Podcast appearances and mentions of rex sorgatz

Writer and web designer Rex Sorgatz (The Encyclopedia of Misinformation) joins Gavin Purcell to talk about his obsession with deepfakes, why he's less worried about them now than he used to be, and why he believes a dead actor will win an Oscar someday. Then, deepfakes and synthetic media expert Henry Ajder joins to explain whether we should be worried about deepfakes — and how much — and to talk about "shallow fakes," revenge porn, and the perverse way the existence of deepfakes has affected our perception of real media. Please follow or subscribe to Way Too Interested https://pod.link/1588020251 (in your podcast app of choice)! And if you liked this episode, then tell a friend to check it out. Also ... Follow Gavin on Twitter https://twitter.com/gavinpurcell (@gavinpurcell) Read Rex's book, https://www.powells.com/book/the-encyclopedia-of-misinformation-9781419729119 (The Encyclopedia of Misinformation: A Compendium of Imitations, Spoofs, Delusions, Simulations, Counterfeits, Impostors, Illusions, Confabulations, Skullduggery, Frauds, Pseudoscience, Propaganda, Hoaxes, Flimflam, Pranks, Hornswoggle, Conspiracies, and Miscellaneous Fakery ) Learn more about https://www.henryajder.com/ (Henry's work and research)

"J. McVay, Jacqueline Soller, Joe Virgillito, and Charles Hinshaw revisit topics from the 1st, 50th, 100th, and 150th episodes of the podcast to discuss them within the contexts of today. And we’ll also hear a live performance from Hollyy, recorded exclusively for BTRtoday. Episode Credits: Producer/Host: J. McVay Contributors: Jacqueline Soller, Joe Virgillito, Charles Hinshaw Composer/Editor: Hansdale Hsu [youtube]https://youtu.be/7-Mp7-EkOn8[/youtube] 00:00 - Intro 00:55 - START // Looking back on 200 episodes 02:08 - CLIP: Episode 1 / Free College 07:20 - Discussion of free college / Movie revisit: ‘Colossal’ 21:10 - CLIP: Episode 50 / Rex Sorgatz and ‘The Encyclopedia of Misinformation’ 25:15 - Discussion of misinformation, conspiracy theories, etc. / Movie revisit: ‘The Death of Stalin’ 41:50 - CLIP: Episode 100 / 10yr Film Retro: ‘Avatar’ 45:50 - Discussion of immersive movie going and what moviegoing might be after pandemic / Movie revisit: ‘Climax’ 63:55 - CLIP: Episode 150 / Prediction Markets & Elections /// END 67:22 - Discussion of prediction markets, polling, etc. / Movie revisit: ‘Birds of Prey’ 85:45 - “Turn It Around” (BTR Live Studio, 2021) - Hollyy 91:50 - Outro/credits 92:33 - Finish. "

Tomas Dvorak - "Game Boy Tune" - Machinarium Soundtrack - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Rex Sorgatz" The Raffeys - "Big Brother" - Eep Snörpsh Now https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/82932

Tomas Dvorak - "Game Boy Tune" - Machinarium Soundtrack - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Rex Sorgatz" The Raffeys - "Big Brother" - Eep Snörpsh Now http://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/82932

Bloomberg Opinion columnist Barry Ritholtz interviews Rex Sorgatz, the author of 2018’s “The Encyclopedia of Misinformation: A Compendium of Imitations, Spoofs, Delusions, Simulations, Counterfeits, Impostors, Illusions, Confabulations, Skullduggery, Frauds, Pseudoscience, Propaganda, Hoaxes, Flimflam, Pranks, Hornswoggle, Conspiracies & Miscellaneous Fakery.” His reflections on the intersection of media, technology and culture have appeared in New York and Wired magazines, among others. 

