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Research Radio

AI-generated deep dives into computational social science research. Papers curated by Fabio Giglietto, discussions produced by Google Gemini.

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  1. 85

    FG's Research Radio: When the Rebuttal Is the Real Strategy: Inside Strategic Lying

    AI-generated podcast discussion. Reference: Gaber, I., & Fisher, C. (2022). “strategic lying”: The case of Brexit and the 2019 U.k. election. https://doi.org/10.1177/1940161221994100

  2. 84

    FG's Research Radio: The Podcast Gender Code: How Masculine Shows Won Young Men

    AI-generated podcast discussion. Reference: Much, M., Rutherford, K., Greenfield, J., Tucker, J. A., & Nagler, J. (2026). Did podcasts help Trump win young men? Gendered media spaces and gender gaps. https://doi.org/10.33774/apsa-2026-cdb6x

  3. 83

    FG's Research Radio: How "Woke" Got Hijacked: A Cross-Platform Anatomy

    AI-generated podcast discussion. Reference: Levin, S. H., Wang, R., Seo, J., Leong, Y. Y., Bennett, E., Yang, D., Yang, Z., Chen, M., Zhang, Y., & Suk, J. (2026). From \#StayWoke to “culture wars”: How social justice discourse is separately and synergistically politicized on twitter and YouTube. https://doi.org/10.1080/10584609.2026.2717428

  4. 82

    FG's Research Radio: When Search Engines Amplify Conspiracy Theories

    AI-generated podcast discussion. Reference: Kasianenko, K., Gardam, C., FitzGerald, K. M., Nagappa, A., Bruns, A., Weinbrand, S., Angus, D., Vilkins, S., & Obeid, A. K. (2026). Searching for the truth? search engines and their AI affordances’ responses to conspiratorial search practices. https://doi.org/10.1177/1329878x261481856

  5. 81

    FG's Research Radio: When Researchers Stick Their Heads Above the Parapets

    AI-generated podcast discussion. Reference: Sunoo, P., & R, T. D. (2026). "Sticking their heads out above the parapets": Lived Experiences of Legal Risks in Research. https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=%22Sticking%20their%20heads%20out%20above%20the%20parapets%22%3A%20Lived%20Experiences%20of%20Legal%20Risks%20in%20Research

  6. 80

    FG's Research Radio: Coordination Isn't Deception: Mapping the Messy Reality of Online Behavior

    AI-generated podcast discussion. Reference: Mannocci, L., Mazza, M., Monreale, A., Tesconi, M., & Cresci, S. (2026). Detection and characterization of coordinated online behavior: A survey. https://doi.org/10.1145/3839225

  7. 79

    FG's Research Radio: What Users Actually Flag as Fake News: A Reality Check

    AI-generated podcast discussion. Reference: Holt, A. E. (2026). What Facebook users flag as false news: A mixed-methods investigation of user-reported links. https://doi.org/10.1080/21670811.2026.2703607

  8. 78

    FG's Research Radio: The Myth of the Golden Age: What Trust in News Really Looks Like

    AI-generated podcast discussion. Reference: Fletcher, R., & Nielsen, R. K. (2026). What has happened to trust in news in the long run globally?. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003618041-6

  9. 77

    FG's Research Radio: The Transnational Far-Right Audience YouTube Won't Talk About

    AI-generated podcast discussion. Reference: Groebner, K. (2026). From national outlets to transnational audiences: far-right hyperpartisan news sources on YouTube. https://doi.org/10.1177/1329878x261474201

  10. 76

    FG's Research Radio: When AI Says What It's Doing, Persuasion Drops in Half

    AI-generated podcast discussion. Reference: Rauchfleisch, A., & Jungherr, A. (2026). Toward meaningful transparency for AI chatbots: Disclosing persuasive intent reduces persuasion. http://arxiv.org/abs/2608.11794v1

  11. 75

    FG's Research Radio: The Post-Creator: Inside AI's Viral Content Factories

    AI-generated podcast discussion. Reference: Tang, J., Yu, X., Wikström, P., & Pappalardo, K. (2026). Behind the “AI slop”: exploring the AI-generated viral short video production in China. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00146-026-03254-9

  12. 74

    FG's Research Radio: Who Gets to Count as an Agent? The Hidden Politics of AI Agency

    AI-generated podcast discussion. Reference: Anicker, F., Flaßhoff, G., & Marcinkowski, F. (2024). The matrix of AI agency: On the demarcation problem in social theory. https://doi.org/10.1177/07352751241289925

