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Are you having trouble keeping up with the latest hot-button issues on your social media feeds? The Keep it Controversial podcast is hosted by a team of four young media professionals using journalistic research and their individual experiences of internet subcultures to lead their discussions about social media’s hottest debates. In an era of knee-jerk reactions and oversimplification, Keep it Controversial provides a space for listeners to thoughtfully approach the complexities of pop cult ...
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FoodTok: How Has Social Media Affected Our Diets?
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In this episode of the Keep It Controversial podcast, hosts Riley Brubaker and Ireland Kennedy tackle a corner of the internet regarding food decisions and diet culture. Using outside sources and personal experiences, both hosts create a conversational piece about social media, our own experiences with food influencers and marketing, and the unreal…
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Digital Media Literacy: How Will Social Media and AI Reshape Education?
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In this episode of the Keep it Controversial podcast, hosts Riley Brubaker and Jade Lombardo discuss the intersection of media literacy, AI technology, and social media. They are joined this week by Sara Bauknecht, a media and communications professor at Chatham University, who has a wide range of experience working in media beyond the classroom. T…
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Deinfluencing: How do we Overcome Overconsumption?
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In this episode of the Keep it Controversial podcast, hosts Abigail Hakas and Jade Lombardo explore the impact of influencers on consumer behavior, primarily through overconsumption and microtrends. Reflecting on the rising trends of de-influencing and dupe culture, they attempt to unravel what ethical consumption truly entails in the age of online…
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Child Influencers: Should Kids be on Social Media?
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Hosts Abigail Hakas and Ireland Kennedy discuss and debate children’s use of social media through the lens of the D’Amelio sisters, mental health, and the concept of a third place. Click the follow button so you don’t miss an episode, and follow us on Instagram to keep up with our content: https://www.instagram.com/keepitcontroversialpodcast/ We pu…
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Are you having trouble keeping up with the latest hot-button issues on your social media feeds? The Keep it Controversial podcast is hosted by a team of four young media professionals using journalistic research and their individual experiences of internet subcultures to lead their discussions about social media’s hottest debates. In an era of knee…
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