Bots & Ballots show

Bots & Ballots

Summary: In the digital era, information and the social media platforms used to spread it have become weapons of choice for those seeking to short circuit American democracy. Yahoo News' new weekly podcast Bots & Ballots explores the intersection of politics and technology as told by those in Washington, DC, and Silicon Valley trying to prevent a repeat of the infiltration of the 2016 presidential election.  

Podcasts:

 Jonathon Morgan on how Russian disinformation worked in 2018 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:22:40

The networks that pushed fake news in 2016 didn't go away in 2018, but they did change.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

 Howard Dean on 2020 and tech in politics | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:19:58

Howard Dean on why the next Democratic nominee for president should be under 55 and how the party can catch up on technology.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

 Will your vote count in 2018? I hope so. | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:18:35

Our elections aren't secure, but that's not the worst news. There's also an effort to make us doubt the results of our own elections.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

 Joe Hall on why phone voting is a terrible idea and why secrets only last 20 years | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:24:40

Joe Hall is the Chief Technologist at Center for Democracy & Technology, an organization that promotes free expression online, privacy and tries to put controls on government surveillance.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

 Michael Daniel, Obama's cybersecurity head: Cyberwar could take down our power grid | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:19:24

Michael Daniel talks about what Obama could have done to respond to Russia and about cyberwars bleeding into the real world  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

 Bill Browder on Rand Paul, Dana Rohrabacher and Russia | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:26:37

Bill Browder made billions in post-Soviet Russia. Then his lawyer was murdered and he became an activist. The man behind the Magnitsky Act talks Putin, Donald Trump and Congress.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

 Scott Adams, Dilbert cartoonist, on Trump and why facts don't matter | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:23:01

"Donald Trump will be the last human president," Scott Adams Tweeted recently. The Dilbert cartoonist talks about Google, Facebook and Twitter and why he thinks the companies are too liberal.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

 Judd Legum says conservatives bullying Facebook and Twitter | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:21:47

Do conservatives have legitimate complaints about the social networks or are they merely gaming the refs by pretending they do? A fact-check of a Think Progress article has liberals crying foul.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

 Uber's fixer Bradley Tusk on the wave of regulation coming for tech | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:24:32

Bradley Tusk ran Michael Bloomberg's campaign, he also busted through regulation for tech companies like FanDuel and Uber. Tusk talks about fixing politics with cell phone votes and regulation.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

 Jake Sullivan recounts being in the Clinton campaign as it blindsided by the Russian assault | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:19:20

Jake Sullivan was senior advisor to Hillary Clinton's campaign and witnessed Russia's attempts to intervene in our election firsthand.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

 Michael Isikoff on why Obama didn't stop Russian meddling in 2016 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:24:06

Michael Isikoff, Chief Investigative Correspondent for Yahoo, talks about the Obama administration's response to Putin's actions in the 2016 presidential election.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

 Rep. Denny Heck says Trump collusion with Russia ‘is well-established’ | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:18:31

Rep. Denny Heck, a member of the House intelligence committee, talks about the end of the Trump presidency.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

 Kim Zetter on hacking Georgia election and lawyer David Cross on stopping it | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:23:07

Kim Zetter, author of "Countdown to Zero Day," discusses a case of a missing server in Georgia's election system and David Cross, a lawyer with Morrison & Foerster, talks about a lawsuit against the state to get Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp to adopt paper ballots.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

 Alexander Malkevich is the head of USAReally and says he's not a troll | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:17:15

Alexander Malkevich, the editor of USA Really, a website with ties to the Russian groups indicted by Robert Mueller, says his website isn't fake news.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

 Cory Doctorow on how Facebook's 'surveillance system' swung the election | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:28:51

Science fiction author and privacy advocate Cory Doctorow says Facebook helped Trump's campaign connect with tiny, toxic demographics.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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