Trent and Joel welcome to the podcast Pasha Dashtgard for an exciting and informative interview. Pasha is the Director of Research for the Polarization and Extremism Research and Innovation Lab (PERIL) at American University. Dr. Dashtgard holds the Ph.D. in Social Psychology from UC-Irvine.
Pasha discusses how young men can fall prey to online misinformation and nefarious algorithms that can result in their becoming radicalized. Joel and Trent ask him how he developed an interest in this work, what he is doing at PERIL to combat extremism in the manosphere, and whether there are any redeeming qualities to voices in the manosphere. Pasha shares ideas for how men can be directed toward better resources for personal growth and finding satisfying relationships.
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