#44: One Easy Step to Avoiding Confirmation Bias: Interview with Tangle Founder Isaac Saul

Equipped for Life Podcast

Josh Brahm interviews Isaac Saul, political journalist and founder of Tangle, an independent, ad-free, non-partisan politics newsletter that offers both sides of the biggest news stories every day.

They start by discussing Isaac's background and the experiences that led him to attempt to create a truly non-partisan, fair, political newsletter. They then talk about common problems in the media, how to avoid confirmation bias, and how easy it is to fall into the game of snarky tweets, including Isaac admitting that he had published a snarky tweet from his personal account that morning, which they then analyze. Finally Josh asks Isaac for a list of his favorite sources from both sides of the political aisle for people who want to subscribe to at least one source from the opposite side.

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Isaac Saul's favorite sources from both sides:

David French: Twitter: https://twitter.com/DavidAFrench Author page: https://bit.ly/2YH8n9P

Jonah Goldberg: Twitter: https://twitter.com/JonahDispatch Author page: https://bit.ly/2YORdXJ

Noah Rothman: Twitter: https://twitter.com/noahcrothman Author page: https://bit.ly/3dyDuZr

Coleman Hughes: Twitter: https://twitter.com/coldxman Author page: https://bit.ly/3dtr2Ka

We the Fifth/The Fifth Column: Twitter: https://twitter.com/wethefifth Podcast: https://wethefifth.com/

Karol Markowicz: Twitter: https://twitter.com/karol Author page: https://bit.ly/3dtbqq9

Matt Fuller: Twitter: https://twitter.com/MEPFuller Author page: https://bit.ly/2YMxtEm

David Brooks: Twitter: https://twitter.com/nytdavidbrooks Author page: https://nyti.ms/2YKurjD

Adam Serwer: Twitter: https://twitter.com/AdamSerwer Author page: https://bit.ly/3fsqypL

Mehdi Hasan Twitter: https://twitter.com/mehdirhasan Author page: https://bit.ly/35IkggW

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