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Freedom Over Fascism is hosted by Dr. Stephanie Gerber Wilson. After the 2024 election, we face a period of deep uncertainty across the country. Opposition and resistance is growing, but we still face the informational asymmetry and our inability to reach a wider audience that doesn’t want to think about politics. Stephanie focuses on creating a media ecosystem that’s mutually reinforcing and includes independent journalists, creators, authors, historians, and cultural figures. She is interested in what it takes to create a new system of communicating with the public that meets voters where they are. This includes understanding the ways Republicans communicate, their funding mechanisms, and how we can create content that’s true to our values. She’ll also focus on places we can make the most change in our lives: state and local politics, understanding mis/disinformation, and how to address the crisis of belonging.
One of the most stark differences between right wing and “dem/left” media is the right’s focus on content creation, and more importantly, the strategy of funding large and smaller creators, cross-pollinating big creators with smaller creators, and talking about politics without actually talking about politics.
Each episode relates to fighting against fascism through the creation of a media ecosystem or ways to communicate our values without talking about politics. Please consider upgrading to a paid subscription today to help me continue to publish helpful and interesting content. The podcast was founded January 2023 and is now part of the Democracy Group, a network of podcasts that examines what's broken in our democracy and how we can work together to fix it.
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