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What Would Breaking Up Big Tech Change?

CGO's Chris Koopman Joins Derek Bambauer, Sally Hubbard, and David McLaughlin, on Bloomberg Law's UnChecked Podcast.

Space, the Final Frontier, with Eli Dourado

Will and Caden invite special guest Eli Dourado to discuss the future of Space exploration, commercialization, and NASA.

Utah vs. Google

Will Rinehart joins Boyd Matheson on Inside Sources to discuss the recent lawsuit against google led by Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes.

Exformation – Ellysse Dick on Virtual Reality

Elysse Dick joins Will and Caden this week to discuss the policy implications of virtual reality technologies.

Reforming Occupational Licensing in Utah Webinar

Utah Governor Spencer Cox’s revealed his first executive order calling for state agencies to review all professional licensing requirements.

Free Speech, Common Carriage, and Content Moderation

Are you free to say what you want online? Will and Caden tackle the tough questions in this episode of Exformation.

Congress should fight bad policies, not kill platforms

Congress sees fit to break down the platforms that have kept small businesses thriving when the whole world was coming down around us.

Exformation- Amazing Amazon Antitrust Affair

Will and Caden discuss Amazon and the current antitrust legal proceedings brought to the forefront by the Washington, DC, attorney general.

How to Fix Occupational Licensing in Utah, with Dr. Ed Timmons

Dr. Ed Timmons KSL's Boyd Matheson on Inside Sources to discuss his recommendations for occupational licensing reform in Utah.

Exformation – Digital Equity and the Digital Divide

Will and Caden discuss what 'digital equity' actually means, and the steps that might be taken in order to bridge the 'digital divide.'

Mia Love’s New Role at USU – Inside Sources

Mia Love joins KSL's Boyd Matheson on the Inside Sources show to discuss her new and exciting role as the National Outreach Director.

“Did Biden reverse the TikTok ban because Trump did it?”

CGO Will Rinehart joins Lars Larson to discuss the recent decisions by the Biden administration regarding the social media entity 'TikTok.'

Exformation – Dark Patterns or Deceptive Practices?

Will and Caden discuss the sometimes dishonest and manipulative methods digital hosts often utilize to gather personal information and data.

Mia Love joins The CGO

Mia Love, former U.S. representative for (UT-04), joins the Center for Growth and Opportunity as National Outreach Director.

Exformation – The Misinformation Game

Hosts Will Rinehart and Caden Rosenbaum, along with guest Lucas Rentschler, discuss misinformation on social media.

Social Media and Misinformation

The world we all inhabit, the world outside the lab, lies somewhere in the gray zone between the two states of misinformation and truth.

Exformation – Epic Games Vs. The World

Hosts Will Rinehart and Caden Rosenbaum discuss the legal slog between Epic Games and Apple, and the potential ramifications of the outcome.

The Communicators: Cancel culture and free speech

CGO's Will Rinehart joins Randolph May on C-Spans "The Communicators" to discuss free speech and complications regarding Section 230 reform.

Op-Ed: Texas lawmakers should pass bill to make jurors less biased

It is encouraging when a problem in our criminal justice system is recognized and action is taken swiftly to rectify it.

Exformation – Rural Broadband

In this episode, hosts Will Rinehart and Caden Rosenbaum discuss broadband rollout, FCC policies, and the future of connecting the US.

The Pandemic May Be Ending, But Student Anxiety Isn’t

The pandemic continues on, but short-term assistance to students has not developed into long-term resources.

Brexit deterred international students from applying to UK universities

Attracting international students is critical for public universities as the UK is facing funding cuts and a diminishing youth population.

Exformation – Antitrust

In this episode, hosts Will Rinehart and Caden Rosenbaum discuss antitrust law, mega-corporations, monopolies, and big tech.

Invest Like the Best: Frontiers for Productivity

Eli Dourado, senior research fellow at the CGO, joins Patrick O'Shaughnessy on his podcast Invest Like the Best.

States May Cost Smartphone Users Privacy, Security

Proposed state bills may compromise smartphone users' privacy and security by mandating companies to accept any developer's payment system.

Introducing the Exformation Podcast

Will Rinehart and Co-Host Caden Rosenbaum review and discuss the recent decisions made by the controversial Facebook Oversight Board.

The New Productivity Revolution

We have forgotten the virtues of doing more with more. With clean, dirt-cheap energy, we can start thriving.

Bill Nelson’s Flawed Vision for NASA

Joe Biden’s nominee for NASA head has a worrying tendency to think about spaceflight’s past, not its future.

How Immigrants Contribute to Utah’s Success

Listen to CGO Research Manager Josh T. Smith discuss immigration with Boyd Matheson on KSL's Inside Sources.

Opinion: States May Cost Smartphone Users Privacy, Security

Bills would force companies to allow every developer to use their preferred payment system. This could cost phone users their privacy.