Political podcast toxic segments tend to be longer, more repetitive, more figurative, and angrier than neighboring talk, but some of that pattern is a side effect of how segments were defined.
Podcast Outcasts: Understanding Rumble's Podcast Dynamics
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Podcasting on Rumble, an alternative video-sharing platform, attracts controversial figures known for spreading divisive and often misleading content, which sharply contrasts with YouTube's more regulated environment. Motivated by the growing impact of podcasts on political discourse, as seen with figures like Joe Rogan and Andrew Tate, this paper explores the political biases and content strategies used by these platforms. In this paper, we conduct a comprehensive analysis of over 13K podcast videos from both YouTube and Rumble, focusing on their political content and the dynamics of their audiences. Using advanced speech-to-text transcription, topic modeling, and contrastive learning techniques, we explore three critical aspects: the presence of political bias in podcast channels, the nature of content that drives podcast views, and the usage of visual elements in these podcasts. Our findings reveal a distinct right-wing orientation in Rumble's podcasts, contrasting with YouTube's more diverse and apolitical content.
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Toxicity Begets Toxicity: Unraveling Conversational Chains in Political Podcasts
Political podcast toxic segments tend to be longer, more repetitive, more figurative, and angrier than neighboring talk, but some of that pattern is a side effect of how segments were defined.