Episode 7 - Have I Got Bad News for You: Is the Media Stealing Our Minds and Souls?
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In a world of 24/7 news, endless information, multiple channels, fake news, sponsored news, competing voices, and little space for reflection, how should we think about the news media? How can we be informed but not overwhelmed? How do we discern what is true, what is right, and what is helpful? To what extent does the news shape us — and how we can make sure we're shaped by the right thing? Join the entirely newsworthy and totally media-unsavvy Andy Bannister, Aaron Edwards, and Michael Ots as they explore all these questions and more, with the usual mix of wit and wisdom. The book that Andy mentions in the show a few times is Neil Postman's "Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business". First published in 1985 and reprinted many times since, it's an incredibly sobering (and prophetic) look at what the media is doing to our minds and souls. You can find it at any good bookseller. *** Pod of the Gaps is a listener-supported podcast. Please help us keep going and growing by giving a small donation at https://www.patreon.com/wkop — thank you! *** Find links to Apple iTunes, Spotify, and other podcast providers on our home page at http://bit.ly/podofthegaps
