Episode 149: How Fatness Became a Cheap Joke and Proxy for Moral Deficiency in Pop Culture
A character played by an actor in a fat suit shovels food in his face, unable to restrain himself in a fit of rage. Another falls, too lazy and out-of-shape to get up without the aid of others. And ye...
24 Nov 20211h 17min
Ep 148: The GOP's 'Rightwing Populism' Rebrand (Part II) - Messaging Wars in 'White America'
"The elites are out to get you and your hard-earned pay." "We're spending too much on protecting foreign nations and not enough defending our own borders against immigrant invaders." "China is taking ...
10 Nov 20211h 20min
Episode 147 - The GOP's 'Rightwing Populism' Rebrand: How Billionaire-Backed Charlatans Pick Off Disillusioned Lefties (Part I)
"It's not about right vs left, but the people vs the elites," "Wall Street and the media are leaching off hard working Americans like you and me who play by the rules." "Our elite have sold us out to ...
3 Nov 20211h 11min
News Brief - Reconciliation Bill Negotiations: A Media Autopsy
In this News Brief, we recapped how, in the face of a once in a generation opportunity to relieve poverty and address curb climate change, US media largely gave us personality, Horse Race coverage, an...
1 Nov 202127min
Episode 146: Bill Gates, Bono and the Limits of World Bank and IMF-Approved Celebrity 'Activism'
"Feed the world." "We are the world." "Be a light to the world." Every few years, it seems, a new celebrity benefit appears. Chock full of A-listers and inspirational tag lines, it promises to tackle ...
27 Okt 20211h 43min
News Brief - Colin Powell: Stumbling Empire Personified
In this News Brief, we recap the recap of Powell's life, from the handwringing over his Iraq War UN speech to the erasure of his role in covering up My Lai massacre to training rightwing death squads ...
20 Okt 202126min
Live Interview: How 'The Kaepernick Effect' Revealed Reactionary Forces in Youth Sports. with Dave Zirin
In this recording of a Live Interview for Patrons from 9/22, we speak with The Nation sports editor Dave Zirin about his new book, The Kaepernick Effect, and how a series of protests in youth sports, ...
6 Okt 202158min
Episode 145: How Real Estate-Curated 'Mom & Pop Landlord' Sob Stories Are Used to Gut Tenant Protections
"The eviction moratorium is killing small landlords" CNBC cautions. "Some small landlords struggle under eviction moratoriums," declares The Washington Post. "Economic Pressures Are Rising On Mom And ...
29 Sep 20211h 2min
