Nov. 25, 2025

Ep. 1027 – How Viral Beliefs Sparked a Nationwide Culture Clash with Alison Lea Sher

Ep. 1027 – How Viral Beliefs Sparked a Nationwide Culture Clash with Alison Lea Sher
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Ep. 1027 – How Viral Beliefs Sparked a Nationwide Culture Clash with Alison Lea Sher

“You don't have to suffer because others are suffering.” – Alison Lea Sher

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“You don't have to suffer because others are suffering.” – Alison Lea Sher

Today’s featured fellow millennial bestselling author is journalist, editor, communications specialist, start-up catalyst, and cultural commentator, Alison Sher. Alison and I had a fun on a bun chat about her book, “The Social Contagion: Viral Ideologies & the Culture War for America's Future”, the impact of misinformation, why it’s important to have open dialogue, surviving Hurricane Helene, and more!

Key Things You’ll Learn:

What inspired Alison to become an author

How her views changed after publishing The Social Contagion

How radical ideologies and media polarization shape our world

Strategies for identifying media bias and misinformation

What to expect from her next book

 

Alison’s Site: https://alisonsher.com/

Alison’s Books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B07CW6LP9K/allbooks

Alison’s App, “dBias”: https://dbias.me/

 

The opening track is titled, “Unknown From M.E. | Sonic Adventure 2 ~ City Pop Remix” by Iridium Beats. To listen to and download the full track, click the following link. https://www.patreon.com/posts/sonic-adventure-136084016

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