You read nutrition labels on food. Why not on the podcasts shaping your worldview? OrgnIQ detects influence techniques — the additives in media — so you can see how processed your information really is.
Serving size: 42 min | 6,840 words
32 influence techniques analyzed by XrÆ
Corporate media is owned by the corporations and politicians that pay for its advertising. Every editorial decision runs through a filter: will this upset the sponsors? The news you see has already been approved by the people it should be holding accountable.
Independent media was supposed to fix this. But independent creators live and die by algorithms — and algorithms reward one thing: engagement. Outrage gets clicks. Fear drives retention. The most persuasive content rises to the top, not because it's true, but because it triggers dopamine.
The result is a media landscape that looks like choice but functions like a dopamine factory — vertically siloed, emotionally optimized, and quietly training you to crave the next hit. Left or right, mainstream or indie, the incentives all point the same direction: keep you watching, keep you angry, keep you coming back.
The least persuasive information — the stuff that just tells you what happened without trying to make you feel something about it — doesn't drive views. The algorithms don't surface it. So even “independent” creators have a silent partnership with the platforms that give them an audience: perform for the algorithm, or disappear.
OrgnIQ exists because you deserve to know when you're being informed and when you're being worked. Not so you stop consuming media — so you consume it with your eyes open.
Real influence techniques detected in recent episodes.
“And the Israelis, IDF. Yeah, the IDF is fantastic at murdering women and children who are totally defenseless.”
The Young Turks
“we are just living with the stupidest people in the world, blowing smoke up this guy's ass”
Pod Save the World
“this is, this is truly a, a humiliation ritual for the United States of America. It's like the most humiliating moment in the history of our country right now.”
The MeidasTouch Podcast
“after decades of republicans seizing the opportunity to promote lower taxes to voters democrats are getting in on the action and talking lower taxes themselves”
What A Day
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Just like processed food contains additives you can't taste, media contains influence techniques you might not notice. OrgnIQ's AI detects 32 distinct techniques across six families.
Appeals to fear, outrage, or sentiment instead of evidence
"If we don't act NOW, everything we care about is gone."
Flawed reasoning presented as sound argument
"Everyone knows this is true" — but is it?
Word choices that subtly shape your perception
"Crisis" vs "situation" — same event, different feeling
Manufactured credibility or loyalty exploitation
"As a fellow parent, I understand..." — building false kinship
How stories are constructed to lead to conclusions
Showing only one side, then presenting it as "the full picture"
Hooks that drive compulsive, habitual consumption
"You NEED to hear what happens next..." — the cliffhanger you can't walk away from
Every episode gets a score from 0 to 100. A high score means clean, mostly informational content. A low score means heavy use of influence techniques. Think of it like a food purity scale.
We don't judge whether content is “good” or “bad” — just what's in it.
Mostly informational
Some techniques present
Moderate influence
Heavy influence techniques
Maximum influence density
All media uses influence techniques. OrgnIQ applies the exact same analysis to every podcast — same model, same rubric, same standards. We don't fact-check or judge ideology. Awareness is the goal.
The episode with the most influence techniques detected.

The MeidasTouch Podcast
OrgnIQ Score
58 podcasts analyzed and counting.

PBS
Daily

Nima Shirazi, Adam Johnson
2x/week

Steve Bannon
Daily

Ben Meiselas, Michael Popok, Karen Friedman Agnifilo
3x/week

Ben Meiselas, Michael Popok
Daily

Charlie Kirk
Daily