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Episode 68 - A New Gun Control Debate: Dismantling Our Racist 'Lock 'Em Up' Approach
An uptick in mass shootings over the past decade - one that is well documented and indisputable - has provided the cultural and media context for a c…
7 years ago
News Brief: Let's Relitigate the Sh*t Out of 2016 -- with Thomas Frank
In this public News Brief we review the media coverage of Sanders and Clinton in 2016 and how this past is being written and rewritten to set the nar…
7 years, 1 month ago
Episode 67: The Gate-Keeping, Power-Serving Tautology of "Electability"
"How to Choose the Most Electable Democrat in 2020," advises Politico. "Amy Klobuchar's best argument for 2020: Electability," CNN reports. "Is Elect…
7 years, 1 month ago
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 …
7 years, 1 month ago
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…
7 years, 1 month ago
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 rang…
7 years, 2 months ago
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 a…
7 years, 2 months ago
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…
7 years, 2 months ago
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 the…
7 years, 2 months ago
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 …
7 years, 3 months ago