Best of Europe with Rick Steves

Best of Europe with Rick Steves

Top of Mind with Julie Rose - Radio Archive, Episode 519 , Segment 1

Episode: Rick Steves' Europe, Vitamin D, Twitter Debate, e-NABLE

  • Mar 28, 2017 11:00 pm
  • 22:36 mins

Guest: Rick Steves, Travel Expert, host of a popular PBS TV and radio shows, author of “Rick Steves Best of Europe” If you’ve ever planned a trip to Europe, you’ve probably spent time with Rick Steves. For over 30 years, his guidebooks have steered millions of us toward the perfect hotel or restaurant for sampling the local delicacy. Many are particularly fans of the tips and tricks he offers for avoiding lines, scoring cheaper admission to popular sites and navigating the transit system like a local.

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Tweets Shaping Politics

25 MINS

Guest: Jonathan Supovitz, Director of the Consortium for Policy Research in Education, University of Pennsylvania Social media has been touted as a great democratizing force: everyone has access to the same platform, so everyone has an equal voice, right?  But that assumes we’re all equally savvy about wielding our influence on social media. And one look at my 1,200 followers on Twitter compared to President Trump’s 27 million is proof some people have a much bigger megaphone.  A very cool project out of the University of Pennsylvania has mapped exactly how influence works on social media during debates over hot topics like the Common Core standards. Their work also uncovered some surprises about how particularly savvy users can hi-jack a debate to flood the system with their views and drive policies in their favor.  Check out the Common Core debate analysis here.

Guest: Jonathan Supovitz, Director of the Consortium for Policy Research in Education, University of Pennsylvania Social media has been touted as a great democratizing force: everyone has access to the same platform, so everyone has an equal voice, right?  But that assumes we’re all equally savvy about wielding our influence on social media. And one look at my 1,200 followers on Twitter compared to President Trump’s 27 million is proof some people have a much bigger megaphone.  A very cool project out of the University of Pennsylvania has mapped exactly how influence works on social media during debates over hot topics like the Common Core standards. Their work also uncovered some surprises about how particularly savvy users can hi-jack a debate to flood the system with their views and drive policies in their favor.  Check out the Common Core debate analysis here.