Rose Rimler

Hi, I'm Rose Rimler, and this is Science Versus.

Today we're sharing an episode from another show that we like.

It's a podcast called Proxy.

It's hosted by Yoé Shaw, who you might remember from the podcast Invisibilia.

In Proxy, Yoé kind of functions as an emotional investigative journalist.

She starts with a guest who is going through something tough or confusing, something no one else they know can relate to, and then she finds the perfect person for them to talk to, to act as a proxy.

She'll find someone who's been there, who understands the problem, and can hopefully help that person get less stuck.

The episode we're sharing today is about something near and dear to us at Science Versus, fact-checking.

Yo-Wei talks to a journalist who can't stop fact-checking his mother-in-law.

But in this situation, it's particularly fraught because his mother-in-law is losing her memory.

She has Alzheimer's.

We like the way that this episode breaks down a situation that is tough and nuanced, and we think that you guys will like it too.

It's coming up after the break.

Hi, it's Rose here again.

So that was an episode of Proxy with host Yo-Wei Shaw.

If that episode got you thinking, got you interested in proxy, you might want to listen to the episode Amanda and the Nonstop Narrator next or Mike Chooses the Wrong Life.

And we also recommend checking out Brian Reed's podcast, Question Everything.

On the show, Brian takes on big tech and spotlights journalists and regular people who are fighting back against lies, stifled speech, and discontent.

You can listen and subscribe to Proxy and Question Everything wherever you get your podcasts.

And we'll fact you soon.