Hearsay Culture Network
Hearsay Culture Network
Hearsay Culture Network
On the air since 2006, Hearsay Culture (HC) has delivered over 300 interviews and is an established global media and expert policy voice. Hearsay Culture is a leading outlet for engaging, quality reporting on technology and society. The new Hearsay Culture Network, launched in September 2023, extends HC's breadth with new shows and hosts, covering business, culture, and technology for a broad audience. More information, and to subscribe, at hearsayculture.com!
Can Technology Make Us Wiser—or Just Busier?
In this episode of R&D with D&D, Denise Howell and Dave Levine welcome law blog pioneer Ernie Svenson for a wide-ranging conversation about technology, trust, and the habits that help us […]
Jul 17
45 min
Who Teaches Us About Technology? Hollywood Has a Lot to Say.
In this episode of R&D with D&D, Dave Levine and Denise Howell speak with Gerald Sim about his book, Screening Big Data, exploring how films shape—not simply reflect—our understanding of […]
Jul 9
59 min
Who Owns the Future? AI, Creativity, and the Next Generation of Internet Law
In this episode of Denise Howell’s Uneven Distribution, Denise welcomes longtime friend and technology lawyer Evan Brown for a wide-ranging conversation about how familiar internet law questions—from the famous “monkey […]
Jul 8
1 hr 3 min
Can Humans Stay Human in the Age of AI? Lee Rainie on Resilience, Trust, and the Future
In this episode of Hearsay Culture, Dave Levine speaks with Lee Rainie about the new Imagining the Digital Future report, Building a Human Resilience Infrastructure for the AI Age, which […]
Jun 24
56 min
Tribe, Truth, and Technology: Barbara McQuade on the Disinformation Crisis
In this episode of Hearsay Culture, Dave Levine speaks with Barbara McQuade about her book Attack from Within, exploring how deliberate falsehoods spread through politics, media, and technology to manipulate […]
Jun 19
58 min
Defending Democracy: Ty Cobb on Law, Power, and Truth
On KZSU Stanford’s Hearsay Culture, Dave Levine hosts Ty Cobb—former Trump Russia investigation attorney and one of the world’s leading white-collar/government investigations lawyers—for an urgent conversation about the core challenge […]
Nov 6, 2025
59 min
When Nuance Vanishes: Searching for Truth in War
Duke professor David Schanzer joined Hearsay Culture on August 21, 2025, to unpack his searing essay from his Perilous Times Substack, “Israel’s Gaza War Has Made Me a Shame to […]
Sep 23, 2025
59 min
Washington’s Broken—Your Hometown Isn’t Helpless
In this powerful episode, longtime Hearsay Culture guest Lorelei Kelly returns to share her groundbreaking new project, Defend the Constitution, which empowers citizens to hold their own congressional-style field hearings. […]
Aug 1, 2025
58 min
The New Power Brokers: Digital Creators
In this episode we examine the creator economy, where the lines between law, entertainment, and the future of work are blurring. Creators aren’t just entertainers; they’re architects shaping the digital […]
Jul 29, 2025
1 hr 15 min
The Fandom Machine: When Obsession Turns Ugly
Dave Levine’s latest Hearsay Culture episode dives deep into the dark side of fan culture with Professor Mel Stanfill, author of 2024’s Fandom Is Ugly: Networked Harassment and Participatory Culture. […]
Jul 25, 2025
59 min
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