Civic & Media Literacy

Worthy of Brainspace: August 24, 2025

A weekly dose of stories, podcasts, and playlists that sharpen your mind without wasting your time.

Aug 24 •

Brie McReynolds

Worthy of BRAINSPACE: August 17 2025

Two weeks of reporting and resources to steady you when hope feels thin.

Aug 17 •

Brie McReynolds

Worthy of BRAINSPACE: August 3, 2025

A dispatch of the stuff I found valuable this week: enraging, funny, useful... sometimes unhinged.

Aug 4 •

Brie McReynolds

Initial Impression: Headlines for July 29

Your once-weekly, wide-ranging headline digest featuring linked stories and quick takes to help you cut through the noise and stay informed.

Jul 29 •

Brie McReynolds

Reading Some of Donald Trump's Tweets - June 25, 2025

I think it's important, every few days, to read the President's Truths for myself.

Jun 25 •

Brie McReynolds

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Media Literacy: A 69-Second Overview

Media Literacy is basically an ad blocker for your brain.

Jun 20 •

Brie McReynolds

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June 14, 2025 - 108 Sources for History

I did not protest yesterday.

Jun 16 •

Brie McReynolds

The Day He's Asking For: 2,000 Protests and a President Pushing the Line

Fascism, resistance, and the moment America braces for impact.

Jun 13 •

Brie McReynolds

Emergency Brie-fing: PROTESTS ARE A CIVIC DUTY - National Day of Protest TOMORROW

We do not have the luxury of tuning out anymore. Talk to your apolitical friends and family. This is so far past politics.

Apr 19 •

Brie McReynolds

#HandsOff: The Historic, Worldwide Protests of April 5, 2025 in Pictures and Quotes

From Anchorage to Atlanta, from Paris to Portland, from Berlin to Bluff— the world stood up. See it. Feel it. Remember it.

Apr 6 •

Brie McReynolds

Democracy on the Edge: Watching America’s Uncertain Future

Perhaps the prospect of his supporters turning against him en masse could finally be the thing that stops this descent. Unfortunately, it seems that…

Mar 23 •

Brie McReynolds

Brie-fing: The Left Got COVID Wrong, and So Did I

An INCREDIBLY humbling podcast from The Daily...

Mar 20 •

Brie McReynolds

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