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Mass surveillance has wrought a destabilized world. This takes us to Citizen, an app many Americans are using though its evolution has raised some alarms. We also diverge into legal "Star Wars" commentary, the appetites of the Second Amendment crowd, some Michael Flynn news, breaking Kenneth Frank James Berry news and, finally, "Joker 2" – is it happening and what should it be about? Find out and listen to what we think. Check out the story we talk about regarding Citizen: https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/citizen-public-safety-app-pushing-surveillance-boundaries-rcna1058 As for the legal standing regarding the quality of the "Star Wars" prequels, visit: https://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2021/06/01/19-56297.pdf Social media: Mars on Life: @marsonlifeshow on Twitter and Instagram Sebastian Schug: @drsebby (Instagram) and Seabass on YouTube Ryan Mancini: @mancinira (Twitter) and @manciniryan (Instagram) Artwork by Zachary Erberich (@zacharyerberichart) "Space X-plorers" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 "Notanico Merengue" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mars-on-life-show/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mars-on-life-show/support
While we were searching through old ad parodies for our bonus release last week, we ran across this sketch and wanted to feature it on its own. This is "Apptivism" from episode 1.28 "Sometimes I Want to Be Noticed," and stars Adam Bozarth, Dan Chamberlain, Matt Little, Anna Rubanova, and Brett White. ORIGINALLY RELEASED: 06/27/2013 www.LeftHandedRadio.com | patreon.com/LeftHandedRadio facebook.com/LeftHandedRadio | instagram.com/lefthandedradio | twitter.com/LeftHandedRadio lefthandedradio@gmail.com 413-547-1055
BZ Podcast uses the recent Kanye West uproar as an example to dive into what problematic online behavior looks like. They discuss the break down of present day communication, to ask the question "is there a right way to talk about important issues online"? Beats by: @_Bodega_Brown on Instagram
Don't forget to sign up for the free Axios newsletter, and tag your best and worst examples of government social media posts with #SMandPwins and #SMandPfails on Twitter! Simon Day, co-founder of Apptivism, discusses how chatbots are used to increase civic engagement. By interacting with a chatbot on Facebook Messenger, citizens can give their opinion on policies from their computers or smartphones. Policymakers can then analyze the data from chatbot interactions to better shape policy. Simon breaks down how these chatbots work and describes how Apptivism is helping governments use this new technology.
Help us out by signing up to the free Axios newsletter to get your daily dose of tech and politics! Hanneke Bruinsma, local politician for the green party GroenLinks in the Netherlands, joins the show to discuss how her party is using social media in the upcoming Dutch municipal elections. We discuss how GroenLinks party members in the Overbetuwe municipality are using Facebook and Twitter to campaign, and in particular we focus on WhatsApp as a new medium to encourage activism - or "Apptivism" - among local residents.
On this episode: Apptivism, a man orders a new mattress over the phone, a young woman starts a lucrative career in spam writing, the man that inspired "In The Air Tonight" is invited to a Phil Collins concert, the Joke Police conduct a pun control sting, Rusty Calvin recounts all the greats he has worked with, The Humdrum Shadow, and Airbrush Creations Left Handed Radio is written and performed by Adam Bozarth, Dan Chamberlain, Matt Little, Anna Rubanova, and Brett White Do you have your own question about how to live your life right? Ask Herb from Pittsburgh! Dial 413-547-1055 and leave a voicemail with your question and Herb will answer on a future episode of the show. Original music by Dan Warren with additional music by Beat By The Passion HiFi LeftHandedRadio.com | lefthandedradio@gmail.com | 413-547-1055