TALKS   AND   INTERVIEWS
Elizaveta Friesem and Chris Jerome (The Radical Independent) discuss  ideas relating to human nature, power, and blame... particularly when it comes to communication and the media. They talk about Elizaveta's book Media Is Us and how it is connected to depolarization efforts. 
Elizaveta Friesem and Zachary Elwood discuss Michel Foucault’s ideas about power; the oppressed/oppressor framework; how simplistic views of social power can be divisive and result in a reduction in people’s empathy; how the free will debate ties into these ideas; and political polarization related to some of these ideas. 
In this episode of Courageous RI podcast, Renee Hobbs talks to Elizaveta Friesem about Nonviolent Communication (what it is, why it's important, and how it can help us find common ground) as well as the role that media literacy plays in communication.
Bert Mitchell and Nipa Eason from Project Popsicle interview Elizaveta about the personal events in her life that propelled her to uncharted territory on the road to self-discovery.
Marci Mazzarotto, professor at Georgian Court University, interviews Elizaveta Friesem about the book "Media Is Us" for for the New Books Network podcast.
An interview with Zachary Elwood for his podcast People Who Read People. The conversation covers topic discussed in Elizaveta Friesem's book Media Is Us. 
​The Brainwaves Video Anthology presents an interview with Elizaveta Friesem, where she explains why reflection and self-awareness should be seen as two essential media literacy competencies, in addition to critical analysis and production of media messages. 
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