Episode 157: How the "Culture War" Label Is Used to Trivialize Life-and-Death Economic Issues
"Let the Culture Wars Begin. Again," The New York Times announces. "How the 'Culture War' Could Break Democracy," warns Politico. "As The Culture Wars Shift, President Trump Struggles To Adapt," NPR t...
9 Mar 20221h 26min
Episode 156: How the "Investigative Journalism" Aesthetic Can Be Used to Launder Power-Serving Narratives
"Investigative journalism." It's a term that conjures imagery of committed, industrious newsrooms like those in the Oscar-winning films All the President's Men or Spotlight, filled with intrepid repor...
2 Mar 20221h 6min
Episode 155: How the American Settler-Colonial Project Shaped Popular Notions of 'Conservation'
"Among these central ranges of continental mountains and these great companion parks…lies the pleasure-ground and health-home of the nation," wrote journalist Samuel Bowles in 1869. "Mountain parks an...
23 Feb 20221h 29min
News Brief: "Biden Crack Pipes": Anatomy of a Manufactured GOP Outrage––and Democratic Capitulation
In this News Brief, we are joined by friend of the show Zachary A. Siegel to discuss the extremely effective, extremely racist rightwing outrage over drug kits and how the Democrats refusing to defend...
10 Feb 202228min
Episode 154: "Inclusive Patriotism": How Radicals Are Retconned into Liberal Champions of the American Project
9 Feb 20221h 22min
Ep 153: Crime Stoppers, America's Most Wanted and Rise of Vigilante TV News
"Let's get this guy off the streets before he targets another innocent person." "If you've seen any of these fugitives, call our hotline now." "Thanks to a courageous tipster who did the right thing, ...
2 Feb 20221h 8min
Live Interview: Police 'Defunding' That Never Was and Abolitionism as a Long-Term Social Project
In this Live Interview from 1/11, we talk with Derecka Purnell, author of 'Becoming Abolitionists: Police, Protests, and the Pursuit of Freedom' about her new book, her personal journey of embracing a...
26 Jan 202241min
News Brief: Dem-Aligned Media Set Up Teachers Unions to Take the Fall for Midterm Losses
In this New Brief, we discuss the Winter of Labor Discipline and why holding the line against teachers unions is essential to establishing the "new normal" of working while sick with COVID for America...
21 Jan 202229min
