Episode 66: Whataboutism - The Media's Favorite Rhetorical Shield Against Criticism of US Policy
Since the beginning of what's generally called 'RussiaGate' three years ago, pundits, media outlets, even comedians have all become insta-experts on supposed Russian propaganda techniques. The most cu...
20 Feb 201959min
Episode 65: How Empire Uses 'Feminist' Branding to Sell War and Occupation
Since the dawn of the American Empire, thin moral pretexts in our politics and press have been used to justify our wars and conquest. The invasion of Cuba and Philippines in 1898 was declared to be a ...
6 Feb 20191h 22min
Episode 64: Mike Rowe's Koch-Backed Working Man Affectation
In recent years, television personality Mike Rowe has amassed a wildly popular following due to alleged working-class straight talk about topics ranging from the affordability of college to reassertin...
30 Jan 20191h 8min
Episode 63: Gambling and Neoliberal Rot - How Our Most Regressive Tax Flies Under the Radar
As more and more states turn to casinos and lotteries to 'fill the gap" in 'falling' state budgets, the predatory and regressive nature of gambling as an alternative to increasing taxes on the rich av...
23 Jan 20191h 7min
Episode 62: Sanitizing Our Settler-Colonial Past With 'Nation of Immigrants' Narratives
"The United States is a nation of immigrants." It's a phrase we hear constantly – often said with the best of intentions and, in today's increasingly cruel environment, meant as a strong rebuke of Don...
16 Jan 201949min
Episode 61: What The Hell Is Wrong With MSNBC, Part II -- A Rebuttal
In Ep. 34: 'What The Hell Is Wrong With MSNBC', we discussed with our anonymous MSNBC informant, well, what the hell was wrong with MSNBC? Why do they routinely focused on inane horserace and RussiaGa...
9 Jan 201957min
Episode 60: Kitten Rescues, Lip-Syncing & Christmas Traffic Stops - Your Guide to Clickbait Copaganda
The media – local and national, print and TV – love puff pieces designed to make the police look good and generally improve their overall brand with the public. More often than not, these human intere...
12 Dec 201848min
Episode 59: National Pastimes: Mindless Militarism in American Sports
F-22 flyovers, 160-foot flags draped across the playing field, full color guards, camouflage uniforms, The Star-Spangled Banner, God Bless America, Support The Troops Nights, special perks for vets. W...
5 Dec 201857min
