This week Tayla is joined by Pam Steager from Courageous RI, a Department of Homeland Security project to increase media literacy and prevent domestic terrorism. They talk about the projects that Courageous RI has implemented in order to increase media literacy among Rhode Islanders. They also discuss reading or work and pleasure, sci-fi as a reflection of our society, how much “the algorithm” knows about us.  During The Last Chapter they discuss: What are some titles you would recommend to people who want to learn more about media literacy?

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Like what you hear? Rate and review Down Time on Apple Podcasts or your podcast player of choice! If you’d like to submit a topic for The Last Chapter you can send your suggestions to downtime@cranstonlibrary.org. Our theme music is Day Trips by Ketsa and our ad music is Happy Ukulele by Scott Holmes. Thanks for listening!

Books

Learning to Depolarize by Kent Lenci

Necessary Trouble by Drew Gilpin Faust

Saga by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples

Born a Crime by Trevor Noah

High Conflict by Amanda Ripley

Mind Over Media by Renee Hobbs

I Never Thought of It That Way by Mónica Guzmán

AV

Only Murders In the Building (2021- )

Roald Dahl’s The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar (2023)

Other

Courageous RI