bates College web profile (https://www.bates.edu/rhetoric-film-screen-studies/faculty/kelley-romano-stephanie/) --Joanne Miller's University of Delaware web profile (https://www.poscir.udel.edu/people/faculty/MillerJ?uid=MillerJ&Name=Dr.%20Joanne%20Miller) --"Trust no one: The conspiracy genre on American television," (Stephanie Kelley-Romano, in The Southern Communication Journal) (https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Stephanie_Kelley-Romano/publication/241744909_Trust_No_One_The_Conspiracy_Genre_on_American_Television/links/5cf7f826299bf1fb185ba603/Trust-No-One-The-Conspiracy-Genre-on-American-Television.pdf) --"Make American hate again: Donald Trump and th birther conspiracy," (Stephanie Kelley-Romano & Kathryn Carew, in The Journal of Hate Studies) (https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ryan_Scrivens/publication/330482179_The_Dangers_of_Porous_Borders_The_Trump_Effect_in_Canada_Journal_of_Hate_Studies/links/5c41dea092851c22a37ea15b/The-Dangers-of-Porous-Borders-The-Trump-Effect-in-Canada-Journal-of-Hate-Studies.pdf#page=40) --"Conspiracy endorsement as motivated reasoning: The moderating roles of political knowledge and trust," (Joanne Miller, Kyle Saunders, & Christina Farhart, in American Journal of Political Science) (https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/ajps.12234) --"Gender differences in COVID-19 conspiracy theory beliefs," (Erin Cassese, Christina Farhart, & Joanne Miller, in Politics & Gender) (https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/11E1C0AA1837CFA7E3926F5E9AF30782/S1743923X20000409a.pdf/div-class-title-gender-differences-in-covid-19-conspiracy-theory-beliefs-div.pdf) --Little A'Le'Inn (Rachel, NV) (http://www.littlealeinn.com/) Special Guests: Joanne Miller and Stephanie Kelley-Romano. conspiracy theory, rhetoric, political science, psychology, COVID-19, voting ABOUT THIS EPISODE
Even though some conspiracy theories are only endorsed by a small fraction of the population, it is likely a mistake to write off all who believe in conspiracy theories, especially since some theories are endorsed more widely, and with substantial effect. I discuss these issues with two conspiracy theory researchers: Stephanie Kelley-Romano of the Bates College Department of Rhetoric, Film, and Screen Studies, and Joanne Miller of the University of Delaware Department of Political Science & International Relations.

LINKS
--Stephanie Kelley-Romano's Bates College web profile
--Joanne Miller's University of Delaware web profile
--"Trust no one: The conspiracy genre on American television," (Stephanie Kelley-Romano, in The Southern Communication Journal)
--"Make American hate again: Donald Trump and th birther conspiracy," (Stephanie Kelley-Romano & Kathryn Carew, in The Journal of Hate Studies)
--"Conspiracy endorsement as motivated reasoning: The moderating roles of political knowledge and trust," (Joanne Miller, Kyle Saunders, & Christina Farhart, in American Journal of Political Science)
--"Gender differences in COVID-19 conspiracy theory beliefs," (Erin Cassese, Christina Farhart, & Joanne Miller, in Politics & Gender)
--Little A'Le'Inn (Rachel, NV)

Special Guests: Joanne Miller and Stephanie Kelley-Romano.

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Even though some conspiracy theories are only endorsed by a small fraction of the population, it is likely a mistake to write off all who believe in conspiracy theories, especially since some theories are endorsed more widely, and with substantial effect. I discuss these issues with two conspiracy theory researchers: Stephanie Kelley-Romano of the Bates College Department of Rhetoric, Film, and Screen Studies, and Joanne Miller of the University of Delaware Department of Political Science & International Relations.

LINKS
--Stephanie Kelley-Romano's Bates College web profile
--Joanne Miller's University of Delaware web profile
--"Trust no one: The conspiracy genre on American television," (Stephanie Kelley-Romano, in The Southern Communication Journal)
--"Make American hate again: Donald Trump and th birther conspiracy," (Stephanie Kelley-Romano & Kathryn Carew, in The Journal of Hate Studies)
--"Conspiracy endorsement as motivated reasoning: The moderating roles of political knowledge and trust," (Joanne Miller, Kyle Saunders, & Christina Farhart, in American Journal of Political Science)
--"Gender differences in COVID-19 conspiracy theory beliefs," (Erin Cassese, Christina Farhart, & Joanne Miller, in Politics & Gender)
--Little A'Le'Inn (Rachel, NV)

Special Guests: Joanne Miller and Stephanie Kelley-Romano.

