FG's Research Radio: The Five Decoys Hiding AI's Real Power Grab

FG's Research Radio: Who's Really Driving YouTube's Rabbit Holes?

AI-generated podcast discussion. Reference: Brown, M. A., Bisbee, J., Lai, A., Bonneau, R., Nagler, J., & Tucker, J. A. (2026). Evaluating echo chambers, rabbit holes, and radicalization pathways on YouTube. https://doi.org/10.1080/10584609.2026.2671765

FG's Research Radio: Every Tap, Swipe, and Scroll: Mining the Sequences of Digital Life

AI-generated podcast discussion. Reference: Fan, Y., Ohme, J., & Wedel, L. (2026). Exploring temporal dynamics in digital trace data: mining user-sequences for communication research. https://doi.org/10.1080/19312458.2026.2664873

FG's Research Radio: When Platforms Push Back: Why Data Access Friction Means Regulation Is Working

AI-generated podcast discussion. Reference: Vreese, C. H. D. & Tromble, R. (2026). Moving targets, moving politics: The state of play in social media data access. https://doi.org/10.1080/10584609.2026.2681041

FG's Research Radio: Who Gets to Study Elections? The Hidden Barriers to Platform Data

AI-generated podcast discussion. Reference: Lukito, J. & Mimizuka, K. (2026). Price, proficiency, or permission: assessing platform data access for election research. https://doi.org/10.1080/1369118x.2026.2667921

FG's Research Radio: Rewiring the Feed: Can Algorithms Heal Political Divides?

AI-generated podcast discussion. Reference: Brady, W. J., Doyle, M., Elnakouri, A., Finkel, E. J., Jackson, J. C., Kteily, N., Parker, V., Puryear, C., Spelman, T., Teeny, J., & Torres, M. (2026). Redesigning algorithms to intervene on social norm misperceptions during a national election. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-026-10536-1