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Social Media and Politics is a podcast bringing you innovative, first-hand insights into how social media is changing the political game. Subscribe for interviews and analysis with politicians, academics, and leading digital strategists to get their take on how social media influences the ways we engage with politics and democracy.
Social Media and Politics is hosted by Michael Bossetta, political scientist at Lund University. Check out the podcast's official website: socialmediaandpolitics.org.
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Digital Campaigning without Social Media Ads in Europe: Political Visibility under the TTPA, with Jochen König
Jochen König (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jochenkoenig/), Co-Founder and CEO of Cosmonauts & Kings, discusses the Transparency and Targeting of Political Advertising (TTPA) regulation. We break down the current state of TTPA implementation
When AI Systems Meet Democratic Governance, with Bruce Schneier and Nathan Sanders
Bruce Schneier (https://www.schneier.com/) and Dr. Nathan Sanders (https://nsanders.me/) discuss Rewiring Democracy: How AI Will Transform Our Politics, Government, and Citizenship (MIT Press). Bruce and Nathan share how AI becomes viable f
Independent Journalism in a Fragmented Media System, with Jacob Ward
Jacob Ward (https://www.jacobward.com/), accomplished journalist and host of The Rip Current, (https://www.theripcurrent.com/) joins the podcast to discuss independent journalism in today’s fragmented media environment. We begin with a conv
Publicity Politicians, Public Opinion, and the Birth of Media Politics, with Dr. Betto van Waarden
Dr. Betto van Waarden, Assistant Professor of History at Maastricht University, discusses his new book Politicians and Mass Media in the Age of Empire (https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/politicians-and-mass-media-in-the-age-of-empire/4C6
2025 Year in Review! Social Media and Politics, with Dr. Anamaria Dutceac Segesten
The 10th Annual Social Media and Politics Year in Review! This year, we cover the platforms’ year in review reports, the EU's regulation on transparency of targeted ads, meta approaches to platforms, and implications of the synthetic public
Digitally Organizing People Power: Inside Solidarity Tech, with Ivan Pardo
Ivan Pardo, Founder of Solidarity Tech (https://www.solidarity.tech/), shares how tech can solve organizing bottlenecks for political campaigns. We discuss how Solidarity Tech was used for digital organizing in Zohran Mamdani's mayoral camp
Temporal Validity, Knowledge Decay, and the Meta 2020 Election Research Partnership, with Dr. Kevin Munger
Dr. Kevin Munger, Assistant Professor and Chair of Computational Social Science in the Department of Political and Social Sciences at the European University Institute, discusses the concept of temporal validity in social media research. Dr
Crafting Political Storytelling with Qualitative Methods and AI, with Frank A. Spring
Frank A. Spring, founding partner at Altum Insight (https://www.altum-insight.com/) and managing partner of Undaunted Ventures (https://www.theundaunted.co/), shares how qualitative methods can understand the stories voters tell themselves
Teaching Political Communication: A Database, Game, and Assignment
In this episode, I share some initiatives to help in improving the teaching and learning of political communication. • Political Communication Teaching Database (https://polcomm.shinyapps.io/polcomm/)and the upload page (https://tally.so/r/
Election Forecasting, Prediction Markets, and Gamification, with Prof. Matthew Wall and Dr. Louis Bromfield
Professor Matthew Wall and Dr. Louis Bromfield, both at the Department of Politics, Philosophy, and International Relations at Swansea University, discuss election forecasting. We cover different types of political forecasting, such as poll
Content Moderation with Out-of-Court Dispute Settlement Bodies, with Thomas Hughes
Thomas Hughes, CEO of Appeals Centre Europe (https://www.appealscentre.eu/?https%3A%2F%2Fwww_appealscentre_eu%2F%3Futm_source=Google%20Ads&utm_medium=ppc&utm_campaign=BR_EN_030325&utm_id=ACE_Br_Ad_1&utm_term=Appeals_Centre_Europe&utm_conten
How the EU is Shielding Elections from Disinformation, Manipulation, and AI, with Jakub Szymik
Jakub Szymik, Founder of CEE Digital Democracy Watch (https://ceeddw.org/), discusses the EU's ongoing initiatives to fight disinformation, regulate political advertising, and protect election integrity on social media. Jakub shares his ins
Detecting Disinformation, Fake Accounts, and Inauthentic Behavior on Social Media, with Dan Brahmy
Dan Brahmy, Co-Founder and CEO at Cyabra (https://cyabra.com/), discusses the cutting-edge in disinformation monitoring. Dan shares some of Cyabra's work around the new pope, the tariff war, and narratives following the Trump assassination
Youth Political Expression on Social Media, with Dr. Neta Kligler-Vilenchik and Dr. Ioana Literat
Dr. Neta Kligler-Vilenchik (https://www.netakv.com/) and Dr. Ioana Literat (https://ioanaliterat.com/) share research from their new book Not Your Parent's Politics: Understanding Young People's Political Expression on Social Media (https:/
