Join political scientist Hanna Sistek, media historian Sage Goodwin, and communication scholar Julius Freeman at the Center for American Political History, Media, and Technology as they dig into two big questions: What’s wrong with our information environment? And what can we do to make it right? From disinformation and polarization to algorithmic news feeds and attention traps, we explore the forces reshaping how we understand the world and each other. We pick the brains of researchers, journalists, technologists, and other experts to unpack the major problems with our digital public sphere today, how we got here, and what we should do about it. Along with their insights guests share their own “media diets,” the good, the guilty, and how they hit reset when the noise becomes too much. Join us to cut through the chaos, find the signal, and rethink how we engage with the media that shapes our lives.
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Signup to Generate a PitchJoin political scientist Hanna Sistek, media historian Sage Goodwin, and communication scholar Julius Freeman at the Center for American Political History, Media, and Technology as they dig into two big questions: What’s wrong with our information environment? And what can we do to make it right?
Recent episodes include "EP 12 Thinking in Public with Jamelle Bouie" (9 October 2026, 68 minutes), "Ep 11 History Gives Us Agency with Bruce Schulman" (28 August 2026, 55 minutes), and "Ep 11 History Gives Us Agency with Bruce Schulman" (28 August 2026, 55 minutes).
CAPTivated publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 48 minutes across 13 episodes.
Booking probability for CAPTivated is 29%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. CAPTivated requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. CAPTivated's contact route on record: verified email.
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CAPTivated is a technology podcast with 13 episodes published.
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<p>In the last episode of CAPTivated’s first season, Sage and Julius hear from Jamelle Bouie opinion columnist at the New York Times and a TikTok creator with nearly 300,000 followers. about his experiences as a...
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In this episode, Hanna, Sage, and Julius sit down with historian Bruce Schulman to explore the relationship between history, media, journalism, and American politics. Bruce explains how mass media transformed political...
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<p>In this episode, Hanna, Sage, and Julius sit down with historian Bruce Schulman to explore the relationship between history, media, journalism, and American politics. Bruce explains how mass media transformed...
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<p>In this episode, Hanna, Sage, and Julius sit down with Mary Kate Cary, former speechwriter for President George H.W. Bush and, until recently, Assistant Vice President, Deputy Chief of Staff to the President of the...
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In this episode, Hanna, Sage, and Julius sit down with Mary Kate Cary, former speechwriter for President George H.W. Bush and, until recently, Assistant Vice President, Deputy Chief of Staff to the President of the...
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<p>In this episode, Julius, Sage, and Hanna talk to University of Michigan professor of Communication and Media and Political Science Josh Pasek about how people process political information in today’s digital public...
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<p>In this episode Julius, Sage, and Hanna talk to tech journalist, former Chief Digital Officer of New York City, Columbia University, and the Met, and founder of Digimentors, Sree Sreenivasan to discuss...
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<p>In this episode Julius, Sage, and Hanna sit down with Emmy-winning writer, actor, and comedian Ryan Ken to discuss “digital Blackface,” the use of online Black images, expressions, and likenesses for non-Black...
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<p>In this episode, Sage, Julius, and Hanna hear from political historian Lily Geismer about the Democratic Party’s decades-long relationship to the tech industry. From the Atari Democrats of the 1970s to Al Gore's...
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<p>In this episode, Sage, Julius, and Hanna sit down with Purdue sociology professor Marcus Mann to discuss why polarization is the wrong framework for understanding our news media. Marcus explains that there are...
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<p>In this episode Hanna, Julius, and Sage talk to Dr. Alice Marwick, Director of Research at nonprofit research institute, Data & Society. Alice discusses the rapid expansion of AI. She explains how AI is dangerously...
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<p>In this episode Sage, Hanna, and Julius sit down with Dave Bangert, a veteran local journalist who spent over three decades covering Lafayette, Indiana, first at the Lafayette Journal and Courier, and now through his...
Episode #1
<p>Welcome to the very first episode of the CAPTivated Podcast! Hosts Hanna, Julius and Sage sit down with Dr. Nicole Hemmer, Associate Professor of History and Director of the Rogers Center for the American Presidency...
Episode #2
<p>In this episode, Sage, Hanna and Julius hear from Stanford Professor Fred Turner about how personalization and commercial platforms have corrupted the “public sphere.” Fred traces the historical roots of the fantasy...
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<p>Welcome to CAPTivated! In this teaser episode hosts Hanna Sistek, Sage Goodwin, and Julius Freeman at Purdue University’s Center for American Political History, Media, and Technology (CAPT) are joined by CAPT...
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