Molly McKew (writer and lecturer on Russian influence and information warfare) and Chris Zappone (Digital Foreign Editor at The Age and the writer and narrator of the Dark Shining Moment podcast) join host Ron Steslow to discuss the evolution of Russian tactics since 2016 and the vulnerability of American democracy
Segments to look forward to:
(02:16) The state of the war in Ukraine
(10:00) The evolution of Russian influence campaigns
(14:37) What Putin wants
(25:14) The democratic mind and future vision
(29:00) America’s role in the world
(46:00) The erosion of trust and manipulation of narratives
(59:10) The importance of national psychological defense
(1:10:00) The impact of social media on trust in media institutions
(1:13:00) Balancing healthy skepticism and toxic cynicism in meaning making institutions
(1:14:45) The challenge of finding reliable sources
(1:18:00) Russia’s goal: America eating itself alive
Listen to Dark Shining Moment: https://apple.co/3Jhasz2
Follow Ron, Molly, and Chris on X (formerly Twitter):
https://twitter.com/RonSteslow
https://twitter.com/MollyMcKew
https://twitter.com/chrizap
Email your questions to podcast@politicology.com or leave us a voicemail at (202) 455-4558
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Briefly, Perfectly Human
“Safe Spaces” Campaign —The Weekly Roundup
Means of Control — Part 2
Missiles & Money — The Weekly Roundup
Means of Control — Part 1
“Get Caught Trying” — The Weekly Roundup
Democracy Doomsday Prepping — The Weekly Roundup
Politicology Mailbag with Mike Madrid
Trump Is Now A Meme Stock — The Weekly Roundup
The Lie Detectives — Part 2
Trouble In The Base — The Weekly Roundup
The Lie Detectives — Part 1
“Fur-Lined Handcuffs” — The Weekly Roundup
Where Have All The Democrats Gone?—Part 2
Sleepy Joe Wakes Up— The Weekly Roundup
Where Have All The Democrats Gone?—Part 1
IVF vs The Border— The Weekly Roundup
Your Face Belongs To Us — Part 2
Laces And Legacies — The Weekly Roundup
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free