Truth, Trust and Democracy

Truth, Trust and Democracy

Michelle Ainsworth

Episodes 8
Avg. Duration 33m
Activity Dormant
Since Mar 2025
Latest Episode May 2025

Publishing Details

Schedule
Hourly
Format
Episodic
Hosting
feeds.acast.com

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About This Podcast

Truth, Trust and Democracy is a new podcast series that examines polarization in politics and the media, the spread of misinformation and disinformation via social media and the impact of generative AI in elections. It also examines the role of the media and the importance of digital literacy and civics.

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Recent Episodes

Ep 8 - Politicians who lie, the Welsh Proposal

May 25, 2025 26m

In this episode Michelle explores why Wales, a small country in the United Kingdom, is trying to stop autocracy in its tracks, with a proposal to stop politicians from lying.She talks to a sitting…

Ep 7 - Media and Digital Literacy

Mar 07, 2025 46m

In this final episode Michelle Ainsworth explores why everyone needs strong media and digital literacy skills to help navigate our increasingly messy information ecosystem. She’ll also touch on the…

Ep 6 - Fact Checking, Prebunking and Debunking

Mar 07, 2025 44m

Michelle Ainsworth explores the tools that are being used to tackle misinformation and disinformation, while at the same time keeping a healthy information ecosystem that produces accurate,…

Ep 5 - Media and Elections

Mar 07, 2025 43m

In this episode Michelle Ainsworth looks at why strong public service media organisations and local journalism are vital for keeping democracy in check at a grassroots level. She also explores the…

Ep 4 - AI and Elections

Mar 07, 2025 32m

Michelle Ainsworth explores how the hype around Generative AI and the 2024 year of elections panned out, and why technology guardrails are urgently needed to protect democracy.She’ll talk to experts…

Ep 3 - Misinformation and Disinformation

Mar 07, 2025 32m

Michelle Ainsworth explores how social media has enabled misinformation and disinformation to disrupt democracies around the world.She’ll talk to digital forensics and disinformation experts, senior…

Ep 2 - Polarisation

Mar 07, 2025 25m

In this episode Michelle Ainsworth explores the impact of rising polarisation in the media and the political landscape, and the impact that’s having on trust in democracy.She talks to senior…

Ep 1 - Democracy in decline

Mar 07, 2025 16m

Australia’s democracy is the 6th oldest in the world yet despite having an independent electoral system that’s the envy of the western world, vulnerabilities are beginning to crack.2024 was dubbed a…

Frequently Asked Questions

How many episodes does Truth, Trust and Democracy have?

Truth, Trust and Democracy has published 8 episodes since March 2025, covering topics in Government, News.

Is Truth, Trust and Democracy still active?

Truth, Trust and Democracy is currently dormant with new episodes hourly. Average episode length is 33m.

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