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
A Very Special News Brief - Hallmark's Anti-Labor Churn: A Follow-Up Conversation
In this follow up News Brief to our Christmas-themed episode on Hallmark, we discuss an angle we glossed over in our episode: the anti-labor business model of Hallmark films and how they portend a tre...
19 Jan 202235min
Ep. 152: Hallmark Christmas Movies and the Cozy, Conservative Nostalgia Machine
A blast from the past teaches a town to embrace tradition and believe in miracles we simply can't explain. A cynical urban professional finds kindness and purpose while traveling through the heartland...
15 Des 20211h 18min
Episode 151: How Economic Jargon and Cliches Make Cruel, Anti-Poor Policies Sound Sterile and Science-y (Part II)
"Deregulation will make the economy more efficient and stimulate GDP growth," insist think tanks like the Brookings Institution and American Enterprise Institute. "Fiscal hawks," claiming to be worrie...
8 Des 20211h 3min
Episode 150: How Economic Jargon and Cliches Make Cruel, Anti-Poor Policies Sound Sterile and Science-y (Part I)
"Supply and demand." "It's just Econ 101." "Most economists agree..." "There's always trade offs." Over and over, media and policymakers spew the same tired recitations meant to convey the seeming...
1 Des 20211h 17min
