July 18, 2016· 23 min

37: Why We Are Increasingly Divided Into Ideological Bubbles

Sean Blanda

Orality

Model

83%

Oral-dominant (speeches, podcasts, storytelling)

Speaker Breakdown

HostJoe Weisenthal(1,217 words)

M:29%

HostTracy Alloway(2,242 words)

M:93%

GuestSean Blanda(791 words)

M:28%

Oral Indicators

Agonistic26%

absolutely, completely, very

Engagement98%

you, our, your

Memory Aids100%

listen, so, now

Repetition100%

like (70x), think (60x), people (58x)

Parallelism100%

So why would I pay for stuff I..., And I'm Jill Weisenthal, manag..., So, Joe, this week, we have so...

Sound Patterns78%

36 question(s), alliteration: "markets move", alliteration: "barclays brief"

Formulaic Phrases4%

i mean

Literate Indicators

Hedging10%

maybe, probably, could

Passive Voice4%

is when, were counted, were convinced

Abstract Nouns30%

investment, business, verizon.com/business

Subordination7%

because, though, while

Sentence Length36%

Avg: 14.1 words/sentence

Word Complexity45%

investment, analyze, anticipate

Academic Markers0%

Impersonal Style2%

452 personal pronouns found

Descriptive Style84%

exactly, apply, monthly

Description

The result of the U.K.'s Brexit referendum blindsided many and led to acrimonious accusations by supporters on either side of the vote. In the U.S., the rapid rise of Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders as presidential candidates has similarly surprised. Those able to properly gauge the public mood have made money, while those without their fingers on the pulse have lost it. This week we speak to Sean Blanda, editor in chief of 99U and the author of a recent article on why "The Other Side Is Not Dumb." We discuss the balkanization of world opinion, why the proliferation of social media ends up dividing us instead of bringing us together, and how best to break out out of one's own ideological bubble. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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