To discuss the Canadian trucker protests and the relationship between topics networked activism, social media manipulation, extremism and law enforcement- as well as the potential for Canadian convoys to inspire similar actions in the US, where right wing media personalities have embraced the idea- we speak with two experts:

• Joan Donovan, Ph.D., the Research Director of the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy.
• Amarnath Amarasingam, Ph.D., Assistant Professor in the School of Religion at Queen's University in Ontario, Canada.

This interview was recorded on Monday, February 14th, 2022.