Episode 201: The Conservative, Faux-Erudite Rise of Nuance Trolling
"Here's why creating single-payer health care in America is so hard," explained Harold Pollack in Vox in 2016. "The benefits of climate action…are diffuse and hard to pin down," shrugged a Foreign Aff...
15 Touko 20241h 19min
News Brief: Axios, NYT Help White House Obscure Their Role in Rafah Invasion
In this News Brief, we breakdown the White House's latest attempt to arm and fund Israeli war crimes while looking like helpless. bumbling humanitarians.
8 Touko 202423min
News Brief: Campus Anti-Genocide Protests and the Weaponization of Squishy, Bad Faith "Safety" Rhetoric
In this public News Brief, we discuss Establishment reaction to pro-Palestinian protests on US campuses, from liberal handwringing to police crackdowns to therapy-speak.
27 Huhti 202433min
Episode 200 - The Rise of the War on Drugs 2.0: This Time It's Different, We Promise
"Sen. Chuck Schumer warns drug dealers are pushing rainbow fentanyl to children," CBS News cries. "'It's very challenging': Inside the fentanyl fight at the border," ABC News reports. "The hard-drug d...
27 Maalis 20241h 1min
Episode 199: The Golden Age of Crybullyism
"Ex-officer Amber Guyger testifies in wrong-apartment murder trial: 'I was scared to death,'" a " story reported in 2019. "Starbucks Files Complaints with Labor Board, Accuses Union Organizers of Bull...
20 Maalis 20241h 41min
Episode 198: How The Atlantic Magazine Helps Sell Austerity and War to Middlebrow Liberals
"Teachers Unions: Still a Huge Obstacle to Reform." "Countering Iran's Menacing Persian Gulf Navy." "Open Everything: The time to end pandemic restrictions is now." "The Good Republicans' Last Stand" ...
13 Maalis 20241h 4min
News Brief: Media, Billionaires' Attacks on Homeless People May Pay Off Big at Supreme Court
On this News Brief, we are joined by Jesse Rabinowitz of the National Homelessness Law Center to discuss the upcoming Johnson v. Grants Pass case, which will be heard by the Supreme Court of the Unite...
6 Maalis 202424min
Beg-A-Thon Live Show 1-30-24: The Grim Popularity of Rise-And-Grind TikTok #Influencers
In this Live Show Beg-A-Thon recorded Jan 30, we break down the worst Rise-And-Grind social media stars and how they've moved from Silicon Valley-adjacent to subprime motivational content helping midd...
28 Helmi 202459min
