On this episode of “The American Resolution”, host Heather Gardner talks with lawyer and influencer Alicia Luncheon @TheLuncheonLawyer about the current state, and future of social media.

They start with the recently announced changes to META’s content moderation policies and decision to end fact checking on the platform (2:30), and owner Mark Zuckerberg’s decision to suppress all political content leading up to the 2024 election (6:30).

The discuss Elon Musk’s “MAGAfication” of X (formerly known as Twitter) and the increasingly right-wing tilt of social media platforms (10:30) and the algorithms promoting disinformation and rage-bait (17:00).

They break down TikTok’s brief shutdown and the propaganda they provided to Trump upon returning (21:00), whether Trump’s plan to have the US government take control of the platform has any merit (28:00) and whether we’ll see any meaningful regulation of these platforms under the new administration (31:00).

On this episode of “The American Resolution”, host Heather Gardner is joined by Congressman Ro Khanna who represents California’s 17th congressional district (Silicon Valley).

They begin with his assessment of where Democrats went wrong in the 2024 election (3:00) before pivoting to the reason for his appearance on the pod - his new bill that would revolutionize childcare in America by both decreasing the cost for parents, and paying childcare workers a living wage (5:00).

They also talk about the role of tech billionaires like Elon Musk being VERY involved in government (18:00), getting big money out of politics (32:00) and the role of social media in shaping elections (40:30)

On this episode of The American Resolution, host Heather Gardner is joined by fellow comic Juliana LaBarbiera for two reasons:

#1 - To watch the inauguration of President Donald Trump

#2 To get hammered

So after many… many drinks they sit down to discuss the inauguration ceremonies, dissect two VERY different speeches given by the President, and discuss how screwed America will be with our new oligarch overlords who were prominently featured as Trump was sworn in.