Journalism, Digital Fragmentation, and Fact-checking, with Neil Brown
Neil Brown (https://www.poynter.org/author/neil-brown/), President of the Poytner Institute for Media Studies, discusses the challenges facing journalism. We discuss the concept of media trust, changing revenue models, and the challenges fo
AI and Political Campaigns, with Dr. Michael D. Cohen
Dr. Michael D. Cohen (https://www.michaelcohen.us/), CEO of Cohen Research Group (https://main.cohenresearchgroup.com/) and author of Modern Political Campaigns (https://www.modernpoliticalcampaigns.com/), shares how artificial intelligence
Political Polling in a Partisan United States, with Doug Kaplan
Doug Kaplan, President of Kaplan Strategies (https://kaplanstrategies.com/), discusses the utility of political polling for local, state, and national races. We discuss the value of polls when partisanship is high, the changing political co
Digital Media Metaphors and Social Media Buzzwords, with Dr. Johan Farkas and Dr. Marcus Maloney
Dr. Johan Farkas (https://www.johanfarkas.com/) and Dr. Marcus Maloney (https://pureportal.coventry.ac.uk/en/persons/marcus-maloney) discuss how the language used to describe digital media frames our understanding and the actions of policym
2024 Year in Review! Social Media and Politics, with Dr. Anamaria Dutceac Segesten
The 9th Annual Social Media and Politics Year in Review! This year, we cover the platforms’ year in review reports, election interference in Romania, the battle over text and the "eXodus", and social media bans for teenagers. Here are links
Political Influencers in the 2024 US Election and Beyond, with Ryan Davis
Ryan Davis, Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer at People First (https://peoplefirst.cc/), guests for a debrief on content creators in the 2024 US election. We discuss content creator strategies between the two parties, how influencers h
Media Systems, Digital Media, and the Hybridity Cycle, with Prof. Daniel Hallin
Professor Daniel C. Hallin (https://communication.ucsd.edu/people/faculty-emeriti/hallin-dan.html), Distinguished Professor of Communication at UC San Diego, shares his thoughts on media systems and how digital media relates to the concept.
Countering Project 2025 with Google Search Ads, with Kindred Motes
Kindred Motes, Founder and Managing Partner at KM Strategies Group (KMSG) (https://www.kmstrategiesgroup.com/), shares his advocacy work to counter the online reach of Project 2025. Working with the Global Project Against Hate and Extremism
Web Browsing Data to Study Digital Political Behavior, with Prof. Sebastian Stier
Prof. Sebastian Stier (https://sebastianstier.com/), Scientific Director of Computational Social Science at GESIS and Professor of CSS at the University of Mannheim, discusses how web tracking data can inform social science questions. We di
Micro-Influencer Marketing for Political Campaigns, with Ryan Davis
Ryan Davis, Co-Founder of People First (https://peoplefirst.cc/#), discusses how "micro-influencers" or "micro-creators" are being used in political campaigns. We discuss the benefits of using micro-influencers for engagement, as well as ho
Far Right Women Influencers on YouTube and Instagram, with Dr. Eviane Leidig
Dr. Eviane Leidig (https://www.evianeleidig.com/), Marie Curie postdoctoral fellow at Tilburg University, discusses her book "The Women of the Far Right: Social Media Influencers and Online Radicalization (https://cup.columbia.edu/book/the-
Wikipedia Public Relations for Politics, Brands, and Crisis Communication, with Rhiannon Ruff
Rhiannon Ruff (https://www.linkedin.com/in/rhiannonruff/), Wikipedia Expert and Founding Partner at Lumino (https://www.luminodigital.com/), discusses how politicians and brands can effectively manage their Wikipedia presence. We discuss wh
Race, Racism, and Resistance on Social Media, with Dr. Rob Eschmann
Dr. Rob Eschmann (https://www.robeschmann.com/), Associate Professor of Social Work at Columbia University, discusses his latest book When the Hood Comes Off: Racism and Resistance in the Digital Age (https://www.ucpress.edu/book/9780520379
Data-Driven Campaigning: How Political Campaigns use Data, Analytics, and Technology, with Prof. Kate Dommett and Dr. Simon Kruschinski
Prof. Kate Dommett (http://www.katedommett.com/), Professor of Digital Politics at the University of Sheffield, and Dr. Simon Kruschinski (https://simonkruschinski.de/), Postdoctoral Researcher in Communication at the University of Mainz, d
China's Digital Strategy for Information Control, with Dr. Andrew MacDonald
Dr. Andrew W. MacDonald (https://www.andrewmacdonald.org/), Assistant Professor of Social Science at Duke Kunshan University, shares research from his new book Directed Digital Dissidence in Autocracies: How China Wins Online (https://globa
2023 Year in Review! Social Media and Politics, with Dr. Anamaria Dutceac Segesten
The 8th Annual Social Media and Politics Year in Review! This year, we cover the platforms' year in review reports, AI for political communication, the creator economy, and EU concerns around disinformation and cyberattacks. Here are links
