Wed, 4 September 2024
"Gamification". Does anyone even know what that word means? Let alone the strategy that Silicon Valley corporations have used to try to turn every possible task into a game screen experience. It is happening to us all, especially our children. We tackle this issue which almost no one is talking about out loud this week on The Public Square®. Topic: Technology The Public Square® Long Format Program with hosts Wayne Shepherd and David Zanotti. Release Date: Wednesday, September 4th, 2024
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Fri, 16 August 2024
The real world is tough so... wouldn't it be better if we could make it a game? Technology companies and the media have been asking that question for a long time but are now taking new strides to make reality disappear. It's easy to be connected to a screen in today's world but how do we find a biblical balance with it all? Join us for this fascinating conversation today on The Public Square®. Topic: Technology The Public Square® Long Format Program with hosts Wayne Shepherd and David Zanotti. Release Date: Friday, August 16th, 2024
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Wed, 22 March 2023
Who owns “the media” and why does it matter? The questions continue this week as the team digs even further into Harvard's Future of Media study. Stay tuned for the conclusion of this surprising conversation on this episode of The Public Square®. Topic: Technology The Public Square® with your hosts, Dave Zanotti and Wayne Shepherd. Release Date: Wednesday, March 22, 2023 |
Fri, 17 March 2023
Who owns “the media” and why does it matter? Even Harvard University wants to know. This week, we dig into a significant research project by Harvard and turn it upside down. You don’t want to miss this surprising conversation on this episode of The Public Square®. Topic: Technology The Public Square® Long Format Program with hosts Dave Zanotti and Wayne Shepherd Release Date: Friday, March 17, 2023 |
Fri, 3 February 2023
Recently, the Wheatley Institute at Brigham Young University published a study stating that American teens spend an average of 70 hours per week in front of a screen... not including school or TV time. Could that number possibly be right? What does this mean for the next generation? Join us as we speak with Joy Pullmann of The Federalist and discuss the implications of this study in this week's episode of The Public Square®. Resources: Read Joy Pullmann's article here. Topic: Technology The Public Square® Long Format Program with hosts Dave Zanotti and Wayne Shepherd Release Date: Friday, February 3, 2023 |
Fri, 3 June 2022
The majority of teenagers and tweens in America have a smartphone. Is this a good thing? What trends are we seeing because of smartphones and screen time among children? This is a thorny issue and we are tackling it today on The Public Square®. Please join in the conversation. Topic: Technology The Public Square® Long Format Program with hosts Dave Zanotti and Wayne Shepherd Release Date: Friday, June 3, 2022 |
Fri, 10 September 2021
What if 99% of Americans survive COVID-19 only to watch their Liberty destroyed by the new American Technocracy? A conversation on the life or death of individual Liberty this week on The Public Square®. Topic: Technology The Public Square® Long Format Program with hosts Dave Zanotti and Wayne Shepherd Release Date: Friday, September 10, 2021 |
Tue, 23 June 2020
Can you be fired because you hit "Like" on Facebook? Can your business or church or school be "cancelled" or lose contracts because of something you said on social media? Can the government persecute churches for the same? The story this week is from Alabama. It is a true story on how a Pastor clicked "Like" and the world turned upside down. Please join in the discussion this week on The Public Square®. Topic: Rediscovering American History The Public Square® Long Format Program with hosts Dave Zanotti and Wayne Shepherd Release Date: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 |
Fri, 31 May 2019
As recently as 10 years ago, the marketing craze was summed up in the word: FREE. The idea was, all of us, from our parent's basements, to a rural church pulpit to a blossoming business could become known, we could get our message out on somebody else's online platform. We could tell our stories, create "followers", find customers and maybe even get famous...All for Free. But then the music stopped. And we found out it was all a myth. Tune in to The Public Square® this week as we talk about the effects of social media on the nation. Topic: Technology The Public Square® Long Format Program with hosts Dave Zanotti and Wayne Shepherd Release Date: Friday, May 31, 2019
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Fri, 22 March 2019
Captology. Is that a high tech game of capture the flag, or is there more to the story? Tune in this week as we look at real issues of life, liberty and captology happening across the nation, all on The Public Square®. Topic: Technology The Public Square® Long Format Program with hosts Dave Zanotti and Wayne Shepherd Release Date: Friday, March 22, 2019
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Fri, 15 March 2019
Are the Tech Giants our friends or is this all a set-up? We are talking about the Big Tech industry this week. Please don't miss this conversation, something every American now has to deal with, right here on The Public Square®. Topic: Technology The Public Square® Long Format Program with hosts Dave Zanotti and Wayne Shepherd Release Date: Friday, March 15, 2019
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Thu, 20 September 2018
"If Facebook were a country, it would have the largest population on earth. More than 2.2 billion people, about a third of humanity, log in at least once a month. That user base has no precedent in the history of American enterprise. Fourteen years after it was founded, in Zuckerberg’s dorm room, Facebook has as many adherents as Christianity." - The New Yorker, Sept. 17, 2018 Researchers from MIT and The New Yorker are now beginning to ask the same questions about Facebook and Google that we have been asking for years. This is a program you simply cannot miss. Topic: Technology The Public Square® Long Format Program with hosts Dave Zanotti and Wayne Shepherd Release Date: Thursday, September 20, 2018 |
Thu, 14 June 2018
Have you read C.S. Lewis' sci-fi fantasy That Hideous Strength? The Public Square® team just did and this week they discuss how its concepts relate to the current tech crisis we're in. This episode is another installment in our continuing series on The Circle. Join us for a special summer book club edition of The Public Square®! Topic: Technology The Public Square® Long Format Program with hosts Dave Zanotti and Wayne Shepherd Release Date: Thursday, June 14, 2018 |
Thu, 7 June 2018
What does a leaked Google video tell us about their plans for humanity? What plans do the tech giants have for your most personal information and how can we help avoid the high-tech take over of American culture? Continuing our series inspired by the film The Circle we discover that truth is, indeed, stranger than fiction on this week's edition of The Public Square®. Topic: Technology The Public Square® Long Format Program with hosts Dave Zanotti and Wayne Shepherd Release Date: Thursday, June 7, 2018 |
Thu, 12 October 2017
So where is your cell phone - right now? A recent study reveals that on average cell phone users touch their phones 2,167 times per day. Believe it or not? We take on the tech giants again this week on The Public Square®. You don't want to miss this. Topic: Technology The Public Square® Long Format Program with hosts Dave Zanotti and Wayne Shepherd Release Date: Friday, October 13, 2017 |
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