Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Tracking Hate, Philanthropy Philosophies, and Wiki Bias
Tracking individuals by their online activity; philanthropic charity; Wikipedia's gender bias; and, our weekly television roundup.
By Madeleine Brand • • 43m ListenFrazier Glenn Cross is accused of the shootings at Jewish Centers in Kansas this weekend. How closely are his kind of hate groups tracked? And how closely are we all tracked when we use the internet? What can we do to avoid leaving such a big online trail? On our weekly TV roundup: a new season of Mad Men, new reality TV, and a whole lot of new TV shows coming out this spring. We also talk to a man who gave up his house to a homeless family for a year (and the homeless woman that lived there), and to a philosophy professor about the impulse to give. Finally, only a small percentage of Wikipedia’s pages are written and edited by women. Today there was a memorial service in Los Angeles for Adrianne Wadewitz, a college professor who worked hard to overcome Wikipedia’s gender bias.
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In this episode
6 storiesTracking Hate
Frazier Glenn Cross, also known as Glenn Miller, is accused of shooting up two Jewish centers in Kansas this weekend. Three people were killed. Cross was arrested soon after and could be charged with first degree murder. The 73-year-old is a documented anti-Semite, a white supremacist and a former KKK leader.
Read the story6 minHiding Your Digital Footprints
We may want to know that hate groups and criminals are being tracked, but what about the way all of us are being tracked when we use the internet? Not everyone likes the idea that their every move is being followed when they post on Facebook or tweet or buy stuff online.
Read the story10 minMad Men, New Reality TV Extremes, and Online Video Bidding Wars
In our weekly TV roundup with Michael Schneider: Don Draper and the gang kicked off their 7th and final season last night on AMC. The episode had a few surprises, which we’ve expect from a show that is produced under extreme secrecy. Also: new reality TV and a whole bunch of new spring TV shows.
Read the story9 minGiving Away The House
Two years ago, Tony Tolbert decided to give up his house to a homeless family for one year. After 12 months were up, he did it again, this time to another family. Felicia Dukes moved into Tony’s house, which is in the Crenshaw District. Now a new documentary looks at their story.
Read the story7 minThe Philosophy of Giving
When it comes to charitable giving, most people follow their own personal philosophies on how much to give and to whom. But those decisions are impacted by many factors, both personal, social and economic. We explore the ethics and philosophies of philanthropy.
Read the story8 minWiki Gender Bias
Of all the millions of pages on Wikipedia, only a small percentage were created or edited by women. One woman was fighting to change that: Adrianne Wadewitz was a college professor who not only wrote a lot of Wiki entries, but was deeply involved in getting other women involved in Wikipedia. Sadly, she died last week in a rock climbing accident.
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