A Lot of Good People Told Me

Sep 01 2022

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This podcast explores the effects of disinformation on the American public. LBJ School policy graduate Alex Rose interviews experts like Bobby Chesney, Renée DiResta, Christopher Krebs and more about how to combat the detrimental effects of disinfo while protecting our right to freedom of speech, protected under the first amendment. On one episode, she speaks with Dr. Scott Debb, a cyber psychologist who illuminates concepts like doomscrolling, confirmation bias and group think. Made possible by the Strauss Center for International Security and Law at the University of Texas at Austin.

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Solutions, Considerations and Conclusions with Eric Greenwald

Sep 01 2022 26 mins

Our final guest this season is Eric Greenwald. Eric is a distinguished cyber security fellow with the Strauss Center at the University of Texas at Austin who has served with the National Security Council staff, the FBI and U.S. Cyber Command. In the private sector, Eric Greenwald has worked as a litigator and an international trade lawyer and more recently, as a producer for the CB

Dr. Scott Debb on Cyber Psychology

Aug 17 2022 33 mins

This week our guest is Dr. Scott Debb, professor at Norfolk State University’s Master of Science in Cyber Psychology program. We dive deep into the psychology and effects of disinformation and technology by exploring fun topics like doomscrolling and FOMO. With the most calming voice you can imagine, Dr. Debb somehow made us feel alright about the world. We had a wonderful conver

The Current State of Journalism with Kathleen McElroy

Jul 27 2022 33 mins

Kathleen McElroy is the real deal. We were honored to sit with her in Austin, Texas to discuss the current state of journalism in America. Kathleen is the director of the School of Journalism and a professor at The University of Texas at Austin. She came to academia after more than thirty years as a professional journalist at The New York Times and the Austin American-Statesman. He

Deepfakes and the Law with Bobby Chesney

Jul 13 2022 29 mins

Bobby Chesney is the Dean of the University of Texas School of Law and at the time of our interview, he served as Director of the Strauss Center for International Security and Law – the center who made this podcast possible! On this episode Alex and Bobby define and discuss deep fakes and the philosophical ponderings of what happens when you cannot trust what you see online. We a

Chris Krebs on Cyber Security Perspectives Inside the U.S. Government - CISA

Jul 06 2022 24 mins

On this episode, Alex speaks with the illustrious and engaging Christopher C. Krebs. Krebs is an American attorney who served as first Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security from November 2018 to November 2020. In November 2020, President Donald Trump fired Krebs via Tweet for refuting Trump's claims of el

Memes, Bots and Algorithms with Renée DiResta

Jun 28 2022 29 mins

In Memes, Bots and Algorithms, we talk with the incredible Renée DiResta, a true expert at the forefront of this research through her work at Stanford Internet Observatory. In one of her many “no big deal” moments, Renée testified before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (SSCI) about Russian disinformation campaigns in the lead up to the 2016 U.S. Presidential elect

Disinformation and Propaganda 101

Jun 22 2022 22 mins

Disinformation and Propaganda 101. On this episode we get critical historical and background information on this subject through discussion with Bryan Jones – a technology entrepreneur, executive and adjunct professor at the University of Texas School of Law. He currently teaches a course called Propaganda, Deception & Manipulation in the Technology Era where he traces

Podcast Introduction

Jun 15 2022 4 mins

“A Lot of Good People Told Me” is a podcast exploring the effects of disinformation on the American public. This introductory episode will define "disinformation" and lay the groundwork for the exploration and information-gathering we'll dive into this season. This first season of "A Lot of Good People Told Me" is the culmination of Lyndon Baines Johnson School of Public