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Call It Like I See It proves that news and social commentary does not have to be manipulative or sensationalist to be interesting, so join hosts James Keys and Tunde Ogunlana as they take a weekly look at notable news stories, opinion pieces, or products of our culture and…
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How Power Literally Rewires Your Brain (And Changes Your Personality) (opens the original)
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James Keys and Tunde Ogunlana take a look at some recent research that investigates how having power really can change a person down to a hormonal and brain chemistry level, and consider whether this refutes or explains the old idiom that power tends to corrupt and absolute power absolutely corrupts. The guys also discuss how certain personality traits and power tend to come together and how accountability, or the lack thereof, plays a role in how power is exercised. Experts are finally learning
Flock Cameras, the Surveillance Industrial Complex, and the American Privacy Backlash (opens the original)
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James Keys and Tunde Ogunlana discuss the growing controversy around mass surveillance systems, especially Flock-style license plate tracking systems, and consider the extent that the issue is about cameras on street corners, or something deeper about privacy, evolutionary triggers, and how much surveillance society is willing to normalize. The guys also explore the role of corporations in building surveillance infrastructure, the line between public safety and intrusion, and why different commu
The Meta Settlement Won't Save Our Kids: The Truth About Social Media & Profits (opens the original)
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James Keys and Tunde Ogunlana take a look at the settlement of a landmark federal child safety lawsuit involving Meta, Facebook and Instagram, discuss the use of the judicial branch to regulate business out destructive behavior, and consider whether this is something that can make a meaningful difference in how young people engage with social media. Time limits and a midnight cutoff: Meta’s new rules for kids go further, but critics say not enough (AP News) Meta, states agree to $17 billion sett
Best Of - Why Prediction Markets Are Worse Than the Stock Market (opens the original)
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Excerpt from the episode "Are Prediction Markets Built for Insider Information and Sucker Bets?" (https://callitlikeiseeit.com/are-prediction-markets-built-for-insider-information-and-sucker-bets) In that episode, James Keys and Tunde Ogunlana discussed the story of the US soldier that is being charged for using confidential insider information to win bets about the capture of Maduro on the prediction market platform Polymarket and considered the risks that society faces as prediction markets li
Postpartum Psychosis or Murder? No Easy Answers in the Lindsay Clancy Case (opens the original)
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James Keys and Tunde Ogunlana discuss how the Lindsay Clancy case, which involves a mother killing her three young children and appearing to try to take her own life after having taken many psychiatric drugs over several months while under the care of doctors, exposes some significant faultlines in how our society organizes itself and in how our legal system holds people and companies accountable for their personal and professional actions. Why the Lindsay Clancy Case Is Dividing Americans (NY T
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