jennifer kavanaugh is the director of the rand corporation, one of the largest and most influential think tanks in the world. 32 nobel laureates have been associated with rand. one of the largest and most influential think tanks in the world. 32 nobel laureates have been associated with rand. jennifer leads the countering truth decay initiative. part of her research focuses on disinformation and the relationship between american political and media institutions. our host is a good friend and our most frequent moderator, warren alvey. his resume includes decades of programs at kcrw, and now the to the point and to the point climate change update podcast. he is a respected voice of reason in today's troubled media world. in the interest of full disclosure, warren received an honorary doctorate in public policy from the rand graduate school in 2016. warren? ou so very much, and thank you in the audience very much for being with us as well. you will not be forgotten. when you send your questions in to david, he will ultimately, i think in about 35 or 40 minutes, text them to me, and we'll get