1/200 S2E57 - Climate Disinformation Night School

DescriptionWe speak with Mandy Henk and Byron Clark about their recently developed Climate Disinformation Night School, the ways that the information space around climate discourse have developed over time and how different communities might be targeted by groups peddling disinfo.Sign up for the course here!This episode’s co-hostsKyle, Mandy, ByronTimestamps0:00 Introductions2:57 The Way Climate Change Disinformation Develops7:04 Why It Doesn’t Matter10:12 Facing Away from Climate Change14:08 Different  Frameworks of Thinking19:47 Understanding and Using Frameworks22:22 “Flood the Zone With Shit”24:50 Pushing Back29:40 Experience Climate Risks31:50 Farmers and Groundswell35:33 Astroturfing37:48 Fitting Into Disinfo Framework41:48 Socially Disinforming46:31 Working on Disinfo 50:58 Information Literacy 53:41 The Impact on Wider New Zealand57:50 Overusing the Term Disinfo1:00:00 Signing Up1:02:53 ClosingsIntro/Outro by The Prophet MotiveSupport us here: https://www.patreon.com/1of200