Episode 180: Havana Syndrome and the Power of Mainstream, Acceptable Conspiracy Theories
"I Was A Teenage Conspiracy Theorist," The Atlantic magazine playfully titled a 2020 essay. "Choose your reality: Trust wanes, conspiracy theories rise," reported The Associated Press in 2022. "Do You...
3 Maj 20231h 26min
News Brief Live: Tucker Carlson's Transparent 'Contrarian Left' Co-Option Strategy
In this live streamed News Brief from 4/26/23, we discuss the recent firing of Tucker Carlson and the meta-discourse around whether or not "the left" should see any utility in petty, racist demagogues...
28 Apr 202341min
Announcement: Citations Needed's Semiannual Beg-A-Thon Live Show on April 26!
Join us April 26 at 8:30 pm EST for our semiannual Beg-A-Thon live show! This time we will be discussing Ancient Aliens, Ancient Apocalypse, and all manner of racist, ahistorical History Channel and N...
19 Apr 20232min
News Brief: Media's Credulous "Labor Shortage" Reporting Helps Lay Groundwork For Repealing Child Labor Laws
In this public News Brief, we detail how uncritical acceptance by centrist––and even liberal––media that the US is seeing an unprecedented "labor shortage" is helping justify repealing child labor pro...
12 Apr 202326min
News Brief: How Brandon Johnson's Win Upends US Media's Patronizing, Simplistic "Crime" Narratives
In this public News Brief, we break down Johnson's "surprise" win and how it undermines every lazy media trope involving local Democratic politics pushed over the last two years.
5 Apr 202321min
Episode 179: From Budget Cuts to Book Bans — The Decades-Long Assault on Public Libraries
"Parents fighting schools to protect their kids are heroes, not book-banners," Fox News tells us. Are Privatized Public Libraries So Bad?" asks CityLab. "Huntsville Public Library could be privatized ...
29 Mars 20231h 4min
Episode 178: The Palliative Pop-History of American "Racial Progress" Narratives
"Our progress has been part of the living history of America," President Jimmy Carter declared in a 1979 speech. "America is a nation of progress, of moving forward," Senator Chuck Grassley stated in ...
22 Mars 20231h 12min
Episode 177: Popular Anti-Union Talking Points and How to Combat Them
"Unions used to make sense but are obsolete in today's economy!" Unions are an "outside force" or "third party." "I'm a strong worker. Unionization will harm me personally and only help the weak and l...
15 Mars 20231h 15min
