‘Pig’

BreakThru Radio Weekly

English - August 06, 2021 12:00 - 58 minutes - ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
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"Associate producer Joe Virgillito speaks with Steve Rathje (@steverathje2) about his recently published study exploring the ways in which animosity drives engagement on platforms like Facebook and Twitter. Rathje is a Psychology PhD student at the University of Cambridge and studies misinformation and political polarization on social media using methods from experimental psychology and computational social science.

Later in the episode, J. McVay and Charles Hinshaw discuss the recently released movie, ‘Pig,’ directed by Michael Sarnoski and starring Nicolas Cage, Alex Wolff, and Adam Arkin – distributed by Neon (@neonrated).

Plus a live performance from Lakes, recorded exclusively for BTRtoday.

Episode Credits:

Producer/Host: J. McVay
Associate Producer: Joe Virgillito
Contributor on Movies: Charles Hinshaw
Composer/Editor: Hansdale Hsu

[youtube]https://youtu.be/IuFKKZLn5C8[/youtube]

00:00 - Intro
01:22 - How Animosity Drives Social Media Engagement w/ Steve Rathje (Joe Virgillito interviews)
24:20 - Movie Review: Charles Hinshaw on ‘Pig’
26:00 - Movie Chat: Charles Hinshaw + J. McVay [SPOILER ALERT]
52:55 - "Talk!" (BTR Live Studio) - Lakes
57:30 - Outro/credits
58:16 - Finish.
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