GossipINT

May 05 2023
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Is Justin Trudeau really Fidel Castro’s son? Did Beyonce fake her first pregnancy? Is Bigfoot real? GossipINT is a new podcast that helps listeners learn critical thinking concepts by applying them to well-known pop culture events and real-world, technology-focused examples. This fusion of fun and informative invites listeners to learn these new ideas in a way they can immediately apply even while standing in line at the grocery checkout line.

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That’s All, Folks

May 05 2023 26 mins  
In this final episode of GossipINT, our hosts talk about their favorite structured analytic techniques, what they hope listeners have learned from this podcast...and the Jonas brothers!

Hathaway, Gere and..Ray-Bans?

Apr 28 2023 26 mins  
Did someone have it out for actors Anne Hathaway and Richard Gere? What’s the relationship between Ray-Ban sunglasses and the movie ”Top Gun”? In this episode, we talk about how covert influence is used in Hollywood and in marketing to sway us.

Who Doesn’t Love a Good Conspiracy?

Apr 21 2023 30 mins  
Is Stevie Wonder faking being blind? Was Walt Disney cryogenically frozen? Does Mattress Firm act as a front for money laundering? In this episode, we talk about about our favorite crazy conspiracy theories.

How to Waste $1 Billion in Six Months

Apr 14 2023 27 mins  
Why did the short-form streaming platform Quibi fail within six months? Do viewers prefer white, male superheroes? Has Mark Zuckerberg misread demand for the Metaverse? In this episode, we talk about how mirror image bias can have major economic consequences.

Milgram, Manson, and the Biggest Art Heists Ever

Apr 07 2023 27 mins  
Why would someone knowingly torture someone else? How did Sam Bankman-Fried dupe investors? In this episode, we talk about how authority bias tricks us into trusting untrustworthy people.

Nessie vs. QAnon

Mar 31 2023 27 mins  
Why do people believe in conspiracy theories like QAnon and chemtrails? Did President Putin release 500 lions in Moscow to keep people at home during the start of the COVID pandemic? In this episode, we talk about how the third-person effect gives us false confidence in our ability to distinguish fact from fiction.

Charlie’s Angels, the Rock, and Why you Can Never Find What You’re Looking For

Mar 17 2023 24 mins  
Why do people forget about the female action heroes of yesteryear? Why are Google search results so skewed to recent events? In this episode, we talk about how the recency bias causes people to over-value the present over the past.

Glenda the Good Witch, Jimmy Savile, and Ted Bundy

Mar 03 2023 31 mins  
How do celebrities get away with terrible crimes? Why are some people acolytes of the cult of Apple? In this episode, we talk about how the halo effect dazzles us into ignoring common sense.

She Came in Like a Wrecking Ball

Feb 17 2023 25 mins  
Was the haunting in Amityville real or a big con for money? Is Elon Musk Twitter’s biggest problem? In this episode, we talk about how anchor bias distorts our ability to process new information.

We’re All Thinking It

Feb 03 2023 30 mins  
Why did people in Salem, Massachusetts believe there was a witch infestation? What caused the Challenger shuttle to explode? In this episode, we talk about how the groupthink bias leads groups of people to make bad decisions.