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DESCRIPTION:Political Comedy and Entertainment: Saving or Stifling Our Demo
 cracy?. Becker will examine whether entertaining political content is help
 ing to build a more active\, responsible\, & well-informed citizenry or si
 mply preaching to the choir. With the late-night comedy landscape lacking 
 demographic & ideological diversity & podcasts becoming the medium of choi
 ce for political conversation\, she explores what role political comedy & 
 entertainment can play in fostering democratic engagement. This talk is op
 en to the public and part of LSC's spring speaker series.\n\nCONTACT: cnal
 ley@wisc.edu\n\nURL: https://lsc.wisc.edu/2026/01/27/lsc-announces-2026-sc
 ience-communication-colloquium-speaker-lineup-from-ai-and-science-reportin
 g-to-boosting-farmers-markets/
LOCATION:1420 Microbial Sciences
SUMMARY:Speaker: Amy Becker – Professor\, Department of Communication and
  Media\,  Loyola University – Maryland
URL;VALUE=URI:https://lsc.wisc.edu/2026/01/27/lsc-announces-2026-science-co
 mmunication-colloquium-speaker-lineup-from-ai-and-science-reporting-to-boo
 sting-farmers-markets/
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