
Social Media and Celebrity Activism
RISE Podcast by Ayaan M and Ekene M
S1 · E2
Mar 19, 2026
24:10
Episode notes
This podcast episode explores how celebrities use social media activism to raise awareness on important issues, which highlights its ability to quickly reach millions of people and inspire change. At the same time, it examines the downsides, such as performative activism, misinformation, and the risk of oversimplifying complex topics. Overall, this episode presents social media activism as a powerful but imperfect tool that depends on authenticity and accountability to be effective.
Keywords
activism