The Relationship Between Social Media and the Mainstream Establishment Media

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Justine Sacco is the latest person to be publicly shamed on Twitter. CNN's Kat Kinsman says she doesn't care about her tweets, but other people do. She argues that social media has opened up a new world of shame for Justine and others who use it. "I think you may be underestimating the relationship between social media and the mainstream established media," Kinsman adds.

David and Tamler welcome author and environmental science professor Jennifer Jacquet to the podcast to discuss the pros and cons of shame. What's the difference between shame and guilt? Is shaming effective for generating social progress or getting tax cheats to pay up? Is twitter shaming on the rise or on its way out? And what does David do when he's alone in the dark?

But before all of that, David and Tamler introduce a new way to support the podcast--through our Patreon account (patreon.com/verybadwizards). Plus, we discuss the retraction of a press release announcing that a professor agreed to referee a journal article (!) And can one passage get Tamler, the eternal optimist, to hate philosophy?

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