How can true information be used to rile communities? What is the difference between misinformation, disinformation and malinformation? How is deception tracked and quantified? Is the next generation more media literate? Häagen-Dazs is from the Bronx; Umami is from LA: This week, Paul Ford sits down with Encyclopedia of Misinformation author Rex Sorgatz. We discuss his new book, the ways marketers, newsrooms, and scientists use deception to their advantage, and the diffusion of misinformation. We talk about our role as consumers and how we’re changing the media literacy movement to revolve around systems of thought, rather than presenting everything as opposition. Rex also shares a list of supermyths (Spoiler: Colombus knew the Earth was round before he set sail). 1:40 — Rex: “Misinformation is data that is incorrect, effectively. Disinformation is intentionally spreading that information… Malinformation, which is relatively new, is not actually incorrect information, it’s information that is correct but spread with the intent of abuse.” 6:30 — Rex: “[Conspiracy theories] moved out of pop culture and onto the internet. I think back then, it was a playful thing, but now in the age of Infowars, I don’t know what to call it anymore. It’s a completely different thing.” 11:00 — Rex: “I grew up in a small town before the internet and I still remember having access to information that didn’t seem right.” 15:34 — Paul: “So this is a practical guide to the nightmare mediascape in which we find ourself.” 16:40 — Rex: “I tell people it’s barely a book. My publisher said to stop saying that…” 25:30 — Rex: “Instead we should try to think about how other people are coming to the conclusions that they’re coming to — it’s not a matter of what, it’s a matter of how. I think there’s a lesson in there about media literacy for kids, that we work toward letting them understand systems of thought, not presenting everything as opposition.” 26:20 — Paul: “We consume so much media, so much, all day… People are willing to lightly hold and connect to all kinds of ideas as they suck media down their media holes in their brains. Part of the literacy is giving people the credit as discerning consumers who accept and reject the things that they’re hearing.” 28:30 — Rex: “Learning is systems more than it is facts.” A full transcript of this episode is available. LINKS Encyclopedia of Misinformation The Internet Really Has Changed Everything. Here’s The Proof. Track Changes Episode 20: Rex Sorgatz — “The Other Side of Fate” Fate Magazine Anti-Vaxers  The Flat Earth Society What are supermyths? Track Changes is the weekly technology and culture podcast from Postlight, hosted by Paul Ford and Rich Ziade. Production, show notes and transcripts by EDITAUDIO. Podcast logo and design by Will Denton of Postlight.

We welcome Rex Sorgatz, author of the new book “The Encyclopedia of Misinformation”, to talk all things deceptions & fakes like catfishing, fake orgasms, cosplay, RealDolls, gaslighting and more! In dating news we discuss an app that allows users to submit an application to date and Cosmo's ways to make sex last longer. Then we help a listener who accidentally went out with a married man and another listener whose date had a problem with her Instagram being too “family-oriented.” This episode is sponsored by BioClarity, Winc and Secret.

Writer Rex Sorgatz talks with Recode’s Peter Kafka about his new book, “The Encyclopedia of Misinformation: A Compendium of Imitations, Spoofs, Delusions, Simulations, Counterfeits, Impostors, Illusions, Confabulations, Skullduggery, Frauds, Pseudoscience, Propaganda, Hoaxes, Flimflam, Pranks, Hornswoggle, Conspiracies & Miscellaneous Fakery.” Sorgatz says he doesn’t want readers to move through the book in order; instead, they should open it to a random page, read an article and then see where the footnotes at the bottom of the page tell them to go next. He also talks about the T-word: How much should a book about falsehoods, released in 2018, acknowledge the mendacity of President Donald Trump? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Call this the conspiracy-theory ep, if you like: After we revisit the oh-so-mysterious HDVB (Häagen-Dazs Vanilla Bean) shortage, we sit down with Rex Sorgatz, authority on all things hoax-y, misinformed, and just plain false. He literally wrote the book on them—it’s called The Encyclopedia of Misinformation, and it’s as intriguing as it sounds. P.S. Something that’s definitely true: Our amazing new Permanent Collection by Of a Kind duster is now 10% off with the code AFEWTHINGS.

Has the internet changed everything? This week Rich and Paul talk to writer and media strategist Rex Sorgatz, who wrote recently about returning to his small North Dakota hometown to see how (or if!) access to the world’s information has changed things there. Also discussed: the appeal of black trench coats to a certain demographic, Rex’s stint editing the nation’s oldest paranormal magazine, the time he had to reenact his apartment burning down during a flood on national television, and a charming email exchange between Paul and Rex a decade ago. (Brace yourselves: it’s about XML.)