]]> Episode 43: Trash Talk (w/ Jeffrey M. Berry) https://tatter.fireside.fm/43 5cbf5561-69bf-4340-a6b5-5685e1ccfc63 Mon, 24 Jun 2019 08:00:00 -0400 Michael Sargent full Michael Sargent My conversation with political scientist Jeffrey Berry, co-author of the book The Outrage Industry. 30:08 no ABOUT THIS EPISODE Political scientist Jeffrey M. Berry and sociologist Sarah Sobieraj co-authored the book The Outrage Industry, which examines media efforts to provoke outrage in audiences (including efforts that play fast and loose with the facts), as well as the conditions that have encouraged and rewarded such efforts. Berry joined me for a conversation about incivility, outrage rhetoric, and more. LINKS --Tufts University profile for Jeffrey Berry (https://as.tufts.edu/politicalscience/people/faculty/berry) --Tufts University profile for Sarah Sobieraj (https://as.tufts.edu/sociology/people/faculty/sobieraj) --The Outrage Industry: Political Opinion Media and the New Incivility, by Berry and Sobieraj (Amazon) (https://www.amazon.com/Outrage-Industry-Political-Incivility-Development/dp/0190498463) --"Anger is a business" (by Berry and Sobieraj, for Vox's Mischiefs of Faction) (https://www.vox.com/mischiefs-of-faction/2016/4/26/11506808/anger-is-a-business) --"New Republic: Rush Limbaugh's morality lesson" (by Jonathan Cohn, for National Public Radio) (https://www.npr.org/2012/03/02/147821577/new-republic-a-morality-lesson-from-rush-limbaugh) --Forbes: The world's highest-paid celebrites (https://www.forbes.com/celebrities/list/#tab:overall) --"The caning of Charles Sumner" (from the United States Senate website) (https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/minute/The_Caning_of_Senator_Charles_Sumner.htm) --"Clear Channel renames itself iHeartMedia in nod to digital" (by Ben Sisario, for the New York Times) (https://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/17/business/media/embracing-digital-brand-clear-channel-renames-itself-iheartmedia.html) --"Congress is more bipartisan than you think" (by Laurel Harbridge-Yong, for the Washington Post's Monkey Cage) (https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2015/05/04/congress-is-more-bipartisan-than-you-think/?utm_term=.2383b95488a7) Special Guest: Jeffrey M. Berry. outrage, incivility, rhetoric, media, politics ABOUT THIS EPISODE
Political scientist Jeffrey M. Berry and sociologist Sarah Sobieraj co-authored the book The Outrage Industry, which examines media efforts to provoke outrage in audiences (including efforts that play fast and loose with the facts), as well as the conditions that have encouraged and rewarded such efforts. Berry joined me for a conversation about incivility, outrage rhetoric, and more.

LINKS
--Tufts University profile for Jeffrey Berry
--Tufts University profile for Sarah Sobieraj
--The Outrage Industry: Political Opinion Media and the New Incivility, by Berry and Sobieraj (Amazon)
--"Anger is a business" (by Berry and Sobieraj, for Vox's Mischiefs of Faction)
--"New Republic: Rush Limbaugh's morality lesson" (by Jonathan Cohn, for National Public Radio)
--Forbes: The world's highest-paid celebrites
--"The caning of Charles Sumner" (from the United States Senate website)
--"Clear Channel renames itself iHeartMedia in nod to digital" (by Ben Sisario, for the New York Times)
--"Congress is more bipartisan than you think" (by Laurel Harbridge-Yong, for the Washington Post's Monkey Cage)

Special Guest: Jeffrey M. Berry.

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Political scientist Jeffrey M. Berry and sociologist Sarah Sobieraj co-authored the book The Outrage Industry, which examines media efforts to provoke outrage in audiences (including efforts that play fast and loose with the facts), as well as the conditions that have encouraged and rewarded such efforts. Berry joined me for a conversation about incivility, outrage rhetoric, and more.

LINKS
--Tufts University profile for Jeffrey Berry
--Tufts University profile for Sarah Sobieraj
--The Outrage Industry: Political Opinion Media and the New Incivility, by Berry and Sobieraj (Amazon)
--"Anger is a business" (by Berry and Sobieraj, for Vox's Mischiefs of Faction)
--"New Republic: Rush Limbaugh's morality lesson" (by Jonathan Cohn, for National Public Radio)
--Forbes: The world's highest-paid celebrites
--"The caning of Charles Sumner" (from the United States Senate website)
--"Clear Channel renames itself iHeartMedia in nod to digital" (by Ben Sisario, for the New York Times)
--"Congress is more bipartisan than you think" (by Laurel Harbridge-Yong, for the Washington Post's Monkey Cage)

Special Guest: Jeffrey M. Berry.

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