  13. 73

    FG's Research Radio: The Misinformation Paradox: Rare Exposure, Zero Impact

    AI-generated podcast discussion. Reference: Bergeron-Boutin, O., Nyhan, B., Settle, J., Thorson, E., Wojcieszak, M., Brown, T., Crespo-Tenorio, A., Rivera, C. V., Allcott, H., Barberá, P., Dimmery, D., Freelon, D., Gentzkow, M., González-Bailón, S., Guess, A. M., Kennedy, E., Kim, Y. M., Lazer, D., Malhotra, N., Moehler, D., Pan, J., Thomas, D. R., Tromble, R., Wilkins, A., Xiong, B., Jonge, C. K. D., Franco, A., Mason, W., Stroud, N. J., & Tucker, J. A. (2026). Untrustworthy sources on Facebook and Instagram in 2020: Concentrated exposure but no attitudinal effects. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adz6502

  14. 72

    FG's Research Radio: The Far Right Looks Different on Every Platform

    AI-generated podcast discussion. Reference: Kakavand, A. E., Righetti, N., & Waldherr, A. (2026). Multi-platform research in the light of technology affordances: networks of the far right in Germany. https://doi.org/10.1080/19331681.2026.2697186

  15. 71

    FG's Research Radio: When AI Eats Itself: The Gimmick of Generative Slop

    AI-generated podcast discussion. Reference: Galip, I., & Lupinacci, L. (2026). Degenerative AI: AI slop, brainrot, and the gimmick of generative culture. https://doi.org/10.1177/13675494261468638

  16. 70

    FG's Research Radio: How Alternative Media Actually Depend on the Mainstream

    AI-generated podcast discussion. Reference: Balluff, P., Boomgaarden, H. G., & Waldherr, A. (2026). Relying on the mainstream? Entity networks in alternative media. https://doi.org/10.31235/osf.io/43nvp_v1

  17. 69

    FG's Research Radio: When AI Fact-Checks, Trust Falls: The Disclosure Dilemma

    AI-generated podcast discussion. Reference: Mattis, N., Kieslich, K., & Vreese, C. H. D. (2026). Feeling iffy about generative AI: Investigating audiences’ trustworthiness perceptions of task-specific AI disclosures. https://doi.org/10.1080/21670811.2026.2703599

  18. 68

    FG's Research Radio: When Comments Matter More Than the Deepfake Itself

    AI-generated podcast discussion. Reference: Wack, M., & Prochaska, S. (2026). Making sense of AI-generated disinformation: How audience interpretations influence the impact of deepfakes in Kenya. https://doi.org/10.1177/20563051261462092

  19. 67

    FG's Research Radio: Echo Chambers Under Siege: When Partisan Communities Crack

    AI-generated podcast discussion. Reference: Marino, G., Paroni, B., & Giglietto, F. (2026). Measuring partisan community dynamics: a longitudinal analysis of affective engagement in pro-Bolsonaro Facebook networks. https://doi.org/10.1080/1369118x.2026.2696929

  20. 66

    FG's Research Radio: Safe Seats and Extreme Feeds: Who's Really Polarizing Our Politics

    AI-generated podcast discussion. Reference: Eady, G., Bonneau, R., Tucker, J. A., & Nagler, J. (2025). News sharing on social media: Mapping the ideology of news media, politicians, and the mass public. https://doi.org/10.31219/osf.io/ch8gj

  21. 65

    FG's Research Radio: Bridging the Fringe: How Borderline Content Secretly Shapes Online Influence

    AI-generated podcast discussion. Reference: Rogers, R., & Koronska, K. (2026). Beyond verification| post-truth spaces: Studying authenticity and influence on the internet. https://doi.org/10.65476/1fw44702

  22. 64

    FG's Research Radio: How Disinformation Erodes Democracy: Inside Brazil's Election Crisis

    AI-generated podcast discussion. Reference: Rossini, P., Mont'Alverne, C., & Kalogeropoulos, A. (2026). Disrupting democracy: how informational pathways and misinformation shape trust in election results. https://doi.org/10.1080/17457289.2026.2701896

  23. 63

    FG's Research Radio: When Platforms Lock the Doors to Research

    AI-generated podcast discussion. Reference: Bruns, A., & Vodden, L. (2026). The challenges of working with platform data from clean room environments. https://doi.org/10.25358/openscience-15825

  24. 62

    FG's Research Radio: When Fact-Checking Fails: The Logic Behind Viral Conspiracies

    AI-generated podcast discussion. Reference: Ramos, C., Jiménez-Cruz, C., & Hernández-Escayola, P. (2026). Narrative monitoring and argument-checking: Enhancing effectiveness in countering disinformation beyond fact-checking. https://doi.org/10.37016/mr-2020-198

  25. 61

    FG's Research Radio: Can AI Fix Our Broken Online Public Squares?

