A weekly podcast exploring larger trends in politics, religion, technology, and media. Hosted by @mattsheffield. Part of the @DiscoverFlux network.
Joined October 2019
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Corporations have overrun the federal judiciary. In the latest Theory of Change episode, @ProfCiara joined @mattsheffield to talk about political extremism in business communities and how "corporatocracy" works: plus.flux.community/p/how-co…
The U.S. is inexperienced as a democracy, and it’s showing now.
The left takes it for granted while the right is terrified and suspicious. More with Lisa Corrigan in our latest episode plus.flux.community/p/the-us…
Donald Trump has never been more unpopular than now. And yet the Democratic Party is even more disliked.
@rickperlstein joined for a discussion on where former Trump supporters go from here, and Democrats' refusal to listen to their base voters: flux.community/matthew-sheff…
In our newest episode, @gareth_gore joins @mattsheffield for an hour-long discussion on Opus Dei, reactionary Catholicism, and how American converts are trying to Protestantize the pope.
Video and transcript included: flux.community/matthew-sheff…
New episode!
Chatbots aren’t conscious, but the specific details as to why are important
@page88 joined @mattsheffield for a wide-ranging discussion about minds, meaning, and artificial intelligence which introduces his new Epistemic Flux Theory.
Here's the link: flux.community/matthew-sheff…
MAGA is not a monolith, and that’s why Trump’s poll numbers have fallen
Stephen Hawkins of @Moreincommon_ joined @mattsheffield to discuss his 11,000 person survey of 2024 Trump voters revealing there are roughly 4 major groups: flux.community/matthew-sheff…
In our latest episode, @ajbauer joins to discuss his new book about how the myth of "liberal media bias" has warped American politics.
Even Democrats and the mainstream media have been badly damaged by this manipulation: plus.flux.community/p/how-th…
In our latest episode, Alan Elrod of the Pulaski Institution joins to discuss how James Talarico is setting an example of a liberal Christianity that is unapologetically both--and also inclusive of non-Christians: plus.flux.community/p/is-lib…
Our latest episode is out today!
What can imagining aliens can teach us about science and communication?
Particle physicist @DanielWhiteson joins @mattsheffield to discuss his new book, ‘Do Aliens Speak Physics?’
Link in reply.
Dobbs v. Jackson was just the beginning of the reactionary assault on women
@SusanRinkunas joined @mattsheffield to discuss the right's sprawling effort to eliminate birth control, abortion pills, and women’s rights as a whole: plus.flux.community/p/dobbs-…
Will AI replace human adult content creators? In our latest episode, @thesiridahl says no way. She also discusses her recent doxxing by the Grok chatbot, and her view that it's unethical for adult models to use AI to make content for them.
Link in next post.
Here is the full episode link, including video, audio, and transcript: plus.flux.community/p/cultur…
Caving to the radical right's cultural power never works: @parkermolloy and @mattsheffield discuss how the right polices language rather than make arguments, and why the issue is never the issue. plus.flux.community/p/in-tru…
Democrats are on an election win streak despite having a badly damaged brand, what’s going on?
Americans seem like they're being contradictory, but the numbers show that fighting Donald Trump harder is the main thing voters want right now.
plus.flux.community/p/democr…
