Why Algorithms Rob Us Of What Truly Matters - Hanson Hosein

Hanson Hosein is a documentary filmmaker and storyteller. Currently, Hosein is Co-Founder of the University of Washington’s Communication Leadership graduate program, President of HRH Media Group, and a co-principal of MIRA!. In this episode Hanson and Tim speak about:

• How to set up a successful interview
• Hanson’s book, “Storyteller Uprising” 
• Hanson’s  documentary, “Independent America, the Tulane Search for Mom and Pop”
• The shifting perspectives regarding technology
• Thinking profoundly about social platforms
• How algorithms favor stories that have the most intensity and heat 
• An argument for making communication difficult
• What Hanson is doing with MIRA! 
• Teaching the new generation to think things through ethically before they join the tech workforce
• Whether companies actually know how to use the first party data that they have.
• The mistrust in institutions.
• Agreeing on a single narrative as a country, and what happens if our country can’t agree.
• Sharing your political stance as a business owner
• Being politically and socially useful as a small business.
• How people react in a crisis
• What it is like to be a reporter during a crisis
• Documenting a story while living it
• Deciding if a moment is worth recording 
• Defining loyalty and trust in relation to storytelling

Episode Transcript & Mentions

Clyde Golden is a creative agency in Seattle specializing in research, strategy, and content creation via Customer Journey programs.