    AI-generated podcast discussion. Reference: Goldberg, B., Acosta-Navas, D., Bakker, M., Beacock, I., Botvinick, M., Buch, P., DiResta, R., Donthi, N., Fast, N., Iyer, R., Jalan, Z., Konya, A., Danciu, G. K., Landemore, H., Marwick, A., Miller, C., Ovadya, A., Saltz, E., Schirch, L., Shalom, D., Siddarth, D., Sieker, F., Small, C., Stray, J., Tang, A., Tessler, M. H., & Zhang, A. (2026). AI and the future of digital public squares. https://doi.org/10.1177/26339137261459441

  26. 60

    FG's Research Radio: How to Actually Sample YouTube and TikTok Without Permission

    AI-generated podcast discussion. Reference: Zheng, K., Keeney, R., McGrady, R., Jaisingh, V., & Zuckerman, E. (2026). TubeStats and TokStats: Research tools for random samples of YouTube and TikTok. https://doi.org/10.17645/mac.12085

  27. 59

    FG's Research Radio: The Measurement Problem: Why Studies Disagree on Media Polarization

    AI-generated podcast discussion. Reference: Schemer, C., Langmann, K., Hasell, A., & Weeks, B. (2026). Does the method affect the outcome? How measures of partisan slant of media outlets and affective polarization drive results about polarization in the United States. https://doi.org/10.1080/10584609.2026.2699105

  28. 58

    FG's Research Radio: Can AI Really Change Skeptics' Minds? The Surprising Answer

    AI-generated podcast discussion. Reference: Kotz, J., Tiede, K. E., Meyer, J., Sterba, M., Breunig, C., & Gaissmaier, W. (2026). Conversational AI shifts beliefs and policy support among skeptics across contested societal issues. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/7szrn_v1

  29. 57

    FG's Research Radio: Do Survey Respondents Actually Understand Your Questions?

    AI-generated podcast discussion. Reference: Musashi, H., Gary, K., Kentaro, N., & M, S. B. (2026). Where's the Evidence that Respondents Understand Your Survey Questions?. https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=Where%27s%20the%20Evidence%20that%20Respondents%20Understand%20Your%20Survey%20Questions%3F

  30. 56

    FG's Research Radio: Fake News as a Political Weapon: Who Accuses, Who Gets Accused

    AI-generated podcast discussion. Reference: Mosca, L., & Paxton, F. (2026). Fake news as a rhetorical weapon: Strategic delegitimization and selective amplification in Italian newspapers. https://doi.org/10.1177/02673231261458935

  31. 55

    FG's Research Radio: Two Chessboards, One War: Inside Russia's Dual Propaganda Machine

    AI-generated podcast discussion. Reference: M, M., J, A., & M, B. (2026). Selling war at home and abroad: The dual objective of state media propaganda in the Russo-Ukrainian war. https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=Selling%20war%20at%20home%20and%20abroad%3A%20The%20dual%20objective%20of%20state%20media%20propaganda%20in%20the%20Russo-Ukrainian%20war

  32. 54

    FG's Research Radio: When Coverage Completes the Mission: The Hidden Cost of Interference Narratives

    AI-generated podcast discussion. Reference: Karlsson, E. (2026). Divide and conquer? The impact of media narratives on digital election interference on political and perceived polarisation. https://doi.org/10.1177/14614448251410509

  33. 53

    FG's Research Radio: Do You Really Trust AI? Five Answers, Not One

    AI-generated podcast discussion. Reference: Suk, J., & Zhang, Y. (2026). From mass media and social media to AI: A multilevel framework for understanding trust in generative AI. https://doi.org/10.1080/08838151.2026.2694048

  34. 52

    FG's Research Radio: Beyond the Black Box: Platforms, Power, and Democracy's New Infrastructure

    AI-generated podcast discussion. Reference: Bechmann, A. (2026). Platform collective behavior as democratic infrastructure: Beyond causal effects in the DSA era. https://doi.org/10.1080/10584609.2026.2679475

  35. 51

    FG's Research Radio: When Crowdsourced Fact-Checking Fails Democracy

    AI-generated podcast discussion. Reference: Bouchaud, P., & Ramaciotti, P. (2026). Community Notes undermoderate polarizing content by design creating risks in electoral processes. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aee6932

  36. 50

    FG's Research Radio: When AI Reviews AI: Inside Google's Peer Review Machine

    AI-generated podcast discussion. Reference: Jayaram, R., Tyler, D., Woodruff, D., Cortes, C., Matias, Y., Mirrokni, V., & Cohen-Addad, V. (2026). Towards automating scientific review with Google's Paper Assistant Tool. http://arxiv.org/abs/2606.28277v1

  37. 49

    FG's Research Radio: Can Readers Tell When AI Writes the News?

