Data and Dissonance

🎙️ DATA & DISSONANCE — ACCESS vs ASSURANCE

Is requiring voter ID common-sense election security — or does it create unnecessary barriers for eligible voters?

Tonight, we break down one of the most explosive debates in modern politics: voter ID laws.

Supporters argue verification strengthens trust and protects the integrity of elections.
Critics argue implementation can disproportionately impact low-income, elderly, and minorit...

CONTEXT DECIDES

A clip goes viral.
Outrage follows.
Meaning gets assigned before intent is even considered.

Tonight on Data & Dissonance, we break down how free speech has shifted from “What was said?” to “What are we supposed to think about what was said?” When context becomes fluid and enforcement becomes selective, speech doesn’t disappear — it gets managed.

Who decides what something means once it hits the algorithm?
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HALFTIME — FOR WHO?

Data & Dissonance | Tuesday 2/10/26

The Super Bowl wasn’t about football this year — it was about culture, messaging, and who America’s biggest broadcast is really for.

While the NFL’s halftime show dominated headlines, the real reaction came afterward: viewers didn’t just argue — many quietly opted out. Some felt included. Others felt dismissed. And if you questioned it, the response wasn’t discussion — it was...

DATA & DISSONANCE — MONDAY 2/9/26MISTAKE ≠ MOTIVE

This episode takes on the latest media firestorm accusing Donald Trump of racism — not over policy, not over words he spoke, but over a social media video that included a brief segment at the end that never should have been posted.

We break down what actually happened, why intent matters, and how quickly outrage now replaces investigation. The imagery was wrong and deserved to be ...

🎧 DATA & DISSONANCE — SPECIAL GUEST FRIDAYListening Without Agreeing

🎧 DATA & DISSONANCE — Thursday 2/5/26Law & Order — Or Just New Words?

Are Democrats changing their approach to immigration enforcement — or just changing the language?

In tonight’s episode, we break down the growing contradiction between rhetoric and reality in the immigration debate. As polling tightens and pressure mounts, political language is shifting fast — from outright opposition to enforcement, to carefully branded “...

Data & Dissonance — Wednesday 2/4/26
Episode Title: Receipts or Rorschach? Inside the Epstein Files Release

The DOJ released a massive tranche of “Epstein Files” material under the Epstein Files Transparency Act — and the internet immediately tried to turn “mentions” into “convictions.” Tonight, Artie and the panel break down what was actually released, why raw name-counts are misleading, how FBI hotline/NTOC tips work, and w...

🎙️ Data & Dissonance — Tuesday 2/3/26

Was this an attempted assassination — or a story that outran the facts?

In this episode of Data & Dissonance, Artie and the panel break down the Ilhan Omar incident that was labeled an “assassination attempt” before critical details were confirmed. We examine the timeline, the language used by media outlets, the absence of standard security and medical protocols, and the broader conseque...

🎙️ Data & DissonanceSpecial Guest Friday — Daniel

Past. Present. Future.

This Special Guest Friday is a one-on-one conversation.

No panel.
No hot takes.
No manufactured urgency.

Artie sits down with Daniel for a long-form, late-night discussion tracing the past patterns that shaped our culture, the pressure we’re living under right now, and the two futures that emerge depending on whether people stay asleep—or start thinking...

🎙️ When Journalism Crosses the Line

Data & Dissonance — Thursday 1/29/26

Journalism was supposed to document events — not participate in them.

In today’s episode, we break down the growing trend of reporters marching, chanting, and embedding themselves inside protests they’re meant to objectively cover. When journalists cross from observers into activists, credibility collapses, narratives harden, and misinformation stops being t...

🎙️ Data & Dissonance — Wednesday 1/28/26

Forgotten Fraud & Selective Outrage

How quickly are Americans expected to forget?

In this episode of Data & Dissonance, Artie and the panel take a hard look at Minnesota — where massive pandemic-era fraud involving millions in taxpayer dollars seemed to vanish from the media spotlight almost overnight.

The conversation acknowledges the seriousness of the current ICE-related incident...

🎙️ When Misinformation Escalates

Data & Dissonance — Tuesday, January 27, 2026

Federal agents pull back.
Protests intensify.
And misinformation moves faster than facts.

In this episode of Data & Dissonance, Artie and the panel examine what happens when viral narratives outrun reality — and how distortion itself becomes a public safety risk. We break down how selective framing, clipped footage, and rushed conclusions esc...

🎙️ Same Badge. Different Outrage.

Data & Dissonance — Monday, January 26, 2026

Another federal agent–involved shooting. Another weekend of protests. Another media cycle racing to verdict before facts are even on the table.

In this episode of Data & Dissonance, Artie and the panel break down why enforcement suddenly becomes “evil” depending on who’s in power — even when the laws, agencies, and authority haven’t changed. We sep...

🎙️ Special Guest Friday — One on One with Rachel
Data & Dissonance

This Special Guest Friday, Artie sits down one-on-one with Rachel for a conversation you don’t usually hear on the panel.

No debates. No talking over each other. Just a real, unhurried discussion about identity, growth, creativity, change, and what it means to stay honest in a noisy world.

They talk about how perspective is formed, why evolution doesn’t mean be...

🎙️ Data & Dissonance — Thursday, January 22, 2026The Law — Or the Narrative?

Is justice still blind — or has it become selective?

Tonight’s episode breaks down the growing divide between law, enforcement, and narrative control. From congressional hearings that feel more like media events, to immigration enforcement being framed as either “necessary” or “dangerous” depending on who’s in office, we ask the question no cable panel ...

🎙️ Data & Dissonance — Wednesday, January 21, 2026Same Power. Different Panic.

When President Trump steps onto the global stage at Davos, the reaction is immediate — panic, outrage, and endless warnings about “norms” and “democracy.” But are we actually witnessing something unprecedented… or just selective memory at work?

In tonight’s episode of Data & Dissonance, Artie and the panel break down the Davos meltdown, the media’...

Sanctuary or Stage?

Data & Dissonance | Tuesday 1/20/26

What happens when activism crosses a line?

In tonight’s episode of Data & Dissonance, the panel breaks down a confrontation that spilled into a Minneapolis church during an active service — and the quiet media response that followed. When sacred spaces become political stages, and disruption gets rebranded as courage, are any s...

In Monday’s episode of Data & Dissonance, we dismantle one of the most dishonest narratives in modern politics: the claim that immigration enforcement suddenly became “fascism” in 2026.

Using widely circulated images — including Barack Obama publicly honoring Tom Homan for immigration enforcement — we walk through a fact most people were never meant to confront. Deportations, family separations, detention facilities, and interio...

Data & Dissonance — Special Guest Fridy

This week, Data & Dissonance flips the script.

With Brian in the host chair, Artie steps in as the special guest for a rare, long-form conversation about where this show actually came from — not just the podcast, but the person behind it.

Growing up in Saint Martinville, Louisiana, a small south Louisiana town of about 6,000 people, Artie talks about being the “oops” kid — raised in the ...