We are less than 24 hours away from Election Day 2022, and in today's episode, we get the good fortune of talking with one of C&IS' many political communication scholars--Dr. Josh Bramlett, an assistant professor in the Department of Advertising and Public Relations. It seems like during any election year, we are faced with political ads, negative attack ads, and everything in between from about August until Election Day, and as we learn from Josh, as annoying as it may be for some, others actually believe they are effective. You'll have to tune in to find out if research supports that notion! What Josh studies are the outcomes of political advertising and and the influences of political advertising, and keep in mind, the way we all get our news and information is from a variety of platforms--actual newspapers (but maybe digital versions), radio, television news, social media and platforms like TikTok, so if you were to be a politician, how would you know where to direct your messaging? This is a part of what Josh studies and he tells us all about it, along with things like the normative outcomes of political advertising--things like a lack of trust in the government. But, today's conversation isn't all about politics! We won't have too much of a spoiler here, but Josh did say that Jurassic Park inspired what he wanted to be as a young child. Can you guess? Even better--his recommendations are what to watch, what to read, and the reality program he'd like to be on may just surprise you. Today's conversation is SO MUCH FUN, and you definitely don't want to miss it! 
To check out one of his recent publications, click on this link: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01463373.2021.1944889?casa_token=Yz_vM-eo8joAAAAA%3AmuhdRWc1I2ZfjbIhXI68sTAB1TAMoHYlhZlIeApBKeMQGj2JkHoYfQLsusohWwBv1x1je7XL4NdN

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