    AI-generated podcast discussion. Reference: Gilardi, F., Lorenzo, S. D., Ezzaini, J., Santa, B., Streiff, B., Zurfluh, E., & Hoes, E. (2026). Quality perceptions and intended engagement in response to AI-generated and AI-assisted news. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-58743-0

  38. 48

    FG's Research Radio: Half of America Uses AI — And Half of America Is Worried

    AI-generated podcast discussion. Reference: Jeffrey, G., William, B., Monica, A., Michelle, F., Eugenie, P., & Colleen, M. (2026). Americans and AI 2026: Chatbots, Smart Devices and Views on Impact. https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=Americans%20and%20AI%202026%3A%20Chatbots%2C%20Smart%20Devices%20and%20Views%20on%20Impact

  39. 47

    FG's Research Radio: Why Trolls Attack Their Targets Instead of Praising Their Patrons

    AI-generated podcast discussion. Reference: Kim, J., Kim, H., Kim, J., Oh, A., Holz, T., Lee, W., & Cha, M. (2026). Cross-national information attacks: A two-decade analysis of troll behavior in Korea. http://arxiv.org/abs/2606.22785v1

  40. 46

    FG's Research Radio: Echo Chambers or Open Doors? Mapping Alternative Media Across Europe

    AI-generated podcast discussion. Reference: Zhu, Q., Liang, F., & Li, G. M. (2026). Locate alternative media in the digital news ecosystem: A cross-country comparative study of alternative-mainstream audience overlap networks. https://doi.org/10.1080/21670811.2026.2683342

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    FG's Research Radio: When the Medium Starts Thinking: Inside Generative AI

    AI-generated podcast discussion. Reference: Manovich, L. (2026). A medium that thinks: Generative AI and media cognition. https://doi.org/10.1177/27523543261454458

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    FG's Research Radio: How States Govern the Flow of Online Speech

    AI-generated podcast discussion. Reference: Crosset, V., Venturini, T., & Dupont, B. (2026). Content moderation as traffic control: an analysis of EU and US legislation on platform regulation. https://doi.org/10.1080/21624887.2026.2692735

  43. 43

    FG's Research Radio: When AI Out-Talks World Champion Debaters

    AI-generated podcast discussion. Reference: Hackenburg, K., Wagner, C., Hewitt, L., Tappin, B. M., Saunders, E., Kirk, H. R., Margetts, H., & Summerfield, C. (2026). AI systems out-persuade expert humans. http://arxiv.org/abs/2606.16475v1

  44. 42

    FG's Research Radio: Inside TikTok's "Dogshows": Filipino Humor, Harm, and Gen Z

    AI-generated podcast discussion. Reference: Cabbuag, S. I. & Abidin, C. (2025). TikTok ‘dogshows’ and the amplification of online incivility among Gen Z influencers in the Philippines. https://doi.org/10.5210/spir.v2024i0.13913

  45. 41

    FG's Research Radio: Who's Really Spreading Misinformation? It's Not Who You Think

    AI-generated podcast discussion. Reference: Törnberg, P. & Chueri, J. (2026). When do parties lie? Misinformation and radical-right populism across 26 countries. https://doi.org/10.1177/19401612241311886

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    FG's Research Radio: The Low-Level Simmer: How Conspiracy Theories Never Die

    AI-generated podcast discussion. Reference: FitzGerald, K. M., Whelan-Shamy, D., & Graham, T. (2025). The persistence of informational manipulation and the appropriation of emerging events. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003628088-6

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    FG's Research Radio: Beyond Fact-Checking: Why Disinformation Works as Story

    AI-generated podcast discussion. Reference: Marwick, A. E., Schnabel, E., McGregor, S., & Schmitt, C. (2026). Disinformation as cultural narrative: Conceptualizing disinformation as cross-platform, identity-affirming, cathartic stories. https://doi.org/10.1080/10584609.2026.2644198

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    FG's Research Radio: Beyond the Loud CEOs: Inside Silicon Valley's Quiet AI Futures

    AI-generated podcast discussion. Reference: Hepp, A. (2026). The imaginative landscape of AI: Locating Silicon Valley’s “quiet futuring”. https://doi.org/10.1177/01634437261454515

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    FG's Research Radio: Robots, Chatbots, and Critical Ambivalence: Italy's AI Mindset

    AI-generated podcast discussion. Reference: Fattorini, E., Rubin, A., Saracino, B., & Bucchi, M. (2026). Italians’ attitudes towards AI: how technology issues travel across social conversation. https://doi.org/10.1080/1369118x.2026.2689030

  50. 36

    FG's Research Radio: Who Really Drove the AI Hype? Tech Bros vs. Institutions

    AI-generated podcast discussion. Reference: Richter, V., Dergacheva, D., Kuznetsova, V., & Katzenbach, C. (2026). Who’s driving the AI hype in its formative phase? A longitudinal analysis of stakeholders in the US and German AI discourse on Twitter 2012–2021. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00146-026-03079-6

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AI-generated deep dives into computational social science research. Papers curated by Fabio Giglietto, discussions produced by Google Gemini.

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