illeffectspod.bsky.social
@illeffectspod.bsky.social
The good podcast about bad media influences.
New episode!

Can television make you kinder? Can video games make you smarter? Can porn improve your maths skills? Eh?

We explore the wilder world of "positive effects" research on what it tells us about how messy news reporting is.
The positive effects of pop culture…?
ILL EFFECTS · Episode
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June 5, 2025 at 8:36 AM
🚨 New episode! 🚨

We talk about knife crime, hip hop, and classic moral panics updated for a YouTube age. And Vanessa Carlton.
Policing the Drill Music Crisis
ILL EFFECTS · Episode
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May 8, 2025 at 9:08 AM
New episode!

Subliminal advertising. Featuring "brainwashing", the meaning of dreams, bisexual roast chicken, and cocks hidden in ice cubes.
Can subliminal advertising make you buy things?
ILL EFFECTS · Episode
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April 24, 2025 at 8:23 AM
A reminder that the first episode of our new series is OUT NOW and examines the wild and wonderful world of debates about children, internet use, and the slippery concept of "screen time".
“Screen Time” Must Die!
ILL EFFECTS · Episode
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April 22, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Had a couple of tech issues on our new episode, but it should be back up and ready to download. Spotify takes longer to pull through, so apologies if the sound on there is muffled but should refresh soon.
April 17, 2025 at 10:02 AM
We're back!

"Screen time" must die!
“Screen Time” Must Die!
ILL EFFECTS · Episode
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April 10, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Reposted
This is such useless reporting.
OnlyFans, porn and embarrassment: Why teen condom use is down
As condom use falls and sex infections rise, educators try to tackle misinformation among teens.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 31, 2024 at 1:14 PM