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The Vergecast
Podcasts & Misinformation
Podcasts have been largely overlooked in terms of their potential political influence, despite the ease with which parasocial relationships can be formed with podcast hosts. The challenge of analyzing audio-based content, as opposed to text-based platforms like Twitter, has deterred researchers from exploring the podcast medium. Additionally, there may be a perception that podcasts are less politically charged compared to other genres, such as true crime or storytelling podcasts. However, there is a growing world of politically-charged content in the form of political punditry podcasts.
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