In early 2022, a movement calling itself the “Freedom Convoy” took over the streets of Ottawa protesting vaccine mandates during the Covid pandemic. This episode of the Media Literacy Podcast looks at how the convoy came into being and how our increasingly fractured media environment directly contributed to it. 

Created by Ben Rosnau, Mike Duddy and Mick Sweetman.

Media Literacy Podcast: Influencers and echo chambers

This podcast is a discussion analyzing an article called "The Justice Trap: How We Confuse Bias for Virtue." It explores various cognitive biases, particularly focusing on naive realism (the belief that we see the world objectively while others are biased).
The hosts discuss:

How bias influences our thinking and decision-making
The concept of "righteousness" as bias disguised as virtue
How echo chambers and filter bubbles reinforce our existing beliefs
Five approaches to overcome bias:

-Intellectual humility (being open to being wrong)
-The "steel man" technique (strengthening opposing arguments)
-Seeking diverse information sources
-Creating spaces for non-polarized conversations
-Distinguishing between people and their positions

They also share a "Personal Checkpoint System" with eight methods to identify bias in oneself:

-The "uh oh gut check" (questioning certainty)
-The "reversible raincoat test" (checking for double standards)
-The emotional audit (examining emotional motivations)
-The media diet check (reviewing information sources)
-The steel person challenge (understanding opposing views)
-The complexity detector (recognizing nuance)
-The flip-flop inventory (reviewing changed beliefs)
-The hidden payoff probe (examining why we hold certain beliefs)

The podcast concludes with strategies for having productive conversations with people who hold different views, including using gentle questions and sharing personal stories of changing one's mind.

The Justice Trap_ Bias, Objectivity, and Judicious Thinking

Join us for Episode 4195 of Day1 featuring Dr. Ryan Bonfiglio, Old Testament scholar and professor at Emory’s Candler School of Theology. In his sermon “Daughters of Zelophehad,” based on Numbers 27:1-11, Dr. Bonfiglio explores how five courageous women shaped biblical tradition by seeking justice within their community. Through this powerful message, he invites us to wrestle faithfully with Scripture, embrace difference, and challenge echo chambers—all timely themes for this 10th Sunday after Pentecost. Tune in for a message of bold faith and hopeful engagement.


Daughters of Zelophehad - Episode 4195 | Dr. Ryan Bonfiglio | Numbers 27:1-11 | August 17, 2025

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New tracks tagged #Echo Chambers