<a href="https://politicalscience.stanford.edu/people/shanto-iyengar"> Shanto Iyengar</a> is Professor of Political Science at Stanford University. He has written extensively on news media and political communication in contemporary democracy. His most recent book is titled <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0393937798/">Media Politics: A Citizen’s Guide</a> (W. W. Norton, 2015); new edition is forthcoming this year. His current research focuses on political polarization, framing effects, and political affect.The "<a href="https://humilityandconviction.uconn.edu/why-we-argue/">Why We Argue</a>" podcast is produced by the <a href="https://humanities.uconn.edu/">Humanities Institute</a> at the University of Connecticut as part of the <a href="https://humilityandconviction.uconn.edu/">Humility and Conviction in Public Life</a> project. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

Political Polarization and Epistemic Arrogance Workshop

Hosted by political philosopher and Vanderbilt University professor Robert Talisse, Why We Argue is an interview podcast that brings in academics, philosophers, historians, journalists, politicians, and other notable public figures to think about the nature of truth in a time of viral misinformation. Created by Future of Truth, a project of the University of Connecticut's Humanities Institute and funded by the University of Connecticut, the Henry Luce Foundation, and Vanderbilt University.